Poison Tablets Spark Ashland Moonshine Probe
Deputy C W Sener from Ashland reports a deadly homebrew scheme using French gelatin tablets sold for 10 cents each to make a quart of whiskey in boiling water. The tablets contain laudanum ether cayenne pepper burnt sugar and chlorine and have been linked to deaths. Investigators press sellers for possible prison time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Sener
Ashland
Schuylkill Co
Sener
Larly
Myr. Sener
Scenic Drives Through Pottsville to Tamaqua Delight Riders
The narrative extols a scenic route from Pottsville through Tumbling Run Valley to Tamaqua praising forest reserves, Reading Company dams, and Lewistown. It highlights vivid foliage and dark pine forests with new growth resembling Christmas candles, noting shoots and saplings showing substantial increases since last year.
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Pottsville
Tumbling Run
Tamaqua
New Forest
Reading Company
Lewistown
Secon
Liking Nature Quote by W. H. Davies
A reflective line from W. H. Davies in Later Days contemplates nature’s wide heavens and the simple twig’s fragility, expressing equal regard for both lush and bare natural forms.
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W. H. Davies
Horseshoe Show Boat Narrates River Troupe Life
Heirs of George W Nolty recall a show boat journey along the Mississippi describing a floating theatre with gallery boxes orchestra pit and stage. The steamer provides living quarters and the river voyage features calliope music parades and gatherings with colored audiences and town excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Nolty
Lancaster
Threatre
Mississippi
Destructive Harvest of Wild Flowers Warns Rural Visitors
A spring message laments country visitors uprooting and tearing wildflowers like dogwood redbud trillium rhododendron and trout lily. It notes trees and beds are damaged when petals stems and roots are removed. A woman caught with trout lily bunches learns flowers must remain to form new bulbs.
Memorial Day tribute to a fallen friend
A memorial poem honors a friend who gave his life for peace and justice. It reflects courage, sacrifice, and devotion, urging a wreath on his grave and enduring remembrance on Memorial Day.
Wilting flowers discarded on sunny days prompt concern
A Wild Flower Preservation Society member laments seeing large bunches of wilted flowers tossed aside on pleasant Sundays and holidays. The scene prompts questions about why people disregard bloom displays and how preservation efforts could improve public appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er Oreater
The
Wild Flower Preservation Society
West Chester
Mad dog bites ten in Scranton including child among victims
A mad dog ran through Scranton striking nine children and one adult on their faces hands and legs as they walked home from school. Police shot the animal after other dogs were bitten and three of those dogs were captured and killed. Victims received treatment at State and Westside hospitals.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New York
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Reading
Bethlehem
Easton
Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
State and Westside Hospital
Pittsburgh Glass Center Output and Production Share
Report notes that Pittsburgh produces more than half of a region's window glass one third of the plate 1593 and one eighth of the bott in the United States.
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Pittsbergh
United States
Pittsburgh
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Lititz
S. & H. Green
Gochenaur
Ashland Corrier
F.E. Cowan
Bell Telephone Co
Abe
ASCO
del Monee Calif
Bartlett
Calif
Victor Bread i & Cake Family
Bread Supreme Biel Wespeed
Victor Bread
Victor Raisin
Victor
California
del Monte
Schmidt’s
Puritan
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