Lancaster County News Briefs Touch Local, State Events
Notes from Lancaster County include a $225 fund drive for Donegal Presby terian graveyard upkeep, a Lancaster man quitting rail mail service after 20 years, and 1000 county horses shipped to France for army use. A Mount Gretna picnic with U S Cavalry, a 1600 lb bronze G A R cannon from Watervliet to Terre Hill, and a turnpike abandonment near Elizabethtown are reported. Fire blight hits orchards statewide, with peaches dying from winter frosts. Prof H A Surface outlines causes and partial remedies.
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Donegal Presbyterian Church
Andrew R. Lehman
Lancaster
Florida
Lancaster County
France
Lancaster City
County
Mount Gretna
United States Cavalry
Terre Hill
Congress
Arsenal
Watervielt
N. Y
Cemetery Park
John Brubaker
Bishop Brubaker
Burgess M. M. Pfautz
Manheim
A. B. Miller
Public Service Commission
Concatoga Traction Company
Prussian St
Council Chamber of Public Building
H. A. Surface
Pennsylvania
Surface
Lawrence
Bucks
Medicine Habit Warns Against Self Medication
The piece argues most US medicine is not physician prescribed and warns of dangers of self treatment. It notes Americans spend about 500 million dollars yearly on drugs, pressures of modern prevention, and the need to consult an able physician for ailments. It also discusses Missouri River erosion and its long term geological impact.
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United States
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Rio Grande
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri River
Panama
U. S. Geological Survey
Torpedoes A California to Bliss Leavitt’s Navy Weapon
Rush M. Hoag explains torpedoes from Whitehead to Bliss Leavitt, detailing design elements warhead air flask and afterbody. He describes pressures speeds ranges and submarine use with naval schools and adjustments for target depth.
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Europe
Britain
Weymouth
England
United States
Newport
R. L
Navy Department
Narragansett Bay
MM. Hoag
Leslie’s Weekly
Watch Your Children Rexall Orderlies Ad
A local ad notes children may be constipated and fear distasteful remedies. It promotes Rexall Orderlies a mild laxative that tastes like sugar available from Lewis N. Moyer for 10 cents.
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Rexall Orderlies
Lewis N. Moyer
If It Only Were Little Johnny’s Prohibition Dilemma
A brief humorous vignette shows Little Johnny thwarted by constant refusals. He cries and asks his mother to make “no” a swear word so she could not say it. The piece captures children’s frustration with prohibitions in a lighthearted tone.
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Johnny
The Young Speeder’s Car Draws Admiration
A Baltimore American snippet notes how the young speedster’s car has drawn much admiration and attention from many people. The casual remark highlights public fascination with a striking automobile and its owner.
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Baltimore American
We accomplish more by prudence than by force
The quotation from Tacitus emphasizes restraint and prudent action over direct coercion, underscoring a philosophy that intelligent strategy yields better results than blunt power.
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Tacitus
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R. B. Depot
Lititz, Penna
Farmers National Bank
Lititz
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Queen ST
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