County notes and plans from Ephrata area
Board orders two Beach Edison type cars for the Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway. Bergstrasse church in Ephrata township celebrates its 160th anniversary on May 19 with forenoon communion and an afternoon service. County Commissioners reject bids to remodel the courthouse main room until Judge Landis returns. St Pauls Ushers plan a potato acre in Manheim township to fund next year’s activities. The Rupp family of northern county, six members averaging 71 years, are noted as Democrats ready to back the Baltimore nominee choice.
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The
Ephrata and Lebanon Street Railway Company
Beach-Edison
Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ephrata
Landis
Ushers’ Association of
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
Lancaster
Manheim Township
Rupp
Nothern
Baltimore
Marshall
Lancaster County
Rapho
Anthracite Drifted Mining Co to dredge Lehigh River for coal
J G Reber and G A Alleman of Shoemakersville organize the Anthracite Drifted Mining Co and lease from Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co the right to dredge the Lehigh river for coal washed into the canal dams from Bowmanstown to Lehighton. An automatic dredge is built at Weissport. operations start this week. The dredge separates dirt and sand with only clean coal output.
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J. G. Reber
G. A. Alleman
Shoemakersville
Anthracite Drifted Mining Co
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Lehigh River
Bowmanstown
Lehighton
Weissport
Treasury Drops Opposition to New Coin Denominations
The Treasury will not oppose a bill by Representative Berkeley raising three cent and one half cent coins. Mint Director George E. Roberts said safeguards will ensure distinct designs. If enacted, the three cent will be nickel sized with a hole or scalloped edge. the half cent will be smaller than the dime with a scalloped edge.
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Treasury Department
Berkeley
Ohio
George E. Robert
Mint
Treasury
Congress
Cleveland
Work cure for nervous breakdown touted by Illinois man
James A. Jones argues modern nervous breakdowns stem from lifestyle and claims a work cure. His daughter, once unable to study due to a worn nervous system, recovered after weeks of hard daily chores including sweeping, dusting, scrubbing, and dishwashing.
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James A. Jones
Illinois
Checker Mohler challenges ten at once in Reading contest
Wm. D. Mohler of Reading issued a broad challenge after a year waiting for a match. He offers to play ten men simultaneously at Harry Fessler's hotel in Reading with all communications to Fessler. Mohler is a Berks county checker player and brother of a local Lititz figure.
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Wm. D. Mohler
Reading
Berks
Lancaster County
Harry Fessler
Ninth
Franklin Streets
Harry Mohler
Lititz
Oil to Power Navy Ships as Coal Is Replaced
The U S Navy will open bids May 28 for several million gallons of oil for next year serving oil burning vessels. Oil offers greater propulsion efficiency, storage gains, and easier handling versus coal, with existing 800 million gallon tanks at Bradley Beach Bradford R I Norfolk Charleston and Key West replenished and an extra station to be set up at Guantanamo.
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United States Navy Department
Navy
Bradford
R. I
Norfolk
Charleston
Key West
Guantanamo
Farmers Should Raise More Meat Says Farm and Fireside
A Farm and Fireside contributor urges farmers to raise and cure their own meat. He notes 35 to 50 percent extra is spent on store meat and advocates on farm killing and curing to supply year round. Kansas leads with a college plant enabling students to learn meat curing from start to finish.
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Kansas
State Agricultural College
Advertising aids hosiery trade say Latshaw at Reading
S R Latshaw told the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers that sustained advertising plus honest merchandise guarantees success. He, with Curtis Publishing, spoke on modern merchandising and emphasized reputation and a valuable trade mark as key assets.
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S. R. Latshaw
National Association of Hosiery and
Reading
Matshaw
Curtis Publishing Company
Great Bach Festival Soloists Named for Lehigh Event
Soloists for the Great Bach Festival at Packer Memorial Church Lehigh University May 31 and June 1 were announced by Dr. J Fred Wolfe conductor of the Bach Choir. Soprano Mary Hissem de Moss contralto Gertrude May Stein Bailey tenor Nicholas Donty bass Frank Croxton. Philadelphia Orchestra members will play orchestral parts. Mrs. Bailey and Mr Donty have sung at all six Bethlehem festivals. Mrs de Moss appeared at the last four.
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Packer Memorial Church
Lehigh University
J. Fred. Wolfe
Bach Choir
Mary Hissem de Moss
Gertrude May Stein-Bailey
Nicholas Donty
Frank Croxton
Philadelphia Orchestra
Bailey
Douty
Bethlehem
deMoss
Croxton
Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra
Victor Herbert
Wolfe
Lititz
Mecca the Sacred A Shrine Drawing One Seventh of Humanity
Mecca draws pilgrims from across the world despite its isolation ranking with London and New York as a cosmopolitan center. The article notes the danger to Christians within Mecca and quotes Dr. Samuel M Zwemer describing Mecca as a religious capital and unifying hub for one seventh of humanity. It also explains mirages and their historical perceptions in the American Southwest.
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Mecca
London
New York
Thames
Arabia
Turkey
Mohammed
Samuel M. Zwemer
Klarper
The Horse's Pedometers and Hair Patterns
The article explains that hair whorls and crests on horses act as natural pedometers reflecting movement. It notes the graceful flank feathering and crests on the chest and body. Muscle action explains the hair lay, justifying the pedometer analogy as superficial.
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St. Louis Republic
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