Notable Local Seniors and Community Scenes in Lancaster Area
Miss Barbara Kready of Millersville turns 100 and Miss Fannie Stehman of Manheim is named the town’s oldest resident at 95. James McCardell of Little Britain sells 3500 tobacco stalks weighing 1640 pounds at 23 cents a pound. T Wilson Dobbs of Lancaster retires from 26 years in the jewelry trade. Mrs Elizabeth Stern of Elizabethtown sews 212 carpet rag balls from Jan 24 to Feb 23. Lieutenant Governor McLain takes chair of State Agricultural Labor Service. The Pequea railroad bridge sinks requiring about 400 workers for repairs. John O Brien of Marietta sends 200 pounds of flour to Columbia Hospital. J Neal of Mount Joy patent on Feb 27 for a grain scoop device and offers it for sale. Rev Alfred N Sayres becomes pastor at Second Reformed in Harrisburg succeeding Rev Harry Bassler. Lewis Steckel of Lancaster, native of Germany, has three sons in Pershing’s army. the fourth son, age 15, is rejected for aviation. Donald and Charlie recount a melodrama with a dramatic line spoken in a garage audience echoing a comic climactic mock oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Kready
Millersville
Fannie Stehman
Manheim
James McCardell
Little Britain
T. Wilson Dobbs
Lancaster
Elizabeth Stern
Elizabethtown
McLain
State Committee On Agricultural Labor Service
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pequea
John O'Brien
Marietta
Sam
Columbia Hospital
J. Neal
Mount Joy
Alfred N. Sayres
Second Reformed Church of
Harrisburg
Harry N. Bassler
Lewis Steckel
Germany
Pershing
Nieuport Desolation and New German Tactics In War Report
William Townsend Porter describes Nieuport on the Yser prior to the war turning point, with ruined town life and displaced people. The piece notes German attempts to attack British ships using unmanned explosive boats and outlines radio control issues and a searchlight directed selenium cell steering system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nieuport
Yser
Calais
William Townsend Porter
Atlantic Monthly
Iowa scientists plan West Indies expedition led by Prof Nutting
Professor C C Nutting announces a party of Iowa scientists will lead a West Indies expedition next summer using the English building on the Pelican islands as a base. Some members have entered war service, but plans move forward. Nutting says the site offers unmatched scientific research opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Nutting
Iowa
West Indies
Iowa University
Pelican Islands
War Relief Through Temperate Living and Saving
A wartime appeal urges temperate eating and drinking to support soldiers, conserve resources, and fund efforts against the Kaiser. It notes wheatless days saving grain, calls for disease prevention in crops, and stresses public support for science. a closing joke warns about glass eye wearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Food Administration
War Emergency Board of
Plant Life Disease Specialists
F. D. Kern
Pennsylvania State College
War Garden Hotbed Instructions From State College
Pennsylvania State College advises home gardeners to construct hotbeds in sunny south aspects using sash frames over pits filled with heated horse manure. Build a sloped frame, heat the manure in layers, then cover with soil and plant only after temperatures drop to about ninety degrees. Contact J. R. Bechtel for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College
J. R. Bechtel
Department of Agricultural Extension
State College
Night Shad ows in Russia Odyssey of a June White Night
Olive Gilbreath describes a Siberian journey during a perpetual June twilight. A pale glow lingers over the plains as trees blur and windmills scrape the sky, the traveler haunted by endless light and a restless, eerie landscape. At 7 a.m. in Nizhny Novgorod the sun has risen five hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Gilbreath
Yale Review
Nizimovgorod
Potatoes as Daily Food: Tips and Recipes Endorsed
This article promoted by Miriam Moses outlines potatoes as a nutritious staple and offers usage ideas. Howard Heinz, head of the State Public Safety Food Supply Department, endorses Moses and recommends her recipes to housewives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Moses
United States
Howard Heinz
Food Supply Department
State Committee of Public Safety
Mise Moses
Stats
Potatoes for War Ration Help and Bread Saving Plan
A wartime appeal urges households to conserve wheat by not serving bread containing wheat flour when potatoes are served. It suggests potatoes as meat substitutes, offers recipes mixing potato flour, and provides potato based dish ideas to stretch meat and flour supplies during the war period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havig
United States
Favorite Prescription for Women by Dr Pierce
Thousands of Pennsylvania women claim cure from various ailments using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The temperance medicine comes in tablet form at 60 cents and promises relief from backache headaches and nervousness without alcohol or narcotics. A trial package is available for 10 cents. testimonials from Mrs Emma Decrer and others endorse its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Dr. Piercey
President Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Emma Decrer
Penny Ave
Horse Breeding in Brazil and National Resources Census
In Brazil a push for animal breed betterment grows as ranching expands. Con sular reports note crossbreeding by Tanneh owners and private efforts, with support from Rio de Janeiro’s National Society of Agriculture and state cattle associations. A presidential commission conducts a livestock census across municipalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Brasil
Alfred L. M. Bottychalk
Rio de Janeiro
National Society of Agriculture
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Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Donald
Charlie
Sunny Nieuport
Kaiser
Estella Webb Westbrook
Popular Science Monthly
Save Health
Night Shadows
Russia
Berkshire Electric Company
J. N. Schroeder & CO
Food Army
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey
East
King St
Lancaster, Pa
Dr. Hertz
E. Main Street
Ind
B. F. Lutz
Athens
Waltham
Elgin
Hamilton
Howard Illinois-Springfield
Appel & Son
North
Queen Street
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Optioia
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