Illness and local fire losses reported in Brownstown area
M W Buch suffered a severe heart attack Wednesday night and is bedridden. The Shiffer home sold at public sale to Samuel Horst for 3200 dollars. Ivan Snader’s farmhouse near Brownstown burned Friday but saved by the Ephrata and Akron fire companies, though heavily damaged by smoke and water. Pastor appointments include Rev A H Ausweiler to the local Evangelical Church and Rev L H Vergey to Penbrook church in Dauphin County.
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M. W. Buch
R. M. Shiffer
Samuel Horst
Ivan Snader
Ephrata
Akron
A. H. Ausweiler
East Greenville
Reading
L. H. Vergey
Penbrook
Dauphin County
Buck Up Laddie A Cheerful Verse From Hershey Broadcaster
A rhyming motivational piece urges perseverance after setbacks. It encourages chin up posture and grit when facing trials in school and life. The speaker, a narrator from Hershey Broadcaster, cites Latin tests and cheating classmates as common blows, ending with Tomorrow is another day.
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Laddie
Tomorow
Boots Reveal Soldier's Last March in Funeral Procession
A long standing, poorly documented custom uses a reversed boot on a horse in military funeral processions. When the rider’s boot is reversed it signals the soldier’s end of earthly journey as the horse is led saddled.
They Gambled With Death
A seamstress mother of two is severely injured when a truck swerves onto a sidewalk. She survives but becomes a helpless invalid with spine injury and paralysis. The 28 year old driver involved faced no prior accidents.
Stamp Corner: Evolving Ways to Save and Collect Stamps
The article outlines shifts from general collecting to targeted approaches. It notes album pages for countries like Canada, the challenge of handling vast US issues, and newer methods such as collecting by theme or type and even individualized “Collector's taste” concepts like a Postal Zoo or Transportation stamps.
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Hershey Broadcaster
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Liberty Mutual Insurance Eee
Spacht’s
Lititz
Chevrolet
Jchevrolet
Chevrolet Service Department
Lititz Springs
Broad and
Marion Streets
Canada
United States
Proctor
Pennsylvania
Power @ Light Co
A. M. Frey
North Broad Street
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