Shad harvest on Susquehanna and local notices in Lancaster
The report notes a large shad catch near McCall’s Ferry on the Susquehanna River with an estimated 2,000 fish at the McCall batteries and 700 taken at the power dam. Other items include a Lancaster man arrested on a home robbing charge while boarding a train for Fort McKinley, Mrs. James Sheaffer injuring her nose at a baseball game, the Odd Fellows district grand secretary Joseph M. Stafford beginning his 31st year, Lancaster’s oldest barber Christopher Liller at North Queen Street for 59 years, the Fair field Methodist pastor Scull replacing recent ministers, Phares Shank named state highway foreman, and the Ephrata Park Association preparing Memorial Day opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sheaffer
Landisville
John Kolpf
Lancaster
Coast Artillery
Fort McKinley
McCall’s Ferry
Susquehanna River
McCall Batteries
Oregon
Joseph M. Stafford
Marietta
Odd Fellows of
Pennsylvania
Staffoord
State Highway Department
Lebanon
Dauphin
Mason and Dixon Line
Mr. Shank
Ephrata Park Association
Fourth of July plans and local announcements in Lancaster area
Lancaster and Columbia residents arrange sane Fourth celebrations with a ban on firecrackers. Ephrata borough closes a nine month term this week with commencement at the Grand Theatre on Friday May 23, featuring a ten member graduating class. Albert Rieber, once crippled from infancy, now walks without crutches after treatment at Samaritan Hospital. Denver Borough Board of Health condemns its wells and asks Council to protect property owners from typhoid claims. Many a man fails to forge ahead because he looks backward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Columbia
Ephrata Borough
Albert Reiber
Philadelphia
Rieber
Samaritan Hospital
Reiber
Board of Health of
Denver
Board of Health
Kiluaea Shark Hunt Describes Massive Two-Year-Old Catch
Lititz born KiLauea Hawaii writes on April 27 1913 about a shark fishing trip near shore using a mule carcass as bait. A whaling harpoon and derrick haul a 14 foot 1100 pound shark weighing claims of blood baiting and crew effort with six men to restrain the catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KiLauea
Value of Grasses in Agriculture and Climate
The article discusses grasses as essential globally with over 3,500 species including corn wheat rice and sugar cane via millets and brooms. It notes regional pasture grasses like Kentucky bluegrass redtop and lime-rich soils guiding cultivation and calls for broader use of neglected grasses. It also covers volcanic dust reducing solar radiation and potential cooling effects, suggesting a link to ice-age conditions per Humphreys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Kentucky
Redtop
Joseph K. Wing
Krakatoa
Vele Katmai
W. J Humphreys
Strangest Living Thing Says Turtle Holds Mystery
Macdonald a noted Scatch naturalist calls the turtle the strangest living thing. It lives in and out of water and can go long periods without air or light. The creature appears unfazed by food and shows remarkable defense as it grows armor and withdraws its head into its shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macdonald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walteer H. Bucu
Broad Street
Lititz
Panama
W. H. Buch
Weiter
Territory of
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Birmingham
Bell Telephone
R. E. Smith
The
Bell Telephone Co., of
Farmers National Bank
Penna
Studebaker
AKER
Chicago
Boston
South Bend, Inc
Dallas
Kansas City
San Francisco
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
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