Hanover centennial celebration planned for September
Over the state the centennial events will take place in Hanover from September 12 to 18. Other items report Bingeman’s death from an injury, arson trials in various state courts, a 33 pound brown trout caught at Pike's Creek, a 250 pound sea turtle destined for Everhart museum, and local notices including a clerk of the Orphans' Court candidate, a Lucerne County student’s study plans, and a barnyard mishap with lost eggs and $8 in cash.
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Hanover
Bingeman
Sunbury
M. L. Ruggles
Pike’s Creek
Luzerne County
Williamsport
Chincoteague
Everhart Museum
Scranton
Hoyt Keller
Pine Creek
Samuel Beckley
Swatara Township
Orphans’ Court
Lebanon County
George Kunkel, Jr
George Kunkel
Dauphin County
Franklin and Marshall
Andrew G. Curtin
Gregg
Bellefonte
Harrisburg
Curtin
Pennsylvania
Translated Lexington Union Sunday School Subscribers 1837 List
A translated catalog of Lexington Union Sunday School subscribers for the year 1837. Names and contributions are recorded in one long list, showing payments in dollars, cents, and small fractions, with notes on days or blocks for some entries. The roster includes Jacob Hillman, Jacob Smith, John Bamberger, Martin Meily, William Shanner, and many others from Lititz and surrounding areas.
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Lexington
Jacob Hillman
Jacob Smith
Jos. Blickensderfer
George Sheaffer
Leonhard Merkly
Jacob Shelley
John Bamberger
Daniel Meintzer
Jacob Meintzer
Joseph Boyer
John Eby
Benjamin Eby
Jacob Ritter
John Buch
Margaret Miller
Casper Steinmetz
Joseph Bamberger
Jacob Meyer
Peter Stauffer
Jacob Brubacher
John Hollinger
Conrad Engel
David Lahm
Friedrich Heiser
Leonhart Ziegler
Christian Weaver
Andreas Camerer
John Spickler
Samuel Longenecker
Peter Gross
Martin Peifer
Martin Singer
Daniel Grebill
Philip Keile
Christian Rudy
John Woods
Henry Staufer
Martian Grub
George Holsinger
James Crawfort
Jacob Erb
Elias Eby
Adam Hollinger
Michael Frank
Machas Meily
Michal Frank, Jr
Joseph Erb
Christoph Frey
John Witmier
Daniel Erb
Samuel Bricker
Christian Oehme
Martin Mandabach
Michel Rank
John Levring
Jacob Schutz
Lititz
Davied Hellman
Wido Hellman
Abraham Schiffer
John Merkly
Machas Maily, Jr
Samuel English
Jacob Netzley
Jacob Neaviling
Samuel Bentz
Fred Keller
Joh. Wm. Raach
Daniel Hall
Jacob Greidner
Christian Seick
Samuel Schrantz
John Kauffman
Henry Sehlett
Henry Backer
Henry Risser
Daniel Rickert
Jonas Bucher
John Ehleman
William Beadis
John Bricker
Christian Hershey, Jr
John Arnt
John Bartrait
Michael Kauffman
Jacob Musselman
Joseph Brubacher
Joseph Bomberger, Jr
Peter Ero
Samuel Zentmyer
Daniel Gingrich
Christian Eby
Jacob Sheetz
Christian Bamberger, Jr
Christian Bamberger
George Witter
William Shriner, Jr
David Kreider
Henry Sahm
Henry Lutz
Serjsmin Landis
Sam
Wonder Vacuum Achieved Near Perfection by Cold Charcoal
Scientists report near perfect vacuum by cooling air in a sealed tube with liquid hydrogen and adding cold charcoal to absorb remaining gases. The result approaches 0.0000058 millimeters of pressure, leaving traces of helium and neon. This builds on mercury, Gacde, and Geryck pumps, using charcoal's cold absorption to reduce leaks.
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Chicago Herald
Walking on All Fours Talk Warns of Floor Dangers
Dr Dixon explains babies crawl and spend years near the floor. Precautions include blankets rails and guarding floors to avoid contamination. Hospitals note germs on floors and advise training children to avoid floor foods. Civil Service announces a 1915 motor rural carrier exam in Lancaster County with salary $1,500 to $1,800. open to male citizens domiciled in the county. forms available at post offices.
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United States Civil Service, Commission
Lancaster
Penna
Lititz
Quarryville
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D.C
Commission
Washington, D. C
Peculiar Occupations of Bacteriologist Anthropologist and Plant Doctor
From London Tit-Bits, a playful look at three odd modern careers. The bacteriologist spends years in a controlled lab avoiding exposure to microbes while studying disease agents. The anthropologist travels to dig sites hoping to uncover human skulls and ancient relics. The plant doctor works in the lab diagnosing plant diseases and finding cures to protect flowers.
Storks and Dutch Folklore Blessings in Western Holland
A reflection on aeronautics urging patience and self belief contrasts with a Dutch belief in storks as omens of good fortune. In western Holland storks atop cottage chimneys symbolize future blessings and farmers place nest boxes to ensure better crops.
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Long Island
Holland
False Logis. Suitor and maiden spar over curves
In a brief amused exchange from the Richmond Times Dispatch a disappointed suitor laments that all women are alike while the maiden snaps back that generalizations about women he has known are ill fated. The rural witticism hints at social mores and courtship humor of the period.
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Rielmond Times-Dispatch
Good Guess Redd Been Out in Your New Auto
Greene reports trouble with a new automobile and says they stopped several times during a trip out but did not stop on the way home. Yonkers Statesman notes the incident and indicates they were towed home.
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Redd
Greene
Yonkers Statesman
Eyes and Glasses in Modern Life
The strain on our eyes today is higher due to demanding schools, busy work, and artificial illumination. Eyes are not weaker than ancestors, but modern life reveals latent defects, prompting use of properly fitted lenses. Also notes more dust in sunlit spaces as light creates currents that lift particles along beam paths.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster City
Lancaster
Agricultural Trust Company
Board of
Luck Against Him
A brief anecdote from the Detroit Free Press about a man who cannot afford a theater outing. He claims the venue is sold out, saying he will take his date next week, but her aunt attends that very night with two other couples, leaving them among the few in the parquet.
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Detroit
Ree Press
Feminine Logic Ends With Bette's Marriage to Longtime Suitor
Mrs. A notes that Bette is finally married to the man who proposed a decade ago. Mr. A quips she should have wed then, but he was too old for her at that time. An AP report from the Poston Transcript.
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Bette
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