Americans Turn to Germany for Canary Pets in 1920s
United States imports rose from 1922 to 1925 with Germany supplying about 311,000 of the 492,514 canaries shipped in 1925. total 1925 canary sales near 1,000,000 birds and close to 30 million dollars in receipts for cages feeds and accessories. caravans and traveling carnivals boost sales as prizes and many homes across the country keep canaries.
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America
Germany
United States
New Jersey
Strong Men at Reamstown Seek World Strongman Fame
Harry Good 24 of Reamstown and his brothers William 19 Walter 19 plus neighbor Clarence Rathman 19 train as a family strongman act. They perform feats lifting, bending, and breaking nails, with Harry claiming 850 pounds in teeth and a ton back squat, while William aims to lift 2400 pounds.
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Harry Good
Reamstown
Lancaster County
Good
Sampsons
Harry
Starry
John
William
Walter
Walter Good
Clarence Rathman
Reamstown Fire Company
The Susceptible Age
An elderly man who insists on full records before hiring becomes entangled with an uninvestigated affair. The Boston Herald notes a tale of manipulation, romance, and a flattering promise leading to a rash marriage.
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Boston Herald
Funeral Reflections on a Good Man's Heritage
A classical reflection notes that true celebration of a good man's funeral lies in hymns rather than lament, marking his transition from mortal life to a divine heritage rather than mourning. Plutarch voices the idea that dying elevates a person into a timeless, mythic state beyond mere mortality.
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Plutarch
The Best Woods Tool An Axe For Camp Use
The article extols the axe as the multipurpose wood tool. It describes its use for chopping firewood staking tents clearing brush and saplings building emergency rafts and even acting as an improvised anvil. It notes advantages in butchering and bone work beyond a hunting knife.
Spelling Bee Planned at Brunnerville School House
The Women's Missionary Society will hold a spelling bee at Brunnerville School House on Saturday evening May 5. There will be dialogues and special music.
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The
Women’s Missionary Society
Brunnerville School House
Recordings and reflections from a 1920s era town page
A collection of short notes and aphorisms reflecting 1920s life in Lancaster area. Mentions corn planting hay weather changes Memorial Day May forecasts and local concerns about roads schools and industry including a cotton mill closure affecting 300 workers.
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Spruce Street
Lancaster City
Lititz
Manheim
Lancaster
Rothsville Opens Baseball Season With Sunday Game
The Rothsville baseball team plays its first game of the season on Sunday at 2 80 oclock against Schoeneck. Lineup includes Witmer as catcher, Stauffer and Mearig as pitchers, Bob Fry at first base, Ralph Diehm at second and captain, Patton at third, H. Conrad at shortstop, and outfielders Long, S Birkenbine, J Birkenbine, and Harry Brunner.
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Rothsville
Schoeneck
Witmer
Stauffer
Mearig
Bob Fry
Ralph Diehm
Patton
H. Conrad
Long
J. Birkenbine
Harry Brunner
Hibernation Across Animals A Winter Mystery
The article surveys hibernation in Britain and beyond, noting foxes and rabbits continue feeding while bats dormouse and hedgehogs enter torpor. It explains hibernation as suspended life processes with variable patterns among species and locations.
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Britain
T. €. Bridges
London Mail
North America
156 Year Old Boxwood Tree Moved 27 Miles
A 150 year old boxwood planted before King George's Tavern near New Tripoli Pa was moved 27 miles to Kenridge estate in Macada. Robert P Hutchinson purchased the tree from John S Mosser for about 400 dollars. The 13 foot high tree with 66 inch circumference weighed about 25 tons and has stood through revolutions and wars.
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King George’s Tavern
New Tripoli
Robert P. Hutchinson
Bethlehem Fabricators
Kenridge
Macada
John S. Mosser
Miller’s Hotel
King of
Boxwoods
Ancient Egyptian road built 4000 B C across Africa
Histories attributed road in Egypt used to haul pyramid stones reached halfway across the continent. Built about 4000 B C it required 10,000 laborers for ten years to construct four miles of roadway.
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Herodotus
Egypt
Care of Linoleum and Cleaning Tips
Linoleum should be laid over a smooth floor to avoid buckling and cleaned with a damp cloth and mild soap. Alkalis strong soap or excess water can ruin linoleum. We offer a selection of Mother's Day Greeting Cards from Scott's Book Store.
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Scott’s Book Store
Age and motives puzzle in telegram wording
A cryptic New York Telegram line asks how to gauge a man’s age by his thoughts on life insurance, an ambulance, or a benefactor, implying a riddle about life expectations and risk. The wording blends metaphor with social themes of protection and support.
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New York Telegram
Reflecting Light Advocates Light Coloured Facades for Tall Building Groups
Advocates encourage tall buildings in clusters to use light coloured outer walls to reflect daylight onto surrounding structures. The proposal aims to improve lighting conditions and energy efficiency for neighboring properties through enhanced natural illumination.
Fowls in Biblical Times Highlight Partridges and Cocks
The Ola Testament discusses fowls such as partridges and the fatted fowl. Kings cites grease or duck as interpretations. Persian imports of cocks and hens date from two to three centuries BCE. A Marissa tomb shows a crowing cock and sparrows and other twittering birds are noted as food sources.
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Persia
Marissa
Friesland Cattle Prosperity Through Butter and Cheese
Friesian cattle trace early importance to 28 A D per Tacitus. Friesland province's location near northern European industrial cities aided farmers who have long supplied neighbors with butter and cheese.
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Tacitus
Europe
Friesland
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B. F. Lutz
Inc
National Poultry Council
California
Big Pgk
Princess Jellies
Sambs
ASCO
Calif
del Monte
Asco Coffee
Victor Bread
Brunnerville
Perfection
Florence
Wm. M. Amer
W. H. Muth & Co
Martin
Kansas
Leamans& Leed
Duco
DuPont
Kofroth Auto Paint and Trim Shop
Lititz, PA
Long’s Pressing Parlor
North Broad Street
Finklestein—Dyers
Roy H. Long
Dr. Scholl
Pfautz Bros. Shoe Dept
Marcel
W. H. Bruckart
Broad St
Swift & Co
Kellogg
Ock
Zartman’s
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