Binder Twine Expected Plentiful and Cheaper for Farmers
Reports to the U S Department of Agriculture indicate a plentiful supply of binder twine for American farmers this season. A large Yucatan henequen crop and the end of price controls by Reguladora reduced fiber prices, suggesting twine costs may fall to about 8 cents per pound, easing farmer costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Yucatan
Commission Reguladora
Groff & Wolpf
Simon
Lancaster County S. S. Association to Hold Bible Conference
The Lancaster County Sunday School Association plans a ten day Summer Bible Conference from July 28 to August 1 at Millersville Normal School. Registration is two dollars and board total ten dollars, inviting all Sunday School members in Lancaster county. Advance info available from committee members W. D. Marburger, Howard Reynolds, C. H. Witmer, Mary Swope, and Walter Mellinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County Sunday School Association
Millersville Normal School
Lancaster County
W. D. Marburger
Denver
Howard Reynolds
Quarryville
C. H. Witmer
Lancaster
Mary Swope
Walter Mellinger
Reading Record Pricing Sparks Candid Courtship Advice
A brief note argues that premarital closeness does not guarantee future support, urging couples to evaluate financial readiness before marriage as the RECORD advertises a yearly rate of $1.50 for publication.
Rare Luther Bible Acquired by Berks County Historical Society
The Historical Society of Berks County adds a 1547 Luther Bible printed in Nurnberg to its collection. Bound with wooden lids and leather, it weighs 15 pounds and measures 13 by 10 by 5 inches. Gifted by Dr. D Webster B. Kupp and his wife, the volume was acquired in 1863 via his brother Newton Kupp, a Dickinson College alumnus. It toured exhibitions in Philadelphia 1876 and Chicago 1898, once chained to a pulpit. clasps were stolen in Chicago. The Kupp family lineage links to Rev. Isaac Kupp of Union township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historical Society of
Berks County
Nurnberg
Germany
Martin Luther
Leo Liepmannssohn
Berlin
The
Historical Society
D. Webster B. Kupp
North Fourth Street
E. Newton Kupp
Douglasville
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Union Township
Bavaria
Philadelphia
Chicago
Kupp
Methodist Episcopal Church
Early settlers tied to Union township legacy in Schuylkill Valley
The text notes the Kupp family were among the first settlers of Schuylkill Valley in what is now Union township and mentions a former clothier based in Schuylkill Haven who later farmed for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill Haven
Schuylkill Valley
Union Township
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S. S. Association
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N.C
Los Angeles
Yosemite Run
Los Angeles-Yosemite
F. C. B. Toledo
Lititz Motor Company
Frank B. Burkholder & Fro, Propr’s
Rare Old Bible For Historical Society
Igesters the Dill Company
Norristown
Pwmakers of Dill’s Balm of Life
Hunt
Curtis Hensel
Urugg
St Cedar
Lititz, Penna
Congress
Tnese
Committee of American Shipbuilders
Church Street
New York City
Groff & Wolf Co
North Queen Lancaster
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