Remarkable 50 Year Old Shoes Found and Foxes Adopted
A Myerstown shoemaker repaired a 50 year old pair of shoes with one worn gore replaced. In Warren county, a house cat adopted five orphaned foxes after their mother died, nursing them with care. Chestnut trees in Lycoming County show signs of recovery from blight, per Grant Hoover. Anna Heisey celebrated her 105th birthday in Clearfield County and plans to vote in the primaries if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Leibich
Myerstown
Gore
Massachusetts
L. W. Archibald
Warren Black Fox Ranch
Reading
Archibald
Grant Hoover
Williamsport
Lycoming Forest, Fish and Game Protection Association
Bald Eagle Valley
Hoover
Anna Guelich Heisey
Lawrence Township
Clearfield County
Ice Chest Bucks Lost After Hesitation in New Castle
Mr and Mrs Aarcom Moravi of New Castle withdrew about 700 dollars from a local bank's foreign department and hid the savings in an old ice chest while arranging a visit to the old country. They planned to move soon and later began to dispose of household goods, forgetting the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aarcom Moravi
New Castle
Foreign Department
Chest hid stolen cash sold to Arthur Johnson
The chest concealed a roll of $700 which was sold for $5 to Arthur Johnson. He drove away with it and later searches recovered nothing. Authorities arrested the man on larceny charges before an alderman, delaying the owners’ trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Johnson
Arthur
The Ingenious Detective Names Wife’s Odd Behavior
A visitor seeks help from detective Sheerluck Bones about his wife’s odd acts. Bones deduces the wife is rehearsing speech for a meeting of the National Women's Rulers of Home League, revealing the husband’s mistaken fears. The case ends with relief and no fee paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheerluck Bones
Bones
Sheerluck
Theman
Shell
National Women's Rulers of Home League
Jove
London
Microbe trade and the wartime supply network
The article describes how British biologists relied on international partners to obtain authentic bacterial strains for medical research. It highlights prewar courtesy extended to M Binot at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, and notes attempts by Kral in Prague to commercialize this essential traffic, though those sources were unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
M. Binot
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Kral
Prague
Hobson to Lecture in Ephrata Under World League
Richard Pearson Hobson the famed reformer will speak at the U B church Ephrata on Wednesday evening May 18 under the World League Against Alcoholism auspices. Other notes include jail population in Lancaster, farm updates, and historical details about the Lancaster Trust Co. board members.
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Hobson
Ephrata
Richard Pearson Hobson
America
Sooh
U B
World's League Against
J. Way Brown
Lancaster Trust Co
John]. Hartman
John Keller
Henry Baumgardner
Samuel M. Myers
John D. Skiles
Just Zook
Maytown Declares Two Properties Ownerless on Main Street
Read: two Main Street properties in Maytown are unclaimed and uncared for, with ownership details described as a long story. The text notes ownership may be claimed by the Commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maytown
The
Commonwealth
Man Who Helped Organize Millersville Normal School Dead
Jonas B Martin longtime Millersville Normal School organizer and 67 year trustee was found dead in his Lancaster home bathroom at age 90. He was the youngest organizer and said to have made the land purchase deals for the school. He once operated a Millersville general store now Hertzler’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersville Normal School
Jonas B Martin
Lancaster
Institution of Learning
Martin
Millersville
E. C. Hertzler
Good Old Times in a Seventieth Year Household
A Manchester Guardian correspondent recalls a couple who started a bunsheezy life fifty years ago. The piece notes servant wages at forty dollars, a baby carriage push after meals, and a decorated bedroom costing twenty two shillings. Gas bills and wartime prices contrast with modern costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Guardian
Patti
Sims Reeves
Cat menace harms farms and birds, says Grim study
William H. L. Grim of Hamburg asserts cats kill billions of birds annually, harming crops and enabling disease spread. He cites Massachusetts stray cats destroying millions of birds yearly and argues for saving wild birds with stricter control of homeless cats and enforcement of songbird laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
William HL. Grim
Hamburg
Mr. Grim
George W Field
Massachusetts
A.K. Fisher
New York
Bert H. Pratt
New England
New York City
Michigan
Ilincis
New Jersey
Florida
Legion Post Honors Milton Bishop in Connellsville Memorial
The American Legion in Connellsville Pennsylvania names its post in memory of Milton Bishop, fallen in France. Members honor his sacrifice and report the post honors reflect the heroism of the war dead with the post bearing his name.
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Connellsville
Milton Bishop
France
American Legion
Legion
Conebelleville
Sin
Wes
Milton Fuishop Piesi Na
Mr. Bishop
Elied Tion
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W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Case
LL Durham Tobacco
the County
Bainbridge
Leesburg
Fla
Elam B. Landis
Clay Township
Iise
Ita
North Queen Street
Yrerryre Vv
Legion Post
Hank and
Pete
By Ken Kling
US Poster Service, Inc
Lewis Cigar
Newark
N. J
the Iron Man
Record Printing House
South Broad St
Lititz
Chas. H. Frey
East
King St. Lancaster, Pa
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