Memories of James Buchanan and Lancaster lawyers
W W Davis recalls early Lancaster legal figures and events. He notes James Buchanan studied law, opened an office on East King Street in 1813, and later became president. The memoir covers Thaddeus Stevens, Read Frazer, Isaac Hiester Ellmaker, and Nathaniel Elfmaker, with details on careers and personalities in 19th century Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Buchanan
Thai City
Lancaster
W. W. Davis
Lancaster Intelligencer
James Hopkins
East King Street
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
George Washington Barton
San Francisco
Thaddeus Stevens
Court House
Stevens
Tancaster
F. R. Diffenderfer
Thaddeus
Congress
Capitol
Read Frazer
Great ‘War Horse
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Isaac Hiester
Isaac Ellmaker
Hiester
New Holland
Yale
William
Isaac
Henry Yundt
Blue Ball
Mr. Hiester
Amos Ellmaker
William Wirt
Sacrificial Hero Petrow Alexandrowitsch Honored on Steppe
A narrator recalls Petrow Alexandrowitsch, a young Russian serf who forgave enemies and gave his life to save others in a sleigh accident on the steppe. The tale links blessing enemies to Christian virtue, ending with the final memory of a cross and a Russian sunset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrow Alexandrowitsch
Sascha Wladimirovna
Nikola Michailowitsch
Ivan
Sascha
Russia
Petrov Alexandrawitseh
Letter Travels 25000 Miles For Two Cents In 1911
A Mount Joy letter sent December 26 1911 from John J Missemer to Geo W Missemer in Shanghai traveled around the world via Pacific Ocean Siberian railway and Atlantic routes. The letter reached Shanghai after the recipient had left for the United States and was forwarded back. The journey totaled about 25000 miles under a two cent postage treaty with Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Joy
John J. Missemer
Geo. W. Missemer
Shanghai
China
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Singsong Girls of China Compared to Geishas of Japan
The Chinese singsong girls, aged sixteen to thirty, are described as cousins to Japan’s geishas. They wear silk trousers and coats, perform instrumental solos, and sing through about 500 ballads with a male orchestra. The piece notes Western tolerance and occasional noisy interludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Ensign
Chicago News
Rhymes and reverence in names and chiefs across ages
General Miles in Serving the Republic notes the musicality of English female college names and contrasts it with remarks on Native American leaders including Spotted Tail Crazy Horse Sitting Bull and Chief Joseph. He praises Joseph as handsome brave and an accomplished orator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Arnold
Laetitia Helen Alford
Alice Senga
Margaret Bryson
Ethel Miiel Meredith
Meredith
Spotted Tail
Crazy Horse
Sitting Bull
Joseph
Miles
The
Republic
The Difference The Impecunious Heiress
A provocative note on romance and social class contrasts a penniless suitor with a wealthy heiress. The excerpt hints at themes of love, money, and social expectations within a dramatic vignette.
Bear Long Coal Lumber Slate and Salt Ad
Bear Long Coal and Lumber advertises high grade goods with a large stock of coal in all sizes hard medium and soft. It lists slate plaster sand roofing materials phosphate and salt products including rock salt and table salt and notes a focus on customer satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Ritsolf
Griffith and
Boyd
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Weil
Rupert Hughes
Gold Lancaster
Singsong Girls
Monarch
Bear & Long
Lititz, PA
A. R. Keller
S. Spruce Street
Lititz
Piantz Bro
Gigo
J.C. Felker
Warwick
Bell Telephone CO
Penna. E. Smith
Just
New Ladies White Shirtwaists
North Broad ST
Joseph Dreifus
Hiladelphia
S. M. Huber
East Main Street
Weachter
L. M1
Brunnerville, Pa
Orsi
Red Cross
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Hershey & Gibbe! Conveyancers Scriveners
Realstate and
Ofice
Ind
W. M. Grube
the Square Deal Shoe Dealer
E. Main Street
Florida
Cedar Creek
E. C. Ritchie Railroad
Restavun
Lititz, Tad
Gillette & Durham
D. E. Light & CO
S. Broad St
Thomas Steffy Lititz
N. Broad Street
Graul’s
D. D. Graul
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