Tailor proves Tanlac tonic sharpens life in Lancaster
Robert Isenburg a longtime Lancaster tailor at 257 South Ann Street says indoor work ruined his health. After one Tanlac bottle he reports no headaches or bone pains, liver active, energy restored, sleep sound, appetite returning, and renewed ambition as Druggist L. N. Moyer endorses Tanlac.
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Robert Isenburg
South Ann Street
Lancaster
Robert
Tanlac
L. N. Moyer
Notable Keystone Snippets from Statecolumn Farms and Affairs
Altoona's Captain Miller, 81, recalls a toe injury from 1862 while on guard along the Potomac. Reading fisherman Barber reports hundreds of goldfish killed by chemicals when the city filter plant was shut. Brewer Spitzer of Scranton left a note on burial site preferences amid mine safety fears. Hazleton woman challenged flour rules. Food Administrator Gorman rejected relief. Mr. and Mrs. Nasce of Hummels Wharf inherit $2600 from Mrs. Withmer for kindness shown during her final days. The Reading Transit Company dismantles its $300,000 power plant at Collegeville. boilers sold to Japan. Biancone of Reading allegedly ran a speak easy with beer used at a christening. A Russia letter mailed Jan 7, 1915, takes three years to arrive, traced to wartime chaos. Antiques of Joseph McConnel include 150-year-old chairs and a 200-year-old mirror. John Scott's 178-acre Indian King farm yields large corn and wheat crops. historic ties to Moncure Robinson noted.
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D. R. Miller
Altoona
Potomac River
William A. Barber
Reading
Mary
Adam Spitzer
Brewer
Scranton
Hazleton
Gorman
Mary Withmer
Philip Nasce
Hummels Wharf
Reading Transit Company
Collegeville
United States
Traction Company
Metropolitan Electric Company
Japan
Joseph Biancone
Russia
Nathan N. Lewis
Lewis
Poland
John Scott
Indian King
West Whiteland Township
Chester County
Moncure Robinson
Scott
An American Soldier Remembers the Great War Bombing and Battle
The narrator details trench warfare on the Western Front including the barrage, No Man's Land crossings, and close combat. He describes hand grenade and Mills bomb use, bomb throwing technique, and the brutal selection process for bombing crews. He recalls bombing school, regrouping as a bomber, and the brutal baths and discipline at divisional camps, concluding with a note of chaplain Captain Hall's heroism.
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France
Grenadier Guards
U. S
Powers That Be
Mills
Fritz
Christy” Mathewson
Tae
Picking Through No Man's Land For A Digging Party
The narrator records a night shift with a British unit in No Man's Land. After promotion to a death by action club, he joins a digging party under strict orders. They march to the front, form a covering party, enter a zigzag communication trench, endure shelling, and begin digging an advanced trench two hundred yards from German lines.
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No Man's Land
Tommy
Cordin
Wort
Fritz
Royal Engineers
Bombing Chapter XII Recounts Fallen Soldiers in France
In Chapter XII Bombing the narrator recalls returning to the section as many companions head West to war. Several men lie somewhere in France with a small woolen cross marking their graves, reflecting the grim toll of battle and loss among the troops.
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France
My First Official Chapter Seen At Bath Creek
Fragmentary account notes a scene near a creek about ten feet deep behind a rest area. The readable text hints at a young observer recounting an early official moment in Bath, with unclear details and lingering garbled phrasing. The piece preserves a voice seeking clarity amid rough OCR.
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Bath
Phillet
Tonall Indigestion Remedy Promoted in Lititz Ad
An advertisement touts Tonall as a vegetable remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims Tonall relieves disordered stomachs caused by fast eating and mental stress, includes a Beck analysis, and highlights low alcohol content. Available at J. E. Charles' Drug Store, Lititz.
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Beck
Franklin and Marshall College
J. E. Charles’ Drug Store
Lititz
Chaplain Bravely Goes Over The Top To Aid Wounded
A British chaplain is praised for going over the top under heavy fire to recover wounded soldiers. He carried no weapons, endured three trips under shellfire, and was later wounded in the arm yet continued tending the injured. Royal Army chaplains are highly respected by Tommy.
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Tommy
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Taniac
Keystone Exchanges
Walt
Pain
Waa
Western Front
Sissles
Avery
Sanitary Police
Holy Joe
Tomay
Hall
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