Lancaster County News Highlights Local Events And Figures
Lancaster reports include 34 newspapers in the county, a child with a fractured leg from a barn door accident, Sunday closing orders by Ephrata merchants, and Dr. George R. Kersey described as the tallest local dentist. Manheim plant expansion, spooky legends at Baby's Bridge, Friday half holiday observance, and notable deaths from lockjaw and gas-related incidents are noted alongside civic notes on Manheim Reality Company and the transformed Leaman Place YMCA building. Agricultural conditions show heavy hay, promising wheat, late corn, and improving crops with minimal tobacco discussion. Poet shoemaker Frank Tiede is found dead with a gas tube, noted for a naval past and a self-published verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
John Brubaker
Weidmansville
John H. Brubaker
Ephrata Law and Order Society
George R. Kersey
Elizabethtown
United States Asbestos Company
Manheim
Chickies Valley
Baby’s Bridge
Merchants’ Association of
Henry G. Ganss
Lancaster
St. Patrick’s Church
Carlisle
Father Gangs
Manheim Reality Company
George H. Danner
Howard Litzenberger
N. Webster Gingrich
John B. Shreiner
M. M. Pfautz
B. Frank Danner
S. Guilford Summy
Christian Bear
Harry H. Berntheizel
Leroy H. Fry
H. H. Moore
Manor Township
Ning
Leaman Place
Paradise
Strasburg
Young Men’s Christian Association
Child Accidentally Shot in Lancaster Yard Accident
Violet Smith six is critical at Lancaster General Hospital after a double barreled shotgun discharged while she and John Meckley fourteen played in Jonas Smith’s Florin yard. The gun was believed loaded. amputations followed, naming Dr. Winifred Thome and a debated possession at the time. Michael Eberly, aLancaster carriage maker turned canvasser, is described as a hale ninety four year old with a long, active life and Democratic loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet
Jonas Smith
Florin
Lancaster General Hospital
John Meckley
Mr. Smith
Winifred Thome
Mount Joy
Lancaster
Michael Eberly
Alticks
The Biggest Apple Crop Ever Predicted for 1912
The New York Journal of Commerce reports from apple men that the 1912 season may yield about 50,000,000 barrels, with record gains across New York Maine Massachusetts Michigan Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia Virginia Arkansas Missouri Kansas Illinois and the Pacific Northwest. The report cites ideal seasons and expanding bearing acreage in Washington Oregon and Idaho, now about 64,000 acres, but notes prices are unlikely to fall benefiting producers more than consumers who still pay higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal of Commerce
New York
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Back to the Land and the Promise of Texas
The piece argues the slogan Back to the land invites careful land choice and persistent effort. It highlights Texas as a land of promise offering yearly crops and independence, citing La Jara’s 60 years of farming by Mexican tenants and noting a historic wave of immigration to the Rio Grande Valley as the nation's largest movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lone Star
la Jara
Rio Grande Valley
Axseriva
The Nervous American Girl in a Train of Fifteen
The article portrays American girls as nervous across classes, recounting a train trip with fifteen young women and two chaperones bound for New York. It details their outfits, hats, furs, and varied nervous tics from voice to gestures, noting clipped speech and affected laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Launcelot
Stay Cool In Heat With Temperate Habits
Advice urges calm and self discipline to prevent sunstroke. Emphasizes loose clothing, lighter meals, hydration with water and fruit drinks, avoiding alcohol, and moderation in activity. Encourages mental composure to reduce physical heat and stress during summer.
Violins Old and New Debate Divides Paris Musicians
Paris musicians debated whether very old violins and violoncellos surpass modern instruments. Six ancient instruments including a Stradivarius and Guarnerius were tested against six modern ones. A jury heard marks for tone as Senor Casals played unseen, modern instruments scoring higher overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London Express
War Time Coffee Mix from the Ideal Grocer Aisle
The piece describes a wartime coffee blend sold amid adulteration. It instructs mixing rest Java coffee with rye, cleaning rye, roasting and grinding, then packing the mixture in air tight containers. An essence of coffee is made by boiling molasses to a powder and mixing with ground Java coffee.
It Certainly Did Flood Questioned by Sunday School
A brief Chicago News quip recaps a flood cause as a Sunday school exchange. The teacher asks Johnny what caused the flood and the boy replies it rained, reflecting a humorous, simple explanation.
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Witle
Chicago News
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Mentor
Maxx
Panama
Walter H. Buch
Broad St
Record
Lititz, Pa
Frank Tiede
Philadelphia
Shoemaker
Tiede
Hiram Lodge
No. 23
United States Navy
Panamas
Bankoks
Mackinaws
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Lititz
Farmers National Bank
Lititz, Penna
Heinitsh
S. Queen St
Oxford & Pump Sale
Russia
Chas. H. Frey
King St
North Queen
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