Across the Gulf Stream to Kingston and Norway
A narrator recalls crossing the Gulf Stream on ships bound for Kingston Jamaica and Trondheim Norway, describing drifting seaweed and wrecks on Cat Island, Cape Maisi, and the tropical sunset, then contrasts Norway’s icy coast with Jamaica’s lush landscape, noting Viking lore and the lack of winter ice along the Norwegian shore.
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Jamaica
Cuba
West Indies
Vertumius
Kingston
Jaradica
Boemnen
Tena
Europe
Arctic Circle
Gulf Stream
Cat Island
Santa Maria
Columbus
Spain
San Salvador
Watling's Island
Cape Maisi
Tropics
Norway
England
America
Newport
R. I
Gulf
Bay of Haninterfest
Lancaster County Potato Shipments Reach Record January Volume
January saw the largest potato shipments in Lancaster County for the period, with weather mostly favorable. Prices hovered around 80 to 85 cents a bushel, some shippers reporting losses at those levels. Cold weather later reduced shipments while farmers plan a similar acreage for next season and focus on seed varieties like Irish Cobbler and Russet. Read the Record.
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Lancaster County
Seastor
Harrisburg
Pastor Barred from Church at Kennett Square
The deacons of First Baptist Church Kennett Square order their pastor Rev Elias Auger to leave, but he stays and plans a new Congregation called Community Church. A quarrel over Inter Church Movement sparked personal accusations, with townspeople reportedly backing the pastor while he defends himself. The pastor, a former war chaplain, says the public should judge the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Kennett Square
Elias Auger
G. Duer Philips
Community Church
Wages in Olden Show Hopeful Growth and Thrift
A retired Lancaster County farmer recalls wage changes over 45 years noting wages rose far more than fourfold and doubled in four years. He cites 50 cents a day for farm toil, 64 cents for haymaking, 10 dollars a month at one time, 37 1 2 cents per card for winter wood, and 1 1 2 to 3 1 2 dollars weekly for tired girls. He observes younger workers now prosper while many started as he did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Patrolman Feeds Hungry With Soup Kitchen Effort
Patrolman Dmitri Engja nic operates a silent soup kitchen on his beat in B Steel ton. He funds the effort from his own pay to aid unemployed residents suffering from hunger. Last week he rented space at Third and DuPont, hired helpers, and provided soup bread and beans free of charge.
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Dmiter Engjanic
Steelton
Third
DuPont Streets
Puzzled Woman Seeks Question At Suffrage Meeting
A suffrage meeting nears its end as the presiding officer invites questions. After a silence a woman asks, in blunt humor, how one speaker achieved a smooth effect over her hips, eliciting laughter and a break in the serious tone.
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Wes
100 Years Old in June Odd Fellowship Anniversary Parade
The 100th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the state will be celebrated in Philadelphia during the week of June 6. Preparations are underway for a fitting commemoration and a large parade on June 7. Indications point to many of the state’s more than 250,000 members joining in the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellowship
Philadelphia
Laundry Basket Entrance Delays Train Car
A conductor calls to passengers as a woman in a laundry basket arrives aboard the car. Her shout, her dress, and the crowd’s eager curiosity highlight a comic transit moment.
Advertising Principles for Merchants in Newspapers
A lecture on truthful advertising and simple copy stresses clear facts over flashy claims. It covers using headlines, one main idea per ad, strong type contrast, and updated displays. Civic betterment and employee education linked to store success are highlighted with practical tips.
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Tarust
Pmblic
Brennan
Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Daytom
Lancaster and York Lead Pennsylvania Bushel Counts
Lancaster tops Pennsylvania grain totals with 5 867 621 bushels from last year while York follows at 4 177 510 bushels and multiple counties exceed 1 900 000 bushels. The piece also notes Bach Festival plans under Dr J Fred Wolle with performances May 27 and 28 featuring cantatas and Mass in B Minor excerpts.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Arrisburg
York
Adams
Bedford
Berks
Bradford
Bucks
Centre
Chester
Columbia
Crawford
Cumberland
Dauphin
Franklin
Lebanon
Lehigh
Lycoming
Mercer
Montgomery
Northampton
Northumberland
Washington
Westmoreland
J. Fred. Wolle
Bach Choir of Bethlehem
Gantata
Sheba
Gavotte
Bartree
Courante
Forlane
Danza Veneziana
Bourree
Jerusalem
Hershey Donates 24000 Worth Of Chocolate To Europe
Dauphin county raises its Central European Relief Fund total beyond goal with a 120000 pound Hershey Chocolate donation valued at 244,498 dollars, part of a 51671.48 dollar county sum including 4826.57 in pledges. Shipment went from Harrisburg to Philadelphia for the Europe relief effort aboard a steamship.
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Dauphin County
Central European Relief Fund
Hershey Chocolate Company
Hershey
Harrisburg
European Relief Committee
Philadelphia
Naamhok
Europe
Trust in a snake cure for leprosy tale ends in tragedy
Charles Mayer recounts a Singapore episode where a rich leper Ong Si Chew seeks a native remedy. The doctor offers snake consumption as a cure, claiming skin shedding could be transferred to humans. Ong dies after taking small pythons, leaving readers skeptical about experimental treatments.
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Singapore
Ong Si Chew
Allal
Thin Tai
Hein
Charles Mayer
Asia Magazine
Rich Red Blood Promises Vitality With Pepto Mangan
An old advertisement touts Pepto Mangan as a blood tonic to transform pale, weak skin into rich red blood by removing poisons and boosting red corpuscles. It notes both liquid and tablet forms and warns to seek the genuine Gude’s Pepto Mangan packaging. A separate Birmingham Age-Herald quote features a condemned man declining a trapdoor speech as reporters prepare to cover the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude’s
Gude
Birmingham Age-Herald
Ege Made Monsier Omelet from Ostrich Egg Feeds Eighty
An ostrich egg in a New York garden supply produced enough omelet for eighty people. The egg’s nutrition mirrors common eggs with similar valve and flavor, containing iron and phosphorus though higher fat and lower protein than meat. You never can tell. Many widows feel less black than their attire.
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Ege
Monsier
New York
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Lititz
Lancaster Potato Shipments
Corn County
Hungry
Youngpop
European Relief Council
Conscience of America
American Relief Administration
American Red Cross
American Friends Service Committee
Quakers
Jon Sb
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
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Keights of Columbus
Helds
Beecham
Cascara
la Grippe
Holland
Raezer
Hes
Petyics
Penna
J. Fred Essig
Real Estatf
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A. Long,d.d.s. Litifz
H. H. Cooper
Main and Cedar Sts
E. B. Beck
Broap Sr
Lititz Bell
Joseph B. Wissler
Duke Street
Hershey & Gibbel Conveyancers, Scriveners Real Estate and Insurance Ee
Bates
Geo. L. Heitr
Lititz, PA
Lincoln Ave
Showards
YOUNG
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Ind
Hunt
Curtis Hensel
Cedar & Main Sts
American Seed Company
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