Ephrata Births Die Counts Highlight 1911 Report
County data show 76 births and 82 deaths in 1911 in Ephrata. Tobacco buyers pay 11 and 4 cents per pound, up a cent. Lancaster almshouse hospital and asylum hold 600 inmates, Grube in 20th year as steward. Construction boomed with over a million dollars in new houses.
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Lancaster County Almshouse
W.C. Grube
Lancaster
Robert Witmer
Quarryville
Hamilton
Ill
Mississippi
John S. Wolgemuth
Rapho
Westinghouse Electric Co
Pittsburg
McCalls Ferry
Jack Evans
Eden Township
Bob Evans
Lancaster County
Indianapolis
Shank
Postmaster Arrested in Saundersburg Case
Ross E. Zander, Saundersburg postmaster, was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal P G Helms on charges of misusing government funds. He waived a hearing, posted $500 bail, and allegedly misappropriated $285 before repaying the shortage.
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Ross E. Zander
Soudersburg
United States
Marshall P. G. Helms
Howard J. Lowell
United States Court
Philadelphia
Zander
Saudersburg
Post Office
Arthur A. Nichols
Hichens
Robert Hichens
Mme
Patti
Albert Hall
London
Will Bake Bretzels in California
Edgar Osman a former Allentown restaurant keeper who spent the summer in Los Angeles plans to return there and start a bretzel factory. He has contracts in Los Angeles and San Francisco to supply 100 barrels daily and will bring expert bakers from Reading.
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Edgar Osman
Allentown
Los Angeles
Cal
Pennsylvania
United States
Reading
Lititz
Osman
San Francisco
Bretzel Bakers
California
Reading Eagle
Burials at White Oak Lutheran Cemetery
Interments recorded by E. S. Sheaffer at White Oak Lutheran and Reformed Church list multiple burials by month from January to November. Names include Lizzie George 42, Katie Felker 74, Parker Bishop 26, Samuel Diehm 88, Susanna Pickel 58, Louisa Scheetz 73, Henry Leib 78, Jacob Biemesderfer 76, Samuel Lehman 76, Elizabeth Bentz 67, Elizabeth Copp 33, John B. Fetter 20.
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Lizzie George
Katie Felker
Parker Bishop
Samuel Diehm
Susanna Pickel
Louisa Scheetz
Henry Leib
Jacob Biemesderfer
Samuel Lehman
Elizabeth Bentz
Elizabeth Copp
John B. Fetter
Stage Coach Ride Through Colorado Alps Atop Independence Pass
A Northwest Coloradan journey from Leadville to Aspen via Twin Lakes and Independence Pass details a Colorado stage ride. Descriptions include Bear Mountain views, Interlaken like scenery, and the steep ascent to 12,600 feet with panoramas of valleys, lakes, and cascading streams observed by a mixed party including a government scout, a botanist lawyer, and a Denver master mechanic.
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Colorado
Leadville
Aspen
Carson
California Gulch
la Plata
American
Arkansas Valley
Malto
Tennessee Park
Mount Massive
Crystal Lake
Arkansas
Twin Lakes
Scotland
Norway
Switzerland
America
Interlaken
Thun
Brienz
Venice
Dan’ Young
Buchan
Theodore Cooper
Crook
Arizona
James E. McGrew
J. M. Wommell
Boulder
U. P
Denver
Crystal Creek
Bear Mountain
Red Mountain
Everett’s
Gilmore
Gilmore’s
Independence Pass
Pacific Slope
Roaring Forks
Independence
Cleaning an Ocean Liner in a Few Short Hours
A Voyage article notes thorough interior and exterior cleaning of a great liner during a short layup. The hail is repainted funnels scraped linen counted laundered 14 000 silverware 25 000 glassware 60 000 dishes scrubbed repolished and restained before departure.
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Vpéarson
Vegetables Shape Character Says Doctor
A Faris contemporary reports a well known doctor telling medical men that vegetables influence character brain and senses. The potato supposedly sparks temper and calm thought while spinach fuels ambition and energy. Sorrel is said to induce sadness and nightmares, and white beans are advised for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faris
Lonton Globe
Thrifty Spouse Refuses Hospital Bill Refund
A man feared to have typhoid was hospitalized but improved and asked to go home on day four. His thrifty wife refused to extend the stay after discovering the hospital would not refund the prepaid week.
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New York Herald
Proving His Own Medicine
A cartoon caption notes that Van Biffers was punished for his temper when he kicked a revolving door and nearly injured himself, illustrating the saying that he receives his own medicine.
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van Biffers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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W. H. Bucu
S. Broad St
Lititz, Penna
Ephrata
Will
White Oak
E. S. Sheaffer
American Alps
Mountains
Dan
Black Forest
Buch
John R. Buch
Sarah ©. Buch
Annie Bender
Elias Buch
Edward
Guilford
Henry Buch
Louise E. Buch
Josephine Bowman
Isaac W. Buch
Elizabeth Guilford
Mary B. Reddig
Raymond Ihlig
Linnaeus Meily
David F. Buch
Laura M. Buch
Mabel Crist
Elizabeth B. Stoner
Majorie C. Mackey
Horace L. Buch
John E. Mathers
Harvey Hackerty
Peter Buch
Herbert W. Buch
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Heinitsh
BIG Furniture and Carpet
S. Queen St
Everett
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
The
Farmers National Bank
Lititz, PA
N. Queen St
North Queen Stri
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