Manheim Fire Destroys Laundry and Stable
In Manheim on Thursday evening July 8 a blaze wiped out the local laundry and an adjoining stable. Mrs. J.G. Westhafer of Elizabeth town has pieced a quilt with 6272 patches, noting not one patch on her husband's pants. Henry Resh found an Indian ax in the road at Kinderhook near Columbia. the relic is well preserved. Dr. Paul Lowell of Lancaster travels to the United States Marine Hospital in Manila after leaving San Francisco. Jacob McLane, 93, from Washington Borough, rode in a car with J. W. Lion to Lancaster and back, enjoying the trip.
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Manheim
J.G. Westhafer
Elizabethtown
Henry Resh
Kinderhook
Columbia
Paul Lowell
Lancaster
United States Marine Hospital
Manila
P.I
San Francisco
Has Lessons to Learn From German Social Policy
Frank Putnam argues in National Magazine that municipal government must follow common sense rules akin to private life to avoid bankruptcy. He notes Britain and Liverpool imitate German reforms, including public housing and worker protections, and asserts U S prosperity depends on middle and lower classes thriving through public care and thrift.
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Frank Putnam
National Magazine
Lloyd George
Great Britain
England
Liverpool
Berlin
United States
Little Country Paper Nostalgia and Local News
The column lauds the small town paper as a comfort, noting it reports on local social scenes, crops, and who’s up or down. It also includes a promotional blurb for the Sunday Record and brief city notices: a boy, Charles Boddy, stole $16 and was caught. Monroe Becker drowned at a quarry. Clarence Blizzard returns home after 14 years in the U.S. Army with service in the Philippines and the Canal Zone.
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Sunday Record
Sunday
Charles Boddy
Reading
Monroe Becker
Wernersville
Becker
Clarence Blizzard
Chester
United States Army
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Canal Zone
Tenth Infantry
Statewide drive targets counterfeit cider vinegar sales
State Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust announces a frontier campaign against merchants selling vinegar as cider vinegar. More than 550 samples have been tested, over half found impure, and 225 prosecutions ordered. The FDA notes wood acid fraud and warns grocers to purge weak stock, as pure cider vinegar costs 16 to 18 cents and is sold at higher margins.
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James Foust
Pure Food Department
Pennsylvania
Ohio
United States Bureau of Chemistry
Food Department
Department
New York
Millstones on the Increase in 1912 Output
United States Geological Survey figures show millstones burrstones chasers and drag stones produced in 1912 valued at 71 414 the highest since 1888 when it reached 81 000. Production occurred in Alabama New York North Carolina Pennsylvania and Virginia with New York producing two to three times 1911 levels and reclaiming the lead in the national millstone industry.
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United States
Geological Survey
Alabama
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Virginia
How Pearson Produced the Goods in Chautauqua History
The piece notes that organizing fifty towns for Chautauqua required half a dozen salaried staff year round, thousands in ads, and fifty thousand dollars in equipment. It describes public spirited investors funding the venture without dividends, driven by communal good. It ends with a quip about the talkative woman.
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Pearson
Strength of a Grizzly Bear Tales of Incredible Feats
A bear with a damaged paw reportedly hauled a 1000 pound load up a near-vertical incline and carried a fallen cow three miles to its cubs. An observer in California claims a cow weighed 1200 pounds and a 450 pound grizzly bore the carcass to a lair, then was shot near the den. In a separate note, a keeper used a cobbler scheme to trap poachers by disguising boot repairs, leading to two arrests through boot impressions. Glasgow News.
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Ao Californian
St. Crispin
Glasgow News
Persistent Tutor in the Elysee Story
In 1879 President Grevy faced a housing shortage at the Elysee Palace. He learned a long staying “gentleman” tutor refused to leave after four or five years and claimed to tutor Marshal MacMahon’s children. Grevy offered him a government post to remove him.
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Grevy
the Elysee
Polace
Marshal Mac-Mahon
M. Grey
Dog proves it can still climb a slanted ladder
A Vermont dog, aging in a barn, defies his taunting master. After the owner taunts him about not walking down the ladder, the dog quickly climbs up to the hayloft, turns, and walks back down, in a show of capability. The scene, described by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, reads as a humorous demonstration of the dog’s determination.
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Vermont
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
The Answer Louis XIV and the Count de Gramont
In a backgammon dispute the king asks the Count de Gramont to decide. The count notes that without knowing the question the king is wrong. He adds that if the matter were doubtful the courtiers would have yielded to the king, illustrating courtly wit from Life.
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Louis XIV
Count de Gramont
Curious Question About Buried Limburger Cheese Parcel
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a bizarre exchange about a parcel of imported limburger cheese. A joke involves a friend in Wisconsin and a deadpan line about burying the package without opening it.
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Wisconsin
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Equivocal wedding finances debated in Baltimore note
A Baltimore American quotation shows a daughter urging her father to cover wedding expenses for her marriage to William. The father coyly responds with a retort about bringing William to him so he can “fool your Bill,” implying a scheme or manipulation in the family discussion of costs.
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William
Baltimore American
Didnt Get the Chance
A fragment from the Houston Post quotes a conversation about proposals and self doubt. A man asks if the proposer told his partner he felt unworthy, and the partner says she told him first. The snippet captures personal dialogue and tone from a society column segment.
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Tflouston Post
Nelson Quote on Time Management
A quotation attributed to Lord Nelson emphasizes punctuality and being ready a quarter of an hour before events. It reflects a mindset of proactive preparation guiding personal success.
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Lord Nelson
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Lititz
Jacob McLane
Washington Borough
J. W. Lion
THE
Little Country Paper
Galler
Mary Lyte
Farmers National Bank
PENNA
Leinbach & Co
Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster’s Daylight Department Store
H. Green
Lancaster County
Bell
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Men’s
Oxford
Chas. H. Frey
Tisikiry St. Lancaster, Pa
W. A. Heinitsh Big Furniture and Carpet Store
S. Queen St
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