Manheim and Elizabethtown to gain mail delivery soon
County items note Meantime local happenings report D K Kreider of Altoona donated to Elizabethtown College for a one year day student scholarship. Lancaster County furthers thrift stamp drive with $3.4 million projected. County bonds maturing early April 1918 retired ahead of schedule.
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D. KE. Kreider
Altoona
Elizabethtown College
Manheim
Elizabethtown
S. A. Keene
Christiana
Lancaster County
Church of the Brethren At
Harrisburg
Stauffer Heistand
Locust Grove
Penn Township
Addison Y. Keath
Sprenger
Lancaster
People’s Trust Company
National Savings Fund
Arnold Lancaster County
E. E. Mowrer
Europe Needs Food War Time Rallying Cry
Europe remains hungry as wartime needs curb supply. The food administration warns waste costs lives abroad and urges strict conservation. An official statement declares every conserved ounce must feed someone in Europe, stressing food as sacred and essential to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Europe
America
War Bread Costs Britain Government Toward Price Gaps
British government spends about 200 million dollars annually on war bread. English bread remains cheaper for consumers than in America due to government subsidies and controlled grain imports. The loafs sold at four pounds yield 48 cents with adulteration and milling losses pushing purity down. France shows similar but larger extraction with a four pound loaf at 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Great Britain
France
Alaska Wilds and Mounted Police Tales in Letter
The writer laments Alaska governance by distance and praises the Northwest Mounted Police for halting crime in the Klondike era. He recalls river boat policing, outlaw encounters, red light districts, and rough river towns, noting alcohol bans and wartime loyalty. A final Alaska installment promises tales from a 14 day sea voyage and a 90 year old woman’s fall.
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M. J. Brown
Rex Beach
Alaska
Washington
U. S
Canadian
Northwest Territory
Dawson
Columbia
Yukon
Canadian Northwest
Canada
States
Northwest Mounted Police
Canadian Mounted Police
Klondike
Texas Rangers
White Horse
Korry Mile
Mounted Police
Skagway
Whitney's Point
N.Y
Frank H. Smith
Los Angeles
Ual
New York
Little Valley
Hughes
W. B. Hughes
Cattaraugus County
San Francisco
Alaskan
Sam
St. Michael
Seattle
Scouts Pass Tests at Minneapolis Court of Honor
The first session of Minneapolis Boy Scouts Court of Honor examined 80 scouts from different troops in signaling first aid compass thrift and nature study. Judge Hale presided while Lt. George A. Treadwell U.S. Navy directed exams. Scouts passed 64 tests with no failures and impressed examiners with their knowledge and alertness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Honor
Boy Scouts of
Minneapolis
Hale
Edward L. Waite
L. S. Sorenson
M. Roan
George A. Treadwell
A. A. Mickelson
William Esterley
Boy Scouts Trained Like Soldiers in Stealth Tactics
Sir Robert Baden-Powell notes British soldiers being taught to hide and creep, matching boy scout methods. A scout officer and several scouts assist in instruction. Going on all fours is risky. Scouts excel at creeping inch by inch, keeping the body stiff and moving forward. Such Day scouts prove valuable in trench warfare for stealth and navigation in darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baden-Powell
Good Turns By Boy Scouts Aid Hospitals and Towns
Ashburnham Mass scouts sent a money gift to a hospital ward in Neuilly France. Brockport scouts undertook community work collecting street markers for the village. St Albans Vermont scouts completed marker projects for their town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Ashburnham
Mass
Neuilly
France
Brockport
Bse Acente
St Albans
Anuric touted as kidney aid in Pennsylvania ads
Advertorial notices claim Anuric double strength relieves rheumatism kidney trouble and related pains. Testimonials from residents like Mr Good Nesecoprek and Jacos Goop praise quicker relief and renewed strength, urging readers to try the trial package from Dr. Pierce Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Dr. Pierce
Bright
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Mr. Good
Nesecoprek
Anurie
Boy Scouts Conduct Cleanups and Aid in Accidents
In Auburn Alabama scouts cleared weeds at General Standira and prepared waste paper for sale. In Holyoke Massachusetts forty scouts canvassed gardens for a census of home garden products. In San Francisco a boy named Jack Foley, thirteen, from St. Phillips Catholic Church troop aided a struck streetcar victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standira
Auburn
Ala
Holyoke
Mass
San Frantisco
Jack Foley
Boy Scouts
St. Phillips Catholic Church
Mystery of Love Inspires Thoughtful Reflections
The writer reflects on love as life’s great mystery, contrasting countless faces and voices with the singular, decisive connection of one beloved. Descriptions unfold through poetic lines about attraction, beauty, and the enduring pull of the beloved amid a broader world.
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Christian Herald
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Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Sarah Sprecht
Ephrata
Reading
Lys Cascara
Hill
Jena
Moncey
National Council Outs of America
Scout Signal Tower
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
Queen St. Lancaster, PA
W. A
Anuric
W. W. Appel & Son Seine
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