May 17 divorces and odd local notes in Warren region
Matthew Bennett of Norris town wins a divorce for cruelty and soon after gains a license to wed Mary E. Yeager of Philadelphia. Memo rial Day sees G Henry Gauss begin early potato harvests with unusually large tubers. York’s J W Reiker contracts blood poisoning from a 20 pound turtle scratch. Mrs Edward Kline recalls a needle incident from 30 years prior. Dale Smith trains with British Army units after enlisting in Canada. Cay Lamey of Oil City kills a four foot rattlesnake to save his wife. Warren public school pupils form a bird club and study local avifauna including cardinal and wood thrush.
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Matthew Bennett
Norristown
Mary E. Yeager
Philadelphia
G. Henry Gauss
Klinesville
J. W. Reiker
York
Edward Kline
Town City
Dale Smith
Allan D. Smith
Lebanon
Kate
Edward S. Smith
Columbia
Montreal
Canada
England
London
Walnut Bend
Cay Lamey
Oil City
Modifications to Lancaster Cattle Quarantine Proposed
Dr Townsend announces new measures to lift most of the Lancaster county cattle quarantine by June 15 making the area nearly free. The Animal Industry bureau offices in the Woolworth building Lancaster will close after June 15 and veterinarians will depart to their stations with Dr J P Bushong remaining in charge. Dr Townsend will return to New York after June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N. C. Townsend
Lancaster County
Townsend
Animal Industry Bureau
Woolworth
Lancaster
J. P. Bushong
New York
Missing Lampeter teen Laura Lan rumored to elope
Seventeen year old Laura Lan daughter of Mrs Enos Landis of Lampeter has been missing since early last week amid rumors she eloped with Harry Fisher of Lampeter. The pair left in an automobile and no word has been received since. A month earlier she was involved in a car wreck at the Qid Factory Bridge near Williamson Park.
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Laura Landis
Enos Landis
Lampeter
Harry Fisher
Williamson Park
Dinner party plans teased in comic Louisville note
The Lew isville Courier Journal quotes a humorous exchange about dinner party nerves and a cook needing an audience at 4 30. The piece hints at a character with money to burn who nevertheless seeks to save more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisville Courier-Journal
Keeping a Secret
John Clay struggles to keep his filament factory afloat as MacIntyre pressures him with debts and spies. Miss Marston, secretly working for MacIntyre, confesses she forged recommendations but refuses to betray Clay. She reveals MacIntyre’s insolvency and the chance to hold out a month longer to secure a future together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clay
The
Clay Company
Philip Macc-Intyre & Co
Clay
MacIntyre
Miss Marston
John
Rea & Co
Newbury
Tilda
The World in Turmoil and Hope in 1915
A 1915 letter from Herman E. Hoon of Philadelphia laments global bloodshed and brutal war crimes while affirming belief that God overrules evil for a greater good. The message ends with a humorous, cautionary line about a wife declaring her husband the light of her life.
Subscriptions Sought for Shares at Five Dollars Each
Desiring to subscribe for shares mail a request with a five dollar check per share to J W Fehl Treasurer and Secretary Pro Tem Fell Building Lancaster PA. Make checks payable to J W Fehl. Further information available from listed local residents including Martin Lefevre Strasburg Aaron Sauders Manor Township Albert Herr Washington Boro and others across Lancaster area.
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EPC Ec
J. W. Fehl
Fell
Lancaster
Martin Lefevre
Strasburg
Aaron C. Sauders
Manor Township
Albert G. Herr
Washington
Boro
S. F. Sweigart
Lane
R. D
Chas
F. Hess
New Providence
Davis
John E. Lefever
Safe Harbor
Henry M. Herr
Millersville
Franklin Warfel
Conestoga Centre
Frank B. Miller
Washington Baro
Isaiah F. Hess
John M. Herr
Geo. F. Murry
Christian F. Lauder
Moses R. Landis
Lancaster R. D
Silas E. Bard
Denver
Medicinal Trees Highlight in Dozen Varieties in U S
Thomas Doughty notes about a dozen trees native to the United States valued for medicine. Hydrocyanic acid in wild cherry bark, witch hazel’s vast use, slippery elm bark, white pine building value and other species like tamarack aspen willow butternut birch oak and sassafras enrich the medicine chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Doughty
United States
Navy
Fingland
Periscope Invention Shaped By Doughty In 1864 Naval Rise
The article recounts Thomas Doughty, then chief engineer for the US Navy, devising a periscope in 1864 during the Red River campaign. Using a sheet iron tube and mirrors, he allowed gunners on the Osage to sight ships from below deck, earning praise after capturing Confederate transports and later distinguished service at Mobile before dying in 1896.
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Thomas Doughty
United States Navy
Red River
Doughty
Osage
Porter
Mobile
St. Louis
Scientific American
Tasmania Nicknamed The Lang Of Lots Of Time
Leisure is famed as a defining Tasmanian trait with locals called tassies and jam eaters reflecting the island’s famed fruit farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tasmania
One Argument He Won
A brief quip reflects on argument and marriage with a line about a father winning a debate. The fragment references a remark by a father to his son about choosing a husband and a nostalgic aside about desire and prohibition. It captures a dated sentiment and a motto from Detroit Free Press.
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Culpepper
Virginia
May
Detroit Wree Press
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Lewis N. Maye
Frank Filson
Puch
Big Twin
Flory Bros
E. Hing Street
Lancaster 4
Herman E. Hoon
Agricultural Trust Company
Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster City
Board of Direectors
Awenat Indr Sant Ath
Henry J. Gish
Elizabethtown
Amos N. Risser
Henry L. Gise
J. P
John H. Martin
Mt. Joy
Clayton J. Rover
Lititz
RR. D
Lane Forney
John Mobler
Ephrata
M. H. Hottenstein
Manheim
Scotland
Ovid
Hudson
West Point
Philadelphia & Reading R. R
East Petersburg
Lancaster Junction
Millway
Sv. A.M
wZd
Akron
Stevens
Reinholds
Vinemont
Fritztown
Jersey City
Iron Steamboat Company
Military Academy
Sirius
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