Mother's Day church services listed across multiple congregations
A schedule of Sunday services from various churches notes Mother’s Day observances, sermon times, Sunday schools, and special programs. Participating churches include Moravian, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Evangelical Congregational, United Brethren, Reformed, Church of the Brethren, Mennonite, Dunkard Brethren, Catholic, and several Lutheran groups with times ranging from early morning to evening services and missions.
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Rayvian
Crosland
D.D
Evangelical Congregational
United Brethren
J. C. EL Light
S. S
C. FB
Reformed
Geo. B. Raezer
Brickerville
Penryn
Lititz
Church OF the Brethren
Hess
F. A. Weichsel
Akron
Rothsville
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Kissel Hill
Sr. C. E
Gregon—S. S
C. EB
Royle and Fillman Wed at St Luke's Parsonage
Ralph H. Royle and Miss Grace Fillman both of Philadelphia were married Thursday afternoon in St. Luke's Reformed Church parsonage on Liberty Street. The ring ceremony was performed by Rev. George B. Raezer with witnesses B. W. Stelle and L. H. Wessinger of Lancaster. The couple will reside in Philadelphia.
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Ralph H. Royle
Grace Fillman
Philadelphia
St. Luke’s Reformed Church
Liberty Street
George B. Raezer
B. W. Stelle
L. H. Wessinger
Lancaster
Forbidden Land topic eyed by Young People's Missionary Society
The Evangelical Congregational Church group will meet at Grace and Irene Spangler's home on S Cedar Street Monday at 7 30 pm. The meeting will discuss The Forbidden Land as its main topic.
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Young People’s Missionary Society of the
Evangelical Congregational Church
Grace
Irene Spangler
S. Cedar Street
Lang
Home-Coming Services At Reinholds Old United Brethren Church
The second annual Home-Coming Day Services will be observed Sunday at 2 P.M. at the Old United Brethren Church in Reinholds. Congregations from United Brethren Churches across Lancaster, Lebanon, and Berks counties join in the event with Rev. James Shoop addressing the welcome. Dr. S. C. Enck and other ministers will speak, with numerous musical numbers on the program.
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Old United Brethren Church
Reinholds
United Brethren Churches
Lancaster
Lebanon
Berks
A. M. Shissler
Town
James Shoop
Shoop
James F
Harrison S
Hopeland
Reinhelds
Sinking Spring
Brunnerville
Schacfferstown
Neffsville
Forest Hill
Brickerville
S. C. Enck
Benjamin Franklin’s Enduring Fame Across Generations
Asbury Park Evening Press notes that Franklin towers over contemporaries due to his multi faceted humanity and magnetism. His legacy rests on being a modernist who was never reactionary or radical, shaping history through diverse achievements and public service.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
America
Asbury Park
N. J
Evening Press
Time In Horace Greeley Era Sparks Youth Radicalism
The anecdote recounts a young reporter challenging Horace Greeley, who, after listening, advises the youth to return at forty five with a family and property to gain credibility. The tale mirrors ongoing tensions between youth and established editors in Greeley era newspapers. The piece then surveys a Holiness Church revival in southern California around 1880 led by three clergymen and the rise of the Leness Band movement with new adherents and eventual incorporation by 1890.
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Horace Greeley
Greeley
Holiness Church
Hardin Wallace
James Singer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry Ashcroft
Free Methodist Church
California
Relics Unearthed At Sebasteh Near Nablus In Palestine
Ancient remains dating to Israel and Herodian and Roman periods were found at Sebasteh near Nablus. A Roman water conduit was discovered in a well preserved condition. North of the village a Roman mausoleum yielded stone coffins and walls sealing two rooms of the building.
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Palestine
Sabastieth
Nablus
Antipatrius
Translation From a Florida Note on Odd English
A Florida reader sends a playful exercise in unusual English illustrating how quirky phrases translate into everyday phrasing. The note cites a line about slipping into slang and self image, joking that a recently freed man could enjoy rapid speech like a ripe peach.
Equality tale of Doutor Johnson and Mrs Porter
An 18th century anecdote recounts Doutor Johnson courting Mrs Porter who later married him. He claimed poverty and a hangman uncle while she downplayed wealth, joking about equality and financial parity. Their exchange highlights social pretensions and thrift in courtship.
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Doutor Johnson
Porter
Willy
Values Never Underestimate Your Own Ability
A short aphorism advising not to undervalue personal skill once you have proven ability in a chosen field. It notes that others judge you by your own estimations, so downplaying achievements is unwise. The quotation emphasizes self-confidence and preserving status as earned.
Voter fooled by tale of plain hands in legislature
Cartoon-like quip notes a voter who chose a candidate after seeing his calloused palms, believing him kin to plain people. He later discovers the palms were calloused from work on his own car, not from shared labor. The Washington Star cites the irony.
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Washington Star
No Time for That Alice and the aunt’s blunt counsel
An aunt chides Alice on love and time healing wounds, noting time is a poor beauty doctor as the girl acknowledges. A fatherly figure warns that wealth does not bring happiness, while the youth counters he would use wealth to select his preferred misery.
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Alice
Expurgation Debate Over Homer And Happiness In Youth
The exchange centers on expurgating Homer from youth reading. A speaker argues Iliad is beautiful but should be expurgated, while another defends reading and walking home as sources of happiness. The dialogue frames censorship versus literary value in a peace advocate context.
A Bit of Advice
A waiter warns a patron not to hurry his dinner because he sits on a prize fighter's hat, which the man does not know. The punch line hinges on the hat belonging to the fighter, creating a comic misfortune.
Advice From Those Who Give It Often
A quote reflects on advice giving and reception. It notes that some men offer guidance with greater esteem than they follow themselves, highlighting the contrast between the merit of advice and the practice of following it. The passage underscores self awareness in counsel and judgment.
Collar on Him and Wall Street Woes in Local Scribbles
The snippet contrasts a joking reference to poverty after financial loss with a wry line about a wolf at the door being mistaken for a police dog. A cheerful speaker notes small income isn’t taxed, while a gloomy voice argues that taxes tax a wife’s patience more than a husband’s income.
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Wall Street
Powder Cities Star
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Auditor and Cashier Debate Over a Young Clerk
The auditor criticizes a young office boy while the cashier admits surprise at the boy's father owning substantial stock in the company, signaling intercompany tensions and potential nepotism concerns.
Question Her Suitor in a Local Gossip Column
A Chicago News snippet sketches a playful domestic scene with a daughter asking if her suitor is trusted, while the father replies cautiously asking whether the landlord and local tradesmen will also vouch for him, capturing urban humor and social mores.
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Chicago News
Horns on the cow and warn by sound
A father explains a cow's two horns and the way Willie asks if she can blow them to signal her coming, describing animal behavior in simple dialogue.
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Dad
Willie
No Trouble There Juryman Excused for Hearing Impairment
A courtroom exchange features a juror requesting excusal due to single ear hearing. The judge responds with a humorous line about hearing only one side of a case at a time, reflecting a light moment in court.
Lincoln Historian Louis A Warren Heads Lincoln Research Work
Dr Louis A Warren directs the Lincoln Historical Research Foundation in Fort Wayne Indiana since its founding four years ago He began Lincoln studies fifteen years ago as editor of the Larue County Herald Hodgenville Kentucky birthplace of Lincoln His book Lincoln s Parentage and Childhood is a recognized authority He received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Lincoln Memorial University in 1929 He edits Lincoln Lore a weekly reaching 3500 teachers and continues studies of Lincoln s Indiana formative years
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Lincoln
Dr. Louis, A Warren
Lincoln Historical Research Foundation
Fort Wayne
Ind
America
Doctor Warren
Larue County Herald
Hodgenville
Kentucky
Abra
Ham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial University
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Indiana
Lincoln's Humanity Rescues a Trusting Girlfriend’s Hope
Lincoln’s humanity shown in a Civil War era letter from a Philadelphia woman dated April 5 1864. She told of her fiancé who enlisted in 1868, fell ill, returned home for an election, and faced his father's opposition to marriage. She asked Lincoln to bring him home to marry, and nine days later he ordered the secretary of war to send him to her, by all means.
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Fort Wayne
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Historical Research Foundation
Philadelphia
Lincoln
County Firemen Nominees Named for Lancaster Association
R Chandler Heagy of Lititz now Eden, nominated for president at Friday Lancaster County Firemen's Association meeting in Jerusalem Reform Church. Emory Wagner of Lititz Fire Company nominated first vice president. Levi Keech urged volunteer fire fighters in talk on Service to Humanity. Knier reports 30 fires this month causing 47175 in losses. 44 companies, 549 members. Ban on burning rubbish after sunset supported. Shenk cites state law. Convention planned in Ephrata June 4 with morning business and afternoon parade.
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R. Chandler Heagy
Lititz
Eden
Lancaster County Firemen’s Association
Jerusalem Reformed Church
Onryn
Ephrata
Emory P. Wagner
Levi P. Keech
Penryn Merchant
Paul Z. Knier
Manheim
TF. R. Shenk
Neffsville
Two Anniversaries Celebrated by Lancaster Families
Mr and Mrs Samuel Ravegum of Lancaster hosted a surprise honoring Mr and Mrs Jacob Fenstermacher on Fenstermachers 17th wedding anniversary and Mrs Fenstermachers birthday anniversary. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Frank Giordani Owl Hill Mr and Mrs Floyd Buckley Mr and Mrs Harvey Ravegum and son of Lancaster and the Fenstermachers with children Anna Kathryn Elmer Esther Christ Elmer Hollinger and Mrs Fenstermacher received many fine presents.
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Samuel Ravegum
Lancaster
Jacob Fenstermacher
Lititz R. D
Fenstermacher
Frank Giordani
Owl Hill
Floyd Buckley
Harvey Ravegum
Anna
Kathryn
Elmer
Esther
Christ
Elmer Hollinger
Birthday surprise honors Mrs. Shoemaker at Mt. Airy home
Surprised on birthday Mr and Mrs Andrew Wealand hosted a dinner Sunday for Mrs Anna S Shoemaker’s 81st birthday at their Mt Airy area home. Guests included Henry Shumaker Miss Hla Shu maker Miss Mary School Geo F Evans Ross and Viola Lititu Rae Owens Irwin Shumaker Melvin and Robert Palmyra Harry Hummer Harrisburg John Wealand and George Wealand.
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Andrew Wealand
Anna S. Shoemaker
Mt. Airy
Henry Shumaker
Hla Shumaker
Mary School
Lebanon
Geo. F. Evans
Ross and
Viola
Lititu
Rae Owens
Lancaster
Irwin Shumaker
Melvin and
Robert
Palmyra
Harry Hummer
Harisburg
John Wealand
John and
George Wealand
Joint Parish Meeting at Emanuel Church Bricker Ville
Congregations of Bricker ville Lutheran Parish announce a joint meeting at Emanuel Church Bricker ville next Thursday at 7 30 P M Standard Time. Reports of the year’s activities will be given and the topic Is the Church of Today Meeting Its Obligation will be discussed. All members urged to attend.
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Brickerville
Emanuel Church
Church of Today
Lititz Seeks Water System Extensions by May 12
Sealed proposals will be received by the Borough of Lititz at 6 30 P M Eastern Daylight Saving Time Thursday May 12 1932 in the Council Chamber for extensions to the water works system comprising a high service standpipe and booster pumping station.
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Borough of
Lititz
Council
Lincoln Photo Endorsed By Lincoln’s Son Described
The Lincoln Historical Research Foundation in Fort Wayne preserves an original Brady photograph of Abraham Lincoln from 1864. Presented to Arthur F. Hall, president of Lincoln National Life Insurance, by Lincoln’s son, the print ties to early U S currency and postage stamps.
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Robert Tood Lincoln
Lincoln Historical Research Foundation
Fort Wayne
The
Abraham Lincoln
Arthur F. Hall
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Brady
Washington
Federal Reserve
Reading Borough Seeks Bids for Water Line Project
Plans and specifications for a water line project including 10 inch pipe and electrical metering equipment are available at Wm. H. Dechant and Sons Engineers, 632 Washington Street, Reading, Pa. Copies may be obtained after April 21, 1932 upon a $10 deposit. Borough Clerk ER E Habecker announces.
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the Engineers
Wm. H. Dechant and Sons
Washington Street
Reading
ER. E. Habecker
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Royle—Fillman
Florida
Boston Transcript
Lincoln Research
Louis A. Warren
Lady Sunday School
Lititz Record
Onte
S. Broad Street
Tohn Miller
Isabel Ehrhart
Bath
B. M. Leaman
N. Broad St
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Sunshine Circle
King’s Daughters
A. B. Dommy
Cedar Street
Enos Miller
R. D
Milt & Market
Pfantz Bros. Dept
Felascu
Felascu Asthma Remedy Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Plymouth Rock Cash and Carry Cleaner
East Main Street
George Wall Nickel
Tormarly
Wertsch
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