Orchardist Expects 6000 Baskets of Peaches Near Palmyra
A. E. Reist of Hopewell Fruit Farms near Palmyra anticipates six thousand baskets of peaches on seventy acres with half the land planted in berries. Miss Elizabeth Meixell of Manheim seeks thousands of picture postal cards to send to missionaries in China where they are valued by children.
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Lebanon County
A. E. Reist
Hopewell
Palmyra
Manheim
Elizabeth Meixell
China
Reading Moose Plans $200000 Lodge with Large Auditorium
Reading Moose Lodge begins work on a $200000 building. The 75 by 270 foot three story lodge will include an auditorium seating 3000, lodge quarters and banquet hall. Also noted Dietrich Lamade of Pennsylvania Grit Publishing marked 50 years in printing and J Horace McFarland honored guest for 51 years in the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading’s Lodge of Moose
Dietrich Lamade
Pennsylvania Grit Publishing Company
Williamsport
J. Horace McFarland
Harrisburg
York Nurse on Airplane Trip from London to Paris
Miss Mary Sechrist, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Sechrist of York, lected as nurse, traveled from New York on April 11 visiting France, England, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Spain and Italy and witnessed the Passion Play at Oberammergau before returning home. A bear chased by dogs amused campers along Loyalsock creek Lycoming county as it climbed a tree and accepted ice cream on a long pole eight times. The owners finally called off the dogs and the bear escaped. Read the Record $1.50 a year.
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London
Paris
Mary Sechrist
John Sechrist
York
Loyalsock Creek
Lycoming
Automobiles Cross Columbia Bridge in One Week
The week of July 28 saw almost 10 000 automobiles cross the Columbia bridge with a minimum toll of 23 cents per auto. A preacher’s tire was stolen during services while Rev J G Nordeweir preached. Samuel Wilhelm paid 12 60 in Oregon for dog chasing game during closed season. Henry Kissinger warned of a midnight robber at Justice Mohn’s Rothsville home. A weasel killed 28 young chickens for James Nagle of Marietta. a cat killed a mate weasel, both to receive bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Bridge
Samuel Wilhelm
Oregon
S. H. Wolf
Brownstown
Lloyd A. Stauffer
Akron
Henry Kissinger
Joseph Mohn
Rothsville
Eugene Mohn
James G. Nagle
Marietta
Mr. Nagle
Otto Huber
Gasoline Tips and Broody Hen Advice From 1920s Columns
Motors urged to check pumps with a five gallon standard, watch delivery strokes and lines, test in presence of inspectors, and note leaks or idle-pump issues. Separately farm guidance details humane hen brooding methods with a coop setup, feed, water, and timing to restart laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
J. N. Robinson
Farm Calendar highlights on pest control and caponizing
The column urges practical farm practices including pota to aphis and leaf hopper control in southeastern Pennsylvania with Bordeaux spray adjustments. It promotes garden tool care calf feeding utensil cleanliness and caponizing cockerels. An anecdote about Dr Buckley and a colored preacher ends with a humorous wife line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
J. M. Buckley
South
Corn Fields in Fine Condition Across the County
Farmers see a robust corn crop with excellent growth and healthy color. Insects have caused little damage, aided by frequent rains, leaving fields ready to endure dry weather and signaling a strong season ahead.
County Students Back Penn State Summer Session Aid Plan
Lancaster county students at the Pennsylvania State College Summer session endorse expansion to state university status and pledge to raise a $2,000,000 building fund. They form a county organization, vote to campaign for two weeks, and invite former students to contribute over three years to accommodate future enrollment of 16,000.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania State University
State University
Renowned animal surgeon treats injured Airedale to recovery
Dr. H. Balthaser of Philadelphia, famed in animal surgery, repaired an Airedale’s broken spine after a car struck it. He cast, splinted, and built a walker, enabling the dog to stand and walk again in five weeks and be sent home. Also reports show a separate assault charge and a dinner table quip about appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. 8. Balthaser
Ephrata
Phildelphia
New York American
Balthaser
Molasses Factory to Erect Plant Near Lancaster
Swarthmore College officers led by Dr. P. G. Hildebrandt plan a new molasses plant on a 47 acre tract along the Conestoga near Lancaster to produce potash and fuel from low grade cane molasses called blackstrap. A small experimental plant has operated at Swarthmore for two years. The Swarthmore venture forms part of a broader Lancaster County industrial push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore College
P. G. Hildebrandt
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Conestoga
A. L. Seaman
Swarthmore
Berks County Quail Season Closed for One Year
The state game commission closed Berks County to quail hunting for one year and added Carbon and nine other counties to the same prohibition. Allegheny County also saw a broad closed season on multiple game species. Farmers argue quail are vital insect control and crop protectors, and petitions in Berks urged reclassifying quail as song birds, a move the Legislature rejected.
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Berks County
State Game Commission
Carbon
Allegheny County
Farmer's Enemy Rats and Rat Snap Endorsement
James Baxter of New Jersey extols RAT SNAP as a reliable rodent killer he keeps in his home. He reports annual use of about $3 and saves roughly $300 in losses to chicks eggs and feed. Available in three sizes 35 65 and 125 cents sold by L. M. Moyer Lititz and S. M. Fahnestock Lexington Read the Record.
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James
Baxter
N. J
L. M Moyer
Lititz
S. M. Fahnestock
Lexington
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Palm Beach
Madras
Chambria
Union
Cooper Union
Topkis Union
W. H. Buch
Lititz Pa
Reading Moose
Wild Bear
J. G. Nordeweir
Colerain
Cornwall
Russia
Lizzie B. Bach, Fromerly
Petrograd
America
Mickie
Huthin
Charles Su
Xoo
Ghai Shre
Bey
Mw’ Bird
HY Coffin
Feller
Penn State
John B. Schaeffer
Penn Township
Squire Danner
E. E. Beck
Beck & Son, Manheim
Beck
Schaeffer
Beechans PS
Molasses Factory
Susquehanna
Berks
Deauville
Queen St
W. W. Appel & Son
Lancaster, Pa
Frey
Chas. H. Fry
Chas. H. Frey
King St
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