Marietta Over the Top in War Campaign and Local Notes
Countywide push raises funds for United War Work. Lancaster officer appointments include Frank Barrng as justice of the peace for Caernarvon township. A bullet injury near Columbia wounds John Nissty, costing him eye sight. Lancaster Sunday School convention shifts to Landisville Church of God. Dr W T Webb joins U S service as veterinary inspector in Pittsburgh. Ephrata water shortage prompts transfer from Mountain Springs Hotel supply. Unmarried men named Willis L Hershey and Willis H Hershey wed two brides in Kinzer and Gordonville. michael Shannon injured in Leola auto crash. Milton Snyder kills a hawk near Union Square, hawk measured four feet two inches. Real estate record in North Queen street fetches $2,650 per front foot. Jacob Way raises a flag atop a large stack in Ephrata. Hastern Mennonite relief raises over $60,000. Mrs Anna Hower of Altoona, Lancaster-born, mother of nine. Richard W Tobst named Lehigh district attorney, first Moravian in post. Howard Hunsberger of Hilltown injures leg, hospital care pending. Bucks County poultry show slated for Dayles town armory Jan 22–24. William Alexander of Uniontown gassed recovering from trench souvenir. Captain Allen M Potts recalls audience with the king at Buckingham Palace. Thirty Holstein cattle sold at Leesport farm sale after fire. Austrian laborer held for arson, later escaped. Cyrus D Jones gifts Rim Park Church $2,000. Peter K Griesmer and wife celebrate 50th anniversary. Herman Williamson of Liverpool shoots a raccoon over 12 pounds and bears rabies.
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Loncaster
Landisville
C. M. Brackbill
Willis L. Hershey
Kinzer
Ada Hershey
Gordonville
Willis H. Hershey
Ruth Hershey
Paradise
Michael Shannon
Leola
Lancaster
Union Square
Milton J. Snyder
Wien
TK. Heister
North Queen Street
Jacob JL. Way
Ephrata
Howard Hunsberger
Hilltown
Lee
Sellersville Hospital
Bucks County Poultry and Figeon Association
Town
William Alexander
Uniontown
Allen M. Potts
Cyrus D. Jones
Rim Park
Secranton
Liberty Roads
Peter K. Griesmer
Reading
Griesmer
Herman Williamson
Liverpool
Influenza Returns as County Faces New Outbreaks
Health boards were urged by the State Department of Health to investigate a new influenza surge in the city and county. Thirty-two deaths occurred in a week, with Elizabeth-town and Ephrata hardest hit and outbreaks spreading to other areas.
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State Department of Health
Elzabethtown
Ephrata
National Peace Holiday Considered for Thanksgiving
President Wilson has received messages from across the country urging a national Peace Holiday to honor victory in the war. No decision has been made yet. One proposal envisions a Peace Day with morning religious services and afternoon or evening patriotic exercises.
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Wilson
New War Stamps for 1919 Issued Next Year
Samples of the 1919 War Savings Stamp show a blue Franklin head and terms similar to the 1918 issue. Stamps mature January 1, 1924 and green thrift stamps continue, exchanged into the 1919 series for 1924 payment as before. Lancaster county per capita is 14.03 dollars.
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Benjamin Franklin
Saving
Lancaster County
Sale of Rare Old Wines At Auction By Freeman Co
More than one hundred cases of rare old liquors shipped to avoid confiscation under Georgia prohibition were sold yesterday afternoon by Samuel T. Freeman & Co. The stock, mainly madeira and sherry with some port, brandy and assorted liquors, belonged to John R. Schneider of Augusta and included vintages dating to 1836, 1824, and 1878. Cognac 1805, the oldest, drew bidders to $5 a bottle.
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Georgia
Samuel T. Freeman & Co
John R. Schneider
Augusta
Charleston
Savannah
Lancaster War Fund Workers Condemn Buckwalter
Hundreds of united war work campaign workers condemned Henry Buckwalter a Lancaster tradesman for refusing to donate to war relief and opposing the war. They reported him to the local defense council and urged the US district attorney to prosecute for alleged unpatriotic statements. Buckwalter refused to display a Liberty Loan poster.
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Henry Buckwalter
United War Work Campaign
Buckwalter
Defense Council
United States District Attorney
Liberty Loan
Insurance urged after grains and livestock burn in Quarryville barn fire
The Quarryville fire last week destroyed the barn of Mrs. Mary Keen and the tenant Silas Aulthouse lost live stock and crops. The article argues farmers lack adequate insurance, noting farm insurance in the county is low and valuations have risen. It urges immediate action to carry proper coverage.
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Mary Keen
Quarryville
Silas Aulthouse
Soldier Patty Foltz of Terre Hill Killed in Action
Letters from France allege Private Samuel St Foltz known as Patty Foltz a former Epbrata baseball player died in action. He left September 1937 for Camp Meade as a draftee and was believed to have sacrificed his life, though official notice had not arrived.
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Trig
Terre Hill
New Holland
Blue Ball
Soldier Boys
France
Samuel St. Foltz
Ephrata
Patty Foltz
Epbrata
Volta
Camp Meade
Ife
P. ¥. Foltz
Tallest Berks farmer David G Liesholtz dies at 83
David G Liesholtz, reputed as the tallest farmer in Hereford township, Berks County, died aged 83. At six feet six inches and 332 pounds he once hauled a 200 pound bag of salt up stairs. He is survived by 14 children, 55 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
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David G. Liesholtz
Hereford Township
Thanksgiving Dinners Spoiled In Railroad Wreck
A Monday wreck near Elizabeth town derailed 15 cars scattering two carloads of dressed chickens geese turkeys and ducks. Local crews reported spoilage as the food cargo spilled across the tracks and surrounding countryside.
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Elizabethtown
Will Harris Become Charlie Chaplin’s Second Arm In Marriage
A columnist muses on whether Miss Harris, described as a beautiful young movie actress, will adopt Charlie Chaplin’s mannerisms after their marriage. The piece imagines her walking beside him as he shuffles, and wonders if she will share his overmastering personality or find happiness with him.
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Miss Harris
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
Billy Sunday Reacts to Kaiser's Downfall
Billy Sunday and Ma Sunday react to the Kaiser losing power and fleeing across the Holland border. A sudden triumph erupts at the Hotel Crown as Sunday yells from the table, shocking onlookers with his bold celebration.
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Billy Sunday
Kaiser
Holland
Bil
Crown
Bill
Mrs Sage Will Disposes of 50 Million Estate
The will of Mrs Margaret Olivia Sage widow of Russell Sage filed for probate disposes of about 50 million dollars. Eight million is left to her brother Joseph Slocum with the remainder divided among relatives and many charities and educational and religious institutions. A general warning from Washington and Harrisburg says England is sweeping disease and risk of transmission to US livestock due to high trade. Two orphan boys in Colerain township work trapping skunks and have caught 28, worth at least 150 dollars. if luck holds they may own Liberty Bonds by winter.
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Margaret Olivia Sage
New York
Russell Sage
Joseph Slocum
Washington
Harrisburg
England
America
United States
William Harrar
Kirkwood
Colerain Township
Wild Turkeys Open Season Across Most Counties
The season for hunting wild turkeys opens in most counties after pheasant closure. The bird is portrayed as wary and swift, with notable sightings on Nittany Mountain, Bald Eagle Mountain, and in the Alleghenies' southern slopes. Hunters face uncertainty about turkey abundance tonight as the hunt begins.
Well-known Janitor Endorses Tonall Health Remedy
Samuel Swab of New Oxford Pa testifies about Tonali's health benefits after a general health breakdown. He began using Tonali from Auker's Drug Store and soon improved, now working in Hershey Pa. He praises Tonali as superior to any medicine. Testimonial dated June 2, Tonall sold at J E Charles Drug Store Lititz.
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Samuel Swab
New Oxford
Auker’s
Hershey, Pa
J. E. Charies’ Drug Store
Lititz
Rabbit dinner sparks farmer family intrigue
Rain O Ludwig of Reading reported a cat catching rabbits in Brocknock township. He observed the cat’s habit of killing for meals at a nearby farmhouse. Mr Trinwig investigated the scene and watched the rabbit prepared for a meal. The farmer and his wife invited the observer to join the repast, but he declined.
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Rain O. Ludwig
Reading
Brocknock Township
Trinwig
Pleasant Purgative Pellets and Anuric Tablets for Influenza
Advice warns against panic during influenza and promotes fresh air exercise and the three Cs Clean Mouth Clean Skin Clean Bowels. Recommends May-apple sloe jalap root laxative Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Anuric Tablets to flush kidneys, hot lemonade and bed rest, and gradual nourishment then iron tonic or Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to rebuild after recovery.
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Dr. Pierce
Stick Together Tobacco Growers Price Announcement 1918
Tobacco growers urged to hold to posted 1918 prices with strong export prospects. Official prices listed for wrappers, Penn B crops, fillers, and scrap, plus an invitation to bring samples to 46 North Market Street, Lancaster, PA for evaluation by R. L. Kimbrough.
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North Market Street
Lancaster
R. L. Kimbrougel
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Munsing
Cooper
W. H. Buch the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
Marietta
United War Work
Brumbaugh
Frank 8. Barrng
Caermarvyan Township
John Nissty
Columbia
Hastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities
Anna §. Hower
Altoona
Maytown
Richard W. Tobst
Emanus
Lehigh County
Ifle
R. Coleman Gingrich
Lawn
Mr. Gingrich
Lancaster War Fund
U. S
Samuel RE. Poltz
Berks
Hitre
Alt Drug
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, PA
Frey’s
Packer
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
W. A
de. M. Cook
W. W. Appel & Son Jewelers & Opticians
Em Investments
Tennyson
Asia
Queen Street
Brunnerville, PA
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