Pennsylvania fairs draw record attendance and rising premiums
The State Department of Agriculture reports last year’s county fairs attracted 1,568,500 visitors, an increase of 46,000 from the prior year, with 912 events paying premiums totaling $134,337.73. Premiums offered for 1913 reach $155,250. George W. Springer of Middletown owns a Lincoln Johnson parade flag from 1864 and a half cent piece dated 1804. Daniel M. Merkel of Fleetwood harvests up to 500 quarts daily and plants 12,000 vines.
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Pennsylvania
State Department ‘of Agriculture
George W. Springer
Middletown
Lincoln
Johnson
Lancaster
Springer
Daniel M. Merkel
Fleetwood
Hazle Park
Hazleton
Fawlock
Pottstown
Russel Demaree
Lewistown
John Reed
Elmer Smith
Reedville
Virginia Kein
Harry Kain
Thirteenth Street
Harrisburg
North Third Street
Warren County
Crawford County
Geo. H. Lipps
Warren
Sheffield
Ristopher Lobingier
State College
Georgia
Jefferson Davis
Bellefonte
Jerry Butt
Atudeste
Why Some Men Fail From A Woman’s Viewpoint
A Woman's Companion contributor argues that male failings often stem from selfish women in their lives. She lists types of women who hinder men from greater service and urges selfless daily conduct as patriotic, suggesting change comes through humble acts rather than votes or law.
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S . Iome
Wedding Shrine and Browning on Votes for Women in Britain
The Hibiva daijingo wedding rite in Japan blends Western custom with native ceremony at major shrines. Browning once supported women’s suffrage, but later opposed certain activists’ views. Glasgow showcases thrift and enterprise, reclaiming waste paper and running diverse businesses. Newton’s fear questioned poetic ideals, while Louisville Courier notes a state law raising prothonotary fees affecting divorce filings and judgments.
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Tok
Wis
Baron Takagi
Disfurnish the sickroom for comfort and safety
The guide advises removing unnecessary items from the sickroom to prevent accidents. It recommends washable coverings, safe bed placement, a narrow clear path, and essential items only, including three changes of clothes and minimal furniture to aid recovery.
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Harper's Household
Seeing and Selecting Men in Trade and Law Tales
A compilation of short anecdotes on the traits of successful leaders and perceptive judges. It opens with a note on the rarified skill of spotting rising stars in business, followed by a courtroom quip about a judge curbing a lawyer, and ends with a fable about fair division learned from the wolf and fox in the Orient.
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Andrelion
Orient
Familiar Talk Survivor Tracks Cannibal Isle Hope
A traveler narrates a three day terror after shipwreck on a cannibal isle. He glimpses savages, then overhears a bizarre remark about an ecard and exclaims in awe that the people are Chebsitians.
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Blixes
Heven
Humorous Snippets and Desert Winds Across 1900s Papers
A collage of witty lines from the Buffalo Express New York Weekly and Washington Star surveys. Phrases include a fictional chairman query and a quip about a walking encyclopedia, plus notes on the Sahara hot wind Khamain, and a reflection that riches are what we have, power is what we do.
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Sahara
Egypt
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Lititz, Pa
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Lititz Pa
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Lititz
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Hititz
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Main St
Imhoff’s Restaurant
Maurice River
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East Main Street
M. Huber
Brandies
Hollinger
Lancaster, PA
Martic
Patton
Bethesda
McGall Ferry
Holtwood
Pennsylvania Water & Power Co
Marvin E. Bushong
Uimer Quarryville
Ritchie's
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Ritchie Railroad
Lititz Ind
Verly Ofl Works
Pittsburgh
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Lititz, Penna
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