Lancaster County News in Review May 1919 Clippings
Countywide notes report daily 1000 day old chicks rented from Lancaster post office with many sent to Chicago and Duluth. Marion Echternach of Strasburg, a nurse who served in Russia, is now in a French American hospital. Lancaster Classis bans German in services after July 1. An 1853 tax notice found shows county tax rate then 23 cents per hundred, unchanged. Retrospective on Capt E C Shannon’s militia march in 1898. Mount Joy to invest 4700 in Liberty loan bonds. Klein Chocolate plans auto delivery trucks Elizabethtown to Philadelphia and New York. Captain Henry H Worthington of Lancaster wounded in France April 14 after F&M 1914. Fulton township reports 250 Liberty loan subscriptions, 17 percent of population, $80 500 raised with $20 000 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Chicago
Duluth
Marion Echternach
Strasburg
Russia
France
Lancaster Classis
Reformed Church
East Petersburg
Benjamin Musser
Columbia
E. C. Shannon
National Guard
Mt. Gretna
Mount Joy
Burgess H. C. Schock
Liberty Loan
Klein Chocolate Company
Elizabethtown
Philadelphia
New York
Henry H. Worthington
Franklin and Marshall
Trenton
N. J
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Texas
Europe
Fulton Township
War gardens flourish as youths aid home front in Bridgeport area
More than 100 school children work war gardens in Bridgeport suburbs. A Harrisburg market rule bars dogs. a poodle owner is not allowed entry. William H. Berger of Bethlehem injured stepping in front of a trolley to avoid cars on the William Penn Highway. Thomas W. Phillips of New Castle retires after 41 years as superintendent. oversaw drilling of 3000 wells. Local officials receive 50 year Odd Fellows badges. Doylestown High School seniors visit Camp Dix, shipyards at Bristol, and plan Philadelphia trip. A Hazleton rail worker who refused a Liberty Bond recants and buys $50 issue. Lehigh county saloon ban on sales of whiskey in quart minimum during army camp. Lieutenant Samuel Miller of Lakeville reported missing in France. he may be a German prisoner, previously with British forces at Cambrai. William Bloom, 63, killed by machinery at West End Coal Co.
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Bridgeport
Harrisburg
William Penn
William H. Berger
Bethlehem
Thomas W. Phillips
New Castle
Isaac Miller
C. T. Gerberich
Bellefonte
Bellefonte Lodge of Odd Fellows
Doylestown High School
Washington
Camp Dix
Bristol
Philadelphia
Hazleton
Lehigh County
Groman
Allentown
Samuel Miller
Lakeville
Wayne County
France
Cambrai
American Medical Corps
William Bloom
West End Coal Company
Macanaqua
Wilkes-Barre
War effort and service mark a Ridgway Knights year
Ridgway Council of the Knights of Columbus doubled its membership and its war fund quota, contributing 2846 dollars and purchasing 500 dollars in Liberty bonds. Mrs. William M. Thaw of Pittsburgh has donated an ambulance to Cresson State Sanatorium, while David Boorman from Lakemont, after an early retirement, took a Lewistown job to aid production. Frank Ziegler in Lancaster celebrated fifty years at John Farnum & Co cotton mills, rising to foreman from age nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgway Council of the Knights of Columbus
Order’s War Fund
Liberty
William M. Thaw
Pittsburgh
Cresson State Sanatorium
Department of Health
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
David Boorman
Lakemont
Lewistown
Frank Ziegler
Conestoga Street
Lancaster
John Farnum & Co. Cotton Mills
Ziegler
Blind Watchmakers Show Skill Beyond Sight
A historical note recalls blind craftsmen in watchmaking. Rippin of Holbeach, though totally blind, disassembled and rebuilt delicate watches faster than sighted peers and even identified stolen parts by touch. Another blind clockmaker mentored a son who proved highly adept, spotting faults others overlooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbeach
Rippin
Tonall Praised By Lancaster Woman For Health Return
Mrs Susannah Seldomridge of Narvon Lancaster County describes years of stomach and kidney trouble. After two bottles of Tonall her swelling improved and she can perform housework again. The tonic is sold at J E Charles Drug Store Lititz and she offers to answer letters with return postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susannah Seldomridge
West Liberty Street
Lancaster
Narvon
Lancaster County
J. E. Charles’ Drug Store
Lititz
Seldomridge
Cut Out Waste Says Uncle Sar
Philadelphia May 7 Mr E Lawrence Fell of Philadelphia named director of the Commercial Economy Board for Pennsylvania aiding the national defense drive. He urges eliminating waste and reducing grocery deliveries to one per day per household and two to three per week for suburban stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
E. Lawrence Fell
Commercial Economy Board For
Pennsylvania
Council of National Defence
Fell
Howard Heinz
U. S
Committee of Public Safety
Kell
Swarthmore College
Franklin Printing Company
Thion League
United Typothetae
Printers National Organization
Pell
United States
Commercial Economy Board
What Food Control Does by Congressman Overmyer
Congressman A W Overmyer defended Food Administration actions in the House, saying the program regulates world food supply to feed America and its allies at reasonable prices. He argued that armies must be fed and sacrifice by civilians is acceptable as long as troops receive sustenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Overmyer
House of the Food Administration
Food Administration
America
Master Remedy Tanlac Is Here in City Markets
Tanlac the famous plant based tonic and system purifier created a sensation in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton Reading and Harrisburg and other cities. A German chemist crafted the preparation which targets stomach liver kidney and catarrhal affections while improving digestion and strength. L N Moyer druggist offers exclusive local sales and distribution of this Master Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Reading
Harrisburg
L. N. Moyer
Scouts Keen on War Work in 1917
A feature on Boy Scouts of America highlighting their role in supporting the war effort. Chief Scout Executive James E West notes 295,763 scouts see real work beyond games, aiding agriculture, war bonds, and food conservation. Scouts act as government dispatch bearers and help spread public information while contributing to Liberty Loans and War Savings stamps programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James BH. West
America
Hherty
Boy Scouts of America
Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Treasury Department
Committee On Public Information
Boy Scouts Aid War Effort and Patriot Duty
The Boy Scouts of America partner with the government selling War Savings stamps and Liberty bonds. President Wilson asks scouts to deliver messages to the people while Scouts assist Red Cross and Red Triangle efforts. Theodore Roosevelt ranks scouting as highly important for citizenship, strength, and morale, promoting outdoor life as wartime reform and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caele Sam
Boy Scouts of America
Wilson
Red Cross
Red Triangle
Theodore Roosevelt
Scope of Scout Service Praised by Southern Editor
A Southern editor lauds the Boy Scouts of America for their early public commendation and organization, noting the 28 year scope of their service as a model of youth development and public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Tha
It Takes Courage To Be a Soldier
It takes iron nerves and stamina to face danger and daily toil. This ad urges iron in the blood and promotes Trontic a soluble iron herbal tonic from Dr. Pierce’s Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York sold for sixty cents a vial or ten cents for a test package by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
N.Y
Scouts Service Expands In New Year Efforts
Citizens note the scouts’ willingness discipline and efficiency on all large occasions. Their service broadens as they assist in Liberty Loan Red Cross and food conservation campaigns, with even greater activity expected in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Scouts Receive Wide Public Admiration and Support
The article praises the boy scouts for fidelity to duty and loyalty to their colors. It extols their obedience and readiness, noting the city’s improved functioning with scouts in corporate duties and urging public support for scout masters and leaders.
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Our Merchant Tailoring
Detmer, Mason and Hanson
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
London
Uncle Sar
Lawrence Fell
Wingert & Haas Hat
New
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Oxfords
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Reed, Wicker
Flore
W. A
Ww. W
North Queen Street Langaster
Record Office
Broad Street
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