Lancaster county notes include pledge drive and anniversaries
In Lancaster county a Christian Endeavor pledge drawn by 1026 participants marks a broad outreach. John M Fridy and wife of Mountville celebrate their fifty fifth wedding anniversary in the home where they began married life. Hiram Gibble of Penn township seeks eye treatment in Philadelphia. Edward McMullen of near White Oak reports a 2115 pound Holstein bull. H F Dissinger claims the county's oldest coin, a 1801 silver dollar, later matched by Rev George P Sieger showing a 1799 silver dollar. The Feast of Roses committee at Manheim readies for the June 18 program. M T Garvin notes Lancaster's double centennial in a Chamber of Commerce address. The Punch cartoon offers a London humor note.
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Christian Endeavor
Lancaster County
John M. Fridy
Mountville
Hiram Gibble
Penn Township
Church of the Brethren
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Edward McMullen
White Oak
Kelly
Stehman
Manheim
Lancaster
M. T. Garvin
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Stevens House
Fixing the Blame in a Sleepless Night Exchange
A playful exchanged quip about wakefulness and heredity appears in a Philadelphia Ledger item. The note riffs on blame for late-night waiting and the odd family dynamics implied by a pun.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Bright Indian graduate shines at Hast Dru More High School
Paul Baldeagle a Sioux from North Dakota graduated from Hast Dru More High School. He lived with Rev. George Bucher at Mechanics Grove while working on Bucher farms after leaving Carlisle. Baldeagle served as class president and valedictorian, wrote the class poem, and plans to study further aiming for Columbia University. He became an electrician, a diligent student, and a popular figure in the neighborhood.
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Hast Drumore High School
Paul Baldeagle
North Dakota
George Bucher
Mechanics Grove
Carlisle
Bucher
Baldeagle
Columbia University
Missionary in China narrates brushes with bandit White Wolf
Rev. Ivan Kauffman recounts years in China facing devastation and pursuit by the bandit White Wolf. He tells of escape by cow, snow, rain, and a ruined temple, and links current European war to biblical prophecy. Bethlehem pastor visits Reading to evaluate Stough campaign plans.
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White Wolf
Ivan Kauffman
China
L H. Kauffman
Brunnerville
Lancaster
Orient
Europe
Mr. Kauffman
Kauffman
Bethlehem
Stough
A. D. Thaeler
Moravian Church of
Moravian Church
Courtship Proposal Sparks Fifty Nine Day Pause
A playful report notes He-So Judge Blink proposed to Al ice last night. She-Yes requested time to consider, and he granted sixty days for a decision, delivering a humorous pause in the courtly engagement.
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Blink
Alice
Boston Transcript
Lexington Sunday School in 1869 Lexington
Lancaster County villagers reminisce on Lexington laid out in 1814 via lottery tickets costing 120 dollars each. A Sunday School, led by Ezra Reist, serves about 99 children with annual celebration in a Grove owned by Hiram Kline. Rev Harper, Rev Harpel, John Beck and Daniel Bare attend, praising religious instruction and noting 224 children educated in four years.
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Lancaster Daily Express
Lexington
Warwick Township
Litiz
Lancaster County
Marietta
Neffsville
Mount Joy
Richland
Warwick
Millport
Maryville
Ezra Reist
Hiram Kline
Harper
Brickerville
John Beck
Harpel
Daniel§. Bare
Lancaster
Beck
Battleships Then and Now Compared by London Graphic
The London Graphic contrasts old wooden three deckers with modern steel battleships. It notes that ancient ships withstood heavy bombardment yet could be destroyed by a single torpedo or lucky hit, while modern vessels collapse into scrap iron after a single strike.
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London Graphic
Weeping Willows and Their Global Journey
The weeping willow native to China known as Salix babylonica has spread to much of the civilized world. Varying in height by climate and soil, its drooping habit remains the key feature attracting observers.
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China
New York American
Not Always Suppressed in a Baltimore Era
A quoted exchange contrasts progress with ongoing strain as four families in a city apartment raise children taking music lessons. The remark suggests mixed modernization amid persistent social tensions in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Americ
Fiery One Dissatisfied With Fortune Cicero
A fiery thinker voices dissatisfaction with his fate in a passage attributed to Cicero, reflecting on fortune and personal power.
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Cicero
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T Ld W.H. Buch Clothe
Lalitz, Pa
London Punch
Lewis N. Moyer
Flory Bros
E. King Street
Farmers National Bank
Lititz
Lancaster, PA
Walthams
Walthams, ‘Elgins
Hamiltons
Appel
Queen ST North
Heinitsch
McDougall
W. A
Chas. H. Frey
King St
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