Manheim Borough High School Commencement May 3
Lancaster County notes report the Manheim Borough High School annual commencement set for Friday evening May 3 with local civic figures and Shad trade details. Ephrata High School commencement slated for May 24 with Jos Becht of Harrisburg as speaker. Shadow river trip routes and a busy Adams Express Day as 76 barrels of shad traded by J H Stoke at Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim Borough
Charles I. Landis
Lancaster
Orient
China
Japan
Elizabethtown
Grand Lodge
Ephrata High School
Jos. G. Becht
Harrisburg
State Board of Education
Shadow
Henry Wertz
McCalls Ferry
Bald Frias
Washington Borough
Lancaster County
J. H. Stoke
Adams Express Company
Columbia
Flickers Abundant Across the Country This Summer
Flickers are seen and heard in large numbers nationwide as they nest and raise broods. After years of scarcity in this area, protection laws have boosted their presence, ending hunters seasonal kills that once reduced their population. The piece notes their historical value to hunters and the shift in stock.
Quiet Motorcycle Mufflers Urged By Hartford Manufacturers
Mayor Stratton of Reading received a communication from J F Cox secretary of the Motorcycle Manufacturers Association urging the city to discontinue the use of open mufflers. The association notes that modern motorcycles are quiet when mufflers are closed and says the open exhaust is a nuisance affecting public impression amid a newly inaugurated anti noise police crusade.
A Good Word for Peter Ammon and His Wife
Lancaster correspondent notes the retirement of Peter G. Ammon from the Franklin House Lancaster after a long hotel career. His name, and his wife’s kitchen and care, are cited as elevating local lodging and hospitality, with many patrons praising their two ends of service as they retire to private life.
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Lancaster
North American
Peter G. Ammon
Franklin House
Peter Ammon
Peter
Hobble Skirt Boosts Shoe Sales Worldwide
The hobble skirt is credited with doubling global women's shoe sales as wear on the footwear accelerates. Observers note consumers now take two steps where one was taken before, increasing shoe turnover and demand.
Conestoga Rise and Course Across Lancaster Berks Lines
Long account tracing the Conestoga headwaters from Caernarvon through The Morest and The Big Swamp to Morgantown and Safe Harbor. It details mills along the stream in Berks and Lancaster counties, cross-county flows, map checks, and a note on Berks naming as Swamp Creek. Ends with a humorously abrupt adage about a New Jersey baby birth.
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Caernarvon Township
Lancaster County
Berks County
Susquehanna
Morgantown
Churchton
Lancaster
Berks
Caernarvon
Borta
Pengail
Peter Wertz
Milton D. Curley
Welse Mountains
Old
Preserving Eggs With Water Glass Method
The piece explains profitable egg preservation when prices fall. It describes the water glass method, mixing nine parts water to one part water glass, using nonmetal vessels, ensuring fresh eggs within two days, and storing in a cool cellar. Cost is about two cents per dozen. It also urges open windows for fresh air to reduce illness in travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Babble
Karl de Schweinitz
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Alaska visitor and pal mine for gold in far north
Harry Lukens from Alaska and Miss Minnie Mishler of Reading visited Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Showers in Ephrata. Lukens, formerly of Columbia, plans a June Seattle departure for a 3,300 mile voyage to Alaska. He and a companion have been gold mining 100 to 200 miles inland, yielding about $60,000 in forty four days with several hefty nuggets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lukens
Alaska
Minnie Mishler
Reading
Mahion Mishler
S. B. Showers
Ephrata
Lukens
Columbia
Seattle
Washington
Self confessed killer seeks arrest in Algiers murder
A man named Marius Yvorra confessed to killing Berges in Algiers. He visited the local police, was redirected to write a formal letter, and then vanished, leaving the fate of the alleged confession uncertain. The tale comes via Le Matin, Paris, and highlights a bungled attempt at self-incrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Matin
Paris
Berges
Algiers
Marius Yvorra
Mran
Tere
Wu Ting Fang's Good Cheer and Longevity Plan
The London Chronicle recounts Wu Ting Fang, a close ally of Sir Robert Hart, who joked that he would live 200 years. He attributed longevity to diet and daily olive oil, and kept scrolls declaring “I am young, I am healthy, I am cheerful,” which he recited to reinforce his belief.
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Wu Ting Fang
Robert Hart
Wu Ting
London Chronicle
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Mentor
Panama
Walter H. Buch
Broad St
Record Bldg
Lititz, Pa
Our County
F. R. Diffenderfer
New Jersey
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Farmers National Bank
Lititz, Penna
Black and Reed
Heinitsh
S. Queen St
Russia
H. Frey
East King St
North Queen Street
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