Lititz Springs hosts a busy parade of church and civic events
A long list of community gatherings runs through July to November at Lititz Springs and surrounding parks. Picnics, reunions, fairs, siestas, and choir concerts involve Emanuel Lutheran, Otterbein U B S S, Akron Union S S, St Johns and other local churches plus unions, with dates from July 17 to Nov 20 noted.
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Emanuel Lutheran S. S
Lancaster
Lititz Springs
Otterbein U. B. S .S
Akron Union
S. S
Kilhefner
Ephrata Park
St. John’s Lutheran
Brickerville
Hopeland U. B
Bareville
Mishler
Tadmore Siesta
Princes of
Get Rich Quick Schemes Likely to Crumble
The piece argues that most get rich quick schemes fail and presents several counterpoints. It notes public skepticism and warns against unrealistic promises, urging careful evaluation before chasing fast wealth.
Streams in county poor for bass fishing amid heavy rains
County anglers report most streams are high and muddy with bass fishing hindered by persistent rains. Officials warn Susquehanna River may take another week to clear before fit for fishing.
When High Churchmen Laid Aside Dignity
The Manchester Guardian recalls Richard Corbet’s antics as Norwich bishop in 1832. It notes a humorous scene during confirmation with his chaplain Lushington, joking about dust on the bald healer and wine cellar merriment, reflecting eccentric clerical life.
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Exeter
Manchester Guardian
Richard Corbet
Norwich
Carbet
John Aubrey
Lushington
Corbet
Tushington
Inventor Solves Precision Drill Challenge For Calculator
The Detroit News reports a new calculator drilling method that creates ten holes in a plate one thirty‑second of an inch thick with thousandth inch accuracy. A compact machine twelve inches tall uses ten spindles with No 6 Morse drills, driven by a belt and cam, drilling in ten seconds.
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Detroit News
Flowers of the Desert Show Desert Blooms in Arizona
The Detroit News notes abundant blooms in Arizona deserts, highlighting tall yucca and sotol, both in the lily family, and the water cactus which can reach five to ten feet high with a barrel sized girth and a pulpy covering yielding water for Indians and travelers in dry spells.
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Desert
Arizona
The
Detroit News
Simply Couldn't Dorothy Learns To Tie Her Sash
Five year old Dorothy loves a blue silk sash. Each time she runs to mother for help tying it. Mother asks her to learn to tie it herself. Dorothy asks how when she is standing around in the front all the time.
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Dorothy
Silk Mill in Pottsville to Resume Full-Time Work
The Tilt silk mill of Pottsville, one of the world’s largest, will immediately resume full-time operations after months of running on half-time.
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Tilt
Pottsville
Outlook For Game On North Mountain Improves
The Game Keeper Carpenter reports a better prospects for hunting on North Mountain this year with rabbits and pheasants especially plentiful plus encounters with deer and bear during his mid-summer tour of the mountain region. Dahlia Growers to Hold Show in West Chester on Sept 19 and 20. Lightning during a thunderstorm in Lycoming county struck a barn then the horse stable maiming pigs and killing two in White Deer valley. Bargain Weddings: Rev Harry F Rector offers a free wedding and paid license and taxi for the couple on August 29 at the Church of Christ parsonage in Lock Haven.
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St. John’s Reformed
Lancaster
Lititz Springs
Steffy
Ephrata Park
Kemper
Tues
Mt.Calvary Lutherans
Leola
Mechansburg S. S
Fire Co
Adamstown
Church of Christ Lancaster
Kurtz
St Andrews Reformed
S. Lancaster
Keath
Reamstown
Frymyer
Elser-Oberlin
West Chester
Pottsville
Reading
Allentown
Trenton
York
Doylestown
Lancaster County
Lutheran Church
Manheim
Atlantic City
N. J
North Mountain
Carpenter
White Deer Valley
Lycoming County
Harris Fegley
Alvira
Harry F. Rector
Church of Christ
Lock Haven
Wipped Girl Fleeing Forced Marriage Sought by Police
Rosa Hanger, 14, of Berwick, left home after her parents beat her for refusing to marry John Jerk, 50, a wealthy resident of the foreign section. She lived with neighbors briefly, then disappeared on Saturday. Fishing Will Be Good as Spring Rain Boosts Stocks, Says Fisheries Commissioner N. R. Buller.
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Pennsylvania
Rosa Hanger
Berwick
John Jerk
Foreign Section
N. R. Buller
Seventh Son Is Born to Keifer Family on Dock Street
The seventh son was born on Monday July 7 to Mr and Mrs Ralph Keifer who reside on Dock street Royalton. The baby boy joins their family.
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Ralph Keifer
Dock Street
Royalton
Oxen in Lancaster County Farms and a Historical Pageant Appeal
The article recalls past oat and oxen used in Lancaster farms especially among Scotch and Irish settlers. It notes an appeal for a pair of oxen for a historical pageant with unknown outcome. It mentions Parker Shenk and Robert Montgomery as notable owners of valued teams. It contrasts with southern Virginia where oxen remain common.
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Lancaster County
Parker Shenk
Peach Bottom
Robert Montgomery
Helen Township
Ile
Virginia
Lancaster Enlarges City Limits: Chamber Circulates Petitions
The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce began circulating petitions in outlying districts to extend the city limits. The effort seeks to bring additional areas under the city’s jurisdiction and services.
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Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Lancaster Pair Weds Despite Royal Protests in Siamese Emigration
Walter Binai a Siamese student from Lehigh College marries Miss Frances Flory of Lancaster, defying Siamese royal and diplomatic warnings. The ceremony at Sacred Heart Church is led by Rev. M. G. Steffy as Binai plans to return home after completing his chemistry studies.
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Walter R. Binai
Frances
Flory
Lancaster
M. G. Steffy
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Biaai
Siam
Biani
Franklin and Marshall Academy
Mies Flory
Binai
Lehigh College
Lehigh
Farm Calendar Winter Vegetables and Home Garden Tips
Winter vegetable sowing advice covers beets carrots turnips endive and later fall crops like lettuce radishes spinach and beans. Notes on hog lice control with crude oil, chick shade for growth, and a Penn State extension service addition for landscape gardening. Pest control methods include nicotine dust and salt bellows hand dusters for lice and beetles.
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Agyvicultural Extension Service
Pennsylvania State College
Bees Take Refuge In Electric Pole Box at Quarryville
A swarm hid in a transmission box on a South Church street pole. Benjamin Cochran coaxed and climbed to move them to a hive, promising honey this season. Nearby at George Eberly’s home a large swarm found a hole in weather boarding and began invading the house, prompting the Eberly family to intervene.
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Edison Electric Company
South Church Street
Quarryville
Benjamin Cochran
George Eberly
Eberly
Jealousy and Murder in ailing English Music History
A historical note recalls jealousy as a deadly passion in music, citing Captain Cooke’s career and the 17th century Chapel Royal. Henry Cooke’s jealous rivalries highlight how envy shaped musicians and led to a notorious death by jealousy.
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Ienry Cooke
Coalke
Chapel Royal
Marcell
John Blow
Pelham Humphrey
Humphrey
Cooke
Making Writers Efficient A Scheme of Work for Short Story Writing
Max Bonter outlines a scheme from Arthur Sullivant Hoffman's compilation based on responses from over 100 authors. Focus on a solid human interest idea, develop the climax first, introduce characters as obstacles, and write tersely at first then expand where needed to add weight to the final wallop.
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Max Bonter
Arthur Sullivant Hoffman
Thinnest Visible Thread Made From Melted Quartz
A scientist notes the thinnest threads visible to the human eye would require a thousand such strands to equal a woman's hair diameter, and these threads are formed from melted quartz.
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W. H. Bugh
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Amora
the County
Ephrata Man
Samuel Drybread Restaurant Properiator of
Ephrata
United States District Court
Philadelphia
Drybread
Jane
Frank Chalfant
Manhiem A
Columbia
Keystone Exchanges
John Heidel
Chestnut Hill
Mr. Heidel
Chester County
Heidel
Owen Jones
William Wister
Charles Gerviss
Phil Kinsey
T. Shoemaker
Record Printing House
Mac
Ralph M. Spacht
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