Winter Ahead Forecast by Local Farmer Prophet
Franklin Haas, a 93 year old Topton resident and weather predictor, forecasts a severe winter for 1920 31 with heavy snows and five blizzards but initial weeks of fair weather. He bases his prediction on observations on November 1 and 2 and rejects folklore methods. The Weather Bureau at the University of Chicago notes Chicago's March snowstorm set a city record with 19.2 inches, the deepest single storm since 1918.
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Franklin Haas
Topton
Haas
Hig
Weather Bureau Observatory
University of Chicago
Chicago
Plain English Request for Simpler Editorial Tone
A reader asks for direct concise plain language in editorials, criticizing verbose pompous writing and demanding intelligible verve. The note urges avoiding polysyllables and pretentious style in favor of straightforward plain English.
Legion Armistice Service Pleases Large Audience
Garden Spot Post 56 American Legion held its Armistice Day service at the High School Auditorium drawing a large crowd. Guy Bard delivered the principal address on short notice after the announced speaker withdrew. Music came from the high school glee club, orchestra, and two Lancaster accordionists. The closing scene portrayed a cemetery in France with Margie Arntz reading In Flanders Fields as pastors from local churches assisted.
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Garden Spot Post
American Legion
Guy Bard
Boys’ Glee Club
Lancaster
France
Margie Arntz
Flanders Fields
A balanced world says Emerson on gain and loss
The quote reflects Emerson's insight that excess brings defter and defect sweetness, every pleasure has a penalty, wit carries folly, and every gain comes with a loss, warning that balance governs every faculty of pleasure.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mayan Belief Shuns Burial Coins For the Dead
A Mayan custom avoids burying coins with the dead to prevent the deceased from bearing burdens of coinage in the afterlife. The practice reflects ritual beliefs about burdens and spirits in ancient Maya culture.
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Roin
Henrou
Local residents share visits across Lancaster area
Abram Houck of Centreville spent last week with son in law L G Houck family. Several families including the Fogis Newtown and Musser Rothsville visited others in Manheim Lititz Elizabethtown and Mt Joy. Hunters Loomis Houck Habecker scouting near Mastersonville reported limits of pheasants and rabbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram Houck
Centreville
L. G. Houck
Lester and
Adam Fogi
Newtown
Wayne Young
Roy Antes
Lancaster
Felix Otto
Monroe Bable
Charles Musser
Rothsville
Jacob Blecher
Manheim
Leon Himmelberger
Bobby
John
Reba
Lititz
Monroe Gable
Henry Long
Amos Shreiner
Hazel
Nancy
Elizabethtown
Walter Hershey
Mr. Joy
Helen Long
Mt. Joy
Donald Hershey
Tenry Long
Helen Houck
George Kistler
Joseph Ritter
Melvin
Heisey
Florence Groff
Minerva Spayd
Waldeck
Dorothy Hoover
Clearfield
Verna Reidenbach
Loomis Houck
Chet, Habecker
Mastersonville
John Habecker
Kissel Hill
Chester Habecker
Anna ‘Stark
Oregon
Dinner Guests Gather in Pine Hill and Surrounding Areas
A lengthy list details Sunday dinners and visits across Pine Hill and nearby towns. Families from Lititz Rothsville Milton Grove Rothsville Shillington Reading Hellam Nefferville Oregon and Lancaster share meals with hosts including the Hess Wentling Landis and Becker families.
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Horace Walter
Abram Strickler
Brunnerville
Harry Huber
Lititz
Harry Hess
LeRoy Wentling
Francis Shearer
Roseville
Frank Herr
Washington Boro
Charles Keiffer
William Leicey
Shillington
Enos Musser
Reading
Dan Eshleman
Emma Kieffer
Carrie
Ruth
Laura
Rothsville
Harry Shiffer
Brownstown
Harry Buechter
Ann Furlow
Dan Wentling
William Hill
Hellam
Donatus Fry
Neffeville
John Landis
John Weidler
Howard W. Weaver
Katie Hackman
Walter Ehrhart
Starry Kramer
Grace
Sue Falls
Milton Grove
John Becker
Starvey Reifsnyder
Noah Landis
Oregon
Graybill Landis
Lancaster
Elam Becker
Alvin Greider
Laiville
Edwin Tas
Tigi
Sidetracking Hard Luck Grit and Preparedness
An aphoristic note on handling misfortune and rainfall in life. It emphasizes that luck is partly circumstance and partly self made, urging readiness as a defense and the value of grit. The piece frames adversity as inevitable but manageable through preparation.
Debate Over Conversation Survives Amid Communication Boom
A Boston Transcript line notes that despite a global growth in telephones, critics still claim conversation remains a lost art. The quote underscores a tension between expanding connectivity and the value of spoken discourse.
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United States
Boston Transcript
Women shift preferences in undergarments toward durable chic
A vintage reflection notes American women becoming more selective in lingerie. They demand washability and easy care, favoring durable fabrics over flashy fashion, with cotton and durenized blends rising in active wear such as stepins and brasserie sets. The piece contrasts U S shoppers with European fashion sense for quality and value.
Obituary for Greenley of White Oak
Funeral services for Greenley were held Tuesday at Beck Bros funeral parlors Manheim at 2 o'clock with further services at 2 30 in the Manheim Brethren Church Burial was in Fairview cemetery Manheim
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Greenley
White Oak
Beck Bros’ Funeral
Manheim
Manheim Brethren Church
Fairview Cemetery
Death of Josiah K. Tennis Near Lititz
Josiah K. Tennis aged 71 died after a three week illness at Zion's Home north of Lititz. Survived by three sons Samuel and Harvey of Elizabethtown and Allen near Lititz. a brother Jacob of Hershey. Funeral services were held at Zion's Home and Shank's Church Deodate with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Josiah K. Tennis
Allen
Zion
Lititz
Samuel
Harvey
Elizabethtown
Jacob
Hershey
Zion’s
Shank’s Church
Deodate
Mrs Charles M Corbett Dies After Operation at St Josephs
Mrs Corbett age 48, wife of Charles M Corbett of Neffsville, died Friday at 3:45 PM in St Josephs Hospital after an operation. She was a member of First Baptist Church and Eastern Star. Survived by husband and children Kenneth Bruce John Esai Charles at home and many relatives including Seiple and Miller families. Funeral held at St Peters Lutheran Neffsville with burial in Lutheran cemetery.
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Clara Ethe
Corbett
Charles M. Corbett
Neffsville
St. Joseph's Hospital
First Baptist Church
Kenneth
Bruce
John
Esaii
Charles
Seiple
Harvey
Lancaster
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Farm Radio Connection Brings World Closer to Rural Life
The piece notes how farmers gain instant communication with the world using air cell batteries and receivers. It claims radio reception on the farm now equals city standards, highlighting a scientific breakthrough improving rural life.
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Adio
R. FP. D
Mrs Henry Keller Mary Caroline Zwally Keller Dies at 72
Mrs Henry Keller Mary Caroline Zwally Keller 72 of near Rothsville died Wednesday evening from diabetes. Survived by children Brand Weidler Sallie High Galen Diane William Jacob Olive plus thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services private at home 130 PM and 2 PM Evangelical Church Akron with interment in adjoining cemetery. All Are Dishixed No one can boast of having never been despised.
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Mary Caroline
Nee Zwally) Keller
Menry
Keller
Rothsy
Brand and
Jie
Jacob Weidler
Rothsville
Sallie
Clayton High
Oregon
Galen
Reading
Diane
William
Shillington
Jacob
Union City
N. J
Olive
Wilfred Erb
Millway
Evangelical Church
Akron
Uen
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