Interesting Spawls From the Keystone State and More
Reports from Pennsylvania feature Sergeant Anthony Leonard returning from hospital with facial injuries repaired by skin grafts. two copperhead snakes found in Yeagers Town High School basement. state police recover a stolen hive and honey valued at $300 with the bees intact. long-married Harrisburg couple celebrated 60 years with Civil War guards noted. York man Bruce Malhek's long journey from York to Kansas via Toledo and Cincinnati after leaving home with little money and a blanket.
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Peter Sawathka
Drake Station
Lawriece County
Clarence J. Wolfkill
Bruce Malhek
York
Harper City
Kan
E. D. Gill
Toledo
Cincinnati
A Cheerful Giver at Colored Revival
A colored revival attracted a crowd as an old man urged attendees to contribute generously to the Land. He proclaimed a tenth, while another member excitedly called for a twentieth, leading to exclamations of Amen and fervent emotion among the congregation.
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Brethen
Tim
Oddities and local notices from Elizabethtown Chronicle
A Baldwin built 20 locomotive Union Pacific train passed Columbia pulled by two engines and one helper. Gap district voters include several over 90 with a 97 year old woman. Eggs left to hatch in West Donegal produced about 100 chicks. Marietta M E church heard Union Veteran Legion talks by Barr Spangler. Denver mail carrier Ludwig recalls route growth from 70 to 171 families and 14 to 300 pieces. First National Bank of Marietta marked 60 years since 1862 founding, its 100-year-old president Spangler surviving early stockholders.
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Union Pacific R. A
Baldwin Works
Eddystone
Columbia
Union Veteran Legion
Marietta
Mountville
Lancaster
Harry R. Ludwig
Denver
First National Bank of
National Bank
Barr Spangler
Farm calendar sprays and pest tips for early crops
The southeastern counties should begin the first spray for early potatoes and check grape rots with Bordeaux 4-38-50 as blossoms fall. Flea beetles threaten the garden. dust plants with lime and wood ashes or spray turpentine or kerosene around cucumbers. Silage corn is vital for dairy, plant enough to fill the silo. Now is the time to select four times the needed cockerels for next year. Veal is cheap at 15 cents per pound via Farmers Meat Clubs. request information from the Animal Husbandry Department at State College.
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Bordeaux
Pensylvania
Seedless Apple Tree and Turkeys Highlight Delaware Farm News
Farmer Frank P. Rogers of Piney Grove grows a seven year old seedless apple tree the only one known in Delaware with blossoms unlike other varieties. If weather cooperates he expects over six bushels. Mrs Edgar B Maxwell of Unicorn Drumore reports gobbler and four White Holland hens bought about a year ago yielded 247 dollars last season from turkeys and eggs. Her flock remains, noted as strong layers requiring little care, with turkeys said to be more profitable than other farm enterprises.
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Frank P. Rogers
Piney Grove
Delaware
C. Spencer
Colorado
Rogers
Wm. Sriverting
Edgar B. Maxwell
Maxwell Farm
Unicorn
Drumore Township
Bucks County
Maxwell
Reading Doctor Reports 20 Piglets from Denver Sow
Dr. S. G. Burkholder of Reading notes a sow on his Denver-area farm recently birthed a litter of 20 pigs. The sow is mixed blood with Chester White predominating and reflects notable litter size for the breed.
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S. G. Burkholder
Reading
Denver
Chester White
FENCE PASSING IN THE COUNTY
Farmers curb fence building as costs rise and cattle are kept off roads. Temporary fencing replaces sturdy wood and wire, with many growers planning fences only around pasture ground. One farmer spent over two hundred dollars in a year on fencing labor, signaling a shift away from extensive fence lines.
Snake Catchers Busy Along Philadelphia Trolley Line
Two Philadelphia snake artists working the Coatesville to West Chester trolley route have trapped many garter snakes and a few blacksnakes over a week. They sell captives to the Zoological Garden for snake diets and to collectors for mounting. They report a good season with plentiful garter snakes and no venomous snakes found on this trip.
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Philadelphia
Coatesville
West Chester
Zoological Garden
Colectors
Mother Fox Busy for Big Litter
A farmer faced numerous poultry losses before trapping a sly fox red-handed. The fox survived after a load of shot and led to a den with six lively young foxes. Nearby, a possum was found that was the mother of twelve, noted as a large litter.
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Mother Fox
Hurry for Pajamas and Kit at Hotel Run by Train
A guest hurries to pay his bill and catch a train. He sends a clerk to his room to fetch pajamas and shaving kit left behind in Room 427. The clerk returns with the items in time as he exclaims the discovery. Read the Record.
Best Seller and Dam News at Conewingo Bridge
A reader recalls buying a magazine from a boy at a news stand while the title shows The Science and Art of Salesmanship. Reports confirm the Susquehanna River dam at Conewingo Bridge will proceed with surveys complete and most east side rights of way secured soon. The project will flood water up to Peach Bottom, likely forcing a costly railroad elevation.
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Conewingo Bridge
Susquehanna
Peach Bottom
Columbia and
Port Deposit
Strain on eyes in colonial wall papers unites whimsy and history
The article surveys antique wallpapers in Portsmouth New Hampshire mansions and athletic club walls. It notes Aldrich's description of a repetitive English country scene with Italian hats, a fishing whale, and distant naval combat. It compares walls at Warner house and other vivid but disconnected subjects including Abraham's sacrifice and Priscilla spinning, reflecting varied colonial taste.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Athletic Club
Virginia
Niagara Falls
West Point
Warner House
Abraham
Isaac
Speron
Phipps
Priscilla
Agnes Applier
Harper's Weekly
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Lititz Barber Overcome Ailments
Worn nerves backache and kidney troubles prompted W H Mathers of 20 West Main Street Lititz to try Doan's Kidney Pills after a neighbor recommended them. He reported relief after a short time and credited three boxes with curing him. The testimonial from Buffalo based Foster Milburn Co. backs the remedy.
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W. H. Mathers
Main St
Lititz
Doan
Moyer
Lancaster Court Declares Local Man Legally Dead
Joseph S. Summy of Penn township who vanished years ago near 1915 is legally declared dead in Lancaster court. John K. Herr of Millersville crafts miniature grandfather clocks and reports solid sales.
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Lancaster Court
Joseph S. Summy
Penn Township
John K. Herr
Millersville
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W. H. Buch
Lititz PA
Anthony Leonard
Mahanoy City
Yeagerstown High School
Lincoln
R. W. Green
Harrisburg
Green
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Cumberland County
Dauphin County
Nature’s
Donegal
The
Elizabethtown Chronicle
United States
Pensylvania State College
Mickie
Charles Sughroe
Weaver Newspaper Union
Monkens
Logy
Les
the Information Bureau
Elizabethtown
Beecham’s
Portland
Toda
Atlas Portland Cement
Atlas Portland Cement Company
New York
Boston
Philadelphia Mills
Northampton
Hudson, N
Leeds
Alas
Kae
Sepidotes
Teese
Deauville
Queen St
W. W. Appel & Son
Charles Bush Roe
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