Out of the Shadow Dramatic Picture at Para Mount Theatre
The Shad 3 film adapts E W Hornung The Shadow of the Rope with Miss Frederick as Ruth Minchin a young Australian bride unjustly accused of murder The court room scene is highlighted as a masterpiece of stagecraft A strong supporting cast is noted and the picture screens this Saturday in the area
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Paramount Theatre
E. W. Hornang
England
Miss Frederick
America
Ruth Minchin
Ne Fred
Lancaster Automobile Club Seeks Permanent Home
Lancaster Automobile Club moves toward a permanent base at the Stevens House with plans for first floor business use, second floor club use, and upper floors as apartments. Officers elected include S Edward Gable president and J G Forney chosen to represent at the Pennsylvania Motor Federation Erie convention. The club expects rapid growth, a bond issue for streets, and a Mary land line road project to progress this year.
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Lancaster Automobile Club
Stevens House
Lancaster
Gable
Lincoln Highway
S. Edward Gable
Benj. C. Atlee
Frank
M. Abel
J. G. Forney
W. H. Trout
B. Frank Bachman
Jacob L. Haines
Charles M. Reiling
Daniel W. Shaeffer
C. A. B. Zook
Albert B. Groff
Benj. F. Hoffman
L. F. McAllister
H. N. Homsher
Aaron B. Landis
Maryland
Harrisburg
Lancaster County
Forney
Good Roads Committee
Maryland Line
Jacob L. Hains
Pennsylvanaa Motor Federation
Erie
Barbers in Quarryville Charge 35 Cents for Haircuts
Happenings from the Garden Spot note Quarryville barbers now charge 35 cents for hair cutting. The piece mentions local times and aging institutions like the Columbia Fire Company near 125 years. It reports stolen loving cups of Ephrata High School teams were recovered with no clues found.
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Quarryville
The
Columbia Fire Company of Columbia
Ephrata High School
Hershey Seeks Marietta Reunion Amid August Plans
Washington L. Hershey, 75, of Marietta, organizes the Hershey clan reunion for next August, aiming to host the largest gathering yet. In Manheim the Gibbel clothing store was sold to H L Cassel who will run it as a clothing shop. A century old medicine-filled cellar was found after an old Marietta house was torn down. Barber Guy Gochnauer owes a free-year shave due to a bet on no snow, which turned into a blizzard.
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Washington L. Hershey
Marietta
Hershey Clan
Gibbel
Manheim
H. L. Cassel
Elizabeth
Town
Guy Gochnauer
Gochnauer
Elam Zimmerman
The
Zimmerman Barage
California
Myers Kreider
Zimmerman
Chocolate Company Seeks Large Capital Increase
The Bachman Chocolate Company of Florin plans raise capitalization from 150000 to a million dollars, claiming three times 1915 business scale. Lancaster public school teachers form a publicity committee to push higher salaries with a campaign and movie house showings. Jacob B Showalter of Akron slaughtered 199 hogs for 108 people, total weight 34671 pounds, average 279 pounds, heaviest 582 pounds owned by Geo K Smith. he also butchered a 1780 pound bull for Frank Retten as local meat distributions continued.
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Bachman Chocolate Company
Florin
Lancaster
Jacob B. Showalter
Akron
Geo. K. Smith
Frank Retten
Mountaineer Orders Stock Loading Rifle
The Leman Rifle Company once in Lancaster during the Civil War era and until 1887 receives occasional orders via James Leman. Graf ton West Virginia requests a half stock loading rifle which cannot be granted and will be conveyed to the West Virginian. Lancaster shoe dealers protest Fair Price Commissioner McClain naming a city’s sole profiteer and demand public identification.
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Leman
Lancaster
James Leman
Henry E. Leman
Grafton
W. Va
West
McClain
Man Repays After Furs Ordered From New York Mixup
John Koser of Milton Grove sent a complaint after months of waiting for returns on raw furs shipped to New York. A mailed check to him was paid and later used at Watt & Shand's Lancaster store. The drawer, a Mt. Joy resident, admitted guilt and repaid the funds.
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New York
John Koser
Milton Grove
Consignee
Watt & Shand
Lancaster
Mt. Joy
Pansy bloom and land deals show spring plans
Willis Printz of Lewistown found pansies in full bloom after shoveling snow from a bed. The State Game Commission may establish additional preserves this year if land is secured, with 34 of 59 proposed.
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Willis Printz
Lewistown
State Game Commission
State to Lay Concrete Road Through Quarryville
A concrete road through Quarryville will start in a few weeks. Borough residents and a committee that traveled to Harrisburg met Monday with Highway Commissioner Sadler to discuss the project.
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State
Quarryville
Harrisburg
Sadler
German Prayer Book and Sermons Brought to America
Postmaster Gilmore of Williamsport owned a German prayer book printed in 1787 and a German volume of sermons published in 1738. Procured by his grandmother Elizabeth Maragretta Singlin on April 23, 1832 in Bissingen Württemberg Germany, she brought both to the United States.
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Gilmore
Willamsport
Elizabeth Maragretta Singlin
Bissinger
Wurtemberg
Germany
America
Poland China Hog Breeding Group Formed in Lebanon County
Lebanon county farmers organize a community hog breeding association to raise Poland China hogs Attendees plan to buy a community boar and each member will purchase two pure bred gilts as foundation stock Their aim is to keep the Poland China breed as their sole herd cornerstone.
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Lebanon County
Poland
New Holland Promotes Fire Siren Atop Hall
New Holland Fire Company bought a top mounted siren to be wired to telephone exchanges and other sites. The device, heard up to a mile and a half away, will aid emergency alerts with wind extending reach.
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New Holland Fire Company
Masonic Home Farms Show Profitable Rural Operations
The Masonic Home at Elizabethtown reports strong farming results with 79 sheep yielding 73 lambs and 489 pounds of wool, 28,428 pounds of pork from 306 pigs born, and a diversified, profitable on site operation across dairy piggery poultry and gardens on 589 acres of arable land.
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Elizabethtown
Grand Lodge
Berkshire
Plymouth Rocks
Extravagance and Waste Driving Up Living Costs
Director James Foust of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture calls for ending extravagance and waste to reduce the cost of living. He cites price differences in markets and consumer behavior, urging simpler, necessary purchases to lower overall expenses.
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James Foust
Bureau of Food
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Foust
Pennsylvania
May Not Be Two Crops For Gardeners This Spring
Gardeners and truckers lament the late spring may prevent a second vegetable crop. Last year gardens were planted early, but frost remains in the soil and many plots are still frozen a few inches deep.
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W.H. Buch’s
Lititz Fire House
Pauline Frederick
Klein
Ephrata Parle
Fred Klein
Klein Chocolate Firm
Ephrata Bail Park
Bay Land For Vocational School
Cocalico
School Board
East Cocalico Township
Stephen Wolf
Lancaster and Reading
Reamstown
Cleveland Freeman
Reading
Board of Heal Directors
Motor Club
Gibbel Clothing
Chocolate Company
Mountaineer
Lancaster Shoe Dealers
Pacific Coast
H. L. Conroy
J. Walter Westland
Delbert W. Tewis
Warren
Department of Labor and Industry
William H. Erb
St. Paul's Reformed Church, Bethlehem
China
New Holland
Mexico
Middle States
J. G. Sanders
Bureau of Plant Industry
Sanders
Montgomery County
W. W. Herper
DeKalb
Germantown Pike
Masonic Home Farms
Frey’s
Chas. H. Frey’s Shoe Store
King St
Lancaster, Pa
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Haas
Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Heitsh’s
W. A. Heiitsh
S. Queen St
Beecham
Quakor
Quakor Oil Co
Aisi W
31St St
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelbor
Queen Street
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