First Coal Stove in Reading 1812 and Foxes to Berks
Reading welcomed its first coal stove in 1812 credited to William Stahle and John Biddle. Ten pairs of foxes from Prince Edward Islands were sent to Berks Lehmont Fur Co with Dufres Silver and Black fox store owner Jd P Duffres accompanying them. Foxes to be mated near Black Bear south of town. State eel licenses reveal 15,000 pounds of eels taken in 1919 across Luzerne, Lancaster, Northumberland, Clinton, Cumberland, and Dauphin counties with Dauphin reporting 4,500 pounds from five permits.
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Reading
Wiliam Stahle
Marks John Biddle
Berks Lehmont Fur Co
Prince Edward Islands
Jd. P. Duffres
Duffres Silver
New York City
Pennsylvania
Department of Fisheries
Luzerne
Lancaster
Northumberland
Clinton
Cumberland
Dauphin
Long-service awards given by American Car and Foundry
Last week the American Car and Foundry honored ten men with gold medals for over fifty years of service and fifty-two men with bronze medals for over forty years of service. The event highlighted long tenure and company loyalty within the workforce.
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Foun
Medal Comments and Century Resident Highlight Scranton
The Old Guard medals awarded at the Berwick plant include a special gold medal for Sofa Smethers, who has worked there twelve years longer than any other man. The city notes a resident over 100, John J. Reidenbach, a former shoemaker born in Germany, who has lived in Scranton for most of seventy years in America. His wife died twenty years ago.
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Scranton
John J. Reidenbach
Germany
Mr. Reidenbach
America
Farm Bureau Plans Brickerville Livestock Day and Clubs
At Brickerville school house last week a Farm Bureau meeting kicked off a series of community gatherings. Talks focused on the Bricker ville Livestock Day expansion for next September and forming a Boys and Girls Livestock Club. Farm Agent Bucher outlined efforts to foster community spirit, with local leaders John Eshleman Dr. H A Long and S B Miller taking a leading role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brickerville
Farm Bureau
Bucher
John Eshleman
Coleman Farms
H. A. Long
S. 8. Miller
His Mission Wasted In A Country Jail Visit To Governor
An eccentric visitor named Pat seeks an audience with a governor to see a prisoner due for execution. The governor refuses, citing no visits on execution day. The tale weaves biblical imagery with a humorous aside about a birthday and a reference to David and Goliath. Read the Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Trishnan
Elf Ap Honr
Shure
Pat
Lancaster County Happenings and Industrial Hints Across the Garden Spot
County happenings report a four story addition at Lancaster General Hospital under roof at 160 255 59 contract price. Lancaster county cornet band forming at Quarryville with players from Lancaster Strasburg and surrounding towns. Rev Sydney K Evans now a fleet chaplain aboard the Pennsylvania man of war. Nissley Swiss Chocolate Co Florin factory completed and ready to produce 1 500 000 dollars worth of chocolate annually. George Brown s Sons cotton and woolen mills Mt Joy boast 8 000 000 yards annual capacity. Directors include Thomas J Arthur Benjamin W Walter G and George H Brown. Burial list notes 30 persons interred in Strasburg Mennonite cemetery in 1920 including David Eby Catharine M Rhoads aged 93 Isaac H Ruhrer 85 Emma Herr 84 Elizabeth Sigman 81 Esther Lines 80. Petersburg to have cashier 8 C Stauffer to lead East Petersburg Bank starting in spring after 11 years at Manheim National Bank and 30 years connected with Manheim Bank.
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Lancaster General Hospital
George Brown
Mt. Joy
Thomas J. Arthur
Benj. W
Walter G
George H. Brown
Strasburg Mennonite
David Eby
Catharine M. Rhoads
Exch
Isaac H. Ruhrer
Emma Herr
Elizabeth Sigman
Esther Lines
Marietta Merchant Barr Spangler Observes 99th Birthday
Barr Spangler, Marietta merchant and First National Bank president, celebrated his 99th birthday last Thursday. He is a longtime prohibitionist and attends the Methodist church meetings daily. Mrs. Spangler is 95, and the couple will soon mark their 74th wedding anniversary.
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Barr Spangler
Marietta
First National Bank
Spangler
Lancaster Auto Show Opens January 26 at Fulton Market House
The seventh annual Lancaster automobile show will be held at Fulton Market House, Lancaster, from January 26 to 29. Sixty exhibitors have already pledged to participate, announced by Lancaster Automobile Trade Association officials.
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Fulton Market House
Lancaster Automobile Show
Lancaster
Lancaster Automobile Trade Association
Plenty of Potatoes on Hand in County Cellars
Many thousands of bushels have been shipped from the county recently yet a large quantity remains in farmers cellars. Officials note ample supply for sale later, as weather makes shipping risky and potatoes stay safer stored during cold spells.
Farmers Should Plan Normal Crops For State Needs
Pennsylvania farmers should maintain normal yields and acres for staple crops. Experts from State College urge not to alter cropping plans despite price dips and higher marketing costs. Rabbit control campaigns in Idaho and neighboring states show one ounce of poison killing 40 rabbits, with larger efforts killing tens of thousands. the west treats rabbits as a serious menace to crops and orchards. A brief joke at the end reflects a quip about married life.
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Lyvania
Pennsylvania
Central West
College of Agriculture and Experiment Station
State College
Bureau Survey
United States
Gooding County
Minidoka County
Bureau
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Biological Survey
Fair-price chief targets Pennsylvania bakers for short weight bread
Frank B. McClain, federal fair-price commissioner, warned he may prosecute bakers in Pennsylvania for selling bread by the pound unless they stop short-weighting the public. He cites an 1797 act, still in force, tested in 1876 Johnson vs Kolb, and says enforcement may proceed via the State Department of Weights and Measures.
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Frank B. McClain
McClain
Commonwealth
State Department of Weights and Measures
Deer conservation talk sparks plea for lawful doe harvests
A speaker warns that deer abundance depends on respecting hunting laws. He notes past bans and closed seasons, urging shooters to avoid does and to obey regulations. The speaker likens proper deer management to prudent driving, saying you can lead a horse to water but cannot drive a car with an empty radiator.
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Wan Ui
Severna
Blue Mountain
Jeany
Doan’s Kidney Pills Restore Health Says Mrs Oehme
A Lititz widow recalls kidney trouble and headaches, saying Doan’s Kidney Pills cured her after years of discomfort. She reports feeling fine since treatment and notes the drug’s availability for 60 cents at dealers, with Toster Milburn Co. as manufacturer.
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Cedar St
Dean
Doan
Oehme
Toster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
Spraying Old Orchards Brings Great Results
Carbon county farmers who sprayed ordinary orchard pest sprays dramatically increased yields. A M Diehl harvested 1850 bushels from a fair sized orchard and C G A Sensinger sold 950 bushels from a fifty year old site. East Mauch Chunk grower Q E Hahn produced 2250 bushels of 95 percent perfect apples, netting nearly $2,000 profit from a 25 year old orchard. County Farm Agent Rahn and H E Hodgkiss note strong profits and plan further tests across 125 orchards in 12 counties.
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Carbon County
A. M. Diehl
CG. A. Sensinger
Nicholas Rahn
H. E. Nodgkiss
Pennsylvania State College
Lehighton
Q. E. Hahn
East Mauch Chunk
Hodgkiss
Pennsylvania
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Endorsed as Tonic and Builder
Mrs WM Jones of Johnstown Pennsylvania touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Lotion Tablets as a tonic and builder after a run-down period and childbirth. She reports quick restoration to health using Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery and notes medicines sold by all druggists or via trial package from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel Buffalo N Y.
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Johnstown
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
WM. Jones
Robb Ave
Invalids
Buffalo
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Keystone
Berks County
Fox Farm
W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
David
Goliath
Hank and
Pete
M.S. Pecture Seiten, Tse. HY
the County
John P. Sutter
Strasburg
Quarryville
Lancaster County
Cornet Band
Sydney K. Evans
Manheim
U.S. Navy
Chocolateville
Nissley Swiss Chocolate Co
Florin
Petersburg
C. Stauffer
Manheim National Bank
East Petersburg
Stauffer
Manheim Bank
Sillicus
Cynicus
Fair-Price Commission
Lutz
Gqehme
Lititz
Bill
Johnnie
Ufur
LE Roy
N.Y
W. W. Appel & Gon Jewelers & Opticians
North Queen Street
Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey
King St
England
Heinitsch’s
W. A
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