Ephrata preps July Independence Day celebration
In Lancaster County towns residents plan festivity details for Independence Day on July 5. A notable garden displays 18 peony bushes including rare purple hues, with over 700 blooms cut. Historic items include a Lancaster grandfather clock by George Hoff dated 1760 and a Valley Forge find watch from 1779. Bramwell Davis seeks to locate a door check factory in Lancaster, while a business district project aims to remove overhead wires via Conestoga Traction.
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Ephrata
Christian Brunner
Columbia
Eigh
Eby Martin
Lancaster
George Hoff
Valley Forge
Washington
Lancaster City
Conestoga Traction Company
Smith
Mary A. Herr
Mt. Joy
United Brethren Seminary
Dayton
Ohio
Elizabethtown
Jacob Snyder
Frank N. Hertzler
Walter Jackson
Andrews’ Bridge
Bramwell Davis
Would Miss Mother Embrace Home and Church Roles
The text appeals to mothers to care for the homeless, urging women to adopt motherly duties at home and in church. It emphasizes motherhood as a joyful vocation and invites readers to nurture children lacking parents, pairing spiritual reflection with practical compassion.
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David
Walk If You'd Live Far Beyond 40
The United States public health service warns that death rates after age 40 rise despite sanitary living. It urges two hours daily outdoor exercise, daily walking, outdoor hobbies, and avoidance of heavy athletics, noting Franklin’s walk motif and promoting steady activity.
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United States Public Health Service
Benjamin Franklin
Reducing Disease Reporting in Pennsylvania Schools Bill
A new act approved by Governor Brumbaugh requires teachers and school officials to report unusual rashes, sore throats, or signs of whooping cough and to exclude affected students. It lowers quarantine for measles, German measles, mumps, and chicken pox to sixteen days upon physician certification. The measure aims to cut illness spread and save school attendance days across the state.
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Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Nine and a half million Susquehanna fry to be released
The Department of Fisheries will distribute nine and a half million salmon fry in Pennsylvania streams over the next two months. Fry hatched at Torresdale Union City and Erie hatcheries will be stocked in the Susquehanna Delaware Lehigh Schuylkill and Allegheny rivers and smaller tributaries. Cooperating associations will report observations to the fisheries commissioner.
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Department of Fisheries
Torresdale
Union City
Erie
Susquehanna
Delaware
Lehigh
Schuylkill
Allegheny
Commissioner of Fisheries
Blacksnakes Seen in West Bradford Hills Near Young Farm
West Chester residents report frequent blacksnakes in West Bradford hills around the Young farm and Hawley’s Run during breeding season. They are harmless, though frightened people may provoke runs toward them. No venomous snakes are known in the area apart from occasional unconfirmed reports north of Coatesville.
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West Chester
West Bradford
Hawley’s Run
Coatesville
Hershey's Great Convention Hall Dedicated in Pennsylvania
Article describes Hershey's convention hall in Hershey Pennsylvania with capacity 7000 rising to 12000, main auditorium dimensions, rooms, doors and stage details. It blends praise for local press value and a nostalgic survey of early American life, quoting Mark 2 4 and noting historical transport and daily life.
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Hershey
Pennsylvania
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United States
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Farmers National Bank
Lititz
Wingert & Haas
Queen ST
Lancaster, PA
Walthams
Elgins
Hamiltons
Queen SF
North Gouteee
Lou Loelies
Lancaster PA
Heinitsch
McDougall
W. A
Chas. H. Frey
King St
Lancaster, Pe
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