Lancaster Notes and Local Happenings Gathered
The Lancaster area reports several events including John Brill's death from heart disease at a cotton mill in Lancaster. Lancaster County exempts from a statewide draft. The Quarryville Masonic Lodge organized in 1818 now has 120 members. Construction expands the Rowe motor truck plant from 24 000 to 72 000 square feet. Ephrata merchants to close Fridays at noon from July 5 to Sept 20. Squire Wisegarver injures thumb leading to amputation at the first joint. Dr H B Gehman elected supervising principal of Ephrata Borough Schools at 140 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brill
Lancaster
Columbia
Harriet Johns
Lancaster County
Camp Lee
Quarryville
Masonic Lodge
Akron
Squire H. P. Wisegarver
Mastersonville
Ephrata Borough
H. B. Gehman
Dr. Gehman
Ephrata
Heavy peach crop promise marks county fair era
The Snyder county peach crop is set to be one of the heaviest in a quarter century. Reading sees Miss Alma Frey become the first woman to operate a motor truck for a department store. The Reading Automobile Club plans to place men in all rural Berks towns to warn motorists with traps. Keystone State Normal School graduates 152 in its fifty first commencement. Henry Shirk of West Reading aided convoying 214 vessels across nearly 29 000 miles. Hazleton ships 256 quarts of huckleberries to Boston, signaling a big crop. Trinity Reformed Sunday school from Potts Town donates its picnic fund to soldiers in camp. State Workmen's Insurance Fund crosses 2 300 000 in investments, heavy in Liberty bonds and Federal farm loan securities. John A. Wenger, former Marietta resident, would be proud of his nine sons in the American army. widow Mary Wenger resides in Bellefonte. Mrs. Mary Goodman of Pottsville dies after fainting at her son's casket. Blair County Historical Society receives an engine bell from the Old Portage Railroad. James L. McGonigan of Pottersdale, long raft operator, finds no raft this year, the first time since he began rafting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder County
Alma Frey
Reading
Reading Automobile Club
Berks
Keystone State Normal School
Henry Shirk
West Reading
United States
Hazleton
Boston
Trinity Reformed Sunday School
Pottstown
State Workmen’s Insurance Fund
Liberty Bonds
Federal Farm Loan
Marietta
John A. Wenger
Bellefonte
Mary Goodman
Pottsville
George
Blair County Historical Society
Portage
Foot of Ten
James L. McGonigan
Pottersdale
Susquehanna River
Clearfield
Sugar problem is solved small sacrifice required
The United States Food Administration urges households to cut sugar use by about a quarter and allows 80 percent of normal usage for manufacturers of essential products. Certificates enable 25 pound sugar purchases for canning and preserved foods, with smaller 2 to 5 pound or 5 to 10 pound lots for households and country dwellers. The public is asked to save a teaspoon or tablespoon here and there to help allies and defeat the Hun.
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Cuba
Hawaii
Sam
A Call to Eat Less Meat for Allies Aid
A political editorial argues Americans should reduce meat consumption to aid Allied forces. It notes Britain's reduced rations and urges Americans to eat smaller portions, shift to other foods, and support the Food Administration’s rationing to help win the war. It emphasizes allyship and national effort over individual preference.
Women’s Reserves Called to Colors in World War II Era
A wartime message urges American women to bolster home food production as the Food Administration stresses conserving shipping space. It calls for planning pantry stocks, substituting homegrown foods, and supporting the war effort by reducing reliance on imported supplies.
Food Administration Flexes War Time Food Rules
The Food Administration will raise restrictions on food consumption when conditions warrant. It is a war agency, not a body for reforming habits or American economic practices, but cooperates with the public to help win the war.
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Food Administration
The
Battles in Kitchens and the Home Front
The piece argues that the Great War will be decided by women at home. It emphasizes American women bearing responsibility in kitchens to sustain the war effort and defend a free world, marching to victory in domestic roles.
Barberry threat tied to wheat rust and wartime needs
The text urges uprooting barberry plants to stop their pollen spreading wheat rust, labeling the barberry an enemy of the United States. It promotes eradicating barberry before bloom and limiting wheat usage to food, aiming to cut wheat consumption by at least half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Must Go to Jail In Forgery Case Durborrow Sentenced
Earl Durborrow pleaded guilty to five forgery charges in Harrisburg. He offered to join the army draft contingent to gain release, but the court refused and sentenced him to five months in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Durborrow
Harrisburg
Durborrow
He Says I Am Going To Be Married Next Week
A plump man smoking a large cigar explains he works in an ammunition factory and is more important at home. He answers a board member by saying his immediate superior is Alice, then grins about the upcoming marriage as he leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exemption Board
Alice
Community July events at Lititz Springs
A list of upcoming activities and picnics at Lititz Springs for July includes church and family gatherings from July 4 through July 17. Participating groups include Lancaster Advent Lutheran S S and Covenant U B S, St. John s Reformed, Grace Lutheran, Fasnacht and Brownstown unions, and many local congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Springs
Lancaster Advent Lutheran S
Lancaster Otterbein and Covenant U. B.S. S
Lancaster 1St Presbyterian S
Lancaster
Faith Reformed S
Lancaster Christ Lutheran S
St. John’s Reformed S. S
Lancaster St. Stephen’s S.S
Lititz
Lancaster St. Luke
Woman War Work and Moral Decline in Wartime Dress
English physicians warn that women adopting masculine attire and greater social license during the war threaten morality. Dr. James Burnett cites two results of the conflict: lowered standards and increased vice diseases. He notes shorter skirts, cigarette smoking, and public drinking as signs of moral slackening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burnett
Russian Red Cross in Petrograd Stores Surplus Supplies
Cartoons Mara notes the Russian Red Cross as a vast, well managed organization supported by the government and former royal patronage. Factories produce cotton goods and a Petrograd storehouse holds 50 million meters of gauze. The winter palace houses 500 hospital beds under strong administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russian Red Cross
Red Cross
America
Petrograd
Army
Winter Palace
Mara
Gas masks and a town hall speech in Pari-Winkle
A Kansas City Star reader from Pari-Winkle notes soldiers in trenches wear gas masks and French children attend school with them. He jokes about wearing a gas mask to hear Hon. Braggin Blow speak, while revealing his candidacy for re election to Congress.
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Pari- Winkle
Kansas City
Braggin Blow
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Our Merchant Tailoring
Detmer, Mason and Hanson
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Keystone
John Bull
John
Old England
John Rn
Tebal Worm
Fee Administration
Oods
Campton
Brazil
John Hogan
Tanlac
Mrs
Bridgeport
Taniac
Tanlae
L. N. Moyer
Wilkes-Barre
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
Reed, Wicker
Flore
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Opticiar
Hamilton
South Bend
Elgin
Waltham
North Queen Street
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