Happenings Across the Garden Spot and Nearby
Happenings include architects hired to enlarge the Harry Eby Shoe Factory in Ephrata, a Lancaster man resembling Abraham Lincoln ill since February, a Colerain township tobacco shed guarded after a sale, Texan hares released to boost rabbit numbers in Franklin county, growers contracted to produce 75 acres of pickles for Lancaster Vinegar Company, Prof. H. H. Beck speaking at the meeting, two prisoners captured in Virginia for theft of an auto from Geo. W. Kinzer of Ephrata, and Mrs. Amand. Hess injured at Lititz Sturgis House, taken to her sister Philip Brown’s in Kutztown after a fall that fractured her arm and ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flang
Harry Eby
Ephrata
Martin Slarish
Lancaster
Abraham Lincoln
Colerain
Franklin County
Walter Clipp
Lancaster Vinegar Company
Stotel Quarryville
Trolley Express
H. H. Beck
J. W. Werner
Portsmouth
Virginia
Geo. W. Kinzer
Amand. Hess
Lititz
Philip Brown
Kutztown
Cigars Rise as Doughboys Prefer Smokers After War
After the war, the American Expeditionary Force shifts from cigarettes to cigars. The War Department reports a million cigars shipped overseas and contracts worth 750000 dollars awarded for another purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Quarantine and Reports From Across the State
State Inspector quarantined Over the State s of Mauch Chunk due to potato wart. A Dauphin county farm bureau meeting organized a Cow Testing Association with twenty seven farmers. Mary Schaller of Salisbury sold two hundred dollars of dandelion she dug herself. Health authorities may keep Norristown schools closed as measles deaths rise. Forty four years ago heavy snow stalled the Buximum circus in Hazleton for a week. Jordan Rhodes of Lewistown reports a beekeeping swarm unusual for the season. Adams county orchardists report no major damage after cold snap. Mrs Susan Graham of Harrisburg returns from Cleveland after 30 years apart from her sister, with sons George and John. Metcalf of Columbia to pay seven hundred fifty dollars for refusing to marry Miss Eppley of Carlisle. jury awards damages. Five Hazleton area farmers fined two hundred dollars for moving manure from quarantined facilities during potato wart outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauch Chunk
Auspie
Dauphin County Farm Bureau
Meg
Mary Schaller
Salisbury Township
Lehigh County
Norristown
Hazleton
Jordan Rhodes
Lewistown
Adams County
Susan Graham
Harrisburg
Cleveland
Mary Barfield
Ohio
Gas company receivers seek sale to satisfy bondholders
Lancaster Trust Company as trustee files a bill in Cormamon Pleas Court seeking a sale of Lititz Manheim and Ephrata Gas property under a $100000 mortgage. Bondholders claim default on interest on Oct 1 1918 and request foreclosure. Plant costs and mismanagement left the company in debt. receivers report profits under control but not enough to cover interest. Also note reports of young foxes near West Chester farms as wildlife observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz, Manheim and Ephrata Gas Company
Sela
John A. Nanman
B. Frank Kready
L. FP. Windolah
Lancaster Trust Company
Cormamon Pleas Court
Lititz, Manheim and Ephrata Gas To
G. Graybill Diehm
Charles B. Barvitt
Wphrata
G. G. Diehin
Dozen Odd Fellows mark Burlington centennial
Twelve Pheonix Lodge members celebrate 100 years of Burlington New Jersey Odd Fellows. The oldest among them exceeds 60 years as an Odd Fellow. Former Governor Stokes delivers the main address at the centennial in the Auditorium Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
N. J
Pheonix Lodge
Thomas R. Schuyler
Stokes
Auditorium Theatre
Reverend's Rough Ride Ends Safely Near Quarryville
Reverend William Scholfstall and his wife, after conducting services at Mt Hope Church near Quarryville, drove away and lost control of their car. They crossed a cemetery, toppled a stone wall, and rolled onto the road before stopping. Both escaped without injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Scholfstall
Mt. Hope M
Quarryville
Gastritis sufferer praises Tonall remedy
A Night Officer from Lancaster Pennsylvania reports chronic catarrhal gastritis for two years caused vomiting after meals. After using Tonall he can eat freely without fear and endorses Tonall as an unmatched remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer H. Kurtz
Church Street
Lantcaster
Barbara Fritchie Poem Authenticity Demonstrated
At a Lancaster County Historical Society meeting Hon John H Landis of Millersville verified facts behind Barbara Fritchie the patriotic Lancaster native. He showed she was baptized at Wiest Reformed Church and that the Frederick incident occurred after her family moved to Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Schools for Soldiers Provide Education Overseas for 200000
More than 200000 American soldiers abroad are enrolled in government established schools. They receive elementary, academic, and university level instruction near Paris, plus post graduate study in French and British universities. The program blends military service with cultural and vocational training, a historic U.S. education initiative for soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
War Department
Thei
United States
Bee chasing escapade shocks Quarryville resident
Rees Eried to Razoo Him H W Lowy of Quarryville bought a swarm of bees and learned their ways. The bees respond by massing and charging the intruder when he tries to razoo them. Lowy dodges chase, covering the first hundred yards in three seconds faster than his previous pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Lowy
Quarryville
Mr. Lowy
Lowy
Hartman’s New Providence Ginseng Farm Draws Attention
County’s largest ginseng grower Alert Hartman runs a thriving six acre farm at New Providence. He details ginseng growing and root handling, noting strong sales prospects yet difficulty disposing of roots. Besides ginseng he cultivates onions and other crops, selling bushels in a productive season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
New Providence
Ile
Tomatoes Adopted as Standard Garden Vegetable
A nostalgic note recalls how tomatoes once were deemed poisonous by early gardeners and were grown only as ornament. Over time people discovered they were safe to eat and tomatoes became a staple garden vegetable.
Burgess Supper Preze Purge Boards In Manheim Borough
Burgess Plants halts punch boards in Manheim. Seized boards show profits and prizes including cash, pocket books, and a bottle of beer charged to Otto Boettieger. Youths used boards until broke. owners likely to be punished under law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgess Plants
Manheim
Otto Boettieger
Stopped Work On His Will In Steelton Doctor Seibert Left 700000
Dr W H Seibert of Steelton died intestate leaving 700000 for collateral heirs and a plan to give 100000 to the daughter of a lifelong friend He had begun a will but set it aside before completing it Some say he spent little on living expenses like Steelton laborers at the Bethlehem plant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Seibert
Steelton
Register of Wills
Fisner
Seibert
Retail pork prices surge 160 percent since 1913
Labor Department figures show pork price hikes outpace supply and demand as hog populations rise from about 67 million in 1916 to over 75 million head. Bacon, ham, and pork chops have also surged, while wholesale hog prices gain less than retail. Farmers receive higher prices, but not matching consumer costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Department
Department of Agriculture
Unified States Chamber of Commerce
Girl Dies After Accidental Rifle Shootings
Grace Royer four years old dies at St Josephs hospital from a 22 caliber bullet to the brain after her seven year old sister Virginia pulled the trigger while playing with a rifle their father had used for rat shooting. The tragedy occurred Wednesday afternoon as the children played at their home in Sporting Will and left the family in shock. A separate note mentions a fish shipment to a New Jersey club with no fatalities, accompanying delays due to a wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Royer
Christian Royer
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Virginia
Grace
Golden Medical Discovery touted as blood purifier remedy
An advertisement extolls Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to restore vim and vitality after influenza and winter colds. It claims to purify blood, comes in liquid or tablet form, and offers a trial package for 10 cents. Testimonial from Mrs Ellis Shipmart praises its healing effect on stomach trouble and weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo, N. Y
Millvale
Golden Medical Discovery
Ellis Shipmart
Sample St
Drowned in River Marne Widow Mourns Twin Sons
Through the Red Cross it is learned that Corp. Martin L. Anderson, a Womelsdorf native missing since last June, drowned while in a raiding party crossing the River Marne. Eight men in the party were attacked at shore. four disappeared, four survived. Anderson left a wife and twin sons aged seven. A brother, a second baseman, plays for Eph rata hall team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hed Cross
Corp
Martin L. Andersom
Womelsdorf
Marne
Anderson
Arty
Ephrata Hall
France
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Munsing
Cooper
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
State Department of Agriculture
West Chester
Charles W. Manley
Chester Road
Reverend
J. E. Charles’ Drug Store
Beechaim
Barbara Fritchie
Rees ‘Eried
New Jersey
Keigh P. Yelm
Wingert & Haas
New
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, FA
Chas. H. Frey
East
King St
W. A. Heinitsh
Queen St
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Opticians
Trutes
Wow
Apple & Son
Optometrists
North Queen Street
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