Brownstown Notes and Local Highlights
The Evangelical Sunday School class raised 25 dollars in a bake sale at W. P. Beck's last Saturday. Rev. Amos Groff of the Evangelical Congregational Church is ill with pneumonia at his Akron home, with visiting ministers filling the pulpit. H. O. Kissinger started painting work at Gunzenhausers in Lancaster. Brownstown High School beat East Cocalico 26 to 24 in a Class C basketball game last Friday. The Wolf family hosted several guests on Sunday including Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Weber and daughter Jean.
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Evangelical Sunday School
H. Murr
W. P. Beck
Brownstown
Amos Groff
Evangelical Congregational Church
Akron
Rey
Groff
H. O. Kissinger
Gunzenhausers
Lancaster
East Cocalico
A. K. Wolf
Wils
A. W. Weber
Jean
A. F. Getz
Raymond
Paul
Anna
Eva
Foul Toss Tournament Recap at Elizabethtown
Participants Galen Heinaman and Paul Getz led the event with strong showing. Heinaman hit 13 of 25 foul tosses and Getz connected on 18 of 25 attempts as Ruth Zwally and the Brown family joined in the audience.
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Ruth Zwally
Jesse Brown
Galen Heinaman
Paul Getz
Elizabethtown
Heinaman
Getz
Etown College Former President Accepts Reappointment
Dr Ralph Wiest Schlosser, ex president of Elizabethtown College, said he would return to lead under a three year contract after an offer was tendered by the board of trustees. He announced acceptance Monday night while en route to New York to resume Columbia University studies.
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Ralph Wiest Schlosser
Elizabethtown College
Schlosser
New York
Columbia University
Installment Buying Through Ages Traced To Antiquity
The practice of purchasing on the installment plan dates back to ancient times with Crassus reputedly profiting from building and selling homes outside Rome this way. The modern system is said to have existed about a century ago.
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Crassus
Julius Caesar
Rome
Executors Notice for Estate of Abraham C Hackman Lititz
Letters testamentary granted to Katie Hackman Executrix. All indebted persons must pay immediately and those with claims should present them for settlement to the Executrix at 223 N Cedar Street Lititz PA. Joseph B Wissler Attorney.
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Abraham C. Hackman
Lititz
N. Cedar Street
Katie Hackman
Old Scottish Coffee Mortar in Virginia Lawsuit
In Fiu vanna County Virginia an old wooden coffee mortar about a foot tall with a six inch bowl top and rounded bottom is described. A metal mauler did the grinding. It is believed to be about 200 years old and originally came from Scotland.
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Fiuvanna County
Virginia
Scotland
Darktown Fables Stowaway Confession in Sleep Tale
In Pathfinder Magazine a tale unfolds of Rastus Henry Clay Washington returning late to find George Washington Johnson asleep in his own bed. Johnson awakens and proclaims in a melodramatic witticism that he is merely a stowaway, prompting a surreal confrontation.
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Darktown
Rastus
Henry Clay
Washington
George Washington Johnson
George
Brudder
Pathfinder Magazine
Lightning and Thunder Speeds Compared
The article explains that light travels far faster than sound, so we see lightning before hearing thunder. Light moves about 186,324 miles per second in air while sound travels roughly 1,120 feet per second at typical temperatures.
Beginning of Telephony Exhibited at Centennial Exposition
The First Telephone article notes the telephone was shown at Philadelphia centennial exposition of 1876. It states Alexander Graham Bell achieved a first by speaking over a telephone wire in March 1876.
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Philadelphia
Alexander Graham Bell
Whistling for Breeze and a Farewell Morality Speech
A mayor bids farewell after a tough year in office vowing to return to normal life. A Rev C G Ames quote frames sacred trust and heavenly gifts for earthly uses. The note ends with a curious mix of weather wisdom and city planning visions.
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C. G. Ames
London
Quotable Snippets and Notable Nonsense From Historic Letters
A collage of aphorisms and observations from various papers. Highlights include cautions about dawn and success, jokes about reckless driving and telegraph poles, value found in poems sent to newspapers, a doctor’s bedside line to a mother, and reflections on tolerance and perseverance. Also notes on mushrooms vitamin content and Florida's Lake Okeechobee.
Potatoes Ahead Signal Mixed For U S Farmers
Federal officials project 3 750 000 acres planted to potatoes this year versus 3 370 000 last year yielding a surplus crop. Other farming tips urge early vegetables startings in hotbeds and greenhouses, rotating crops, woodland improvement in Pennsylvania, and adding electric outlets in homes and outbuildings.
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United States
U B Church Plans Communion and Local Events
The U B Church will hold communion services on March 16 at 10 30 AM. The Women Missionary Society met at Bertha Fulmer's home. A mid week prayer gathering occurred at Jonas Wage Man's home. Lititz Male Chorus to sing March 8 at 8 PM in Manheim Township High School with 25 cent admission. Local residents visiting and staying with relatives include Lonella Kell er Browns town Pauline Seaman Ruth Sensenig Kathryn Hollinger Marie Reidenbaugh Elmer Shreiner Lancaster Harry Krick and George Hitner.
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U. B
Womans Missionary Society of
Bertha Fulmer
Jonas Wage- Man
Lititz
Manheim Township
Lonella Keller
Brownstown
Pauline Seaman
Ruth Sensenig
Kathryn Hollinger
Manheim
Ruth Long
East Petersburg
Marie Reidenbaugh
Elmer Shreiner
Lancaster
Harry S. Krick
Harry E. Dunkle
George Hitnier
Weekly Catch of Herrings Exceeds Three Hundred Thousand
The weekly catch of herrings at Yarmouth England rises above 300000 600 in weight value, indicating a strong fishing period for the port and its fleets.
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Yarmouth
England
Historians to Hear A G Seyfert at Lancaster Meeting
Lancaster County historians will hear A G Seyfert speak at the Lancaster Corn Historical Association monthly meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 in the organization rooms 307 N Duke Street visitors are invited to attend.
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Lancaster Corn Historical Association
A. G. Seyfert
Lancer County
Assation
Organition
Duke Street
School Events March 12 14 10 11 Operetta
School calendar items list events including Laff That Off Lyce Course on March 12 and West Lampeter High School basketball on March 14 with an April 10 operetta at the high school.
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West Lampeter H School
ll—High Sch
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