Seven year old Amos Henry dies from lockjaw in Lancaster
In Lancaster County a seven year old boy Amos Henry dies from lockjaw after treading on a rusty nail. The Conestoga Traction Co predicts fare increases about 200 percent with all 5 cent fares rising to six cents. Government awards a million can contract to Grey Iron and Casting Co Mount Joy with a quarter of work due in ninety days. John K. Ebersole near Aberdeen is seriously injured after being gored by a cross bull, tossed ten feet and unconscious for a period. The Lancaster area suffers bakeries closures for 30 days due to a Food Administration order.
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Amos Henry
Lancaster
Conestoga Traction Company
Grey Iron and Casting Co
Mount Joy
John K. Ebersole
Aberdeen
Mr. Ebersole
Reading playgrounds attract 22752 children in a week
In a week during Reading, playgrounds drew 22 752 children. Mrs. Marcella Horning of Altoona 90 years old knits wristlets and socks for soldiers, born in County Westmeath Ireland came to America 69 years ago. The Hershey Cafe was closed for two weeks for food rulings violations and overuse of bread and sugar. A bay colored wolf near River View Mansion north of York was reported to Game Prosecutor Peter Vale as farmers claim loss of fine shoots. John K Tener portrait to be hung in the Governors gallery at the State Capitol with other governors portraits from Penn era. Max Gruber and family of Reading have five sons in the armed forces. James J Jones of Millerstown enlisted in the marine corps and trained at Paris Island. Catherine Kelly sustained extensive facial, arm and hand lacerations from a car collision. Scranton’s oldest church building, in use 65 years, is deteriorating due to mine caves.
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Marcella Horning
Altoona
County Westmeath
Ireland
America
Hershey Cafe
McCormick
River View Mansion
York
Peter Vale
John K. Tener
William Penn
Max Gruber
Reading
Navy
Philadelphia
Gruber
D. M. Roudabush
Charles Filer
Sugar Hoarding Probed as War Time Ration Rule Urged
Howard Heinz warns sugar hoarders harm the war effort and urges Pennsylvanians to reduce consumption to 3 pounds per person per month. He stresses all households must conserve sugar for canning and troops, with penalties for hoarding and support for strict wartime rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Heinz
Pennsylvania
Food Administration
Alaska Frost Depths Across Polar Regions
Scientific American reports on perennially frozen ground in Alaska and nearby areas. Excavations show ground frost beginning 18 inches to 2 feet below surface in placer mining. Klondike alluvium frozen to about 200 feet. Fairbanks reaches over 200 feet with a 318 foot shaft. Seward peninsula holes exceed 75 feet, nearly 200 in one case. Some ground remains unfrozen due to moss cover allowing thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Klondike
Geological Survey
Fairbanks
Seward
A. H. Brooks
Scientific American
Sponges Describe Life Cycle and Forms in Sea
Sponges are animals that eat and digest. They start as tiny eel like larvae, then settle on rocks and grow into various shapes including mermaid's gloves fan like treelike and cup sponges. Some spread as carpets and others called sea nests by fishers resemble birds nests.
Which Brother Sings Has Joined the Al lies
A dialogue reveals Patrice asking about a singing brother and learns he has joined the al lies, prompting Patricia to remark that he has stopped singing. The exchange hints at a change in allegiance and its impact on his artistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrice
Man Credits Tanlac Cure to Restore Health in Allentown
William Dunstan of 1536 Allen St Allentown Pa says Tanlac restored his health after severe indigestion and poor appetite. He praises the tonic and notes relief from kidney pains and better eating. Tanlac is sold locally by Druggist L N Moyer.
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Tanlac
William Dunstan
Allen St
Allentown
Tate
L. N. Moyer
Picnics and reunions listed for Lititz Springs area
A ledger of community events shows multiple picnics and reunions at Lititz Springs throughout July. Names include St Johns Reformed S S Lancaster and St Stephens church groups, Loos-Loose and Fasnacht reunions, and unions from Lititz to Lancaster with various S S and Union societies hosting gatherings.
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St. John’s Reformed S. S
Lancaster
Lititz Springs
Lancaster St. Stephen’s
Mechanicsburg
Rohrerstown S
Lancaster Presbyterian S
St. Luke’s
Zem Zem Siesta
Princes of Bagdad
Springs
Lutz
Lititz Union
One of the Meanest Men in a Western Town
A woman joins her husband in a new western home and learns he is known as the meanest man there. A damsel explains it started when he seemed spry and charming, drew the girls’ interest, and then sent for his wife, revealing their marriage.
The Full Carload Mindset During Wartime
The piece argues that wartime demands require full carloads and early ordering of farm supplies. It notes wasteful prewar habits of shipping partial loads and stresses that railcars are scarce, so every shipment should be a full carload. Farmers are urged to order seed wheat fertilizer machinery well in advance.
Wire Splints Replace Wood In Medical Splinting
A new surgical splint uses galvanized woven wire netting instead of wood. The tempered steel can be molded by hand, is sterilized and welded into a single, nonfraying piece. It is porous for evaporation and air flow, and rolls like a bandage, offering lighter, less bulky support than wooden splints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
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Our Merchant Tailoring
Detmer, Mason and Hanson
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Lancaster County
E. Bushong
A. F. Book
Harry Lefever
Quarryville
T. R. Ferguson
Kirkwood
MecCall’s Ferry
Atglen
John Dupler
Strickler & Hinkle
Dupler
Henry Stoudt
Charles
Harry
Fred
Pacific Coast
Camp Greene
Camp Meade
Scranton
Kaiser
Heinz
Goethe
Augustus Thomas
Emerson
Napoleon
Prussia
France
Germany
Hoover
Washington
United States
Mr. Hoover
Charles McDermott
Allison Township
Clinton County
R. B. McCormick
William F. Shanaman
Davies
Shanaman
Canning
Five Fathom Bank
Hive Fathom Bank
Wildwood
N. J
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Anglesea
Sea Isle City
N. I
Kemper Reunion
Brownstown Union U. S. Penie
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey
East
King St
Lancaster, Pa
W. A
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W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Opticians
Hamilton
South Bend
Elgin
Waltham
North
Queen Street
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