Franklin County farms expand as local notables grow holdings
George H. Stewart adds three Franklin county farms to his holdings, while Dr. A. J. Kerling and Lewis Simons report three bears blocking a Gouldsboro to Clifton road. Wilkes-Barre youth William Nichols plans a boys magazine with his father assisting.
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George H. Stewart
Franklin
Cumberland
Franklin County
A. J. Kerling
Lewis Simons
Gouldsboro
Scranton
Clifton
William
Nichols
Wilkes-Barre
Steelton
Bloomsburg
Daniel Banks
Jonas Bredbenner
Lloyd Bankes
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Avenue
Produce Yards
Perry County
Toboyne Township
New Germantown
Toboyne
Pennypacker Forest Reservation
Zoological Division of the
New State Museum
Harrisburg
B. P. Rothrock
Place for Woman is Home Opposes Woman Suffrage at Commencement
At the St. Joseph College and Academy commencement in Emmitsburg Cardinal Gibbons criticised woman suffrage saying the place for woman is in the home. He urged women to focus on their husbands and brothers affairs and suggested they could cast ballots correctly by doing so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
St. Joseph College
Wisconsin university course says women lack money knowledge
A Wisconsin University economics course claims over ten billion dollars a year in the United States are spent by women with little understanding of money values. It argues homemakers inherit spending habits, advertisers exploit shoppers, and women should be trained to manage materials and values to reduce waste and improve outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
University of Wisconsin
Marvel. Co. E. Myer Tinner and Plumber
Lititz, Pa
Naples divers use ankle cord to prevent cramps
A newspaper piece recalls ancient Naples divers who tie a cord around the leg to prevent cramping while submerged. It notes the practice dates to Roman times and was used by pearl divers. A Philadelphia veteran, William A. Young, describes receiving a small wooden needle holder from Maggie Miller, said to be given by Martha Washington.
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Naples
William A. Young
Philadelphia
Fredericksburg
Margaret Miller
Martha Washington
Young
Miller
Murray
Company C
Maggie Miller
One Wife Preferred Says Mormon Leader Joseph F. Smith
Joseph F. Smith, president of the Mormon Church, explains to interviewers that polygamy is abandoned and urges followers to practice monogamy. He notes his past five wives and 48 children but says the high cost of living makes a single marriage more feasible today. He argues a man should support one wife, not multiple, to provide properly for dress, feeding, and housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
Mean Remark Sparks Domestic Photo on Desk Tale
A humorous exchange between Mrs. Doty and Mrs. Ha has her husband always imaging on his desk. The quip suggests the photo explains his chronic lateness to dinner as quoted in a lighthearted Puck and Penn column.
Shopping For a Railroad Economics and thrift rule hiring
A collection of social snippets and anecdotes on shopping for a railroad, thrift in purchasing clothing for injured workers, and the need to avoid extravagance. Includes notes on toothless saws cutting armor plate, a teacher’s classroom story, a Dublin surgeon joke, and a marital bill joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Thomas R. Shaw
Cassier’s
The Recompense and Reflections on Friendship
A collection of pithy quotes on self control, friendship, and social behavior. Includes a girl’s remark on male self restraint and a mother’s quick retort, plus thoughts on friendship in distress and celebration. Also notes on public notices and signs from the New York Telegraph and a Lowell maxim.
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Penn
Molly
Philadelphia Times
Dublin
George Ivv
Philip Crampton
Ireland
Lancers
Tennyson
Aubrey de Vere
Sophia
Baltimore American
New York Telegraph
Lowell
Brunnerville
E. G. Geyer
Thomas Steffy Lititz
N. Broad Street
Waltham Watches
Waltham
Wertsch
Watchmaker
P. & R. Depot
Lititz
PENNA
W.h.muth & CO
W. H. Muth & Co
U. S. Army
Col. Theo. Roosevelt
United States Army
Kermit Roosevelt
Africa
Philip Rudy
Queen Street
Lancaster
Peck-Williamson
The
Lancaster Trust
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
Acta
Heal Estate
J. Hay Brown
John
Skiles Grabill
Long
John Hertzler
John BD. Ae
Herbert C. Miller
G. 8. Mellinghr
John 5. Graybill
W. A. Hensen
H.W. Hartman
John Hertalee Joen A. Nauman
Fulton Studio
Amos, Photographer
Nya Cees
S. M. Huber
Lititz, OR
F. M. Bowman
Rothsville
Waverly
Pennsylvania
Waverly Oil Works Company
Leading Farmers’ Hotel
Sorrel Horse Hotel
A. B. Adams
Prop’r
King St
Hog
L.klith
Justice of the Peace
Bronnerville
Sauk
JOBF
Alisa
JOBN
Sohleith
Ritchie
E. Cc. Ritchie Railroad Restaurant
Ind
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