Footwear Tales and Paradise Trolley Departures
Milton Grove resident Isaiah Zug cherishes thirty year old Sunday shoes and everyday boots costing 11 dollars 75 cents total. Strangers riding through Paradise on the trolley witness locals alighting, described as among the best of men including Justice J Hay Brown Parson Workman President Judge Charles I Landis Jacob B Long and Bishop Breckinridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah Zug
Milton Grove
Paradise
J. Hay Brown
Supreme Court
Parson Workman
Charles I. Landis
Jacob B. Long
Bishop Breckbill
Oil Power on Ocean Liners Cuts Coal Use and Costs
Tests show oil as fuel offers major gains over coal for ships. Oil starts engines in five minutes versus 15 hours for coal fires. 100 tons of oil matches 300 tons of coal, and oil takes only one fourth the space. Even cheap oil grades from 7.25 to 9.75 dollars per ton reduce labor by removing coal heavers and trimmers.
Lincoln and Seward Tear Up a Bitter Letter
A tale from the Christian Herald recounts President Lincoln and Secretary Seward reacting to a harsh critical letter. Seward writes a scathing reply, Lincoln praises it, then they decide to burn the letter instead of sending it, finding relief in the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
William H. Seward
Seward
The
Christian Herald
Soldiers of 1862 Honor List of Company E 12th Penn Vol
A publication lists members of Company E, 12th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, organized for Antietam emergency in 1862. The roster includes captains, lieutenants, sergeants, corporals, drummers, and privates with statuses living or dead, noting many names such as H H Grosh, R R Tshudy, Jonas Stauter, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
12Th Regiment
Penn
Antietam
H. H. Grosh
R. R. Tshudy
Jonas Stauter
J. R. Bricker
F. B. Stulzenbach
Dan Lafferty
Christ Metzler
Jacob Adams
Obed Bowman
Hiram Brubaker
Arias Buch
Aaron Buch
Wm. Breidegam
John, Bentz, Jr
Joseph Boucher
Jacob Bentz
Dan, Clark
John Clare
Samuel Diffenderfer
Eph. Doster
Peter Druckenbrode
Henry Diehm
B. F. Enck
Martin Eckman
H. R. Feather
Isaac Feather
Geo. Flood
W. M. Frey
A. P. Grosh
J. A. Geyer
Wm. Gudekunst
R. P. Grosh
Samuel Habecker
F. E. Harper
Wayne Hallacher
Wm. Irwin
Edwin [Kling
C. Kling
C. Leeking
C. B. Mohn
A. McNulty
Wm. Nies
Aug. Nies
J. G. Plaute
J. W. Pfeifer
R. Rickert
Sol. Royer
William Sohl
A. B. Shaar
H. M. Shaeffer
A. M. Sheaffer
Henry Seaber
H. H. Tshudy
Aaron Reidenbach
The Telephone Girl Reveals a Town’s Secrets
A playful poem imagines a telephone operator who overhears every rumor and misdeed. It warns how revealing those whispers could ruin friendships, marriages, churches, and daily life, leaving the town in continuous turmoil.
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Ais
Connie Mack and Bender's contract superstition tale
The article recounts Connie Mack using superstition to motivate pitcher Ben der Bender. It describes how Mack kept a fixed 1909 salary via a pragmatic pay plan shaped by a joking agreement. Bender responds with improved performance and rewards at season end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mack
Bender
Cornelius McGillicuddy
the Athletics
Henry Beach Neeham
Prof. McGillicady
Athletics
Kender
Philadelphia
Connie
McGillicuddy
Cubs
Benjamin Franklin The Printer Boy Who Shaped America
A young American boy travels to London to work in a printing office then returns to become a printer publisher author Postmaster General and diplomat. He lives to 84 and inspired over 150 American counties towns and villages named after him Benjamin Franklin.
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London
America
John
Nathaniel
Nazareth
Philip
Benjamin Franklin
Fixing Up the Horse
A Life magazine quote asks what kind of race a highly intelligent horse would win if forced into extreme training abuses. It questions feeding him cigars alcohol narcotics and excessive medical meddling, versus humane care.
Ancient Football described as a bloody pastime in 1583
The 1583 critic Philip Stubbes labeled football a deadly form of recreation, noting injuries from broken necks to bloodied noses and arguing the sport resembled fighting more than play. The excerpt contrasts brutal games with notes on Inca roads and a London dining club’s elite membership.
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Philip Stubbes
The Orator's Fate and Getting Within Our Income
A Washington Star quote section contrasts an old parrot tale with a judge’s remark on budgeting. The dialogue features Senator Sorgum and Mr Clarkson as they discuss blame and financial limits with sharp humor.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Mr. Clarkson
Doubled Her Capacity in Gags and Tongue Twist
Newspaper humor item notes Mrs. Garber fell downstairs and bit her tongue in two, prompting a quip about her husband and her being a terror with a second tongue. The whimsical line plays on the idea of heightened capacity after the mishap.
Vice Versa Defined in Classroom Exchange
In a classroom exchange a student defines vice versa while another offers a quirky mnemonic claiming it means sleeping feet toward the head of the bed. The dialogue includes a misheard or humorous reflection on deeds and clarity.
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W. H. Buch
Record Building
Lititz, PA
Lanin
Cuzco
Pizarro
Johnson
Burke, Reynolds
Goldsmith
Garrick
Boswell
Gibbon and Fox
Liverpool
Canning
Russell
Aberdeen
Gladstone
Salisbury
Lord Rosebery
Mr. Balfour
London Spectator
Richter
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Hoffmeier Bros
Lancaster
King Street
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
East King St
Heinitsh’s
S. Queen St
Reader
North Queen Street
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