Leapyear dance attracts many couples in Memorial Fall
In West Chester more than forty seven couples attended a leap year dance at Memorial Fall while the floor manager was a young woman and the men were described as wallflowers. The item shows local social life amid broader notes on regional happenings.
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Memorial Fall
West Chester
Schuylkill
Pike Township
Potter County
Oil City
Sarah J. Giddings
Benton
Columbia County
Giddings
Pennsylvania
Mifflin County
Lewistown
Andrew Naughton
Montgomery
Big Hogs Slaughtered for Brethren Home and Nichols
Lem G. Forney of Neffsville and John Kratzert killed three hogs for the Brethren Home totaling 1560 pounds with the largest at 567 pounds. Forney also killed two hogs for Zachariah Minnich weighing 968 pounds in a single session.
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Lem. G. Forney
Neffsville
John Kratzert
Brethren Home
Mr. Forney
Zachariah Minnich
Spinning Wheel Keepsake For Grandchildren At Talmage
Mrs. Barbra Zook of near Talmage in her eighty eighth year brought a spinning wheel from the attic and is now spinning a spool of linen thread for each of twenty four grandchildren. After completion all will be invited to collect their spools and partake in a bountiful repast prepared by the hostess.
Honest and penniless man in the editor's guidance
A quoted editorial remark urges concise description. It cautions replacing phrases like poor yet honest or without money and friends with a simple plainly stated attribute.
Town Business Men Stand For Editor Over Rumor
A local business man shopworn by gossip challenged a rumor about his conduct. The next day 37 businessmen visited the office, paid a year in advance for subscriptions, left 87 columns of ads, and urged the editor to ignore the tale.
Wordless whistle unites two strangers into brothers
On the Missouri River a Dutchman and two Italians share a fish exchange through music. A Verdi aria, whistled by the narrator, bridges language barriers as the Italians respond with a dance of smiles and a gift of tobacco. A brief, poignant tale of cross language kinship.
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John
Neihardt
Missouri
Great Northern
Il Trovatore
Baffling Boston and its odd travel tales
A Horseshowers’ Journal excerpt recalls Boston after tea days. It notes confusing street layouts and circular navigation, describes streetcars as bronchos, and mocks local pronunciation and the Boston language as sibilant and stylish. The piece contrasts West and East manners with humor.
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Boston
Horseshoers’ Journal
Old Oaken Bucket Lost To Modern Graces In Scituate Visit
The birthplace of Quincy and the boyhood haunts of Woodworth lie along a Boston bound journey. In Scituate near Greenbush the well holding the Old Oaken Bucket remains at the poet’s birth dwelling. Most scenes from his childhood still appear unchanged though the cataract rock is gone and the pump replaces the mossy bucket.
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Boston
Quincy
Woodworth
Scituate
Greenbush
Theodore E. Wells
Architecturally Speaking Quips on Self Made Plans
A humorous exchange quotes Dustin Stax and Holden Howes on designing one’s own tune and architecture. The dialogue notes saving money on plans and curious effects from self design, styled as light commentary from newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Stax
Holden Howes
Washington Star
Magnets Work Wonders in Medicine and Industry
George E. Walsh in Chicago Record-Herald describes magnets powerful enough to lift tons of iron and steel, separate fine metal particles, and aid in mining, milling, and even medical procedures. The article highlights skull crackers, dust-free mills, ore recovery from tailings, sunken treasure retrieval, and magnets used to remove metal fragments from the eye and body, including needle extractions and ulcer cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menos
George E. Walsh
Chicago Record-Herald
Question on spelling and wit from historical quotes
A London Chronicle quip notes a teacher correcting a late pupil, while a boy answers K at as cat. A Chesterfield remark labels idleness as the refuge of weak minds and the holiday of fools, reflecting satirical commentary on education and folly.
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London Chronicle
Chesterfield
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Herr’s Bookstore
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John A. Nauman
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I. H. Weaver
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Free Feito Atfabout
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H. R. Wertsch
Eo, L.&bith
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Brunnerville, Pa
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A. B. Adams
Prop’r
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Degker and
Janssen
J. B. Young & Son
E. Orange St
Lititz
Philip Rudy
Queen Street
A. H. Kreider
W. Vine ST
Lors
N. Derr
W.H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
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Muringer’s Drug Co
Willow Grove
Penna
Crystal Spring Farm
A. G. Hershey
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John H. Tshudy
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