Traveling West A Century Apart From 1906 To 1926
The author compares a 1906 cross country trip by Studebaker wagon with a modern journey through New Mexico Oklahoma Texas and California. He notes improvements in roads water gas and roadside services. contrasts in animal husbandry fuel costs and travel speeds. recalls wildlife and high altitude breath. describes Texas floods washouts Arizona towed passes and the California climate and seasonal rainfall.
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Needles
Calif
West
Studebaker
New Mexico
Sante Fe
Wyoming
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Columbus
Ohio
Niagara Falls
Lititz
Bank Head
Dallas
Texas
California
Pipe mistake inflates sewer contract by 87000
An added expense of 7000 to a 140000 sewer line contract results from extending a branch from Cherry Alley to the railroad on Ford Street. The Ford Street sewer lacked depth to drain cellars and used only 24 inches of pipe, making connection with the new 27 inch line necessary.
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Cherry Alley
Ford Street
Five Day Week Affliction for Women Refrain
This polemic laments a proposed five day working week for men and two days off for women. It satirically lists domestic headaches and battles over chores, errands, and leisure as wives endure a "two-day torment." The piece uses hyperbole to mock gender roles and household burdens.
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Henry Ford
Selah
Boosts Record as Autorangeer Reddig at Alms House
James Knox Polk Reddig aged 83, long time door attendant at the county alms house, is famed as an auctioneer among inmates. He claims to have sold 104 articles in four and a half hours, with a silver whiskey flask always stamping each sale. A lost flask incident near Stevens remains a sore memory, tied to his family’s political ties to President Polk.
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James Knox Polk Reddig
Jimmy
Reddig
Stevens
President Polk
Knox Polk
400 Bushel Potato Club Leader In Northampton County
Omer Dietterich of Upper Mount Bethel near Stone Church heads Northampton County 400 bushel potato club for 1926 after a measured acre yielded 589 bushels on his Michigan Russet crop. County Agent Coleman supervised, with neighbors present. Dietterich’s farm used 32 inch row spacing, hill widths 9 inches, and 15 spray applications with no rotten tubers. The award includes a gold medal from the Penn State Potato Growers Association, joining J. maker of Treichlis and J. A. Frack of Bath as other 1926 members with 430 and 344 bushels per acre respectively.
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Omer Diet Crich
Stone Church
Mt. Bethel Township
Mr. Diettersth
Northampton County
Coleman
Dietterich
Penns State Potato Growers Ass
J. Maker
Treichelis
Lehigh
A. Frack
Bath
East Allen
Protests Delays in Hoffman Bankruptcy Realty Sales
A creditors meeting in Lancaster examined recent Hoffman Leaf Tobacco and Hoffman properties sales totaling 164353.24 dollars. Davis Bortin of Philadelphia, for Schadt syndicate of Allentown, objected to some bids as inadequate and offered 171000 dollars for targeted properties, prompting adjournment to next Monday with bond and revised bids. John E. Malone for creditors’ committee urged keeping existing sales, noting proper advertising and opportunity to bid.
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Hoffman Leaf Tebacco Company
Hoffman
Referee
Redmond Conyngham
Lancaster
Davis Bortin
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Schadt
Allentown
Schad
Voice and creature sound power across nature observe
A fragment discusses vocal power in living beings from birds to insects, noting all creatures express sound or signals to mark presence. The text hints at natural communication, comparing audible and inaudible forms of voice across species.
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Rhein
Ancient Egyptian Coffin Display At Boston Museum Of Fine Arts
A roughly 3,900 year old Antegyptian coffin, paired with a 3,000 year old piece, is shown at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The coffin features well preserved drawings and paintings, drawing strong interest from visitors and scholars alike.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
The Flying Printer by Miss Gertrude M Downey
Miss Gertrude M Downey dedicates this poem to Mr George Sanders of Mt Airy Philadelphia upon his flight by airplane from Philadelphia to Washington Sanders a printer and deaf one of the first to make the trip Downey a Lititz native longtime East Lampeter correspondent and contributor to the Lancaster Examiner New Era and Lititz papers now in Philadelphia for treatment of failing eyesight
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Gertrude M. Downey
George Sanders
Mt. Airy
Philadelphia
Washington
New Era
Lititz
The Flying Painter and the Skyward Dream
A poem narrates a painter who abandons earthly subjects for celestial visions. He adores Mars and Jupiter, speaks of angels and stars, and forsakes earthly love and his ink bottle as he imagines gatekeepers, rings, and cosmic romance. The ending laments memory fading as he soars beyond the earth. 1000 bushels to the acre.
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St. Peter Dole
Mars
Jupiter
California Potato Growers Report High Yields
The Official Report in the USDA weekly notes the Zuckerman brothers of California produced an average 1001 bushels per selected nine acres, with a best acre at 1038 bushels. They used peat soil, 40 bushels per acre, 25,000 seed pieces per acre, and close plant spacing. Horticulturist W Sturt says soil prep, fertilization, and high grade seed could boost yields.
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California
United States Department of Agriculture
Zuckerman Brothers
State Department of Agriculture
Zuckermans
W. Sturt
Bureau of Plant Industry
Marble cleaning paste recipe
To clean marble dissolve a large handful of washing soda in a pint of boiling water. Stir in whiting to form a soft paste. Spread on the marble and let it remain a day or two, then wash off with soap and water and polish with a soft cloth.
Three Welshmen Visit Manchester Pub for Port
A whimsical account recalls three Welsh travelers entering a Manchester establishment and ordering three glasses of vintage port. Each man proclaims the drink the finest he has ever tasted, in a lighthearted exchange reflecting playful language and local color.
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Wales
Manchester
Bitterest disappointments shared by Springfield group
A small group discussed their bitterest disappointments. A woman with a twinkle recalled at seven she gulped a bottle of hello trope perfume thinking she would taste sweet because she smelled good. The remark appeared in the Springfield Union.
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Springfield Union
Necessary to Call Blut
A quotation from FE in Howe's Monthly urges calling out mischief by inpatient men not for clash but for God and world betterment. The line frames bluff as a moral imperative rather than a quarrel and hints at reformist, ethical motivation.
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Blut
W Howe
Demand for pencils stays high despite trick pens
It is estimated that over a billion old-fashioned lead pencils are used yearly in the United States. The figure covers hard and soft graphite pencils and excludes the many crayons grouped as pencils.
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United States
Parrots In The Wild Feed On Plant Materials Across Habitat
In nature parrots subsist mainly on plant matter including roots, bulbs, fruits, flowers, rind and bark. Their strong beaks crush hard plant parts as they forage, adapting to diverse sources in their habitat.
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Nature Magazine
Mice Escape From London Zoo Shipment
A shipment of small mice arrived at the London Zoo from Weston. A dozen escaped during transit through a hole smaller than a standard lead pencil in the container.
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London Zoo
Weston
Old English Rose Tradition for Christmas Eve
An old English custom described a girl walking to a garden to pick a rose. She wrapped it in clean paper and hid it unopened until Christmas day. The tradition claimed the rose remained perfectly fresh as if picked in June.
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England
Cobwebs: Spiders Weaving Ceiling Webs Across Homes
Cobwebs are webs spun by tiny spiders or certain larvae. The term cob derives from an old English word for spider. Most webs hanging from ceilings of houses are made by very small spiders seldom seen by residents.
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Stathfinder Magazine
Language Barred Profanities Slur Note Constrained Speech
A cultural note asserts that the Dekota Sioux Mdians have no profane words in their language. The article discusses language purity and blasphemy limits within their posting, reflecting on linguistic standards and community taboos without quoting explicit terms.
Knocking Mrs Newlywed Themes and the Old Fishiogned Wife
A fragmentary note recalls a humorous domestic theme about Mrs Newlywed and a legendary household item. The text hints at a quirky invention described as the best yet in a bygone era, paired with playful references to marriage and traditional chores.
Woman in-law remarks at Willesden magistrate
A woman told the Willesden magistrate she has nothing against her mother-in-law, indicating a civil stance amid a dispute or inquiry. The exchange reflects local court proceedings and domestic relations context in Willesden, with potential implications for family tensions.
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Willesden
Lng
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