Closed Until the Boys Come Home in Garden Spot
County news recounts a Lancaster poolroom owner William Liler closing until the boys return home. John Preston tricks a haymaker with the Henry Ford rake, winning a bet as the field is quickly cleared. Also notes on anniversaries, a Marietta aviator memorial field, a patrol Garden Association plan, school language shifts, and a graveyard sleeping apparition in Elizabethtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Liler
Lancaster
John Preston
H.C. Druck
Duffy
Donegal Township
Marietta
Mr. Drack
John
Henry Ford
Columbia
Hiestand
Benjamin Hiestand
Florida
Labelle
Fila
War Garden Association of
Lebanon High School
Balsbaugh
Mt. Tunnel
Elizabethtown
Consolidation creates Times-Democrat successor in Stroudsburg
The Stroudsburg Times and Monroe Democrat, weekly papers from Stroudsburg Printing Co., merge to form Times-Democrat. The new paper debuts after cost close to 8100,000 for the Nazareth YMCA building with furnishings. Reading’s early church history noted. multiple national and local items follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazareth Y. M. C. A
Stroudsburg Times
Monroe Democrat
Stroudsburg Printing Company
Times-Democrat
Reading
United States
W. G. McAdoo
United States Railroad Administration
John F. Sheahan
Southern
Atlanta
Sheahan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Renova
Aaron Kratz
Plumsteadville
Exhibition
Aetna
Mt. Union
Northumberland
National Army Service
C. E. Rice
C. F.heilman
C. ©.Rutter
Washingtonburg and Carlisle linked to early American liberty
A 18th century Carlisle site named Washingtonburg is described as the first U S military post named for Washington. Accounts cite coal powered industry and a large Continental works force in 1781, with a 1774 Old Presbyterian Meeting House gathering where James Wilson helped shape Pennsylvania's path to independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtonburg
United States
George Washington
Susquehanna
Christian P. Humrich
Carlisle
Arlisle
Col. Flower
Charles FP. Himes
Dickinson College
Wilkesbarre
Harris’ Ferry
Harrisburg
Continental Works
Washington
Washington, D.C
Alexander, Hamilton
Old Presbyterian
Mecklenburg
John Montgomery
James Wilson
Continental Congress
Supreme Court
Wing
Cumberland County
Bancroft
Wilson
de Bellman
Pennsylvania
Jobn Dickinson
Philadelphia
Vigilance and Americanism in Revolutionary roots echoed
A fragmentary historic reminiscence places Carlisle and Pennsylvania Presbyterians at the center of liberty. It recalls Marquis de Lafayette's Americanism and the enduring line eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, urging readiness in peace and war to safeguard the constitution and republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nouse
Carlisle
Cumberland County
Pennsylvania
Benefit of Choral Singing in Kansas Community
A. L Westbrook, director of music at Kansas State Agricultural College, argues choral singing benefits communities. It equalizes people, fosters brotherhood, shifts focus from business, and offers insight through good music. He calls for leaders to curate high quality works to unite neighbors and inspire larger gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. EL Westbrook
Kansas State
Agricultural College
Professor Westbrook
Beethoven
Father Gives Immigrant Wedding Feast for the Homeless
Max Goetschneider and his wife hosted a large, unaffiliated wedding feast in East Broadway to celebrate their daughter Carrie and her fiancé. No invitations or red tape, hundreds of homeless European immigrants were served chicken, duck, goose, gefilte fish, and other foods. The event brought joy and relief to many facing hardship in a new land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Goetschneider
New York
America
Max
Slim
Ferrier
Cincinnati Times- Star
Carrie
Weill
Cartie
East Broadway
Europe
Mamma Gootschneider
Papa Gootschneider
Tanlac Helps City Officer Regain Strength and Weight
City patrolman Jesse Yost of West Philadelphia reports rapid health improvement after taking Tanlac. He gained five pounds in the first week, his digestion improved, and he says his energy and strength are returning. Tanlac is sold here by Druggist L. N. Moyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Yost
Jesse Yost
Addison Street
West Philadelphia
Officer Yost
Frank Herman
L. N. Moyer
A Pacifist in a Railway Compartment
A passenger declares pacifism while traveling by rail and proposes olive branch diplomacy if victory eludes three years. A fierce woman bursts in with taunts about his wife and orders him off, provoking stunned silence and mixed reactions among fellow travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Tumson
Haddie
Muir
Tre Warner
Making One Freight Car Do the Work of Two
The Railroad Administration aims to double freight efficiency by heavier loading and quicker unloading at destination. In fertilizers the average car load rose from 21.31 tons to 30.02 tons last year. Manufacturers cooperate despite added inconvenience, but local dealers and small buyers must place orders early to allow grouping into full carloads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Railroad Administration
Motion Pictures in Bahamas Move Afoot
A Nassau citizen informs the American consul in Nassau W F Doty that a movement seeks to obtain high quality motion pictures for the city. Desired films include animated weekly adventure scenic natural history well known books plots folk stories and humor without vulgarity. Fortnightly deliveries with two weeks stock reserve planned to cover delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahamas
Nassau
W. F. Doty
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Our Merchant Tailoring
Detmer, Mason and Hanson
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Jamee Wilson
John Knoppenberger
Ashfield
Jonestown
Lebanon County
Nto
Metropolitan Edition Electric Company
Harrison Shue
Summy House
Manheim
Lancaster Advent Lutheran U. S
Lititz Springs
Lancaster Otterbein and Covenent U. B. S
Lititz Spring
Lititz
Lancaster Grace Lutheran S
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey
East
King St
Lancaster, Pa
W. A
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Opticians
Hamilton, South Bend
Elgin and
Waltham
North Lang
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