Outlaw Abe Buzzard Settles in Coatesville Clergy and Shoemaking
The Reamstown Bank plans spring opening with Samuel Wolfskill as cashier in Lebanon. Abe Buzzard the Welsh Mountain outlaw will settle in Coatesville as shoemaker and local preacher, instead of going West after leaving the Eastern Penitentiary. William Philan was arrested in Lancaster for passing forged checks on several grocers, collecting money with bogus payments. Winfield Byers’ public sale near Andrew’s Bridge drew about two thousand, auctioned by Ortlip of Oxford. all property sold as Byers retires to Atglen, sale totaling about $6000.
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Reamstown Bank
Reamstown
Samuel Wolfskill
Lebanon
Abe Buzzard
Welsh Mountain
Coatesville
Eastern Penitentiary
William Philan
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Winfield
Byers
Andrew’s Bridge
Ortlip
Oxford
Farmer believes coal vein found on Terre Hill farm
Peter Stauffer, a Terre Hill farmer, claims a rich vein of anthracite coal lies on his property. He found material while digging a post hole, used it as fuel, and plans to excavate further once water is removed.
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Peter Stauffer
Terre Hill
Stauffer
Pennsylvania Apple Belt Claim Sparks Endorsement
Professor Surface of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture declined the notion that Washington is the apple belt. He asserted that if any state has such a belt it is Pennsylvania. Other states’ speakers echo this view, stressing Pennsylvania’s capability to produce superior apples with proper market preparation.
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Surface
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Washington
Pennsylvania
Where He Would Be In The Garden Of Eden Remark
A suffrage orator stands on a platform and asks where man would be without woman. A male voice from the rear replies in the garden of Eden. The exchange unfolds before a sea of faces in the hall.
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Garden of Eden
Scarcity of Cats Grips Lancaster County
Lancaster Correspondence reports an unusual cat shortage across the county as feline deaths exceed births in the past year. A cat disease proves fatal in most cases while families struggle without pets. Lititz town eyes traps but cannot substitute a cat. The question remains will the cat come back.
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Lancaster
North American
Lititz
Gettysburg Celebration Costs Loom Over 50th Anniversary
States and the federal government plan a combined $1,000,000 outlay for July events marking the Battle of Gettysburg. Pennsylvania and the federal government will host about 40,000 veterans, with detailed estimates for tents, cots, lighting, food, and staff, and free transport for Pennsylvania veterans entering or within the state.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Quartermaster’s Aid Commissary Departments
Federal War Department
War Department
Simple Life Rules Adopted by Washington Mothers Group
Washington children will follow a new code from the local National Congress of Mothers branch. Rules mandate dances end by midnight, ban nameless dances, cue music to stop on objectionable dancing, and emphasize modest dress. Boys are taught to end social calls by 10:30, and Sunday events and school night parties are discouraged.
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Washington
National Congress of Mothers
Housekeeper’s Alliance
Manheim metal theft case tied to Lancaster buyer
Isaac Miller of Lancaster bought a dismantled electric light plant for 5000 dollars in Manheim. Brass and copper worth 500 dollars were stolen from the machinery. Andrew Vogie, 15, was arrested for theft, while Oscar Buch and Nathan Hahn, both of Manheim, were nabbed for receiving stolen goods.
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Isaac Miller
Lancaster
Manheim
Andrew Vogie
Oscar Buch
Nathan Hahn
A Chance for Boys Corn Contest in Lancaster County
Lancaster County youths are invited to enter three corn contests with cash prizes and trips to Washington. Open to boys under 20 growing yellow dent white dent or white capped dent on plots of at least four acres. Entries due by May 15 1913 with exhibitor reports and seed selection details. Proposals urge school cooperation and formation of corn clubs. The program includes a State College show in December 1918 and a Philadelphia bank show in December 1913 with prizes of 20 10 and 5 dollars.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Fair Association
Pennsylvania State College
Corn Exchange Bank of Philadelphia
Farm Bureau
Lancaster County Fair Association
Washington, D.C
State College
Bucher
State College and
Corn Exchange Bank
F. S. Bucher
West King St
Lancaster
Wouldn't It Be Fine to Live in Clover
An optimist and a pessimist debate living in Clover as a humorous clashing view. The exchange highlights the lighthearted contrast between sunny idealism and practical allergy concerns.
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Clover
Cincinnati
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Walter H. Buch
the Men’s Outfitters
FISK
Lititz, Pa
U.S
States
Chitego Tribune
Belinda
Isabella de Vermandois
Hartford Post
Farmer’s National Bank
Farmers National Bank
Penna
Lancaster City
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Real McDougall
McDougall
Heinitsh's
S. Queen St
House of Good Shoes
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
North
Queen Streef
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