Lancaster County News in Brief Events and People
Dr. Smith Armor of Columbia nears his 90th birthday after a long illness. Marietta hosts the county’s oldest married couple, Barr and Mrs. Spangler, on their 66th anniversary. Local mills see valued service by Margaret Rudy and Looms. Milk ordinance enforcement leads to five dealer notices. A two month trip spans South to West for the Haines couple. A Lancaster store reports a diamond robbery worth about 1300 dollars. A dairyman introduces a milk wagon with a registered Guernsey bull. A 1857 coin resurfaced for its owner after a pension query.
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Smith Armor
Columbia
Fred Stoner
Manor
C. Elvin Haupt
Lancaster
John Bucher
Wilson
H. L
Lancaster Board of Health
Marietta
Lancaster County
Barr Spangler
Harry Haines
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Key West
Fllrida
California
New Orleans
Mobile
Paso
Tex
Juarez
Mexico
San Antonio
San Francisco
Sacramento Valley
Cal
Hershey Creamery Company
Elizabethtown
Samuel Graybill
Shertzer & Vollmer
Costly $50 Million Road Bond Proposal Before Legislature
A $50,000,000 highway bond plan is before the state legislature in a Senate finance committee review led by Sen. William C. Sproul. The measure would amend the constitution to allow up to $50 million in highway bonds, with passage by both chambers and a referendum likely later in the session.
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Senate Committee On Finance
William C. Sproul
Delaware County
House
Senate
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Lime sulfur spray wins at Pennsylvania fruit show in Harrisburg
At the Pennsylvania State Horticultural Association meeting in Harrisburg, prizes favored fruits sprayed with lime sulfur solution. Strong winter sprays reduced scale and blister mite injury, while summer use minimized russetting. Demonstration meetings and free bulletins from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture promote lime sulfur and other sprays for pest control.
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Pennsylvania
State Horticultural Association
Harrisburg
H. A. Surface
San José
Division of Zoology
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Banana's Import History Traced To Captain Baker Venture
U S Consul Julius Dreher credits Captain D L Baker of Boston as pioneer of the banana trade in the United States. Dreher's report notes bananas gained prominence within 40 years after Baker’s 1800s voyage brought bananas to Boston from Port Morant Jamaica. The success spurred formation of major fruit import companies.
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D. L. Baker
Boston
Eunice
P. Newcomer
United States
Julius D. Dreher
Forts Antonio
Jamaica
Mr. Dreher
Captain Baker
Orinoco River
Venezuela
Port Morant
Exhibit on Mental Hygiene comes to Philadelphia
Citizens of Pennsylvania may inspect the National Exhibit on Mental Hygiene at City Hall Philadelphia from March 15 to 22. The executive committee plans a local exhibit of the beads of the insane and feeble minded as part of the National Exhibit with the aim to reduce insanity in the state.
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Pennsylvania
State Public Charities Association
Washington
City Hall
Philadelphia
States
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
New York
Connecticut
Defenseless Woman and a Clever Actress Tale
An intimate friend recalls Blanche Bates recounting a street encounter where she defended a defenseless woman by striking a man who spoke to her. The tale ends with Bates describing the man rolling in the gutter after the hit and a lighter moment about a child with a toothache.
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Blanche Bates
Blanche
Solomon Grundy and Other Oddities and Jokes
A compact montage of verse riffs and quips. It references Solomon Grundy with a playful lyric about his life cycle and death. The piece also notes misperceptions about an accident to Brinks and jokes about Indian theater schedules and a humorous exchange about lightning insurance.
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Solomon
Solomon Solomon Grundy
Solomon Grundy
Its Class Recall of Chivalry and Modern Life
A brief reflection contrasts old chivalry with contemporary busy life. It notes that defending or challenging a rival resembles removing a knight from the scene. The quotes underscore how small actions shape happiness and social balance in daily living.
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Baltt More Arethan
Newtons Role in Unveiling Gravitational Truth
The text traces gravity from ancient notices by Greeks and Seneca to Kepler in 1615 and Slooke in 1674. It credits Galilei’s demonstrations around 1633 and asserts Newton finally settled the mechanism, arguing he proved gravity and earned high honor for revealing the true workings of the heavens.
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Seneca
Kepler
Slooke
Galilei
Morence
Newton
Sharpening a Pencil
A wry quip notes that circumstantial evidence misleads. It cites a pencil sharpened by a woman as a riddle: with witnesses you might say knife. by appearance you might say teeth, illustrating cautious inference.
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Main Twain
A Winner, Mrs Goldington
A man declares his intent and wins favor in a social exchange. The outspoken suitor asserts his long acquaintance and moral standing, leading to securing the daughter in question for marriage. The scene portrays social maneuvering and matchmaking.
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Walter H. Buch
Broad St
Lititz, Pa
J. B. Milleysack
J. H. Patterson, Co. I
Sion Department
Lamar, Ark
D. E. Thomas
Waynesboro
Uncle Bob
Little Bob
Uncle Jim
Brinks
Cleveland
Hohenbauer
Ma Aurelius
Farmers National Bank
Lititz
Penna
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Heinitsh’s
S. Queen St
Chas. H. Frey
King St
North
Queen Stregi
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