Brubaker Reunion Planned for August at Buffalo Springs
In Lebanon county the third Brubaker clan reunion is set for August 27 at Joseph Y. Brubaker’s home near Schafferstown, Buffalo Springs noted as the family’s original settlement site. Also reported: Mrs Mary Rhyal gained $1,587.50 from a bank heist in New Castle by leaving bonds and cash at a neighbor’s house as burglars struck.
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Brubaker
Buffalo Springs
Joseph Y. Brubaker
Schafferstown
Brubakers
Lebanon County
Mary Rhyal
Blacktown
Mercer County
New Castle
Dare Cost His Death Climbing Pole in Tower City
Clyde Erdman of Tower City was killed by live electricity while climbing a telephone pole on a dare. A female companion urged them to be as supple as cats, and Erdman boasted of his dexterity before the fatal ascent ended in tragedy.
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Clyde Erdman
Tower City
Frdman
Six Tickets For Packet Boats Found By Slow Travel
Charles Reighard of Newberg found six tickets for passage on packet boats once plying between Williamsport Jersey Shore and nearby points. One ticket shows Clinton as transport from Williamsport to Jersey Shore signed by James Fagle, whose son Heaton Fagle lives in Newberry. The note includes a drawing of a packet boat drawn by three horses and a scene of a driver with a snapping whip. A separate essay explains how the inner balance mechanism in the inner ear affects dizziness and motion.
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Charles Reighard
Newberg
Williamsport
Jersey Shore
Clinton
James Fagle
Heaton Fagle
Newberry
The Feminine Steam Reiler Club Nominates a President
Mrs Sulart prepared for the regular club meeting aiming to be elected president. During the session a member nominated Mrs Smart and moved to elect her by acclamation with formal questions about a second. Mrs Smart steadied herself and seconded the motion as the tense moment unfolded.
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Sulart
Lions
Smart
Lini
Mars
Wild Cherry Tree Cut Down Near Elizabethtown
A large wild cherry tree at John Engle’s farm near Elizabethtown was felled yielding 1876 feet of lumber. Ten horses hauled it to the railroad for shipment. Marietta and Mount Joy held four day Chautauqua courses on June 10 to 12 and 18. Ephrata’s course ran June 15 to 20. Lancaster’s S. E. Conybeare, a former Lancaster advertising manager and Englishman, spoke at Rohrerstown Reformed Church on Siam school life, while a baby parade in Marietta showcased health drive with 50 plus infants led by cornetist.
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John Engle
Elizabethtown
Marietta
Mount Joy
Ephrata
S. E. Conybeare
Lancaster
Rohrerstown Reformed Church
Siam
C. Howard Wittmer
Sunday on the Farm in Modern Country Life
The piece contrasts Sunday routines with weekday farm work. It notes horses freed to pasture after morning feeding, family trips to distant churches, and visits twenty miles away, highlighting a shift from isolation to accessible travel and social life on the rural landscape per New Era Examiner.
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Aves
He Knew His Mother Brings Joy After Sailor’s Return
Jacob Kimmel, shipwreck survivor torpedoed midnight, returns after four years in a German prison camp. He gazes at his mother in Lancaster, while fragile memories linger and the family hopes familiar surroundings and care restore his mind. His alters memories include a rope scene and kindness from a nurse, with a cautious homeward routine resuming on East King Street.
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Chester Street
Lancaster
Jacob Kimmel
Kimmel
Jacob
East King Street
Lignum vitae and the high price of art works
The piece explains lignum vitae as the densest wood used for bearings and in tenpin ball making, grown in Florida keys and Bahamas, with its trade value noted alongside anecdotes of poets like Shelley and Schubert. It contrasts art market riches with artists' lifetimes, citing various sales figures and moral reflections.
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Florida
Florida Keys
Bahama Islands
West Indies
Bahamas
Early counting methods and sea food figures discussed
An article contrasts ancient counting with hand and checkerboard methods and compares to a Chinese abacus. It then lists top fish producers by eggs and notes feeding habits as well as reproduction, mentioning cod, sturgeon, flounder, jack mackerel, perch, and herring with numerical claims and feeding behaviors.
Medicine Man Not a Faker Says Oxford Expert
Dr Marrett of the University of Oxford argues in Psychology and Folklore that the Australian bushman’s incantations are not fakery. He says the medicine man acts with high moral intent, using ritual and the crystal as symbols while focusing internal nama to combat illness through rigorous initiation.
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America
Africa
Marrett
University of Oxford
England
Bees Revived From Bath Stone Cavern Survive Revival
English workmen cutting Bath stone at Exeter found a cavity with bees inside. Drowned flies had been preserved in wine and revived when dried in sun. Beating wings and renewed activity followed, with several bees flying within hours, a tale both true and fairy-tale in tone.
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Exeter
Baths of London relics stir historic interest
In London many ancient relics survive including baths. The oldest bath predates Roman occupation and still exists at No 3 Strand near King's College. Water reportedly flows from distant Hampstead Heath, once believed to be supplied by St Clements.
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London
No. 3
Strand
King's College
Slampstead
St. Clements’ Holy
200 Years Old at Donegal Society Reunion
At the 13th annual reunion of the Donegal Society the 200th anniversary of the Donegal Presbyterian church founding will be celebrated today at the church a mile north of Maytown. Morning, afternoon and evening exercises are planned. Records show a Presbyterian congregation existed earlier, with extant records dating from 1721.
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Donegal Society
Donegal Presbyterian Church
Maytown
Donegal
Butterfly Ghost of British Guiana Captivates Explorer
An American naturalist recounts his first sight of the transparent Hoetera piera in British Guiana. He describes the moment a sunbeam reveals a three inch winged ghost drifting near a fern, with wings nearly invisible except for three small spots, and colors of surrounding flora showing clearly through.
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British Guiana
Varied Honey Types From Flowers Noticeably Potent
The passage notes rhododendron and wild azalea honey as irritant and narcotic, while mountain laurel or calico bush honey is cited as potentially harmful. It mentions Maltese honey from Malta, where bees feed on orange blossoms, and Narbonne honey valued in Europe from rosemary and related plants.
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United States
Maltese
Malta
Europe
Narbonne
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the County
Chautauquas
Lancaster Man
the Country
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Philadelphia
Shelley
Tie
Braome
Stetley
Ubar
Chatterson
Septimus Winner
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Opticiane
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Lewis Cigar Mfg. Ta
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N. J
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Pete
Vartan
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Joeee
Sone Baby
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