Lancaster to get modern firproof hotel on North Queen Street
Lancaster officials plan a new fireproof hotel on a prime North Queen Street site within the county. Four candidates for Mt. Joy post office are named, including incumbent Fred Fenstermacher. Weather freezes watercress at Don Egal Springs. a small harvest is expected this spring. H Frank Eshleman pursues a congressional bid at a pivotal moment. Keeley Stove Co. makes 112 stoves daily in Columbia. Follmer Cloy Co. 2,376 umbrellas. Columbia Lace Co. 1,333 lace curtains. Columbia Silk Mill Co. over 2,600 yards of silk goods. A quartet of singing boys, sons of a family near the Lancaster Strasburg trolley line, entertain passengers.
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Lancaster
Queen Street
Mt. Joy
Fred Fenstermacher
Donegal Springs
H. Frank Eshleman
Congress
Columbia
Keeley Stove Co
Follmer- Cloy Co
Columbia Lace Co
Columbia Silk Mill
Lancaster and Strasburg
Quarryville
Strasburg
Airing the School Room by Karl de Schweinitz
Executive Secretary Karl de Schweinitz argues for school ventilation citing poorly ventilated church or school buildings. He urges opening windows for five minutes each hour with calisthenics during breaks to improve circulation, prevent colds, energize pupils, and enhance learning. He calls on teachers to adopt this plan for healthier, brighter children.
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Karl de Schweinitz
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Hazing Horror Migrates From Harmless Pranks to Crime
Forty years back hazing was casual mischief. A Armour Institute student in Chicago was dumped from a cab blindfolded, moneyless, in a storm, twenty miles from home. He survived the ordeal, highlighting a shift to dangerous abuse.
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Armour Institute
Chicago
Quail Die in Bitter Weather Across Farmlands
Farmers report coveys of quail found frozen as bitter cold wipes out birds. Ten years ago a similarly cold winter nearly eliminated quail in many areas and sportsmen imported birds from other states to restock. Many believe the next season will be poor.
Caught a Tartar In Cross Examination Tale
A Brooklyn Eagle quip notes a lawyer failing to break a suspect’s testimony as a Hebrew tailor calls the cross examiner’s case his business. The Detroit Free Press humor piece shows a woman asking for references with a joke about photographs that never flatter.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Runaway Match Quip Sparks Witty Exchange
A brief, humorous exchange cites a runaway marriage as the speaker’s tale and contrasts contentment with fortunes denied, preserving a dated newspaper tone and citing quotes from Cassell's Journal and Ford.
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Cassell
Ape Petrov and Sascha in Russian Serf Era Tales
The narrator recalls youth on a Baron’s estate during serfdom in Russia. Sascha Vladimirovna befriends Petrov Alexandrowitsch, a peasant boy, sharing play and loyalty while class tensions rise with a visiting noble cousin Nikola Michailowitsch. Petrov endures snubs and blows as their bond deepens.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Neva
Baltic
Loften
Ivan
Ivan Ivanowitsch
Vladimir Nikolajewitsch
Lax
Sascha Wladimirovna
Sonja
Sascha
Petrov Alexandrowitsch
Sonya
Sascha Vladimirovna
Petrov
Jim
Troika
Sonjas
Petrow
Alexander II
Nicholas II
Petra
Pedro Alexandrowitsch
Wladimir
Nikola Michailowitsch
Nikola
Saschas
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W.H. Buch
Clothier
Record Building
Lititz, Penna
Detroit Free Press
Fortune
Ford
Petrow Alexandrowitsch By
M. Grabi
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Farmers
Lititz
Farmers ‘National Bank
Heinitsch’s
Heinitsh
BIG Furniture and Carpet
S. Queen St
Chas. H. Frey
King St
N. Queen St
North
Queen Stre
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