Community Reunion and Event Calendar Highlights
A dense July to September list of local reunions picnics fairs and church group gatherings across Lancaster Ephrata Manheim Lititz Rothsville and nearby areas. Notable entries include Mohler family reunion at Ephrata park and Brunnerville U B S S picnic while the Lebanon Fair runs late August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurs
Columbia Union S
Alsace Lutheran S
Mohler Family
Hphrata Park
Broad St. M
Ephrata Park
Akron Union
Hornberger
St. Mark's Lutheran
Lancaster
Zem Fem
K. of M
Ofster County
Maciem-Stowaker Rem
Fasnacht
Brunnerville
Brannerville
Ephrata Band
Mishler
Millersville
Rupp’s
St. Luke’s Reformed S
Taylor
Culp’s
Lititz Union
Oberholtzer
Kemper
Monster Carnival
Manheim Fire Co
Steffy
Salma U. B
Bowery’s Storied Past and Notorious Reputation
A historical sketch traces the Bowery in New York City from its early names and farms to its later reputation for lawlessness. It notes Governor Stuyvesant’s era and burial, St Marks Church’s 1785 construction, and the area’s transformation into a busy district filled with pawn shops and amusement houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Bowery
New York City
Great Bowwerie
Aer Stig
Wong Heap
New Arusiordaen
Biuyvessin
Hathan Square
Fourth Avenues
Boiswerie
Bowery Lane
Bowery Towse
Second Avenue
Stuyvesant Square
New World
Epresent Hine
Toojice
Stuyvesant
St Marks
Eleventh Street
Hall's Catarrh Medicine promise and composition
The ad claims catarrh worsens when run down and asserts that WALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE heals locally with an ointment and helps overall health with an internal tonic. It notes the product has been sold by druggists for over four years and lists J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Wall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Free Public Library Opens at Mt Gretna
A library was opened in the C 1 5 OC building at Mt Gretna serving cottagers with 500 volumes plus daily, weekly and monthly periodicals. It operates as a free public library open to all who wish to enjoy its comforts and facilities.
Favorite Race Horse Prince of Lebanon County Dies
Prince, a well known race horse from Lebanon County, died after a long affliction with broken teeth and decay. The owner, unable to restore the horse’s condition, was forced to shoot him. Prince was born near Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon County
Prince
Rich J Land
Farm Calendar and Silo Readiness Headline
European hen flea found in Pennsylvania threatens poultry flocks. Advice covers using mite spray to control fleas and feed mix for dry pastures with home grown grains. Also guidance on silo readiness, shade tree pests, and vegetable intake for hot weather on farms.
Local notables celebrate health and milestones across Lancaster County
Unique Way of Celebrati Birthday ER Hershey of Ephrata walked to Lancaster on his 72nd birthday to prove regained health, a journey by foot then return by troll. Mabel Tremble's Colerain store rebuilt by about 75 men with horses and wagons, while Zion Lutheran and United Brethren church corners were laid in Manheim and Mt Joy. First National Bank of Marietta appoints Carroll Engle as cashier. Manheim banks declare 4 percent semi annual dividends. Ephrata nurse Miss Mary Smith from Ephrata takes mission teaching post in Currin Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Hershey
Nphrata
Lancaster
Troll
Nershey
Mr. Wershey
Northern Mutual Insurance Co
Ephrata
Mabel Ternble
Colerain Township
Mary Smith
Coatesville
Currin, Va
Lutheran Church
J. W. Smith
Adamstown Child Dies in Lumber Runover Incident
A child in Adamstown died July 4 when a truck owned by Paul M. Geaman rolled forward after the boy climbed aboard. The wheel passed over the child's head as Geaman and a helper son Gehman were returning home with a lumber load. Authorities reported the accident as fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Geaman
Adamstown
Gerson Gehman
Hird Lovers Poison Cats Without Bells in Merchantville
In Merchantville New Jersey cats that kill birds risk death unless bells on their collars warn birds. Residents, led by Mrs. Harry Beatty, accuse poisoners and trap makers amid a city’s cat killer controversy. The law allows killing cats that kill birds but does not specify poisoning methods, drawing police involvement and public dispute.
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Merchantville
N. J
Merchantville Sone
D. J. Burleigh
Public Service Corporation
A Good Word for the Sparrow
A columnist defends the English sparrow amid hostility from humans and birds on a Utah farm, citing a USDA Biology Bureau report that one season saw sparrows feed 500000 alfalfa weevils to their young. The piece praises the sparrow for eating insects and questions its status as a pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Biology
United States Department of Agriculture
Utah
Genius and the childlike sight of wonder in creativity
The passage contrasts genius with ordinary men, noting the difference as the genius remains childlike and ever curious. It describes perpetual wonder, vast but unconscious knowledge, and an endless creative power that meets the surrounding world with fresh eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ource
Huskia
Sunes
Venice
Warning on Mosquito Varieties and Prevention
Dr. W. C. Miller of the Department of Health outlines three broad mosquito divisions likening them to dog breeds and warns of a looming insect plague. He emphasizes breeding habits and practical control measures such as draining water, oiling pools, and avoiding stagnant ditches to curb larvae development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Miller
Divi UN of Public Health
Department of Health
Miller
Community Doctor Costs 3060 a Year for Sharon Kansas
In Sharon Kansas on October 1 1922 business leaders formed the Sharon Health Association to hire Dr E S Haworth as a full year doctor for 3000 dollars plus semi annual advances and a small night call fee. Each family pays 15 dollars annually for full medical treatment for the entire household at 16 dollars. The plan aims to keep the town healthy and extends a helping hand for the poor via county costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Kan
E.S. Haworth
Sharon Health Association
Community Health Association
Traworth
William Hall described as a complex artist and town figure in Lititz
A Philadelphia dated 1884 sketch recalls William Hall in Lititz with his moods, sociability, and vanity. It details his art career from painting a tavern sign to the Grecian battle scene on the fire engine, and notes his late life decline, sobriety attempts, and close friendship with Harrison as he faced despair and contemplated self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wn. H. Hall
Othe
Jessim
Mr. Hallshan
George Harting
Billy
Horting
Lititz
Necessao
Warwick
Isis
Harosh
Harrison
Alcibiades
Goethe
Schiller
Wieland
Asi
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Athletic Union
Munsing
Cooper
Topkis
W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Lititz, Pa
Keath Reunion
Fryvinoyer
Elser-Oberlin
Dbr
L. N. Moyer
the Bowery
Keystons
Mt. Gretna
Pennsylvania State College
Duky
Jae Conay
John Markey
Additional Zion Lutheran Church
Manheim
New
United Brethren
Pat Mt. Joy
National Banks of
Linderman
Lititz and
William H. Hall
Philadelphia
Get
Hackman
Lloyd Baby Carriages
Strallera
Just
Ralph M. Spacht
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