Oxford Chester C Campbell Hurt In Oxford Lincoln Crash
Oxford reports Carlton Campbell esquire badly cut in a head on collision between Oxford and Lincoln. He is confined to his Penn avenue home. Other items note bridge pier rock reached at Wrightsville and a fatal Philipsburg crash injuring several, plus an electrocution near Delta and local humor pieces.
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Oxford
Chester C. Campbell
Lincoln
Campbell
Penn Avenue
Wrightsville
Columbia
Earth Surface Covered by Water and Elevation Note
Data notes three fourths of Earth is water about 189 435 000 square miles. The text also includes an unclear average death of fre orean at 12 500 feet.
Fruitville Resident Birthday Surprise Honored
A birthday surprise party was held at Benjamin A. Myer’s Fruitville home on Thursday. Attendees included Benjamin and Fanny Myer, Abram Landis, Lizzie A Myer, John and Elwood Huber, Lan dis and Ruth Landis, Betty Jane Huber, Christ Myer, Daniel Kreider, Ammon Kreider and families, Ethel Ruth and Martin Kreider, Levi Good, and others. A luncheon followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin A. Myer
Fruitville
Benjamin Myer
Abram Landis
Fanny B. Huber
Esther
Mamie
Lizzie
Bertha
Roy
John Huber
Lizzie A. Myer
Elwood
Christ Myer
Landis Huber
Betty Jane
Demand for Paper Usage Tops 180 Pounds Per Person
A historical note reports that the yearly paper consumption reaches about 180 pounds per individual in the United States highlighting rising demand and industrial activity.
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United States
Lititz Legion Auxiliary To Be Guests Of Ephrata Women
Ephrata auxiliary completes plans for county gavel party in the Legion hall to entertain Columbia and Lititz auxiliaries. Refreshment stand to be run in Ephrata park on July 4 during Legion demonstration. Dishes and silver for the Legion hall kitchen arrived and installed. Several members plan to join the Legion pilgrimage to Perry Point veterans hospital on Sunday.
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Legion Auxilaries
Ephrata
Legion Hall
Ephrata Auxiliary
Columbia
Lititz
Ephrata Park
Legion
Perry Point Veterans Hospital
Baron Von Stiegel Grave Claim Sparks Local Mystery
J Henry Bucher of Boiling Springs claims the 18th century glassmaker William Henry Stiegel is buried in his front yard with a headstone he cites. An accompanying family history from Mrs. John Robertson says Stiegel died ill at the Fudge home, later buried on the lawn, a practice common at the time, potentially solving the long burial mystery.
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William Henry Stiegel
J. Henry Bucher
Stiegel
Bucher
Boiling Springs
Cumberland
John Robertson
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County
Michael Fudge
Edge
Manheim
Germany
Bird Body Heat Ranges From 16 to 112 Degrees
A historical note explains birds maintain higher body temperatures than humans with typical ranges from 16 to 108 degrees and some birds averaging around 112 degrees.
Bookplates and their purpose in bookbinding
Describes a bookplates as a painted or engraved label bearing the owner’s name and a decorative design pasted inside the front cover. Notes common size as 2 by 2.5 inches.
Glasses misused as spectacle bending issue noted
Report notes many people wear glasses with adequate lenses but fail to look through the center. Spectacle bending risks arise after five years, prompting occasional visits to the optician for correction.
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Opticiar
Unpardonable Omission in Emancipation Article
Florence Herald notes a recent piece on women’s emancipation omits Sholes or the typewriter inventor. The complaint highlights missing attribution to the key contributor associated with the invention, raising questions about the article’s scope and accuracy.
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Mr. Sholes
Florence Herald
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Robert L. Fry
Willard
Sweet-Orf and Co
W. H. Buch
Clothier & Gents’ Furnisher
Johnstown
Addie Richards
Philipsburg
Frankstown Hill
Tell Kep~hart
Dorothy
Blairsville
Roberta Baer
Arthur L. Baer
Bolicar
Here
Hazel Baer
John
Baer
Pittsburgh
Stowe Township
Caliis
York
John W. Smith
Pennsylvania Water and Power Company
Delta
Trenton
Eshelman
Lancaster
John W. Eshelman & Sons
Lititz Legion Auxiliary
Baron von Stiegel
Jetzt
Net
Fort
Dass. Net
Naus
L. A. We
Atlantic Refining Company
Atlantic
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