Hopewell petition seeks charter annulment over dwindling population
Over the state notes Hopewell borough in Chester county has more than two thirds of residents signing a court petition to annul its charter due to a shrinking population. Other brief items include a Muncy woman narrowly escaping a rattlesnake bite while berry picking, a St Mary's area cow dying after swallowing a child's cap, a Chillisquagge man asking for 20 cents to go to Shamokin and a York Civil War veteran quitting tobacco after 75 years, stating age and health influenced the change.
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Hopewell
Chester County
Edward Miller
Muncy
J. M. Geitner
St. Mary’s
Shamokin
Levi Aughenbaugh
York
Aughenbaugh
A City in a Gorge Describes La Paz Approach and Gorge Vision
The article recounts James Bryce's portrayal of La Paz from Lake Titicaca. It notes a high altitude railway junction at Viacha and the dramatic descent into the gorge where the city sits 1,900 feet below the rim. Llamas, wayfarers, and a cliffside city unfold as a startling panorama.
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la Paz
James Bryce
South America
Lake Titicaca
Guayaquil
Antofagasta
Viacha
Cordillera
la Faz
Hit
Elizabeth Furnace and Stiegel Legacy in Lancaster History
Elizabethtown area lore recounts Baron Stiegel and partners buying Elizabeth furnace lands and amassing 3200 acres with 7000 acres forest, tying to Peter Grubb era ironwork. Stiegel, a Lutheran patron, built Brickerville church connections, married Elizabeth Huber, and advanced stove plate artistry, forging an early American industrial trust era in 18th century Pennsylvania. The piece traces furnaces, family ties, church roles, and the evolution of household stoves from open hearths to the ten piece Stiegel design used for a century.
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Pennsylvania
Great Lakes
Pacific
Thomas Willing
Cocalico
John Wister
Warwick
Stedmans
Charles
Alexander
Isaac Norris
James Logan
Robert Coleman
Castle Fin
York County
Peter Grubb
Hopewell Forge
Hammer Creek
Speedwell
Quitapahilla
Lebanon County
Chester County
Huber
Stiegel
Colonies
Philadelphia
Jacob Huber
Elizabeth
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth Furnace
Penn
Holland
Donegal
Paxtang
Derry
Tulpehocken
Johann Huber
Brickerville
Barbara
Jehova
Jesus
Henrich Wilhelm Stiegel
Sieling
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel Corporation
Thy
Lancaster County
Berks
Lehigh
Thare
Zion Reformed Church
Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg
Brickerville Lutheran
H. Whim Stiegel
Holtz
H.W. Stiegel
Elizabeth Holtzin
Bricker
Bricker-in
Steigel
Adam and Eve
Abraham
Isaacs
Jacob
Joseph
Jonah
Moses
David
Goliath
Ruth
Hugo Mercer
B. F. Fackenthal
Bucks County Historical Society
Baron Stiegel
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Annie
New York Globe
Nature
Lierson
Golden Medical Discovery
R.V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
Common Sense
R.v.pierce
Bufiaic
W. M. Grube
Lititz, Pa
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Litiitz
Lititz
R. R
Atlantic City
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Stone Harbor
Cape May
Lancaster
Petersburg
Columbia
Landisville
Lancaster Junction
Manheim
Millway
Akron
Spec's Ly. A. M
Ephrata
Stevens Denver
Reinholds
Vinemont Reading Terminal
East Petersburg
Manheim Lititz
Reading Terminal
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Ocean Grove
Kofroth Electric Co
Center St
C. H. Kreider’s
Main St
Imhoff’s Restaurant
Marrow
Daniel Imhoff
East Main St
Litittr Ind
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Eeg
W. D. Fichthorn
Martic
Patton
Bethesda
McCall Ferry
Holtwood
Fry
Pennsylvania Water & Power Co
Marvin E. Bushong
Quarryvillie R. F. D. No
John F. Schleith
Spruce St
Itity
Ritchie
E.c. Ritchie Railroad Restaurant
Lititz Ind
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