Ephrata Foundry Ships Shaft Castings to Cuba Amid Local News
In Lancaster County reports detail Elizabethtown measles outbreaks with 250 cases and 150 quarantined families, plus local industry notes. The Black Horse sale, liquor license activity, and plans for an Lancaster advertising club are noted. Mennonite church dedication at Landisville is highlighted along with local ventures by Akron Shoe Co and foxhunter Jacob Blair's 80th birthday in Vintage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata Foundry Company
Cuba
Elizabethtown
Lancaster
Delaware
Wm. Huber
Lancaster County
Advertising Writers and Merchants of
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Terre Hill
North American
Akron Shoe Company
Fulton Street
Mohran
Akron Shoe Factory
Jacob Blair
Henry Skiles
Landisville
Greist
Garrecht
Federal Department of Fisheries
Susquehanna
State Board of Appropriations
Lancaster General Hospital
Columbia Hospital
United Zion Home
Lititz
Potatoes Prices Drop Pressures Farmers in Berks Lehigh Belt
The wholesale price in the Berks Lehigh belt falls to 50 cents a bushel as supply overwhelms demand. Retailers still ask 70 to 80 cents, while shipper Clinton Featherofl of Wanamakers, Lehigh County, says overstocked markets in New York and the West drive the decline. Farmers hold large cellar stocks and note last year’s profits at 50 cents were better than years with higher prices. An Allentown paper cites 75,000 to 100,000 bushels still in farmers cellars in the upper end, with some holdings as high as 1,700 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berks- Lehigh Belt
Clinton D. Featherofl
Wanamakers
Lehigh County
New York
West
Allentown
Berks and Lehigh
Leg Crushed by Wagon Near Manheim Farmer Hurt
Jacob H. Shenk a Manheim area farmer sustained a severe leg injury while returning home with feed. Slipping on ice next to a wagon drawn by two mules. the left leg was crushed under two wheels. Mules ran but were stopped by a neighbor. Dr D W Martin attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob H. Shenk
Manheim
D.W. Martin
Lincoln and War Dept Meeting on Bull Run Saturday
Herman Frucauff recalls a boyhood Washington moment on July 21, 1861, when President Lincoln, weary and anxious, passed the War Department gate as the first Battle of Bull Run raged in the distance. The scene at the White House-ward path left Frucauff with a lasting impression of Lincoln as the greatest patriot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Herman T. Frucauff
Frances Steitler
South St. Cloud St
Allentown
Washington
Battle of
Bull Run
West Point
Frucault
Mr. Frueaufff
War Department
Simon Cameron
Cameron
Mr. Frueauff
Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Frucauff
White House
Frucauft
Bismarck
Alexander III
Russia
Edward VII
England
Osaf
Sweden
Count Moltke
President Lincoln
The Mule Is Valuable and Versatile for Farms
Farmers discover the mule's economical value as prices rise to about 600 dollars a pair, with common sales around 500. Mules require less feed and shoeing, tolerate heat, and endure rough work while staying healthier and calmer than horses. They are loyal, seldom misbehave, and have long been underrated in intelligence.
Remarkable Sea Monster Near Miami Described
Wilson Schweitzer of Shillington recounts a colossal sea monster sighted near Knight's Key below Miami. Capt. Charles H. Thompson led the hunt. the creature measured 45 feet long, 28 feet in circumference, weighed about 8,000 pounds, and required five harpoons and 151 bullets to kill. It smashed a boat, damaged a 31 ton yacht, and boasted a 40 inch tongue, thousands of teeth, a three inch thick hide, four foot gills, and a 10 foot tail. Mounted by J.8 S. Warmberth and sent from the Smithsonian Institute, the rare specimen remains uncatalogued in natural history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Schweitzer
Shillington
Miami
Fla
Knight’s Key
Charles H. Thompson
J. 8 S. Warmberth
Florida
Smithsonian Institute
Good Eating in Berlin and German Meal Prices
The piece discusses inexpensive Berlin meals and wine or beer options, noting 15 pfennig lunches, 25 to 50 cent meals, and a dollar for a lunch with wine. It highlights Berlin restaurants feeding thousands on Sundays, reliable brodchen and butter, and economical country dining around Berlin observed by Price Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Collier
Scribner’s Magazine
Berlin
Germany
Munich
Habits as Tyrants and Sudden Breaks
London Mirror warns that abrupt habit changes can trigger illness or death. It cites a man who fell ill after breaking a yearly rest habit and De Quincey, famed for a four ounce daily laudanum intake, risks death if he quits suddenly. The piece argues the body adapts to habits and resist abrupt cessation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Quincey
London Mirror
Old Time Trained Nurses and Their Duties in 18th Century
The excerpt from History of Nursing by Nutting and Dock cites a 1764 article detailing nurse obligations. It notes nurses must console the sick, light fires, distribute meals, accompany surgeons, remove dressings, sweep wards, manage linens, prevent disturbances, report issues, carry out the dead, tend lamps, and watch patients, all with patience and kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Nutting
Miss Dock
Proposal of Marriage Hinted in Fragmentary Dialogue
A fragmentary exchange hints at an engagement proposal in progress. The text shows a couple discussing marriage and reaction, with partial phrases and interrupted sentences. The readable lines point to a casual, intimate moment lacking full context.
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Walter H. Buch
Broad St
Jess
t—Cincinnati F&uorien
Farmers National Bank
Penna
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Heinitsh’s
S. Queen St
H. Green
Chas. H. Frey
King St
North Queen Stre
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