Strange death cases and oddities sweep the state
A widow's illness leaves four blind children in Kulztown while the husband tenders the brood. A Reading Lunacy Commission declares Stefanie Luszewicz insane at age five and binds her to a chair to prevent harm. DuBois seeks a workhouse to house the troubled poor. A Mount Carmel Locust Gap trolley strikes a rare otter, its death perplexing scientists. Harrisburg teachers plot a 100 acre colony near the city to fund public needs. York county chickens die from fatal fatness, showing no internal disease. State College tests a wireless station with Shingletown reception and aims for Harrisburg Philadelphia links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pauley
Kulztown
Stefanie Luszewicz
Burgess Scofield
DuBois
Mount Carmel Locust Gap
Harrisburg
William H. Snyder
Dallastown
York County
State College
Centre County
Seed Grants Wasteful in Pennsylvania Village Case
A canvass in a Pennsylvania locality found 180 residents received seed from their congressman. Exactly seven packages, 3.88 percent, were used. The report cautions this may not reflect all cases but suggests government seed funding is largely squandered and politics influence future service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Abolish Toll Roads Targeting Eastern States Opinion
The piece argues toll roads should be abolished nationwide with focus on Pennsylvania. It notes 354 miles of toll roads in three Philadelphia area counties and discusses a legislative committee plan to transfer toll roads to state ownership funded by township, county, and state contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn’a
Philadelphia
Penn
Keystone
Thoughtful notes on weather control and tides from a London engineer
The London electrical engineer president argues future weather control by electricity could rival water management today. He envisions rain for drought relief and cloud shading to modulate sunshine, and suggests coastal defenses to trigger rainfall. The piece also cites the Panama Canal as proof of differing tides, noting Colon and Panama exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London Electrical Engineer
New York
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Colon
Panama
Memorial fountain honors Schaefferstown founder’s descendant
Miss Tillie Zimmerman unveils a New England granite fountain in Market Square Schaefferstown carved with a lion head for her mother Mrs. Peter Zimmerman. The piece uses water from the historic Schaefferstown Water Company founded in 1763 by deeded cooperative members on Market street who pay ten or twenty cents per year for water, with supply carried by gravity and no profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillie Zimmerman
Market Square
Schaefferstown
Peter Zimmerman
Alexander Sheaffer
New England
Schaefferstown Water Company
America
Water Company
Water Works
Market Street
Editor Nearly Robbed in Lancaster County Scandal
An Oxford News editor fends off a claimed theft by a prominent Lancaster County woman who allegedly hid weekly stipend money in his desk pigeonhole. The piece rants at thieves, arguing stealing from editors is the height of degeneracy, while mocking other plottings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchler
Oxford News
Lancaster County
News
Names Drawn for Lan caster Jurors and Court Dates
Jurors for Grand Jury, Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas are listed with dates in April May. Names include Herztler, Shirk, Zwatley, Biemesderfer, Dyer, Grube, Kohr, Diehm, Studenroth, Obetz, Litzenberger, Ravegum, Seldomridge, Landis, Stauffer, Eberly, Sny der, Trout, Rothfuss, Musser, Frey, Amer, Myers, and others. Courts noted are Lan caster Grand Jury on April 17, Quarter Sessions April 17, Common Pleas April 24 May 1 May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Courts
B. B. Herztler
Lititz
Martin Shirk
Ephrata
Daniel B. Zwatley
Warwick
Henry Biemesderfer
Alfred N. Dyer
Manheim Borough
George Grube
F. G. Kohr
Manheim
E. H. Diehm
Penn
H. G. Studenroth
Elizabeth
Howard Litzenberger
Christian Brookmyer
Menno Barkholder
P. G. Irvin
John Schreck
Chas
Seldomridge
Common Pleas
Peter R. Landis
Christ. H. Stauffer
Samuel Eberly
Clay
Calvin G. Snyder
Harry E. Trout
Christ. Rothfuss
Edwin Musser
Nathan H. Frey
Charles Amer
Henry Myers
Why Men Get Hit in Church Sermons From Rhode Island
Elder George Champlin, a respected Rhode Island preacher, is described as bold and personal in his sermons. The Rochester Herald notes his pointed style and a sister's attempt to temper him. A separate item reports a baby born at the McClure home in Dillsburg York County lacking arms and legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
George Champlin
Rochester Herald
Lou Campton
de Mark
Dillsburg
York County
Robert McClure
Shoes That Beat The Rest At Our Current Values
We offer handsome shoe values at present with useful and elegant Oxfords. They are well made and stylish, captivate the eye, and satisfy both feet and pocket. Come in and try on a pair to know the difference.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Pierce
Shaefferstown Memorial
Brunnerville
E. G. Geyer
Conestoga Brand
Philip Rudy
Queen Street
Lancaster
M. H. Shenk
Lancaster Trust
Queen St
Lancaster, Pa
Acti
Officdes
John Hertzler
John JD
Skiles
Pureare
Mille
Mellinger
Sonn Se Graybill
Kisai
W. A. Hensel
H.W. Hartman
Joen A. Nauman
John B. Miller
T. Breneman I
H. Weaver
Thomas Steffy
Broad Street
Lifitz, PA
Wertsch
Watchmaker
P. & R. Depot
PENNA
W. H.muthe&co
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
Fulton
Amos, Photographer
Enneylvania
Waverly Oil Works Co
Pittsburg
S. M. Huber
F. M. Bowman
Rothsville
Florida
Cedar Creek
Ritchie's
E.C. Ritchie Railroad Restaurant
Ind
Decker and Janssen
Jans
Century Sheet
J. B. Young & Son
E. Orange St
Leading Farmers’ Hotel
Sorrel Horse Hotel
A. B. Adams
Prop’r
King St
Continental Food CO
John F. Schleith
asiSpruce
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!