Local notices and ancestors from Lancaster and nearby towns
Simon Collins of Falmouth, blind since boyhood, invents a device to hold rails to ties without wedging. A Lancaster livery team sold for 200 to a York dealer. police recovered one horse and the vehicle. Maryland-bound Worthington and Mary McCreary visit Martic township, former residents since 1870. Lancaster city and county raise 5119.26 for Dayton flood sufferers, with more gifts sent directly. Himes of New Holland reports a unique Leghorn egg massing three yolks. Dr Dix appoints Danner health officer for Rapho and Penn townships. Donegal Presbyterian reunion planned near Marietta on the 18th. notable speakers expected. Millersville State Normal School alumni to reunite June 25 with ex-Company formed in 1863 to repel Confederate invasion. Prof. Harbold seeks survivor names nationwide.
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Simon Collins
Falmouth
Charles Smith
J. L. Grim
Lancaster
York
Worthington
Mary McCreary
California
Martic Township
Mt. Nebo
Kansas
Lancaster City
Dayton
H. C. Himes
New Holland
Dixon
George D. C. Danner
Manheim
Rapho
Penn Townships
Charles M. McCloud
Old Donegal Presbyterian Church
Marietta
Frank G. Bossart
Millersville State Normal School
J. P. Wickersham
P. M. Harbold
Unite States
All Should Live to be 100 says Dr Allard
Dr Frank Elsworth Allard of Boston University Medical School argues life expectancy should average 100. He links disease to breaking nature's laws, calls for sanitation, moderation, rest, and reshaping medicine toward teaching. He condemns idleness, gossip, and alcohol abuse as health hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Elsworth Allard
Boston University Medical School
Allard
Hawaiian Fireworks Seen From Kauai Cliff Edge
A Lititz observer recalls a Hawaii excursion to Haualei and Hyena on Kauai. A freight steamer carried a party to a cliff top where natives lit a giant bonfire and showered sparks like comets as the light wood drifted down. The author notes Kauai’s limited roads and remote travel conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Haualei
Hyena
Kauai
T. B. Bucn
County 1913 Tax Statistics From Assessors Books
County statistics show 7 285 male dogs and 276 female dogs taxed in 1913. Resident taxable freeholders total 21 360, tenants 21 614, single men 8 461 and single women 1 556. Total taxable 52 991. Timber land 58 497 acres, cleared land 509 996. Real estate value 108 974 160. municipal property 8 064 209. Tax on horses 29 069 valued 2 070 301. cattle 30 438 valued 313 930. County tax 250 485.55. Mortgages and judgments 30 718 750. Carriages taxed 72 639. State returns 123 084.58. Brecknock leads timber land with 4 82.
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Brecknock
Sun Day North American previews Gettysburg jubilee supplement
The June 29 issue will publish an eight page special on the Gettysburg semi centennial. Writers focus on the human side to appeal to schoolboys and veterans, with General David McMurtrie Gregg contributing a military view and a battlefield guide sharing a unique perspective. Good pictures and printing promise a notable newspaper enterprise and early orders are urged.
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Gettysburg
David McMurtrie Gregg
Terrapin Breeding Hopes From Federal Circulars
The Bureau of Fisheries advises readers how to breed diamondback terrapin at home, asserting artificial propagation could revive their numbers and aid low-income communities. It notes terrapins once thrived before $2 portions, and suggests state support could make terrapin farming profitable for fishermen.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Veiled Fragments and Whistler Anecdotes in One Page
A collage of short, era style vignettes and quotes. It includes a humorous exchange about raising vegetables on a high-floor apartment and a reflection on the sacredness of children by Walter Hines Page. Also features notes on sunflowers, ancient mural techniques, Whistler anecdotes, and a light humor piece about an office lunch misadventure.
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Bly
John
New York Times
Assyria
VE Travins
Harper's
Learn to Speak French Parody in Washington Herald
A brief Washington Herald blurb humorously notes that learning to speak French might reduce costs in Paris. The quip adds that you cannot fool people into thinking you are a Wrenchman, but you may convince them you are a Russian or a Spaniard.
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Paris
Washington Herald
To Speak by the Card Exclaims The Deuce
A witty line from the New York Telegram explains that to speak by the card is to utter an exclamation such as The deuce. The quip reflects old parlance and comic style of polemic and banter.
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Gibbs
New York Telegram
Secret kept or revealed in Boston Transcript dialogue
A brief dialogue tale from the Boston Transcript explores secrecy in marriage with Crigegs asking if one can hide a secret from a spouse and Briges answering that ongoing secrecy remains despite having a wife.
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Crigegs
Briges
Boston Transcript
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Knox
Menton Union
Lawrence Mills
Merton Mills
Walter H. Buch
Decora
Panawia
W. H. Buch
States
County Statistics
Commonwealth
North Carolina
Evot
Harvard Uni
Walter Hines Page
Whistler
Farmers National Bank
Penna
Rose
Price
Studebaker
Studee
New York
Minneapolis
Chicago
Boston
South Bend
Ind
Dallas
Kansas City
Denver
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
North Queen Btrf
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