Reading woman sues for nurse services to deceased
Miss Carrie Smith of Reading testifies in Orphans court she served as companion and nurse to the late Mrs Mary F B Rhine, caring for a superannuated cat and doing housework and snow shoveling for six dollars a month. She seeks 2975 dollars from the Rhine estate, which left a 30000 dollar will and bequeathed the cat to Mr Smith and 500 dollars to her for further compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Smith
Reading
Mary FB. Rhein
Orphans’ Court
Smith
Miss Smith
Two Chestnut Stave Mills Planned for Mont Alto Forest
Two large stave mills will begin operation on the Mont Alto state forest this summer. Over the next three years they are expected to consume 12 000 to 15 000 cords of chestnut wood killed by blight. One mill will sit at the old Mont Alto Park and the other opposite Glen Purney along the East Branch of the Antietam creek above Waynesboro. Principal products include ply and cement barrel staves. Each mill will employ about 18 men plus 7 in the woods, totaling at least 59 jobs from both sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Alto State Forest
Old
Mont Alto Park
Glen Purney
Hast
Antietam
Waynesboro
Organ Installation Alters Williamsport Knights Convention Plans
The Williamsport High School receives a $10,000 organ project funded by citizens. The K P Knights of Pythias state convention planned for August there is displaced as organ work must proceed in August. The High School auditorium had been rented to the lodge for meetings, but the contract requires quiet workmen, forcing relocation of the convention sessions to an alternate venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C. BE
Williamsport High School
Knights of Pythias
Williamsport
Stole Lodge
Organ Company
Father of Arrow Electric Co. manager recalls Mt Joy roots
Edward R. Grier of Hartford, Connecticut, general manager of the Arrow Electric Co., visited Mt. Joy. Born there, he left in 1876 and had not visited since. Locals remember his father made Valley Chief reapers and mowers at Mt. Joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Grier
Hartford, Conn
Arrow Electric Co
Mt. Joy
Vailey
Aphrata Ball Player Lands 40 Pound Bass
Aphrata ball player Harry Deremus and fellow anglers caught a 40 pound channel bass at Point Morris N J while guests of John B Peoples, formerly of Lancaster, who runs a hotel there. The piece notes the Ephrata Mountain Springs resort opening for a new season and a 65th birthday parade for W J Hess of Quarryville with civic divisions and local celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Hess
Quarryville
Bible
Methodist Sunday School
Tress
Harry Deremus
Point Morris
N. J
John B. Peoples
Lancaster
Watchman uses shotgun to foil distillery break in
A night watchman thwarted a burglary at Abram Balmer's Elm distillery by firing at intruders as they tried to force the front door. Several men fled, two automobile trucks were spotted about a square away, and no injuries are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Balmer
Elm
Landisville camp meeting grounds fill with cottagers
More than seventy five cottagers have arrived at Landisville camp meeting grounds this season. By May the number was rising, with sixty from Lancaster and the rest from Columbia Harrisburg New York Landisville California this state and Springfield NL among others.
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Landisville Camp
Lancaster
Columbia
Harrisburg
New York
Landisville
California
Springfield
High Tide of the Rebellion Recalls Wrightsville Occupation
On the borough of Wrightsville s 500th anniversary residents recount Gen. Gordon s Confederate advance into Pennsylvania on June 28 1863 part of Early s Division under Ewell s corps. The bridge over the Susquehanna was burned to delay Union forces and save the town. Mrs. Rewalt hosted Gordon and his staff as heroine of the Susquehanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
anOry
Wrightsville
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
John B. Gordon
Georgia
Early
Ewell
Lee
George R. Prowell
York
York County
Philadelphia
Gordon
Army of the Potomac
Rewalt
Browell
Wrightsgile
Susquehana
Susquehanna
Lancaster
Ntarrisburg
Carlisle
Chambersburg
Meade
Bears in Pens and Historic Berks Church Damage
Four additional bears, two old and two yearlings, were captured in Potter County pens, removed to Bedford County, and released in the forests under state trapping instruction led by C. F. Logue. A vicious bear was shot. the other 13 were released in Cambria and Bedford counties. The Union Church at Amityville, Berks, wrecked by a Sunday storm, drew thousands of motorists and $3000 in donations as it heads toward rebuilding. The Je Turk mill on Dr M D Deturk’s farm, built in 1767, powered by Little Manatawny Creek, once fed Washington’s army with carved lily-decorated doors. Rabbit numbers suggest a strong season, with nests up to six or eight in fields, indicating ample supply for next hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Bedford County
C. F. Logue
Lock Haven
Cambria
Bedford Counties
Union
Amityville
Friedensburg
Be patient Reply From A Dan To A New Jersey Firm
A received letter shows a rude reply claiming patience and payment delays. The writer mocks the recipient and warns of consequences, saying payment will be made only when others pay him. The tone is confrontational and dismissive, suggesting imminent financial dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Modern Best to the Past in Art and Literature
The article traces the deep debts modern art and language owe to ancient and later sources. It notes the Egyptian roots of our alphabet, Latin-derived vocabulary, Arab numerals, and Elizabethan influence, highlighting Theocritus and Edo-era color print masters Otomaro Wakusai and Fureshige as pioneers shaping the modern European poster school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wei
Rome
Elizabeth J. Goatsworth
North American Review
Married to the Adriatic Rite in Venice by the Doges
The article recounts the annual Venice ceremony called the Marriage of the Adriatic begun in 1177 after a barbarossa victory. Pope Alexander VI ordered doges to cast a ring into the Adriatic on Ascension Day, symbolizing dominion. The first ceremony occurred at Lido with holy water, a ring drop, and a royal feast. It also notes the demand for first edition Bibles and the Ruth 3 15 misprint in King James era editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Adriatic
Frederick Barbarossa
Alexander VI
Lido
The
Detroit News
Different Line of Thought on Oratory in Government
A senator notes that modern publics value facts and figures over grand eloquence. He says the era of ostentatious rhetoric has been replaced by a focus on concrete data in political discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghuni
Atiilnuetie
Gorgon Medusa’s Curse and Perseus’ Silent Victory
A condensed mythic account of Medusa, once a beautiful girl altered by a vengeful goddess. Perseus, aided by Minerva and Mercury, avoids direct gaze, uses a mirrored shield, and beheads the Gorgon, presenting her head to Minerva.
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Medusa
Perseus
Mitverva
Polydectes
Seriphus
Minerva
Mercury
Eskimo Ivory Carving Craft in the Far North
Eskimo ivory carving is a valued pastime and profession in the Arctic. Eskimos produce beads cribbage boards napkin rings and crochet needles mainly from walrus tusk outer layers. Calrus ivory from ancient semi fossilized deposits yields the most prized pieces despite cruder methods than Chinese craftsmanship.
Kerasund Faces History and Legends on the Turkish Side
A fragmentary travel note describes Kerasund in Australia on the Black Sea as a famed scenic city. It cites Greek roots meaning Land of Cherries, Caligula's cherry quest, a ruined island castle tied to Mithridates, a Mars altar, and legend of Jason seeking the golden fleece nearby.
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Kerasund
Austalia
Black Sea
Ses
Caligula
Rome
Mithridates
Mars
Jason
Manor township to build large vocational high school
In Millersville the Manor township school board plans a $69,009 project to erect the county's largest vocational high school. Enrollment over 100 pupils is expected next year, signaling a major educational expansion in Lancaster County.
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Manor Township School Board
Millersville
Lancaster County
Corner store to be laid at Mt Airy Sunday School chapel
The corner store of the new chapel at Mt Airy Union Sunday School in Mt Airy Clay township will be laid with appropriate exercises on Sunday afternoon July 1 at 2:00 o'clock.
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Mt. Airy
Fat Bible Above All Else on the Days of King David
James Halton notes that David valued the Bible beyond riches, cherishing Genesis through Deuteronomy and the historical books for their spiritual lessons and prophecies. He asserts the Bible’s fullness, with psalms, prophets, gospels, and epistles, as an ampler table for the believer.
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David
Judges
Job
Ruth
James Halton
Peculiar Navajo Custom on Inlaw Secrecy
The Navajo nation upholds a covenant that a son-in-law may not see his mother-in-law after marriage and a mother-in-law must avoid her son-in-law. Daughters-in-law are not addressed. A Navajo girl is held by her parents until marriage and a contract binds the future spouses. Upon marriage the woman gains freedom to leave if justified.
Mason and Dixon Line as boundary in American history
The Mason and Dixon Line is described as a historic boundary between slaveholding and non-slaveholding states. It ran between Maryland and the slave states Maryland and Delaware, surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon from 1704 to 1767 to settle disputes among Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. A 1849 revision with more precise instruments found no material error.
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Mason and Dixon
United States
Maryland
Delaware
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
Pennsylvania
No Expert Judge in Courtroom Exchange
A jurist questions a officer about the defendant’s intoxication at arrest. The officer replies he believes whisky was involved. The judge presses, realizing the officer is not a judge but a patrolman.
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed By Lititz Resident Testimony
Lititz resident Harry Garman reports relief from weak kidneys and sleepless nights after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He praises the product, noting prior frequent urination and poor sleep, and recommends it to others with kidney trouble. Manufactured by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY, price 60 cents.
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Lititz
Dean
Harry Garman
Broad St
Doan
Cam
Mr. Garman
Foster-Milburn Co. Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
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