Back to the land movement and wartime farming in 1915
The article notes Laurentide Paper Pulp Co of Quebec reforesting non agricultural lands and training reindeer for winter work. It cites a 1914 US farm value record of 9 572 936 000 dollars, crediting farmers as the nation’s backbone amid wartime paper shortages and a rising back to the land ethos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurentide Paper Pulp Company
Quebec
Newfoundland
Europe
Canada
United States
Warwick township schools toured by local educators
Pedagogue H. W. Diehm and School Director P. E. Eshleman inspected several Warwick township schools on Friday. Miss Meda Diehm of Penryn, an accomplished pianist, teaches piano and organ privately though health issues limit her work. The community notes Elmer Weachter smiles, a new baby arrived for the Weachter family. Miss Anna Hill of Lebanon visited Miss Meda Diehm over New Year. Some residents enjoyed ice skating on Keller's dam on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Diehm
P. E. Eshleman
Warwick Township
Meda Diehm
Penryn
Elmer Weachter
Anna Hill
Lebanon
Keller
Mrs Wayne Hartanft Birthday Surprise Draws Gifts
Lexington locals recall a surprise birthday for Mrs Wayne Hartanft organized by her son Ralph. Relatives from Reading Elizabethtown Palmyra Lititz and local residents sent aprons stockings towels and handkerchiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Hartranft
Ralph
John Singer
Hershey
David Rickert
Clayton Hartman
Warwick
Samuel Keller
Hettie Hess
Sue Hainley
Scott Gockley
Mt. Airy
John
Lizzie
Anna Gerhart
Kieinfeltersville
Elam Stark
Anna
Zartman’s Dam
Neffsville Notes Show Residents and Church Activities
Mr and Mrs A B Huber hosted a Sunday gathering with numerous neighbors while revival meetings resume at the U B church. Community reports include movements in town, a spelling bee at Weidler's school, and a chain of fraternal and church officers across several groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Huber
J. M. Harnish
I. D. Ek. Herr
Chas. Weller
Amos Rohrer
Lizzie Huber
B. K. Huber
Fannie Brubaker
U. B
Thomas Eby
Gamber
Harvey Spang
Eby
Lutheran Sunday School
Percy Carpenter
Lancaster
Groff
H.R. Bassler
Mamie Groff
Mae Weaver
Benj. Heller
Neffsville Mutual Fire Insurance Company
J. FP. Hess
F. B. Hostetter
L. R. Keist
Peter R. Landis
Henry B. Esbenshade
Mr. Hess
Mr. Hostetter
HH. R. Bassler
Camp 256 P. G. S. of A. Elects Officers
Camp 256 P. G. S. of A. elected officers including Pres. W. Taylor Zerbe and vice president Dan Carl. Eugene Fetter visited Philadelphia to see the injured James W. Keath, a medical student who fractured his backbone last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Taylor Zerbe
Dan. Carl
E. A. Reist
Benj. F. Miller
L. A. Hetrich
W. M. Smith
J. H. Hickerwell
A. P. Meyers
Frank Miller
Irwin Hewitt
Eugene Fetter
Philadelphia
James W. Keath
Adam R. Bachman
Morris
Paul Horst
Adam Simon
Mary Dissinger
Kate
Elizabeth Moyer
Rosanna Hisenhauer
John Fetter
West Chester State Normal School
Central Hotel
Heidelberg Castle
Philip Krall
N. C
Dan Corl
Ben Miller
H. P
William R. Mann
Edward L. Stohler
T. J. Strickler
Collin Seiders
S. C. Lansch
Herald
Dawson Peifer
TI. A. Snavely
Reading
Revival meetings yield one conversion in Rownstown area
The Evangelical church revival begun last Thursday reported one convert and one seeker still. Miss Lizzie High is critically ill with multiple diseases. Frank Myers is ill with quinsy. L C Wolf slowly recovers from a recent accident. A missionary meeting at UFE church elected Henry Frymyer as Evangelical trustee. Buch and Getz reelected for three years. Reitz and Stauffer active in coal and lumber deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church
Lizzie High
Frank Myers
Quinsy
L. C. Wolf
U. FE
Henry Frymyer
L. R. Brown
J. W. Buch
R. B. Getz
J. H. Reitz
Millway
B. M. Stauffer
Leola
Three Toasts Reflect American Territorial Dreams
A Philadelphia Press piece recalls dinner toast ideas by Americans in Paris. The toasts muse on vast future boundaries of the United States, proposing limits to the north by the aurora borealis and the south by the procession of the equinoxes, with other cosmic borders.
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Paris
United States
America
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
North Pole
South Pole
Far West
Philadelphia Press
Ape Curiosity and Cowardice Recalled in Zoo Tale
A one legged zoo keeper recalls training an ape by exploiting curiosity and fear. The trick involved luring the ape toward a dark passage with fake dangers, then closing the door as the creature fled. The anecdote contrasts the ape’s curiosity with a poor memory. It references Yale president Hadley asking permission to marry Morris’s daughter amid Connecticut political turmoil. The piece ends noting how street songs spread quickly among children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lover
Tong
Chicago Herald
Hadley
Arthur Twining Hadley
Yale
Luzon B. Morris
Connecticut
Morris
His Kick and Her Coaxing Bargain in Wartime Chat
The dialogue portrays a strained exchange between a sick man and a partner over medical care and shopping. A ready money dynamic emerges as the wife presses for funds while the husband negotiates, showcasing everyday wartime thrift and negotiation.
Flower and Weed Test in Chicago News
An old Chicago News item advises distinguishing flowers from weeds by pulling plants by the roots. If the plant proves to be a flower it will be the last of them. if a weed it is only the beginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Baldness punchline in a barber shop exchange
A humorous exchange features a hairful man teasing a bald man about being sensitive. The bald man calmly replies he was born bald, signaling a lighthearted stereotype clash.
Lititz Borough Finances Ledger 1915 Audit Report
Auditors review the Lititz Springs National Bank treasurer accounts for Lititz Borough year ending January 4 1915. They confirm vouchers correct and a balance on hand of 2885 98 with 135 02 in Roebuck Fountain and 2000 value Lehigh Valley bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Springs National Bank
Lititz
United Ky
H. Ware
Warwick Township
Fire Insuranc Board of Wealth
Roebuck
Lehigh Valley Railroad Co
General Consolidated Mortgage
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J. F. Buch
Lititz Pa
Lexington
Frem
Neffsville News
Ers
Samuel Spera, Sr
Helen Shiffer
Brunnerville
U. G. Sunday School
Rev. Martin
H. M. Meiley
A. M. Shissler
Ralph S. Keith
S. P. Hartranft
P. W. Flory
E. B. Meily
Susan Habecker
Geyer
E. G. Geyer
Clarence S. Hartranft
Ephrata
E. P. Hartranft
Oscar Spayd
Fianna Smith
Henry Enck
J. V. Roth
Rothsville Notes
P. D
Hiva Birkenbine
Ass’t. Pres
Mamie Dommeyer
Alma Ressler
Ass’t
Della Erb
Elsie Birkenbine
Ags’t
Jennie Buchter
Amanda Griffin
Sentinel
Lizzie Ressler
Gertrude Hallacher
Benj. B. Erb
Treas
Samuel M. Ruth
Edna Retten
Washington Camp
Alvin R. Weaver
Monroe Carvell
A. H. Weidman
Harvey Koehler
James Long
B. B. Erb
Harry Y. Adams
Geo. K. Rettew
St. Paul’s Evan. S
E. R. Leib
John Mumma
Chester Adams
Jacob Conrad
Harvey Meese
Kathryn Royer
Katie Royer
Ralph Evans
Eugene Frymyer
Edith Keller
Elsie Adams
Mabel Wolf
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
H. G. Kline
Schnitzelbank Band
Manheim
East Petersburg
Wentling
Helen
Blanche Madlem
Viola Sturgis
Denver
Ada Earnst
Howard Keeler
Ida Garner
Margie Seiverling
Anna Butzer
D. D. Butzer
Edgar Butzer
Kate Yager
E. S. Mumma
Sterling Getz
Schaefferstown Savings
Rownstown and
Vicnity
Reale Ozdertier
Lewis N. Moyer
London Standard
Louisville Courier-Journal
Borough Finances
A. D
H. A. MussenMa
GC. E. Regennas J. H. Eshleman Audit
Dissinger's
H. S. Dissinger
N. Broad St. Lititz
H. R. Wertsch
East Main St
Wireless Daily
Ca AM
Wii
Leinbach’s
Leinbach
North Queen St. Lancaster, Pa
B. B. Leamann
Broad St. Lititz, Pa
Zoe
Joe Ise
B. EF. Lutz Cedar
St. Lititz, Pa
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