Memorial Day Service Flag to Be Unveiled in Ephrata
County wide notes report Cloister Club spon sors a Memorial Day Service Flag unveiling in Ephrata public square honoring local service members. Other items include a Philadelphia hospital mix up over a son deemed dead, a new silk mill lease in Marietta, Mt Joy Star and News ceasing, Logan & Sons plant closure for 90 percent output, and a lawsuit over deaths of two children in Florin railroad crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloister Club
Ephrata
Lankenau Hospital
Philadelphia
Benjamin Metzler
Joy
Metzler
Martin A. Metzler
Hog Island
Marietta
New Jersey
John E. Schroff
Mt. Joy
Star and News
Logan & Sons, Millers, of
Columbia
Food Administration
New York
Oliver S. Schaeffer
Albert S
Kate Fike
Old Berwick lineman survives 2300 volt shock
Patrick Travers, a Berwick lineman, escaped with minor injuries after a 2300 volt electric shock. A 172 year old Lebanon residence is being razed, revealing two foot thick timber in walls. Clara M Ranch won 879.62 dollars from Robeson township for fire damage caused by a steam roller test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Travers
Berwick
Lebanon
Clara M. Ranch
Robeson Township
Moses Baturin
Dauphin County
James Wilson
Queen Victoria
England
Women
Council of National Defense
Theodore K. Vogier
William H. Vogler
Nazareth
Alfred de G. Vogler
Navy
William E
Manchester
Mr. Farcht
Jeddo housing project to rent land for gardens
The G B Markle Coal Company plans to divide a large tract into 32 by 100 foot lots to be rented to Jeddo residents for one dollar a year for planting purposes. The community successfully gardened last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Markle Coal Company
Jeddo
Daniel R. Smith
Dillsburg
France
General Pershing
Germany
Northumberland
William Zellers
Bismarck
Lebanon County
Lebanon
Zellers
Mount Vernon Welcomes War Visitors and Diplomats
Mount Vernon, normally peaceful and stately, welcomes a surge of visitors as war affects its history. Since April 1917 about 50,000 new residents came to work for the nation. Envoys from allied nations visit on the president's yacht Mayflower, which has carried Balfour, Joffre, Italian, Belgian, Russian missions, and a Japanese viscount. The shrine sees wreaths laid by diplomats, while Washington’s tomb draws attention to the nation’s wartime leadership. A record daily turnout nearly occurred during the Confederate reunion, with about 7,000 visitors in one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
America
Washington
United States
Balfour
Marshal Joffre
Effective chariot weapons through ancient to medieval times
The passage describes early war chariots fitted with scythe like knives by Cypriots, adopted by Romans and Egyptians, used to charge troops. In the middle ages the knived chariot evolved into a protective armored movable tower used during sieges to bridge walls.
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Cyprus
Best Medicine I Ever Tried Tonall Testimony
John H Strack of 532 North Eighth Street Lebanon Pennsylvania describes Tonall as the best medicine he ever tried after stomach troubles and severe fatigue. He says one bottle over twenty two days restored his health and that he, a Kreider shoe factory night watchman, has not missed a shift. He recommends Tonall to friends and the public. Sold at J E Charles Drug Store Lititz.
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John H. Strack
North Eighth St
Lebanon
Kreider’s
Over 80 Years But Is Bugged By Ills Yet
Mrs. Issac Robbins of River Street Carbondale Pa over 80 says rheumatism and grip left after Tanlae. She reports swollen hands and arms pain relief appetite sleep and feeling young again after taking Tanlac. Druggist L N Moyer sells Tanlac.
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Issac Robbins
River Street
Carbondale
Tanlae
L. N. Moyer
Russian Peasant Mild Man
A Geological Survey Bulletin explains Russia’s peasantry and their communist environment. It notes serfdom ended in 1861 and that most peasants remain agriculturists tied to village communes. The piece portrays the average Russian peasant as mild, hospitable, and generous, yet limited by education and perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Geological Survey Bulletin
Alexander I
Petrograd
Moscow
Warsaw
Ivan
Europe
America
Ivans and
Elizabeths
K P Ring Mix Up Reveals Aviator’s True Duty
A young aviator at an aviation field told his mother he had joined the Knights of Pythias. She bought a K P ring to honor him, but he explained he was actually Kitchen Police at the airfield. He kept quiet briefly, then told visiting onlookers the humorous mix up.
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Kk. P
Knights of Pythias
After the War Pirates Bargain Sale Sparked Household Splurge
In 1927 George Pipwhistle hails a thrifty spree as his wife hurries to work. She leaves with money and the eight nineteen bus. He returns with parcels including corkscrews a stuffed owl brushes a cloth bound book walking sticks a toasting fork and a roasting jack claiming it was the best bargain sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pipwhistle
The Boy Scout Ode to Troop 44 Detroit
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America conducts the dedication text for Troop No 44 Detroit. The poem by Edgar A Guest envisions scouts growing into men, valuing duty, self-reliance, and honor, suggesting a future with less selfishness and more kindness as they mature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Detroit
Ebgar A. Guest
Message to the Scouts on the word escout meaning
A historical note explains that escout derives from old French escouter meaning to listen or hear with attention. It traces forms in Portuguese Spanish and Italian and links the Latin auscultare to the broader sense behind Scouting. The modern English use often means reconnoiter but the broader sense underpins Scouting’s constructive principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Society of Boys
Scouts Mobilize Amid Foxboro Alarm Drive for Halifax Sufferers
At 3:20 p.m. six fire alarm blasts in Foxboro Massachusetts mobilize local scouts who, in ignorance of the cause, hurry home, don uniforms, and report to headquarters. Within 20 minutes forty members are ready for duty and canvass for funds to aid Halifax victims, collecting 123 dollars and 40 cents from 4 to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foxboro
Mass
Halifax
Scouts Aid Red Star War Horse Care Campaign Near Peoria NL
Scouts in Peoria NL help raise funds for the Red Star society aiding horses and mules used in the war. A Lexington Mass flag replacement drive targets worn flags with new ones. Birmingham scouts hiked 60 miles in a day and a halt to Anniston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Red Star Society
Lexington
Mass
Boy Scouts
Birmingham
Ala
Anniston
Salaries Increase for Local Government Workers
Consul John F Jewell reports from Laurenco Marques that amid rising living costs the local government boosted wages for all employees earning under 1,800 escudos per year. Some increases reach 45 percent, pushing salary expenditure about $313,200 above the budget. The budget could not bear further strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John’ F Jewell
Laurenco Marques
Portuguese East Africa
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Our Merchant Tailoring
Detmer, Mason and Hanson
Wilson Baum
W. H. Buch
the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
J. E. Charles’ Drug Store
Lititz
Mrs. Robbins
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BOY Scout OF America
Scouts
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Frey's
O. K
Chas. H. Frey
East
King St
Lancaster, Ps
W. A
Iron and Blood
Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
W. Appel Elf
Queen Street
Fae Ture
Mozambique
Broad Street
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