Reading Epidemic and School District Appeal Headline
Reading reports a widespread caterpillar outbreak threatening city foliage. The Romneytown district in Marlborough seeks continuation via Montgomery County Court after School Code changes. Bees injure Mrs Edward Livingstone near New Oxford. Kindergarten advocate Miss Winchester tours Pennsylvania schools to promote early education. Bedford fruit grower Charles Wertz notes heavy fruit set due to rain. Huntingdon to appoint an official fish weigher. Pennsylvania Railroad issues a Discipline Bulletin detailing recent employee punishments across Altoona and associated shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Romneytown
Marlborough
Montgomery County
Edward Livingstone
New Oxford
Miss Winchester
National Kindergarten Association
Pennsylvania
Charles Wertz
Bedford
Huntingdon
Mount Union
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
R. K. Reading
Altoona Machine Shops
Juniata
South Altoona Foundries
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw remembered in Thaw tragedy toll
A retrospective on the Stanton White murder case and its fallout traces Evelyn Nesbit Thaw from public glamour to quiet obscurity. The piece recalls Harry Thaw’s asylum sentence and the cascade of ruined lives, including lawyers and family, linked to the sensational trial and its long shadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford White
Madison Square
Evelyn Thaw
Harry Thaw
Asylum For Criminal Insane
Broadway
Nemesis
Alice
Hudson
Wall Street
Surprised Highlanders and Boers in First Battle Tale
In Magersfontein a group of young Boers in their first fight ordered Highlanders to surrender by shouting hands up and were stunned when the captives returned to their column with rifles. A veteran mistook Highlanders for ostriches, swaying nearby burghers to believe they were seeing a herd before any shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Hillegas
Magersfontein
Why Banks Loan Money Not Lend It A Language Question
A columnist discusses why banks use loan as a verb and lend as a noun in finance. He traces historic shifts from patronage and usury to modern credit, noting how money now circulates to stimulate industry and profit instead of mere relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Economic romance and quips from old clippings
A collection of witty quotes and anecdotes about marriage economy and social observations. Includes a man praising a thrifty fiancée who bought a $30 hat while carrying $200, a dialogue about whether the dead walk after death, and a punning remark from a fishmonger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Sobered and Labeled The Pre Raphaelite Treatment
A humorous spoof on Drunken Geniuses and PreRaphaelite figures. It recalls Mr Ford Madox Hannefer assigning labels with his name to intoxicated acquaintances, confining them at Fitzroy Square for sobriety, and rationing lemonade under a strict regime. Whistler and other painters are briefly referenced with odd anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Madox Haneffer
Cabmen
Fitzroy Square
Charlotte
Whistler
Mr. Hueffer
Madox Brown
Whistlers
Chelsea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Mer
Alexander Smith
London Telegraph
Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
2 V. Pierce
Buffalo
England
Europe
John Bull
United Kingdom
Edward the Confessor
Parliament
Commons
House of Jorda
Lords
House of Lords
Catherine
Paul
Naslednik
Jamaica
Bismarck
St Petersburg
Aid-De-Camp
New York Presse
Boston Transcript
Emerson
Waverly Oil Works Company
Pittsburgh
Brunnerville
Fin
E. G. Geyer
The
Lancaster Trust
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
Ray Brown
Yous D
Reiles Grabill
B. Long
John Hertzler
Torn Db
Skiles
Herbert C. Milla
Tressorer
Mellinger
John 8. Graybill
W. A. Hensel
H.W. Hartman
John A. Nauman
Fulton Studio
Amos, Photographer
S. M. Huber
Lititz, OR
F. M. Bowman
Rothsville
W.h.muth&co
Cone
Coal Lumber
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
Ritchie
E.C. Ritchie Railroad Restaurant
Lititz
Ind
U. S. Army
Col. Theo. Roosevelt
United States Army
Kerrall Roosevelt
Africa
Philip Rudy
Nausen Street
Lancaster
Leading Farmers’ Hotel
Sorrel Horse Hotel
A. B. Adams
Prop’r
King St
M .M. Souders Electrical Contractor
EO. L. Keith
Justice of the Peace
Real Hatate
Solisctions and Insurance
Losk
DST
Thomas Steffy
Broad Street
Waltham Watches
Waltham
Wertsch
Watchmaker
Penna
A.G. Hershay
Old Mill
Front Street
John H. Tshudy
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