West Myerstown thieves and odd local events report
A varied state column records Henry Kline of West Myerstown getting two years in jail and a $25 fine for chicken theft. A thief stole a turkey hen and 12 hens on a setting. Levi Bach seen, a 62-year-old farmer, died when a wagon wheel crushed him after a fall from a mule. Leona Mearry, 14, is Fayette county's youngest Sunday school superintendent. An infant volt from New Chester shows national colors. A Clearfield forest fire burned over 4000 acres of young timber, causing major losses. John M. Chase notes 1000 burned acres on his Sanborn region lands. William Gehry, formerly a teller, faces grand jury action for false entries and embezzlement. Mary Schauck, 14, completes eighth grade and begins York High School next fall with perfect attendance. Odd Fellows Orphans Home plans a 140-orphan swimming program and pool construction. A long-eared hound from Reno, Venango county, restores speech to a deaf-mute applicant by guiding a charitable act.
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Henry Kline
West Myerstown
Robert Crawford
Westy
Levi S. Bachseen
Leona Mearry
Fayette County
Newtown
South Brownsward
I. T. Hart
New Chester
Clearfield
John M. Chase
Sanborn
William E. Gehry
Rndieted
Federal Grand Jury
Mary Schauck
Luther Schauck
York High School
Odd Fellow’s Orphans” Home
Sunbury
E. E. Chubback
Joseph Coffman
Reno
Venango County
Coffman
Law signed punishing pool room owners for minor access
The governor has signed a new act punishing pool room owners operators or their employees for admitting minors to billiard rooms or allowing them to visit play or bill i8 where pool or billiards are publicly played. Enforcement lies with proper authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tbsk
Parcel Post Extensions and New Cantaloupe Breakthrough
Parcel post extensions take effect July 1 with a $100 per parcel limit and a 10 cent collection fee, payable in parcel post stamps, plus insurance up to 50 dollars. receipts and a tag on the package serve as a money order application. Virginia melon breeder Charles A. Gitche shows a long keeping cantaloupe able to export, praised as superior to Colorado varieties. A West Jersey lamb story follows, then clippings on immodest dress, a lion blocking a rail line and a Cape to Cairo note, with editorial praise for self-reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcel Post
Charles A. Gitche
Louisa
Colorado
Luther Burbank
Virginia
No Man Is Stronger Than His Stomach
A healthful stomach powers strength of mind and body by digesting food and feeding the blood. When the stomach is deranged, the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and nervous system suffer, undermining even the greatest athletes.
Travels of a Comet to Return in 2256 Named by New York Press
A New York Press piece discusses a comet seen in 1760 years before Christ and predicted to return in 2256 after a 575 year cycle. It notes the comet travels 510 billion miles across 777 years, staying within astronomy’s schedule as it crosses near Earth, shedding its path by the Sun’s gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheri
Ony
Uly Boc
Julius Uesar
Ott
Sitigang
Nestor Beleld i
Judias
Caesar
Toubova
New York Press
Venetian Lacemakers and Their Ancient Craft
Harper's Weekly details how Venice revives its lace industry after a century lapse. Government-supported schools teach women the patient handwork, using pins, shuttles, and paper patterns to produce lace pieces valued in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Margheri
Italy
Harper’s Weekly
This Ship's Cat Was Saved From the Sea
A nineteenth century anecdote recalls the British squadron off Chefu in north China when a black cat fell overboard from HMS Wanderer. The fleet halted, signaling cat overboard, and a boat retrieved the pet just as sailors feared disaster if the cat died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North China
Far
Chefu
H. M. Wanderer
Wanderer
Puss
London Spectator
How to straighten a warped board with moisture and heat
A craftsman can flatten a warped board by applying wet sawdust or a folded wet cloth to the concave side while warming or drying the convex side. Moisture swells the fibers on the concave side and heat removes moisture on the convex side, gradually straightening the board.
When Times Change In Fragmented Humorous Snippets
A collage of garbled quotes from papers including the Washing ton Star and Chicago Record-Herald offers quick wry lines on manners, illness, and small urban scenes. The mix also references a barber tale and a Judge quip about emullion vanity and folly.
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Raday
Schaefferstown
Mary
Abbo
George Carl
West Main Street
Schaefferstown-Richmond
Carl
Peterson
Oakland Cal
Cape To Cairo Railway
Empire Magazine
Orta
Jatin Liltaik
Rlv
Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Yeas
Miss Yeone
Washington Star
Harry
Tittie Harry
Wilson
Chicago Record-Herald
Barber
Johnson
W. M. Grube
Lititz, Pa
Hershey & Gibbe
Insurance Hogente
Ind. Vel
Ititz Pa
Brandies
Hollinger
King and
Duke Sts
Lancaster, PA
C. H. Kreider
Hardware Store
Main St
Lititz
Marrew
Maurice River
Daniel Imhoff Ina Mnove
East Main Street
Commonwealth
Kofroth Electric Co
Center St
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Ititz, PA
S. M
Columbia
Martic
Patton
Bethesda
McCall Ferry
Holtwood
Fry
Pennsylvania Water & Power Co
Marvin E. Bushong
Qomme
Quarryville
Ritchie
Ritchie’s
E. c. Ritchie Railroad Restaurant
Ing
Waverly Oil Works Co
Pittsburgh
Lamp Oils Co
John F. Schleith
Spruce St. Lititz
Isp
Puan
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