Local Bank Clerk Resigns for Klein Chocolate Co.
County happenings list a bank clerk J W Risser resigning to join Klein Chocolate Co in Elizabeth town. Also noted are sales of Martin Lefever, aviator stunts by Major Decker in Elizabethtown, a church offering free pews in Lancaster, Texas cattle on Dr Detwiler's farm, and various community incidents including a robbery alert and local hunting news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Risser
Elizabethtown National Bank
Klein Chocolate Co
Martin Lefever
C. Reese Eby
Golden Swan
Strasburg
S. M. Decker
Middletown
Denver House
Denver
First Presbyterian Church
Lancaster
T. C. Detwiler
East Drumore Township
Texas
Seattle
East Drumore
W.R. Ashenfelter
Elizabethtown
Aid For Teachers Fund Seeks State Retirement Act Cash
A two year old Teachers Retirement Act moves toward operation with about 2,000,000 needed for the state share over the next two years. Representative Ramsey of Delaware will handle the appropriation and Governor Sproul is expected to insist the retirement funding be provided before other education demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
Delaware
Sproul
Allentown Bride Accuses Husband of Chronic Drinking
Mrs John Stabler told Allentown police court that in thirty years of marriage her husband has been drunk twenty seven years and only sober three. Acting Mayor Strauss fined Stabler 316 dollars and 0 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
John Stabler
Strauss
Stabler
Pennsylvania 1918 grain crop total and county yields
The state department of agriculture reports 1918 grain crops totaling 81,391,188 bushels. Lancaster leads as a champion corn county with a ten year average of 51.3 bushels per acre, followed by Lancaster adjacent counties and Schuylkill and Philadelphia trailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Lancaster
Schuylkill
Philadelphia
Capture of 400-Pound Doe in Harrisburg Streets
After an hour's chase through South Harrisburg, George Clancy captured and roped a doe weighing 400 pounds. The deer wandered in from the country and became lost among the Reading and Pennsylvania yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
George Clancy
Reading
Pennsylvania
Sleepwalker Walks Four Blocks After Window Fall
Sleepwalker Harry son of James Cummings of Oxford walked four blocks along the street after dropping from a second-story window. He was found by Cheyney Wilson, put to bed, and his parents notified. He was unharmed by the fall but suffered exposure. No decrease in bread prices until flour falls below $11 per barrel. Bakers cite 16-ounce loaves at 10 cents as standard and predict price rises if flour climbs to $11.50 or $12.00 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
James Cummings
Oxford
Cheyney Wilson
Well-Known Lititz Citizens Endorse Tonall Remedy
Lititz readers are urged to try Tonall for stomach issues and nerves with endorsements from local residents. Notables listed include J. L. Weidler, R. D. No. 2, Howard Ulrich, Howard J. Smith, Aston W. Heisey, Kate A. Long, all praising Tonall. Sold at J. E. Charles' Drug Store in Lititz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Weidler
Lititz
R. D
Howard Ulrich
Howard J. Smith
Aston W. Heisey
Kate A. Long
J. E. Charles’ Drug Store
Get Your Digestion in Shape
Health advice stresses that many ailments stem from stomach weakness and faulty digestion. Proper stomach, liver, and bowel care by timely use of remedies is urged to prevent biliousness headaches dizziness skin eruptions and other sufferings.
Dr Mary Walker Dies at 87 Once Civil War Surgeon and Medalist
Dr Mary Walker aged 87 died at her home near Oswego on Bunker Hill. A Civil War surgeon and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient she was famed as the only woman permitted to appear in male attire by Act of Congress. She taught schools as a girl and studied medicine before enlisting, later adopting varied dress including pants and a knee length skirt, winged collar and cane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walker
Bunker Hill
Oswego
Cigar Makers Ship One Million to Army in War Demand
The Ephrata cigar factories have orders for one million cigars for the army with shipment planned this month. Andrew Helsey of Elizabethtown is spending the winter in Florida and was seen in Sebright, then headed to Miami. H K Landis of Ephrata learns from the War Department that his son Samuel, drafted in Santa Barbara, California, was killed in battle over four months ago at age 28 after moving West seven years prior. Rumors of his death circulated before official word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata
Andrew Helsey
Elizabethtown
Florida
Sebright
Miami
H. K. Landis
War Department
Samuel
Santa Barbara
Cal
Made Good His Promise Pocket Knife Exchange
Twenty years after purchasing a pocket knife from L. W. Seylar, Harrison Cutchall of Dublin township Fulton county recalled Seylar's promise to replace the knife after twenty years. Seylar fulfilled the pledge and presented a new knife to Cutchall several days ago, keeping his word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Cutchall
Dublin Township
Fulton County
L. W. Seylar
McConnellsburg
Cutehall
Seylar
Mr. Seylar
Mr. Cutehall
Easter Date Falls Late in 1919 Ecclesiastical Calendar
Easter in 1919 will be April 20 marking the latest Easter in fourteen years. Ash Wednesday is March 5 and the Paschal lunar date lands on April 15, delaying the holiday beyond recent seasons.
Old Cane Lorah’s heirloom carries 1774 imprint and family tale
Isaac Lorah of Penryn owns a carved cane passed through generations since 1774. The staff bears an Indian figure with thirteen stars. It was given by his mother, who received it from her father Isaac Lininger. Lorah had no direct descendants. only he and his mother were their family’s children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Lorah
Penryn
Isaac Lininger
Mr. Lorah
Missionary meetings report gains despite war strain
East Pennsylvania Evangelical and United Evangelical conferences opened their annual missionary meetings in Catasauqua and Allentown. Both bodies reported that last year’s home and foreign mission giving rose despite war and collection difficulties. Separately, Fort Leavenworth released conscientious objectors who refused pay, with about $5,000 already returned and more to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pennsylvania
The
Evangelical Church
Catasauqua
United Evangelical Church
Allentown
Fort Leavenworth Hive
Marrying French Girls Denied by AL Bosh Private Guy Bard
In a Denver letter to his sister, K Bard, known in Lititz as Warwick High School principal, condemns reports that many Yanks will marry French girls. He says the claims are bosh, noting American soldiers are busy and French women are not superior to American beauties. He criticizes preachers and social workers who claim widespread marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Detwiler
Cedars
Baer
Highspire
Charles Metz
Oil City
Venango
Albert S. Mills
Gettysburg
John N. Miller
Indiana County
Indiana
Homer City
Dauphin
Perry
Cumberland
Lebanon
Lancaster
York Counties
M. H. Thomas
Ralph Jacoby
Steelton
Hilton
Punxsutawney
State Game Commission
Harrisburg
Fred Shobert
North Fork
State Museum
Shobert
William HB. Rafler
Scranton
France
United States Regular Army
China
Philippines
Cuba
Guy K. Bard
Denver
America
Mr. Bard
Lititz
Warwick High School
Potatoes Fall in Price Along Reading Line
Potatoes drop sharply in northern Berks and western Lehigh as handlers along the Schuylkill and Lehigh branch of the Reading sell rapidly for under a dollar a bushel. Farmers held thousands of bushels expecting higher prices but now face lower market values and active selling by agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berks
Lehigh
Schuylkill and
Reading
Woman Captures Thief After Pickpocket Snatches Purse
In Lancaster a woman named Elizabeth Burns had her purse snatched in a crowded store. She detected the thief, detained him until help arrived, and the man appeared before a magistrate where he was identified as a repeat offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Burns
Lancaster
Oldsmobile factories rush to prewar output levels
Local dealer Harry B. Herr reports Oldsmobile plants in Lansing have restored production rapidly after the armistice. Passenger and economy trucks ships began, with April first production expected to surpass any wartime peak. Demand for six and eight models remains strong as the spring season nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Herr
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Mr. Herr
Edward Ver Linden
Herr
Whiskey finds 60 year old bottle safe under rock
Perry Hutzell from Myersdale Pennsylvania recalls he hid a pint of whiskey sixty years ago and recently revisited the spot finding the cork rotted but the whiskey still intact and rich brown in color. The piece also notes the first US steamboat patents issued August 26, 1791 to Read Fitch Rumsey and Stevens and Read's early steamboat innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Hutzell
Myersdale
United States
Nathan Read
John Fitch
James Rumsey
John Stevens
Read
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Wooden Shipbuilding Revival in Australia Contracts
The Australian government pursues wooden shipbuilding to boost cargo space for 5,000,000 tons of wheat and other exports. Contracts let for 12 ships about 2,000 tons each at Sydney and six of 2,800 tons at Fremantle, with possible expansion. Also proposed: 20 vessels from 500 to 2,000 tons in Tasmania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Common Wealth Government
Sydney
Bremantle
West Australia
Destruction of German Records by Women’s Drive
More than 1500 phonograph records containing German songs were destroyed by a committee of women under the National Phonograph Records Recruiting corps. The aim is to purge slacker records and provide entertainment for American boys at the front, with a next week Slacker drive planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhein
National Phonograph Records Recruiting Corps
Bawmiers
New York
Snn
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Munsing
Cooper
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch the Record Building Clothier
Lititz,pa
the County
WD. Marburger
Bowmanside
John Tscindy
Colorado
California
Yellowstone Park
Somme
Tonell
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
Queen St, Lancaster, FA
Chas. H. Frey
East King
W. A
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Opticians
Erjy Jy
North Queen Street
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