Lancaster-Edgar Bauer Elected State Magician President
Lancaster-Edgar Bauer secretary treasurer of Wilkes-Barre Ring No. 30 was elected state president of the Pennsylvania Association of Magicians at a convention. Walter H. Landis and Clinton Riedel were named vice president and secretary-treasurer respectively with Rev. E. Parke Brown as chaplain. Lancaster chosen as the 93% convention city. Safe Harbor plant adds two generators of 42 500 horsepower each, bringing total to 170 000 hp plus 150 000 hp by water and 30 000 by steam. Plants eight miles apart may operate as a single unit. Christiana Ladies Aid provides bids for Bible for the lock-up and bath improvements. Geo. Washington Bi Centennial committee meets in State Armory with 50 of 100 members. Lieut. Governor Shannon outlines plans starting Feb 22 through Thanksgiving. Lancaster removes bead from three-year-old Ann Nagle's ear. Dr. Witmer and Dr. Demers perform operation. child discharged after hospital visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Edgar Bauer
Wilkes-Barre
Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor Water Power Corp
Susquehanna River
Holtwood
Columbia
Geo. Washington
State Armory
Edward C.shannon
Lancaster City
Ann Nagle
Fountain Avenue
State Township
Howard Witmer
Demers
St. Joseph Hospital
Brickerville Social Roundup Highlights Local Guests
The notice lists multiple neighbors and families visiting one another in Brickerville area communities. Guests include Harry Smith and friend from Schaef ferstown with Isaac Walter and daughter, plus Arlene Engle with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Engle. the Grauts of Manheim with Samuel and Joseph Gaus families. the Oberholtzer and Eberly households in Reamstown and Wernersville. Mrs. Joseph Gaus Jr. visiting with her parents in Mannheim. Ben Weidenheimer of Wilmington, Del. visiting Caroline Steiner. J Irvin Huber and Ellis Rettew Sr attending Harrisburg farm show. more visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
Schaefferstown
Isaac Walter
Simon Engle
Lester Retten
Arlene
William Graut
Manheim
Samuel Gaus
Joseph Gaus
Harry Oberholtzer
Ivan Eberly
Reamstown
Elmer Schroader
Wernersville
Zacharias Eberly
Joseph Gaus, Jr
John E. Graybill
Mannheim
Ben, Weidenheimer
Wilmington
Del
Caroline Steiner
J. Irvin Huber
Harrisburg
Ellis Rettew
Community Hosts and Visitors Share Weekend Gatherings
Local residents and relatives from Ephrata Lititz and Reading visited families in the area. Church activities included a Woman's Missionary Society meeting at the Hess home with ten members and fourteen visitors. Several families attended the Harrisburg farm show and many farmers report selling tobacco at the stated average price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis, Reiew, Jr
Oyster Point
Chestnut Hill Church
John Keith
Hiram Sherer
Oscar Bender
Sarah Bender
Reading
Oscar Waltz
Wayne Yeartman
Woman’s Missionary Society of
Manuel Lutheran Church
Lloyd Hess
Ephrata
Hanry Palm
Weicksel
John Spang~ier
Pauline
Dorothy Seibert
Samuel Whitcraft
Daniel Whitcraft
John Whitcraft
James Enck
Milton Fasnacht
Henry Snavely
Roy Enck
Philadelphia
Harry
Doris Nolt
Isaac Bruaker
Groffaale
W. K. Zartman
Filmer Bomberger
Lititz
Isaac Koehler
Jerome Koehler
Elm
Isaac Bomberger
Vera
Paul
Claude Bomberger
Penryn
E. K. Zartman
Ferry Zartman
Harrisburg
John Elser
Penbrook
Israel Zartman
Epee Hull
Hopeland
Revival meetings end with eleven converts reported
The Route Three revival conducted by Rev. C. W. Gibble concluded last Wednesday. Eleven converts were reported. Rev. Israel Graybill and Rev. Gibble preached Sunday morning. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Markley and children of Lexington and Mr. and Mrs. Ammon S. Longenecker of near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Gibble
Israel Graybill
Gibble
Ellen Jane Longenecker
Ed. Markley
Lexington
Ammon S. Longenecker
Near
Longest Term Security Described as 476 Year Bond
Collier's notes a non recallable railroad bond issued in 1885 that matures in 2861 a 476 year period. When called the interest would total about 19 times the principal of 50 million dollars roughly 950 million.
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Collier’s
Fashionable shopper orders two thousand hats from Paris
A manageress greets a well dressed customer who claims to have seen an advertisement about Paris hats. The dialogue notes a costly judgment with a two week driving rights suspension and a misrepresented sales pitch about a bus’s speed 80 versus actual.
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Paris
Pearson's Magazine
Louis XV Vacuum Cleaner Promised in Antique Room
A humorous exchange features a lady seeking a genuine Louis XV vacuum cleaner to match her room fully furnished in Louis XV antiques. The dealer confirms availability of many Louis XV pieces.
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Times
In Doubt and Vengeance Up to Date Cartoon Snippet
A serious man discusses doubt with his child as the boy asks probing questions. A neighbor jokes about ambition to buy an airplane and plots backyard mischief involving bricks.
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Johnny
Life Work Parachute Jumper Exchange Banter
A light exchange about life work and risky jumps between friends, noting reluctance to repeatedly leap from planes and a playful prediction of future jumps. The dialogue captures casual, humorous mood about dangerous occupations.
Musical Treat and Local Tidbits Spark Social Page
A late edition passes along a brisk social roundup noting a musical treat at the opera yesterday. It reports Smith facing bankruptcy and Mrs Brown with dyed hair while the Whites plan a divorce, all part of the bustling society page chatter.
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Smith
What She Gave Up
A dialogue fragment recalls Marian’s marriage to wealth and their later separation. The exchange hints at a deeper personal sacrifice tied to social status and spousal ties.
Standpatter on marriage humor from Boston Transcript
A quip exchange notes a wife’s sulkiness and a husband’s view that she sings when she is good natured. The joke pivots on taxes looming next month and a husband planning to buy a car.
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Boston Transcript
Unanimous She-No! Family Does Not Endorse Union
A brief comic dialogue fragment shows a couple facing family opposition to marriage. She declares total family disapproval while he presses the issue, yielding to the social obstacle. The piece reflects strained engagement tensions among kin and couple.
Seasonal Worker Charitable Lady Comic Exchange
A brief quip from Vancouver Province features Lazy Lewis claiming to be a seasonal worker who "smoke glasses for solar eclipses" in a playful exchange with a charitable lady about his prior penurious state.
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Lazy Lewis
Vancouver
Summer Engagement Secret Sparks Wedding Talk
A playful dialogue shows a couple debating keeping their engagement quiet to avoid public scrutiny. The woman suggests secrecy prevents assumptions of a formal marriage while the man questions the rationale in light of social expectations.
Mannheim Area Social Notes Chronicle Sunday Visitors
Elm region social column lists Sunday visits and gatherings. Families named include Hershey, Suh reman, Keller, Brubaker, Hostetter, Koehler, Weichsel, Bomberger, Yocum, Hossler, McCarthy, Singer, Ruhl, Kline, Bruckhart, Hollinger, Dobbs, Keath, and Miller. Details cover multiple households and Monday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naaman Hershey
Walter Suhreman
Bate Iershey
Manheim
Phares Keller
J. Roy Hershey
Earl Hess
Jacob Hershey
J. Z. Brubaker
Kathryn Brubaker
Isaac Brubaker
Hallville
Elias Groff
New Danville
Elam Bomberger
St. Joy
John Bomberger
Fannie Bomberger
Lizzie Bomberger
Eli Yocum
John Christ
Quentin
Yocum
John Hossler
Litita
Eugene McCarthy and Sons
Absccon
N. J
I. W. Singer
Aaron Ruhl
Emma Andes
Harvey Kline
Brunnerville
Aaron Brockhart
Simon Bradley
Esther
Menno Bruckhart
John Hollinger
John Dobbs
Lancaster
Norman Keath
John Miller
Millport
Willis Hackman
Irvin Keath
Mildred
George Loraw
Day
Emanuel Diehm
Local families host guests for weekend supper calls
Entertained by Mr. and Mrs. George Biemesderfer of Penryn at supper Saturday. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Diehm visited Mr. and Mrs. Earhart Haller of Woldeck. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Diehm and daughters were Sunday guests of J. Te. Weber of Penryn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Biemesderfer
Penryn
Diehm
Earhart Haller
Woldeck
Frank Diehm
J. Te. Weber
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Christiana
Ladies’ Aid Auxiliary
W. H. Muth & Co
Brickerville
W. H. Buch
Clothier
Hy Canad
Aouar
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
British Columbia
Garr
Fanheim
T. H. Erb
Susan Erb
John Graybill
Joy
Elias Young
East Petersburg
Samuel Young
John Frey
John Dittman
Clayton Culp
Betty Kissinger
Sumlay
Paul Gray+ hill
Aaron Grayhill
Hiram Gibble
Purelle Dithman
Ed. Longenecker
Verna Longenecker
Ralph Kauffman
Neffsville
Ezra Cochran
Lorraine
Emma Cochran
Lisitz
Norman Todd
Simon Snyder
Anna Minnich
Ruth Beits
Millway
Emma Heisey
Fairland
Mary Balmer
Route 2
Clayton Balmer
Elmer Balmer
Fast Petersburg
Forrest Henning
George Henning
Entna
Sara
Florence Henning
Lansdale
Harold Byler
John Gingrich
G. G. Minnich
Mr. Miller
John Byler
Elmore
Harold
Harrisurg
Lane Forney
Benjamin Forney
Rothsville
Edward Bender
Ferry Buckwalter
J. F. Bender
Millersville
Dallas Flory
Fruitville Pike
Frank Bradley
Paul Minnich
Helen
Charlotte Minnich
Arlene Henning
Forrest
Henning
State Farm Show
Longenecker’s Meeting House
Blue
Lutz
Tbs
Market House
Philco
Alvin M. Frey
N. Broad Street
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co
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