Spring Farm Calendar Advises Early Thrashing and Fumigation
The article outlines a farm calendar focusing on wheat moth control, recommending early field thrashing and bin fumigation with carbon disulphide after lining bins with building paper or boarding. It also notes brown rot control for peaches with the third spray, self boiled lime sulfur, and timing before ripening. Poultry notes warn of rose chafers, light reminders on succession planting, and rose beetle damage with a specific arsenate of lead spray recipe.
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State College
Pennsylvania
Weekend town events calendar and parking rule
A long community schedule lists picnics reunions fairs and clubs at Lititz Springs Ephrata Park and surrounding areas from July into October. The piece closes with a no parking on state highways order issued to Highway Motor Patrol members urging strict enforcement to improve traffic safety.
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Highway Motor Patrol
Paul D. Wright
Secretary of Highways
Rothsville School Building To Be Enlarged
Plans have been completed for a large addition to the Rothsville High School building to be constructed during the upcoming summer. The article notes local development and community efforts spanning the Garden Spot area. It also mentions Millersville Fire Company Festival on July 19 with Lancaster City Band and Bel Mont's Beauties, plus regional blackberry picking traditions and a colorful reminiscence of Katie Jackson, a famed early picker.
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Rothsville
Rothsville High School
Millersville
Fire Company
Lancaster
Frank Bausman
Lancaster Township
Belmont
Lancaster County
Katie Jackson
Auction Draws Crowds at Boyer Household Sale
Hundreds attended the Evansburg public auction of Henry K Boyer’s household furnishings, former House speaker. Items fetched varied prices from a $105 clock to a Norristown man paying $182 for a walnut chest, with china, silverware, and pictures selling at modest sums amid spirited bidding.
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Henry K Boyer
House of Representatives
Evansburg
Norristown
Boyer
Senators Quay
Penrose
Log Hut Story From Bern Township Berks County
A well preserved log hut on the Leinbach farm in Bern township, Berks county, reveals a 175 year history. Built with blue mountains logs, the owner’s ancestor yielded a flint lock gun and a horn of powder as the earnings of labor. Widows Meet at Bethlehem The Moravian Widows Society of Bethlehem held its annual meeting. Dividends of 25 dollars were paid to 69 widows for the last half year, with 50 dollars per widow for the year and a total of 248743 72 dollars since 1770. Officers elected included Treasurer G. Fred Krause and Secretary J. R. Schmid.
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Leinbach
Bern’ Township
Berks County
Blue Mountains
Bethlehem
Moravian Widows’ Society of Bethlehem
G. Fred Krause
J. R. Schmid
James E. Krause
Theodore Kampman
A. J. Sterner
J. Fred Wolfe
W. N. Schwarze
B. J. Bishop
BE. A. Rau
H. A. Riegel
J. E. Leibfried
R. L. Beckel
Palmrya Woman Refuses Taxes Used Copper Stills Now Pans
Palmrya resident Sarah M Hoffman resisted tax collection and threatened officers with an ax. She was jailed for failing to pay 10.63 dollars including school tax and costs. County authorities seized copper from raids and repurposed it for prison utensils.
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Chester County
Sarah M. Hoffman
Palmyra
Garden Pest Control Advice for Lancaster County Plants
Farm Bureau adviser C R Mason reports on major garden pests in Lancaster County. He prescribes specific chemical and cultural controls for cabbage maggots cabbage worms lice cucurbit beetles celery blight tomato blight flea beetles and vine borers with instructions on preparation timing and safety and invites readers to contact Lancaster County Farm Bureau for more information.
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Lancaster County
C. R. Mason
State College
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Woolworth Building
Lancaster
JAP BEETLE SPREADS IN CHESTER COUNTY AREA
Jars of 50 lively Japanese beetles were shown by D A Nitterauer on his farm near Sheep Hill in Chester County. He reported this as the first sighting in the area and will continue beetle control efforts. Experts note beetles can fly long distances possibly from New Jersey, where a quarantine is in effect.
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Pottstown
D. A. Nitterauer
Sheep Hill
Chester County
Nitterauer
New Jersey
Jersey
Turtles Fall Prey to Concrete Roads and Autos
South Jersey highways drive many turtles to death as cars strike them while insects gather on the warm concrete. Scientists note roads lure terrapins and rabbits to feed and bask, shortening their lifespans. Separately, Pennsylvania officials predict higher Thanksgiving and Christmas turkey imports due to wet spring weather slowing turkey growth and raising disease risk.
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South Jersey
Nature
Remembered His Friends With Estate For Eight Beneficiaries
Aaron Hain formerly of Lebanon left a $15,000 estate to eight friends with at least one dwelling and cash to each. He was among fewer than twenty Civil War veterans in Lebanon county and served as a city policeman under Mayor John A. Weimer.
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Aaron Hain
Lebanon
Hain
Lebanon County
John A. Weimer
Mummies Unwrapped at Cleveland Museum Exhibit
Mummy case opened after decades on display revealing only a skeleton and porcelain heads from a string. The scent of balsam lingered as bones decayed further. The mummy is identified as Senhi, a king's scribe from Egypt's Twelfth Dynasty, died about age thirty five.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Senhi
Egypt
Senbi
African Conjuring Beliefs and Witchcraft Impacts Hint
A New York Times piece notes West Africa natives hold two souls per person with a magic draft passing between the worlds. Evil spirits lurk in rocks trees and rivers as Goddess Nimm guards a shrine. Surveys show electric railways face twenty five extra taxes beyond operating costs.
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Africa
Nimm
West Africa
Ptr Gro
New York Times
Telegraph admits English lag in telephone use
The London Daily Telegraph in an editorial concedes that the English are far behind the Americans in applying the telephone to daily life, acknowledging a gap in adoption and practical use.
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John Bull
The
London Daily Telegraph
Different Thoughts Mean Different Ears Describes Three Types
An excerpt describes three ear types linked to temperaments and careers. The ambitious business ear shows forceful presence and drive, the easygoing manager ear balances vigor with restraint, and the mental temperament ear suits literary or clerical work.
Horses to follow and back from a church paper
A young man who answered an ad for betting tips received a card listing horses to follow Cearse horses to back Hobby horses to put something on Sun horses to let alone Race horses. The note appears in the Western Christian Advocate, reflecting a cautionary adage about gambling.
Time of 3 45 train obstructed by slow traveler
A stout man heading to the depot four blocks away paused at a corner to wipe his sweat and ask a policeman if he could catch the 3 45 train. The officer checked his watch and replied that he had the time but not the speed.
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Boston Transcript
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