Farrel Gardens Face Chickens and Local Oddities
A Pennsylvanian column reports farmers in Farrel Mercer county arming for a hen invader season while Rockmere near Oil City hosts a bald eagle sighting. Williamsport youths join a Swat the Fly drive. duck egg hatching records appear in East Bradford. Fire Chief Connery’s horse Bill adapts to patrol duty. and a Watstown farmer praises muddy roads for public health after a wagon accident.
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Farrel
Mercer
Burgess Rutter
Rockmere
Oil City
South Side
Williamsport
Lycoming County Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Bill
Connery
New Castle
Perry
W. R. Levan
Watsontown
Levan
Frogs as common diet may follow new US Fisheries project
The United States Bureau of Fisheries begins a frog propagation study at its Edenton hatchery in North Carolina. Experts hope to spread frogs across North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and other states where suitable habitat exists so they become abundant and part of regular meals within a few years.
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United States Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
Edenton
Albemarle Sound
N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Swinburne at Etretat A near drowning remembered
In Edmund Gosse's Cornhill essay Swinburne nearly drowns during a late summer swim at Etretat in 1868. He fixes on unfinished verses and recalls Shelley's fate, noting fear of press timing and the contrast between real life drama and fiction.
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Swinburne
Edmund Gosse
Etretat
Cornhill Magazine
Mr. Gosse
Mazzini Wuld
Sulphur Showers From Pine Pollen in Spring Rains
A Harper's Weekly inspired note explains pale yellow rims after showers are not sulphur but pollen grains from pines. The pollen, three-cell pollen with air balloons, rises in air and travels far before returning to earth with rain, creating the so called sulphur showers.
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Sp Pines
T Harper’s Weekly
Plausible Excuse in Seafoods Tale
A diner challenges a waiter about an ox tail in a dish, arguing the meat may have bitten its own tail. The exchange is recounted in a quirky, dialect flavored snippet with humorous skepticism and a hint of confusion.
Wilmington Ends Nonresident Marriage Licenses
The old rule allowing non-residents to obtain marriage licenses for a fee in Wilmington is abolished. From April 20 the old regime died, and May 1 begins enforcement of a new law requiring four days residence and proper identification before license validity. Non-residents cannot marry without real residence or accurate addresses and must be verified before permission is granted.
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Wilhnington
Wilmington
Gretna Green
Court House
Tenth
Market Streets
Wall Street Banks Favor Borrowers On Margin Rules
Banks demand margin above loan value, requiring $120,000 in securities for a $100,000 borrow. When prices fall to erode the margin, collateral is supplied quickly by brokers. Banks keep a list of favored borrowers, who receive easy access to funds in good and bad times, sometimes tolerating minor rate disputes for stability.
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Mosk Wall Street
Stock Exchange House
Wall Street
New York Post
Continental Scrip Bill of 2 Shillings A Rare Found Piece
A rare two dollar Continental bill, dated April 10, 1774 and printed in Annapolis, is described as a historic Maryland scrip. The exhibit piece, about 5% by 241 inches, features a leaf border, inscription referencing William Eddis and A. Lapham, and a reverse crown image with small portraits and anti-counterfeit messages. It was reportedly given to a former Shortridge teacher in 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shortridgeigh School
London
Maryland
Annapolis
William Eddis A. Lapham
Indianapolis News
Moon Rivers on the Moon Map Ancient Lunar Rivers
Moon rivers and long narrow lines on the moons surface called vills are discussed as potential ancient river channels. Some astronomers view them as crust cracks, while others favor a river hypothesis with pear shaped hollows at wider ends, suggesting past water flow from lakes into the channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moon
Harpet
Education of a Gentleman Debate in School
A Friday afternoon school debate featured shy spoken poems and addresses before the climax of a world issues debate. The quoted line recalls a teacher praising a firmative speaker who argues whether wealth or education is better, urging an abler rival to seize the floor.
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Chiirann
Hidles
Gentemen
New York Post
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A. R. Bomberger & Co
Lititz, Pa
Sam
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Front Street
E.C. Ritchie Railroad Restaurant
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Hershey & Gibbes Wonvepancers Scriveners
Lititz Pa
Brandies
C. H. Kreider’s Hardware Store
Main St
Lititz
Ike
A. R. Keller
Lititz, Penna
Limbert’s
Arts and Crafts
Limbert
W. A. Heinitsh
S. Queen St
Lancaster
Chas. H. Frey
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Lancaster, Pa
Amin Eee
Spruce Villa Dairy
Jd. C. Brubaker
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Daniel Imhoff
East Main Street
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