Postmistress Led Shickshinny Post Office Record
Postal inspectors call Shickshinny’s post office the nation’s most unusual. The town’s entire mail staff are women. James D. Leow of Coatesville owns a Lincoln-Jannson tag from 1864 campaign with 30 stars, found in rubbish ready for burning. Bank directors issue 15 percent special dividend, aiding $160 of $170 per share clawback after cashier defalcations.
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Shickshinny
James D. Leow
Coatesville
Lincoln
Jonnson
First National Bank of Schneilerstown
Dust in Mines Turned Harmless by Common Dust
In coal mines a blast can suspend coal dust in the air, fueling explosions. Science shows mixing coal dust with ordinary house dust renders the mix nonexplosive. Inspectors sample air dust. if the mix leans toward coal dust, mine owners add more common dust to neutralize the danger.
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New York World
Centipedes From Trinidad Presented To London Zoo
A pair of unfriendly centipedes from Trinidad, over a foot long and broad across the body, have been shown to the London zoo. They live in shady, nocturnal habitats under bark and leaves. The venom is volatile and secrets through large poison fangs, causing pain, paralysis in rabbits, and painful bites in humans though not fatal.
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Trinidad
London Zoo
Should Elect Tailors For Congress
A brief editorial urges electing tailors to Congress for their expertise in measures and standards. It argues that tailors understand fitting rules, precision, and practical constraints, implying they would bring practical oversight to legislative work.
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Congress
Averages 185 Eggs a Hen From His Poultry Flock
Lynn Harnish of Water Street Huntingdon County reports an average of 185 eggs per bird for the poultry year from his White Teg horns flock. Starting with 1250 birds and ending with 590 hens, he kept no star boarders and worked about the flock, earning $1.20 per hour of labor. He graduates from Penn State in agriculture and returns home to show money in farming through efficient methods and hard work.
Ten Tons of Turkeys Hit Lancaster Market Revisit
Lancaster, long tied with Chicago as a cattle distributor, becomes a turkey hub with 4000 live birds weighing seven to twenty five pounds arriving at the stock yards. They came from Virginia and Tennessee, inspired by Mr Arnold Temp who first tested the idea at Thanksgiving. The town recalls a era of large turkey shipments with flocks of four to five hundred marching into town.
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Lancaster
Chicago
Virginia
Tennessee
Arnold Temp
Commonplace Sacrifice: Girl Clears Family Debt in NYC
A hardworking New York girl eight years without a vacation uses an elevated train ride home to deliver a canceled mortgage to her dependent mother. Her act frees their home from debt, revealing the quiet beauty of maternal sacrifice and selfless love.
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New York City
Moravian Trombone Choir Fends Bethlehem From Indians
The Moravian Trombone Choir of Bethlehem is noted for its Christmas program with the love feast at Central Moravian Church. In 1757 the choir played at 4 a.m. on Christmas to scare away an attacking band of Indians and save Bethlehem. The choir has held a Christmas program since 1754. X rays Prove Ownership of Dog in Mount Pleasant Airedale case used X rays to show a scarred leg from a past fracture, aiding two men in proving ownership of a dog once treated by Dr. McNish who noted the dog was six months old then and could not positively identify it.
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Moravian Trombone Choir
Bethlehem
Central Moravian Church
Mount Pleasant
Westmoreland County
McNish
Seth H. Gordon
Board of Game Commissioners
Gordon
Turkey Causes Excitement in Lebanon and Pottsville Scandal
A turkey in Lebanon startled residents by flying and landing on a house roof, mistaken for a bird or plane before authorities confirm it was a large turkey. In Pottsville, Mrs. Abraham Barket alleges her husband, a 44 year old merchant, bought her for 300 dollars from her aunt and later pulled her from bed by her hair over a dispute. he is jailed on bail awaiting court.
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Lebanon
Abraham Barket
Pottsville
Honey Brook Man to Head Round World Trip
Lieutenant Commander Charles P. Mason, a Honey Brook Pennsylvanian, has been chosen to head the U S Navy squadron of airplanes on a round the world flight. His parents Mr and Mrs William Mason praise his appointment and expect him to make good. Mason previously commanded a seaplane division in the San Diego to Panama flight and was commended for a safe, accident-free voyage. The air race of Army and Navy fliers is set to begin February 15 from Hampton Roads, completing near-global circuit.
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Charles P. Mason
Washington
United States Navy
William ©. Mason
Honey Brook
Mason
San Diego
Panatma
Army
Navy
Globe
Hampton Roads
Happenings in the County Report and Local Shots
The county recounts Justices of the Peace appointments from the November election, naming Harry Stick of Denver Raymond Lefer of Adamstown George Weidler of Akron Thomas Wolf of Brickerville J Clarence Reddig of Reamstown Joseph Mohn of Rothsville. A Manheim postmaster appointment for CG Hi Young is anticipated after his August 4 1928 term ended. Burns arson case ends in county jail as Israel Marshall of Welsh Mountains burns his house after quarrel with housekeeper. Alderman Hinden holds him for court.
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Manheim
Hi, Young
John ©. Coldwen
Lititz
Burns
Israel Marshall
Welsh Mountains
Marshall
Tie
Weston
Steigerwalt
Marshall Sying
Hinden
Dynamite blast rocks Ephrata quarry site
A. G. Kurtz detonated two tons of dynamite in a single charge at his stone quarry southwest of Ephrata. Eight 60 foot holes and ten 16 foot holes held the explosive, loosening about 15 000 tons of rock in the afternoon blast. Meanwhile, James Houck of Paradise was fined 100 for shooting a short horn deer near Nickel mines. A wild cat roaming river hills near Creswell and Washingtonboro has eluded capture despite a pack of hounds.
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James Houck
Paradise
S. A. Keene
Christiana
Creswell
Washingtonboro
Dog Devises Self-Destruction Before Train
A Bessemer Railroad engineer M R Tobin reports a dog lying its head on the rails as an oncoming locomotive approached. The animal was decapitated, owned by a nearby resident, who stated the dog knew the railroad danger. Read the Record subscription info follows.
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M. R. Tobin
Grove City
Bessemer Railroad
Tobin
Alaska Gold Keeps Return Laggalier for VSI
Lancaster native John McCord, 70, recounts 25 years in Alaska from Dawson to Nome to Fairbanks, trading plumbing and steamfitting, witnessing timber wolves and the frozen south, and plans another return in June. He praises Alaska's wealth from mining and fishing, notes 90s heat in summer and -48 winters, coal at seven dollars a ton, and the growth of cities like Juneau and Cordova. He mentions his son Abraham in Fairbanks, his own visit by President Harding, and his family ties to Lititz.
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John McGord
Lancaster
William Regennas
Lititz
O'brien Miller
Alaska
McCord
John McCord
East Orange Street
Fairbanks
Dawson
Mr. McCord
Northland
Nome
Cordova
Juneau
Katchecan
Petersburg
United States
United Stat
Abraham
Harding
Alaskan pioneer touts nugget chain and wolf pelt story
Mr. McCord displays a gold nugget chain weighing eleven ounces valued at $19.40 per ounce and recalls President Harding admiring it during a visit. He also presents a wolf-like dog skin, detailing its ten years of companionship and a final sacrifice. He mentions other furs and that he will turn 70 on January.
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Mr. McCord
Alaska
Harding
Mount McKinley
Tancaster
McCord
Unceasing Misery From Kidney Trouble
A kidney disorder narrative urges using Dean's Pills at the first signs of trouble. It cites backache, urinary issues, dizziness, and pain, with testimonial from Mrs. Elmer H. Eberly of Lititz praising relief after using Dean's Pills from Hensel's Drug Store. Foster-Milburn Co. advertises at 1.50 annually.
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Dean
Lititz
Elmer H. Eberly
Lincoln St
Hensel’s
Eberly
Foster-Milburn
Buffalo, N. Y
Huge Susquehanna Dam Plan Sparks Rail Route Idea
Plans call for a massive dam twelve miles up the Susquehanna from its mouth. A railroad from Havre de Grace to the dam site or a bridge from Cecil County may be built to transport materials. The project references Job's Hole, a river tail race said to connect two states to the James River.
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Havre de Grace
Oecil
Nature
James River
Virgina
Susquehanna and Tidewater
Susquehanna
Harford Hills
Court Proclamation for Lancaster Public Delivery in 1923
A proclamation from Lancaster officials orders public delivery and quarterly court actions to begin on the third Monday in January 1924 at the Lancaster Court House. The Mayor, Aldermen, Justices of the Peace, Coroner, and Constables are summoned to attend with rolls and examinations to prosecute prisoners in the Lancaster County jail.
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Charles I
Aaron ‘ Tlasslel
Court of Common Press
Lagiwaster
Oyer and Vermin
Apd
Lancaster
Lelive
Court House
City of Lancaster
Pennsylvania
City of
County of
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