Local notes from Lancaster County and vicinity
Miss Mabel Woodring is elected first assistant at Ephrata High School. James A. Meyers reports a St Lawrence fishing trip with 14 pickerel and 8 bass in a week. Jacob Bowers will probate with bequests to Mountville church and Neffsville Home. Carnegie Steel backs 70000 purchase of B F Hoffman farm for dolomite plant in Bainbridge. 500 workers expected.
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Mabel Woodring
Myerstown
Colorado
Ephrata
James A. Meyers
Columbia
St. Lawrence River
Jacob Bowers
East Hempfield
German Baptist Brethren Church
Mountville
Blue Ball
New Holland
Terre Hill
Stough
Lancaster
Henry Wertz
Washington Borough
Carnegie Steel Company
B. F. Hoffman
Bainbridge
Pittsburgh
Girl Receives 2.60 For 26 Quarts Of Dead Flies
An eight year old girl turned in a bucket of 26 quarts of dead flies to Lebanon City Hall earning 2.60 at 10 cents per quart. She did not state her collection time but demonstrated enterprising effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimmerman
Lebanon
Four Foot Eel Prize Won by Quarryville Boys
Joseph Rineer and Enos Gaul of Quarryville secured a prize for the biggest eel caught in the area last week. The four foot specimen, pulled from a quarry pond, was hauled onto a flat rock with a gig and measured as long as a man's arm. Joe Rineer, an experienced fisherman, has previously landed as many as ten eels in a night, though none as large as this catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Rineer
Enos Gaul
Quarryville
Joe
Moravian Church Faces War Turmoil and Mission Strain
The Moravian Church, tiny but prolific in missions, faces heavy strain as European war disrupts funding and communication. Clergy and members in Germany Austria Russia England and France join military forces, risking internment and loss of overseas stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
John Hus
Bohemia
Hus
Saxony
Count Zinzendorf
Lititz
Unitas Fratrum
Germany
Austria
Russia
Italy
France
England
The
New York Sun
Europe
Texas
Georgia
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Pennsylvania
White Hill
Reformed Church of Poland
The Strassburg Clock and Its Remarkable Features
The Strassburg clock in Alsace Lorraine cathedral reaches twenty feet in height and was built by Jean Baptiste Schwilgue in 1842. It displays solar time, a planetary mechanism, four ages of man, hourly figures, Death striking, and a Christ figure with the apostles at noon, while a crowing rooster signals noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strassburg
Alsace- Lorraine
Jean Baptiste Schwilgue
Death
Christ
Peter
London Standard
Lightning Rods Explained Why Sharp Points Work
The London Telegraph notes a sharp lightning rod point offers no resistance to electrical discharge, allowing clouds to discharge quietly. A knob or ball increases resistance and can cause violent discharges. non corrosive metal prevents corrosion. a needle point can pass a full charge through a body, while a ball ends in instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Mistaken Word Usage and Etymology Confusion
A Boston Transcript excerpt discusses misuse of words in English usage. It highlights errors between necessity and necessary and between expect and suspect. The writer argues for adopting precise terminology to improve orthodoxy in language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Indians of Ecuador as Burdened Labourers Described
Professor Edward Alsworth Ross notes in South of Panama that Ecuadorian Indians resemble passive beasts of burden. He recalls images of children carrying heavy brick loads, women bearing children, spinning at work, and barefoot laborers moving earth or bricks while men wield whips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Edward Alsworth Ross
Panama
Holland's Windmills and the Dutch Wealth Measure
The article compares a man's wealth to windmills in Holland, noting that in some regions windmill count signifies financial status. Windmills fight water, shelter families, provide work and income for their owners, shaping prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
New York
Argentina
Tehuantepec
The Military Attache Duties and Duties Outlined
The article defines the role of a military attache as thoroughly studying changes in military affairs and reporting on mobilization arms and equipment of the host power. It also includes a brief Brooklyn Life dialogue reflecting pessimism and optimism about life’s wants versus what was not desired.
Thieves Don’t Like Ducks and Watchdog Poultry Yard
The note from Farm and Fireside and a line from the Philadelphia Ledger describe ducks as vigilant guardians of poultry, quacking at night to deter thieves. The wry quotes contrast cynicism with parental wisdom, reflecting rural and urban wit.
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W.H. Buch
Rexall
Lewis N. Moyer
W. H. Muth & CO
Cma
R. R. Depot
Lititz, Penna
Moravian Church
Brooklyn
Pop
Philadelphia Ledger
Farmers National Bank
Penna
Wingert & Haas
Queen ST
Lancaster, PA
Walthams
Elgins
Hamiltons
Appt & Sodaccensmonta Fewelecs G
Gottcians
Lancasten Pa
Mrs. Vaughn
W. A
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
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