Long distance carrier Miller logs 131000 miles on duty
Fred P. Miller, a Sharon letter carrier for 31 years, has walked 131000 miles on duty, losing only ten days to illness. A New Castle postman recently claimed a longer distance record. Miller, 27,000 miles ahead, toured Europe for three months visiting Germany France Belgium and his mother in Wittenburg.
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Fred P. Miller
Sharon
Tie
Miller
New Castle
Jacob Buck
York
Europe
Germany
Wittenburg
Battle
France
Belgium
Mr. Buck
America
Ripe Strawberries and New Pastor in Local Notes
Marietta man John Shellenberger gathered ripe strawberries in a York county garden. The Manheim Reformed Church welcomed Rev. Theodore A. Wright, newly arrived from Columbus, Ohio. Terre Hill anglers B J Weaver and George E Weaver caught a 38 inch eel near Martin's saw mill. Quarryville resident G J P Raub notes his rooster tends nine baby guineas deserted by their mother.
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John Shellenberger
Marietta
York County
Manheim
Theodore A. Wright
Manheim Reformed Church
Columbus
Ohio
B. J. Weaver
George E. Weaver
Terre Hill
Martin’s Saw Mill
G. J. P. Raub
Quarryville
Rooster
East Petersburg Man Keeps Two Great Mammoth Quince Trees
Monster Quince A W Zug of East Petersburg shows two quince trees bearing exceptionally large fruit. This year a quince weighs 17 ounces on one tree, while last year the trees produced six quinces all of this size. The fruit is the perfect Great Mammoth variety.
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Monster Quince
A. W. Zug
East Petersburg
Printing office shown in 1803 Strasburg find
A Strabburg printing office is revealed by a 1803 book printed there, The American Farmer. The discovery ties Strasburg to Brown & Bowman and a century of local printing. A Camargo mill proprietor in Eden township was ordered to send 137 barrels of whole wheat to the Near East Relief committee, while another man ordered 73 barrels of white flour.
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Camargo
Eden Township
Near East Relief Committee
Farmers urged to ship flour aid for Armenians
Lancaster County farmers teamed with Millers and Grain Dealers to ship 1000 barrels of flour to the Near East Relief for Armenian winter relief. Over 700 barrels already sent as Wheat harvest finishes. Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Fred Rasmussen appeals farmers to donate 35 carloads of wheat and 46 carloads of corn to save starving Armenian women and children. Marshal Foch and General Pershing train stop in York, where Foch speaks from the platform and a crowd recalls Lafayette’s Revolutionary War milestone.
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Lancaster County
Near East
Fred Rasmussen
Pennsyvania Department OF Agriculture
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Near East Relief
Act of Congress
Foch
Pershing
York
Kansas
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
John J. Pershing
Marshal Foch
Lafayette
Gude's Pepto Mangan Boosts Growing Blood Power
An old newspaper advertisement warns that rapid growth can weaken children by taxing blood. It praises Gude's Pepto Mangan to enrich blood, increase red blood cells, and dispel poisons, restoring appetite and energy. available in liquid or tablet form at druggists.
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Gude
From the Scrap Book Addressed to a Beloved
A dated Lititz fragment from 1854 recalls a lover’s verse and notes the original manuscript was destroyed. A farm overseer near Huntly chased a thief, finding a rat dragging away a watch guard chain. the chain escaped but the watch case opened, keeping the rat from the prize.
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Huntly
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W. H. Buch
Lititz
R. B. Hayes
H. G. Rorabaugh
Jersey Shore
Canada
Elizabeth Sproul
Parmington
Uniontown
Fayette County
Wyomissing
the County
MR. Rasmussen
Lancaster County Partners
March
V. W. Appel
Jewszlers & Opticians
New Watch
Jimmy
Prince Albert
Ind
Ray Agh
Reynol Co Co
Albert
Mint
Nature
Johnny
Standari
AL i
Nemo Hygienic Fashion Institute
New York
Hank
Pete
BY Ken Kling
Uwa Paskere Secvien
Hic
Nyc
Gor
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L. Lewis
Gigar
Newark
N. J
Douglas Stewart
Wilmer Krusen
Department of Public Health of
Philadelphia
Chas. H. Frey
Lancaster, Pa
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