Rattlesnakes Halt Huckleberry Pickers Near Carlisle
Across the state notes recount a string of curious local events. Huckleberry pickers near Carlisle killed fifteen rattlesnakes while collecting berries. In Lebanon, vacant lots must be kept clear as authorities urge owners to improve appearance. Mil ton stenographers form a swimming club to train despite hazards, drawing community attention. Marriage licenses in Pottsville dip, June figures show 211 issued last month. A farm near Lebanon reports two turtles fighting in Quittapahilla Creek, snapped from water weighing forty nine pounds total. Heirloom chickens ride ten miles asleep on a wagon axle to market. The Titusville Herald promotes berry farming as lucrative, citing a Warren county resident earning three thousand dollars in berries. Bernard Kerr encounters a brown bear nibbling apples near Fryburg and flees in fright.
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Carlisle
Lebanon
Milton
Pottsville
Quittapahilla Creek
Adam Simmons
Heidelburg Township
Lebanon Market House
Titusville Herald
Crawford County
Herald
Warren County
Bernard Kerr
du Bois
Fryberg
Kerr
Man Arrested After Self-Injury Attempt in Steelton
Frank Kristan of Steelton fired twelve times at himself in a recent incident described as a failed suicide. He was not admitted to a hospital or placed with an undertaker, but was arrested for attempting death by his own action.
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Frank Kristan
Steelton
Mr. Goodstern
Hardcase
Catholic Standard and Times
Atchison Globe
Col. Theo. Roosevelt
United States Army
Kermit Roosevelt
Africa
Philip Rudy
Lice Control Advice For Poultry From State Experts
A Chester Pennsylvania poultryman asks how to eradicate lice in his flock. The reply details two louse types, methods to treat the coop with kerosene or lime-sulphur solutions, and a plan to dust the birds with a sulfur, hellebore, tobacco, and pyrethrum mix. Also recommends replacing nest straw and consulting USDA literature.
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Chester
I. A. Surface
Harrisburg
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Act to Prevent Fraud in Passenger Carriers
The Act of Assembly aims to curb fare evasion on public conveyances in Pennsylvania. It defines misdemeanor penalties up to $5 fine or 10 days in jail for refusing or avoiding lawful fare and for selling or using unauthorized transfer tickets. The measure targets both steamboat and rail or electric streetcars within the commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Assembly
The Tailor's Chance and Not at His Best
Two short anecdotes from periodical snippets. A tailor and a doctor meet in a funeral procession with a pun on work and home, followed by a rector chiding a golfer about performance with a witty comeback. The pieces reflect light humorous exchanges and social routines.
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Sir Archibald Geikie
Lying In Wait and a Taboret Mystery
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a conversation about a taboret. The speaker asks, What’s that, and learns it is a shadowy object standing about shin height in the dark. Drummond notes property has duties as well as rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shin
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Drummond
Legless and Armless Yet Kavanaugh Daring Rider and Sportsman
Arthur Kavanaugh, MP for Carlow from 1869 to 1880, stood without arms or legs yet rode hounds with remarkable skill. He survived a saddle accident, sailed, fished, felled trees, and published accounts of his Albania trip. His famed ride from Norway to India showcased his boldness and endurance. He fathered four children and served as a keen, capable legislator in the house.
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Kavanaugh
House of Commons
Arthur Kavanaugh
Carlow
Ireland
Satan
Albania
Norway
India
Russia
Caspian Sea
Astrakhan
Astrabad
Persia
Burnaby
London
Chances of Life Figures That Indicate Your Probable Future
An actuary explains long life odds from age 20 onward with figures for 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes variability by age and notes slim chances after 90.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Field's Finishing Touch with a Witty Dinner Tale
Eugene Wield visits Richard Henry Stoddard in New York where a well known physician is described as serious and pompous. They discuss diet and eggs with Stoddard asking about two eggs at breakfast year round. Wield answers with a solemn line about laying two eggs.
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Field
Eugene Wield
Richard Henry Stoddard
New York
Stoddard
Wield
Beggar and Policeman Caution in Street Exchange
A beggar challenges a man’s conduct asking for alms with no hat removal while a policeman watches from across the street. The beggar apologizes, fearing arrest for beggin, since the officer regards them as old friends.
The Puzzle That Baffled Cleveland Readers
The Puzzle notes the lasting question of how a fool could both obtain wealth and then part with it, reflecting on the logic of money and folly as presented by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Notable Quote On Character From The Atchison Globe
The page cites a remark on reliability and observation, noting that true reliability requires little self-promotion. It contrasts moral excess and deficiency with a Shakespearean line. The excerpt underscores how virtue is perceived and tested by others in public life.
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Albrecht Durer
Nuremberg
Durer
London Graphic
Pierce
Brunnerville
E. G. Geyer
N. Broad Street
Thomas Steffy Lititz
IND
Williamson
G. E. Myer Tinner
Plummer Lititz, Pa
The
Lancaster Trust Co
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
John Hertaler
John D. Seiles
Hhrbhry
MILA
Mellinger
John
Gray Bill
Histate
W. C. Hensal
H.W. Hartman Joohn Hertzler
John A. Natman
Waltham Watches
Waltham
Wertsch
Watchmaker
LIGTZ
PENNA
W.h.muth&co
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
Fulton Studio
Amos
S. M. Huber
Lititz, OR
F. M. Bowman
Rothsville
CNA Brands
Waverly
Waverly Oil Works Co
Pittsburg
Waverly Special Auto
U. S. Army
Queen Street
Lancaster
Histel
Sorrel Horse Hotel
A. B. Adams
Prop’r
Binner
King St
Jobn
Ritchie
E.g. Ritchie
Lititz
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