Ex-Cowpuncher Cowboy Soldier Heads for Miles City Ride
Jack Glickman, a one year veteran of overseas service and former Buffalo Bill ally, leaves Camp Dix for a cross country ride to Miles City Montana. He travels on Teddy the hearse, aims to see America from Dix to Miles City, carrying a few German trophies and a blue banner on his saddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dix
Miles City
Montana
Jack Glickman
Tie
Glickman
Buffalo Bill
Pawnee Bill
Teddy
Gamp Dix
France
Ack
Peony Display at Barr Nursery Delights Rural Community
Luscious peonies steal the show in the rural district as Barr Nursery on the Marietta pike near Lancaster opens a free public display. About 20 000 plants host at least 50 000 blooms, with attendants on site to explain the many varieties. The event, ongoing for a week, is expected to peak this coming Sunday with a grand display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnich
BPF
Barr Nurseries
Marietta Pike
Lancaster
Barr
Manheim Water Co to add 60 by 40 by 15 ft reservoir
The Manheim Water Co plans a new concrete reservoir 60 by 40 feet and 15 feet deep with capacity of 300000 gallons. Nearby, civic and business notes include sales and hires in Ephrata and Colerain township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim Water Co
Maria Tierr
Collins
Colerain Township
John 8
Charles F. Yost
France
New Holland
Greenawalt
Elizabethtown
Frederick Klein
Conestoga Traction Company
Ephrata
I. Leonard Sprecher
Iphrata
Farmers National Bank
Ife
John Gingrich
Jefferson Hospital
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Ephrata Mt. Springs
D. &. von Nieda
Immel
Conestoga Wraction Company
Akron
Peter D. Bicker
Hen Johnston
Reading
McConomis’ Cafe
Miscellany of small town deeds and oddities
A paneled slice of local life notes William Garrett locating a large steel mass near Ridley Creek and weighing 934 pounds, while Hatfield residents protest school crowding in a two story hotel room. A red box fuse at Gerket’s furniture store is revealed as a joke fire extinguisher. Anvil from 1517 bought in Saratoga is logged. Ray Patton lands a 19 inch two and a half pound trout. Lehighton mourns Charles Christman as his 79th Division sons return home minutes after his death. Constable Manley encounters a wild turkey hen defending her brood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Garrett
Hast Goshen
Ridley Creek
Rocky Hill
Hatfield
Ort
Gerket
Lebanon
S. J. Kurtz
Saratoga
Pottstown
Ray Patton
Orangeville
Colum County
Fishing Creek
Forks
Patton
Lehighton
Charles Christman
Central House
William
Henry
W. H. Manley
Brady
Lycoming County
Manley
Another Lebanon Lady Praises Tonall For Its Merits
Mrs Ralph Landis of 1484 Chestnut Street Lebanon Pennsylvania reports long standing stomach pain that Tonall relieved. She says her appetite returned and she now enjoys meals praising Tonall to neighbors. She endorses the remedy and notes it is sold at J E Charles Drug Store Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ralph Landis
Chestnut St
J. E. Charles’Drug Store
Lititz
War Prophecy Foresees Greatest Conflict Yet
Rev. L. L. Pickett of Wilmore Kentucky, a prolific hymn writer and noted speaker, spoke on The World and Its Future and the Next Great War. He predicted the next war would be the greatest, fought in Palestine with Jerusalem falling to Germany and Russia, who would ally with Turks and other Asiatic nations in a counter league of nations to inflict greater depredations than in the current war, basing his views on scriptural prophecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Pickett
Wilmore
Palestine
Jerusalem
League of Nations
Two Sheep Killed by County Dogs in Lancaster County
In 1918 Lancaster County reports show two sheep killed and three injured by dogs. Average price for killed sheep was 14 dollars, injured sheep 1.67. Total cost for killed and injured 58.30. 13,181 dogs licensed, 15,057 dollars in license fees collected. Officers killed 509 dogs at 1 dollar per killing. Two prosecutions under the 1917 dog law. 97.65 dollars spent paying for houses and livestock bitten by mad dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Secretary of Agriculture
Fred. Rasmussen
Auto Bill Amended and Passed in Senate
The Senate amended and passed an auto bill governing operation and licensing. It was recalled for minor corrections, repassed by the Senate, and sent back to the House for concurrence with Senate amendments. The bill raises license fees for pleasure cars and motor trucks. The influenza quarantine last fall delayed county fairs, but dates have been set for several fairs across multiple counties, including Kutztown, Perry, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Gratz, Centre Hall, Cumberland, Reading, and York, with provincial and agricultural exhibitions scheduled from August to October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Kutztown Fair Association
Kutztown
Perry County Agricultural Society
Newport
Lancaster County Agricultural Fair Association
Lancaster
Lebanon Valley Fair Association
Lebanon
Lehigh County Agricultural Society
Allentown
Gratz Agricultural and Horticultural Association
Gratz
Grange Picnic and Fair Association
Centre Hall
Cumberland County Srigit
Paradox Baffles Colerain Farmer Over Prices
A Colerain farmer voices confusion over price shifts. He paid $10 for shoes last week and $6 for a similar pair a year ago. He sold beef hides for 12 cents per pound this winter, and 23 cents per pound last winter, yet wonders how lower raw material costs coincide with higher finished product prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colerain
Beecham's Pills Promise Relief for Nervousness and Headache
A vintage advertisement claims Beecham's Pills ease nervousness, sick headache, lassitude, and low spirits while restoring appetite and brightness. It touts gentle, decisive action for stomach, liver, bowels, and blood with no disagreeable after effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecham
Long Auto Trip Heads East From Abilene Trio
John K. Forney of Abilene Kansas visited Elizabethtown for several weeks with his brother Martin Vorney and Martin’s son Abraham Also Michael Engle of Elizabethtown started a motor trip to Abilene Kansas on Tuesday to stay a week or two Engle currently resides in Elizabethtown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Forney
Abilene
Kansas
Elizabethtown
Martin Vorney
Abraham
Michael Engle
Engle
Notice about paper delivery label and subscription expiry
The brief explains that a yellow label on the newspaper indicates whether the subscription has expired and that delivery is insured if payment is made in advance. It uses plain language to remind readers to check the date and ensure continued service.
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Munsing
Cooper
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
Jisx
Feild Artillery
Chicago
Hank and
Pete
Rhine
Ken Kling
BE. Barr
the County
Keystone Exchanges
Clergyman
Wingert & Haas
Tiat
New
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey
East King Lit
Lancaster, Pa
W. A. Heinitsh
S. Queen St
L&m
Longman & Martinez, Makers
N.Y
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Opticians
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