Wogansville measles report prompts county remark
Reports from Wogansville surface as measles concerns. John Jackson of Little Britain trades a trotting horse for a touring car to gain speed. Sprenger Beer Co. sale to Thomas and Walde man of Newark totals 250000 dollars. Greek emigration from Lancaster affects North Queen street shoe shine. Reuben Stauffer’s Florin farm suffers repeated chicken thefts. about 155 birds taken with no roosters. reward set at 50 dollars for information.
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Wogansville
John Jackson
Little Britain
Linden Wheeler
William W. Thomas
Henry Waldeman
Newark
Sprenger Beer Company
Lancaster
Turkey
North Queen Street
Reuben K. Stauffer
Florin
Stauffer
First Pitcher Miss Moyer Becomes Teacher at Wal ingford School
Carrie Moyer of Macungie famed as a rare female baseball pitcher has been hired as instructor at Phelps School for Young Girls in Wal lingford Conn. A Frederick Seminary graduate, she funded schooling by pitching exhibitions noted for her remarkable delivery and crowd drawing appearances.
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Carrie Moyer
Macungie
Phelps’ School For
Walingford
Conn
Frederick
Moyer
School for Prospective Brides Opened by Chicago Pastor
Rev Myron F Adams pastor of a Chicago Baptist church announces a new “school for prospective brides” to be held at the church. More than 150 girls have enrolled to learn cooking sewing music and other home making skills with twenty experts assisting. He notes the program will not guarantee husbands but aims to make better wives as a bold new institutional experiment.
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Myron F. Adams
Chicago
Rev. Adams
Ads Lower Cost of Living at Chicago Luncheon
Speakers at a Hawkeye Fellowship Club luncheon in Chicago claimed newspaper advertising reduces living costs. They argued ads lower prices by increasing sales, guiding buyers to bargains, and being cheaper than high salaried drummers.
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Hawkeye Fellowship Club
Chicago
Youth's Companion Promises Rich 1913-18 Content Preview
An old subscriber praises Youth's Companion for offering healthy, educational reading at under four cents a week. The paper will publish at least seven serials in 1918 plus nearly 200 complete stories and 50 special contributions, with sketches and athletic advice. New subscribers paying $2 for 52 issues in 1913 receive a calendar window and remaining 1912 issues, with sample copies available by request from Boston.
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America
Europe
the Companion
Companion
Youth’s Companion
Berkeley St
Boston
Mass
Letter from Far Off Africa by Mr Be Hess
In a Congo Belge dispatch dated Sept 1 1912 Mr Be Hess writes from Mboka near Maduda about life at a mission station in Boma. He describes humble living quarters a leaf hut a store box for a desk and a folding camp bed. He recounts travel 50 miles by rail and 50 by foot to Maduda where 500 natives attend monthly meetings and 170 belong to the church. He notes 44 baptisms at New Year and 20 more later and praises native Christians including a devoted preacher named Paku. He reflects on language study carpentry duties and long walks between postings and attends a convention at Yema with 1005 natives present. He explains missionary support runs on God’s provision through local society funds and shares faith in divine care for workers. TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
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Boma
Congo Belge
Africa
John Huss
Lititz
Brubaker
Lancaster Co
Bro. Brubaker
Franklin County
Lancaster County
Mboka
Bro
Crist
Congo River
Maduda
Jesus
Yema
Paku
How to Test Sardines and Tell the Fish Type
Francis Marre provides rules for checking a sardine can and identifying fish type. Look for flat sides, no bulging can, clear lettering, prefer crimped seals, avoid lead solder, open under water to test gas. Distinguish true sardine sprat anchovy and chinchard by fin positions and skin color. Harper's Weekly notes methods.
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Francis Marre
Harper’s Weekly
Seven in Human Life and the Ages of Man
The writer divides human life into stages by age multiples of seven. At three times seven a minor reaches legal competence, at four times seven full strength, at five times seven readiness for worldly business, at six times seven grave and wise if fate allows, at seven times seven apogee followed by decay, at eight times seven first climacteric, at nine times seven grand climacteric, and at ten times seven the allotted lifespan is reached.
The Delay Captures a Moment in Bizarre Dialogue
The fragment presents a quirky exchange about a wife and diamonds. A source-style line implies hesitation and a delay in departure as one character suggests the wife hurries. A secondary attribution hints at a fictional publication or voice, Viiegende Blautter.
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Viiegende
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Teamsters
Walter H. Buch
S. Broad St
New York State
Wolle’s
Clay Township
BE. R. Hess
Eli Hess
John Hess
Warwick
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Farmers National Bank
Penna
McDougall
McDougall Club
McDougall Co-operative Club
Heinitsh's
S. Queen St
S. & H. Green
Chas. H. Frey
King St
North Queen Strep
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