Boots That Helped Lincoln Statue Root in Scranton History
Newly found records reveal Peter Kahler, famed for Lincoln boot molds over sixty years ago, began his career in Scranton. He ran a boat and shoe shop on Wing Avenue near Center Street before moving to New York and later created the famous Lincoln foot chart used for the statue.
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Scranton
Peter Kahler
Abraham Lincoln
Kahler
Lincoln
Y of
New York
Wing Avenue
Genter Street
President
County Sentinel Moves to New Building on Main Street
The Mandebn Sentinel reports it moved into a new quarters on N Main Street last week. The building is 170 feet long and equipped with new machinery. They plan a return on March 6. O H Shenk left a week ago with 29 for a Florida tour. 11 intended travelers were detained due to illness.
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Sentinel
Mandebn Sentinel
N. Main Street
O. H. Shenk
Florida
Pomono Grange holds all-day Lancaster meeting with multiple grants
Pomona Grange No. 71 gathered in Lancaster at the YWCA on February 21 with members from Fulton Colerain Bart Cocalico Ephrata Salsbury and Warwick. Morning committee planned lobbying on anti fraud stock sales state fair funding and banking confidence while supporting a strict enforcement act and a milk bill. The afternoon featured degree work with speakers on marketing farm produce and farming philosophy. A banquet followed with about 115 attendees and patriotic address by John A. McSparran criticizing state finances. The next gathering is planned with Warwick Grange at Rothsville in May.
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Pomona Grange No
Lancaster
Y. W.C
Pomona Grange
Fulton, Colerain
Bart
Cocalico
Ephrata
Salsbury
Warwick
John A. McSparran
Ches W. Eby
J. E. Brinton
Elizabeth Bicknell
Penna
E. B. Dorsett
Mansfield
W. F. MecSparran
Pomona No. 71
Penna State Grange
George Washington
Standard Oil
J. W. Bruckart
Warwick Grange
Farm Loan Bank
Stacick Land Bank Oy
E. BE. Dorsett
L. Ruppin
Pomona No
Born in Monroe's Time 102 at Lancaster
John J. Hibel of Lancaster reached age 102 last Tuesday. He lives at 711 East Orange Street and, though nearly deaf with defective memory, never forgets his birthday. He spends most days between his bed and favorite chair as his three daughters care for him.
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James Monroe
John J. Hibel
Lancaster
East Orange Street
Tie
Influenza Toll Strikes York County Family
The influenza epidemic causes three deaths in eight days in Dover township. Reuben Spahr loses son David, 14, daughter Anna E., 17, and finally his wife’s husband Emanuel Spahr dies four days later in York County rural area.
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York County
Reuben Spahr
Dover Township
David
Anna E
Emanuel Spahr
New 50-Gallon Moonshine Still Seized for Carlisle Jail Pot
George Bowers of West Fairview Cumberland County was arrested on moonshine charges. The county bought the seized 50 gallon still after the sheriff pleaded for a coffee pot for the jail. Bowers operates the device and is confined in the jail kitchen as the coffee maker.
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George Bowers
West Fairview
Cumberland County
Carlisle
Bowers
Jis
Largest anchor built in this country shipped for reconditioning
An anchor weighing 33 360 pounds and cast of steel was built by American Steel foundries of Chester and shipped in a well car to Newport News Virginia for reconditioning on the Levia than. Anchors of this size typically range from 600 to 1 000 pounds.
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American Steel Foundries
Chester
Bemp
Newport News
Mamma Reassured by Child At Doorstep
A six year old girl at a home near Argo heat returned from school and rang the bell three times. After no answer she pressed harder and peered in the window calling that she was not the installment man.
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Dera
Sayer
Mamma
Farm Calendar and Growing Tips for Vegetable Gardeners
Extension Circular No. 76 offers guidance on home vegetable growing, seed selection, incubator sanitation, and dairy and sheep care. Advice covers garden planning, cheap seed samples, disinfecting incubators, dairy cow cleanliness, stable bedding, and lambing season management for ewes and newborns.
Daughters of 813 Organize Lancaster Chapter
The National Society United States Daughters of 1812 forms a Lancaster county chapter on February 22. Eligibility requires descent from a US Congress member, state legislature member, constitutional convention delegate, a signer of the Constitution, an elector in early presidents, or federal officers, or military service in wars and uprisings between 1784 and 1815.
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The
National Society
United States Daughters of 1812
Lancaster County
United States
France
Wealthy resident invites barber for ride leads to lawsuit
Bernard Strauss of Mount Carmel invited Elmer E. Rowe to ride in his car. The accident caused Rowe to sue for 20000 in county court claiming severe injuries including crushed shoulders and damaged limbs and organs that prevented work.
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Bernard Strauss
Mount Carmel
Elmer E. Rowe
Rowe
Strauss
Northumberland County
Gettysburg Anniversary Plans Sighted By Chamber
The Gettysburg chamber of commerce plans a sixtieth anniversary commemoration for July 1 to 3 this year. Also noted is the death of George Bryant of Carbondale famed as the "David Margin" of Pennsylvania and owner of a vast violin collection in the "house of a thousand fiddles." Nearby reports describe school discipline at Camp Hill High and a radio church broadcasting dispute raised by Rev. E. J. Van Etten in Pittsburgh.
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Gettysburg
George Bryant
David Margin
Pennsylvania
Carbondale
Bryant
Joseph
E. J. van Etten
Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church
Pittsburgh
Sewage System Plan For Eliza Bethtown Details
The proposed sewerage system for Eliza Bethtown estimates a cost near $105000 with property owners paying half the coat per foot frontage possible. The Masonic Home to provide right of way and disposal ground while the borough will issue bonds totaling $60000. The footbridge by the Conestoga bridge on the Philadelphia pike east of Lancaster is complete due to pedestrian safety concerns on Witmer's bridge, built 124 years ago. Mr and Mrs Levi Keller marking a golden wedding anniversary on February 1st after moving from Ephrata to Chicago years ago.
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Elizabethtown
Masonic Home
Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster
Witmer
Levi Keller
Ephrata
Chicago
Lancaster Measles Epidemic Closes 59 School Rooms
Figures from James F. Woodward show Lancaster industrial workers produced $92,811,200 in 1921 with 25,389 employees averaging 260 days and earning $20,055,650 in wages. The measles outbreak led to the closure of 59 school rooms as 22 classes were dropped and 37 were shut last week by medical examiners. A statue model honoring John Mitchell was approved by his successor Richard Mitchell and Peter B. Sheridan of Hazleton, with Miss Elizabeth Morris endorsing it as faithful.
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Lancaster
James F. Woodward
Internal Affairs
H. B
Warrart
Lanceter
Richard Mitchell
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Mr Mitchell
Court House Square
Peter B. Sheridan
Hazleton
New York
Elizabeth Morris
Mitchell
Farmer Hurt Falling Through Hay Hole in Barn
John M. Shank about 40 residing at the end of the Fruitville pike suffered a serious injury after falling about 12 feet through a hay hole in his barn landing on his head. His condition is described as serious.
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John M. Shank
Fruitville Pike
Lancaster Writer William Riddle At 86 Engaged In Two Local Works
Well known Lancaster author William Riddle, aged 86, states he is working on two local subject books to finish soon. He remains active in writing and community affairs.
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William Riddle
Lancaster
Ball's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement
Catarrh described as a local disease worsened by constitutional factors. Ball's Catarrh Medicine consists of an ointment for quick relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to clear mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by Cheney & Co., Toledo.
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Cheney & Co
Toledo
Labor and Rest Essential for Proper Existence
Fragmentary note emphasizes labor and rest as essential for well being. The text repeats ideas on balance and vitality with unclear wording and possible misspellings. No identifiable people or organizations are present.
Nervous Woman Warned By Old Medical Card
An old ad warns that neglect and overexertion cause nervous breakdowns in women and offers Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy. It promotes a 16 cent trial and free medical advice from Dr. Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo.
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Dr. Pierce
Lancaster Fair dates announced across multiple counties
The Pennsylvania Association of County Fairs completed arrangements for this year with fairs scheduled from September 24 to 29 in Lancaster and events listed across many towns. Dates span September 3 to October 16 in Wilkes Barre Philadelphia Pottsville Reading and other cities, with travel and exhibitor planning emphasized.
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Lancaster
Jlvania Association
Arrivanca
Wilneton
Bel
Philadelphia
Ta & Pottsville, Pa
Mt. Tholly
Reading
Nazareth
Allentown
Hanover
Bl Taster
Trenton
N. J
Fork
West Chester
Blesburg
Milton
Hagerstown
Frederick
Mark Twain on Books and Their Value
Mark Twain humorously ranks books by materials and usefulness. He quips that leather bound volumes have value like a razor strap, concise French works are fit for table legs, old clasped tomes serve as dog missiles, and even a geography book is like tin for patching a window.
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Mark Twain
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