Colum bia Flag Day Show and Local News Highlights
Forepaugh and Sells Bros will exhibit in Columbia on Flag Day June 14. David L Graeff aged 90 and his wife 81 recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in Columbia. East Lampeter farmers petition to have district patrolled by State Constabulary. Ephrata high school course becomes four years with no graduating class this year. Undertaker P W Weidman buried an infant of Mr and Mrs Lyman Withers of Millway. George B Sensenig sues Conestoga Traction Co Lancaster for 1000 dollars damages for destruction of a shade tree. Eighteen graduates from Lancaster Theological Seminary. A bottle of slacking lime exploded injuring Harry Sprenger of East Petersburg possibly causing blindness. J B Showalter of Akron boasts a champion duck with seventy three eggs laid. twenty five of twenty seven eggs hatched in one setting.
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David L. Graeff
Columbia
East Lampeter
Ephrata
P. W. Weidman
Lyman
Withers
Millway
George B. Sensenig
Conestoga Traction Company
Lancaster
Lancaster Theological Seminary
the Reformed Church of the United States
Harry Sprenger
East Petersburg
Antitoxin Saving Many Lives in Pennsylvania
State Health Commissioner Dixon reports dramatic diphtheria survival gains from free 5,000 unit antitoxin doses. In 1,225 treated cases, only eighty-one deaths occurred, a 6.61 percent fatality rate—the lowest in the department’s records, improving on the previous 8 percent with 3,000 unit doses.
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Pennsylvania
Dixon
State Health Department
Fourth of July Celebration Near Ephrata Planned
Residents of Ephrata have contributed 500 dollars toward a Fourth of July celebration in Ephrata. Bands expected include Ringgold of Reading Mt Airy of Clay Township Denver New Holland and the Ephrata Mountain Springs Rifles.
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Ephrata
Ringgold
Reading
Mt. Airy
Clay Township
Denver
New Holland
Ephrata Mountain Springs
State to establish orchard sanitation program
State Economic Zoologist H. A. Surface urged orchard demonstrators to prepare for tackling the codling moth by ridding the state of uncared for fruit trees along roadsides and in abandoned orchards, stressing the economic need for sanitation.
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H. A. Surface
Flag Day Proclaimed by Congress on June 14
By act of Congress the 14th day of June in each year is established a Flag Day and recommends it to be observed by the display of flags all over the United States. It was on June 14 that Betsy Ross finished the work on the first Old Glory ever made, after designs suggested by George Washington and other members of the Continental Congress.
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United States
Betsy Ross
George Washington
Continental Congress
Manheim's Big Day Feas Presented At Zion Church
The annual Feast of Roses will be celebrated at Zion Lutheran church in Manheim on June 11 with several prominent ministers attending. The church council has appointed committees to handle the day’s arrangements including music led by W. D. Keeny J. W. Gish and Frank L. Diehm speakers Rev. A. E. Cooper H. E H. Trout and B. F. Heiges reception team C. Bear D. B. Stoneroad 8. N. Reed HE 8. Bomberger and H. G. Brosey and decoration led by Nat Long Phares Hostetter and John Ginder.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Manheim
Church Council
W. D. Keeny
J. W. Gish
Frank L. Diehm
A. E. Cooper
H. E H. Trout
B. F. Heiges
C. Bear
D. B. Stoneroad
N. Reed
Bomberger
H. G. Brosey
Nat Long
Phares Hostetter
John Ginder
Good Church Growth in Mount Joy Town
Mount Joy, a small religious town of about two thousand, hosts ten churches including Presbyterian, United Brethren, Church of God, Methodist, Lutheran, United Evangelical, Episcopal, Mennonite, Catholic and Reformed Mennonite. The Brethren hold services in the United Evangelical church every four weeks with strong attendance and recently conducted baptismal services. Efforts to build a new church are underway by some members.
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Mount Joy
Presbyterian
United Brethren
Church of God
United Evangelical
Church of the Brethren
United Evangelical Church
Read ing merchant seeks maid in late ad for housework
A Reading merchant posted a widow housework ad seeking a reliable girl to handle general duties. Many applicants appeared and an Elizabeth town girl was chosen. She accepted piano and other inducements but did not insist on the automobile clause.
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Elizabethtown
Golden Rule urged as national law standard by House member
Representative Pepper of Iowa introduced a resolution calling for adopting the Golden Rule as the standard for U S laws and regulations. The measure, backed by the Christian Party, opposes income tax and war spending, favors direct voter controls, and seeks abolition of liquor traffic under compensation for business losses. The item was sent to Rules. Also noted: Captain William Devan, 69, Louisville lifesaving station commander, died last week after a 30 year career saving 6000, earning nearly 100 medals. he advised two Lititz boys during a river stopover.
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Christian Party
Pepper
Iowa
House of Representatives
United States
Committee On Rules
William Devan
Ohio River
Louisville
Ohio Falls
Lititz
First Drowning Accident of the Season at Pequea Creek
Three Strasburg boys Clyde Gurtizen Oscar Davis and Howard Johnson went swimming near Hartman's bridge as heat drove them to the water. Gurtizen cried for help then vanished beneath twelve foot depths despite heroic rescue attempts by Davis and Johnson.
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Strasburg
Clyde Gurtizen
Oscar Davis
Howard Johnson
Pequea Creek
Hartman’s Bridge
Gurtizen
When They Planted The Indians Rule on Oak Leaf Timing
A historical note explains an Indigenous corn planting rule tied to oak leaf size to guide planting. This year a cold spring delayed leaf growth, pushing planting later than the traditional cue would suggest.
Northwest Farmers Oppose Canadian Reciprocity
Minnesota farmer A H Wilkinson told the Senate Finance Committee that Canadian reciprocity would cost Northwest farmers about 40 million dollars annually. He argued farm product prices would shrink by that amount and said farmers were not consulted on the impact. He invited pro reciprocity senators to visit the region to see the opposition.
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Northwest
A. H. Wilkinson
Minnesota
Senate Finance Committee
Steel Trust
Shoe
Wilkinson
State Farmers to Meet at Lancaster
Lancaster hosts the spring session of the Farmers Annual Normal Institute under the State Department of Agriculture. The event runs May 28 to 26 with a program by agricultural experts from several states. Governor Tenor attends and food expert Anna B. Scott demonstrates. Delegates from all state farmer groups attend, including the Livestock Breeders Association Nurserymen Beekeepers Dairymen Farmers Clubs Granges and Farmers Alliances.
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Lancaster City
Farmers Annual Normal Institute
State Department of Agriculture
Gritchfield
Tenor
Anna B. Scott
State Livestock Breeders’ Association
Nurserymen’s Association
Beekeepers’ Associiation
Dairymen’s Union
Farmers’ Clubs
Granges
Farmers’ Alliances
Remembered His Old Employees In Magee Will
Francis Magee a Philadelphia carpet maker left 29000 to reward former staff. Twenty six employees receive 100 to 500 dollars and the ten oldest Brussels department workers get 190 dollars each. Dickinson College Carlisle gets 8000 and Ballymena Ireland church 1000. Remainder 160000 passes to his family.
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Francis Magee
Philadelphia
Brussels
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Methodist Church
Ballymena
Ireland
Square Peas Fortune Claimed by New Jersey Farmer
Farmer John Jenkins of Cedar Grove New Jersey claims a fortune from his square pea. He received patents in Washington after conceiving the idea when he saw Pittsburg’s new money dining in a New York hotel. The balance problem of a round pea on a knife blade sparked his invention.
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Farmer John Jenkins
Cedar Grove
N. J
Washington
Farmer Jenkins
Pittsburg
The Word Bungalow Origin and Meaning in English
The term bungalow traces to the Hindi Bangla meaning a thatched hut. Originating in Bengal, it described nomadic Army, admin, or trader dwellings modeled on Indian service tents. Early structures used site materials, lofty rooms with canvas walls, later lending the name bungalow to English homes.
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Bengal
America
Mam c Cme
India
Clothes and the Woman A Glimpse of Colonial Fashion
From a Boston diary in Colonial Holidays detailing a dress scene. Miss Winslow notes a yellow coat black bib apron pompe dore shoes and a blue ribbon cap with aHart shaped lake and a costly cloak bonnet and gloves. Aunt Sukey Deming and Storer comment on the expense and style with humor and concern over the wig style roll.
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Miss Winslow
Boston
Storer
Sukey
Origin of Bridge Terms Traced to Salem Prisoners
A writer notes that many players know bridge but few know its name origins. Prisoners near Boston created a four card game using local place names, including Great and Little Misery in Salem harbor. The terms spread to modern bridge, with slam meaning Salem shortened to a single syllable.
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Boston
United States
Roign
Salem
Great
Misery
What It Taught Her
A bored wife reflects on costly dramatic training. Her husband notes the value lies in quick costume changes. The anecdote from the New York Sun frames education as practical skill rather than stage work.
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Esthel
New York Sun
Platinum name origin and early discoveries
The term platinum traces back to the Spaniards who called it plata for its silvery hue. It was found in the Pinto river sand in South America and known in Europe until 1741. Uloa’s narrative to Peru and later, in 1827, Dr. William Wollaston showed its malleability and ductility.
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Plata
Pinto
South America
Europe
Uloa
Peru
William Wollaston
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Clothier and Gents’ Furnisher Record Building
Lititz, PA
Forepaugh & Sells Bros
J. B. Showalter
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Wingert & Haas
QueEn ST
Lancaster, PA
the North Star
North Stars
The
Indiana
Hoffmeier Bros
E. King Street
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
East King St
White Mountain
U. S
Save Ice
Heinitsch’s
Heinitsc’'S
S. Queen St
Reader
Apple
N. B
North
Queen Stre
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