Marietta Civil War Vet and Lancaster Local News
Oliver McFadden of Marietta, 71, is cited as the last man there who witnessed Gettysburg. Lancaster officials, new automotive rate changes, a proposed Agricultural Trust Co. charter, and mobile ambulance plans plus local industry notes, imports and incidents fill the Garden Spot broader county update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver McFadden
Marietta
Gettysburg
McFadden
Brumbaugh
New Agricultural Trust Co
Lancaster
H. Frank Eshleman
Benjamin Davis
Lancaster City
Police Committee
Rathfon
Amos R. Hougendobler
Columbia
Pennsylvania
I1 Healthy Children
All Living
Cyrus M. Michael
Twentieth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
J. W. Yocum
Mulholland
One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Irish Brigade
Columbia Daily Spy
Keiper Brothers
Champion
Star
Cave Exploration Extends York County Grotto Depths
George Figdore and Franklin Minnich explored a cave under Louks farm east of York using lanterns and ropes. They penetrated 580 feet beyond prior limits, discovering more beautiful stalactite and stalagmite formations. The passage was so extensive they briefly separated and had to shout to reunite. Figdore plans further exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louks Farm
York
George Figdore
Franklin Minnich
Figdore
Pretzel praise and dairy record in nation’s pages
Editor Lee J. Rountree receives from Frank Buch a large box of Lititz Pennsylvania pretzels as a humorous note in a Texas Herald piece. Dutchess Skylark Ormsby Holstein Friesian achieves a world butter fat record of 1,205,091 pounds, with 558.1 pounds milk and 34.86 pounds butter in seven days under supervision of 14 experts from Wisconsin and Minnesota stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee J. Rountree
National Editorial Association
Georgetown
Texas
Frank Buch
Pennsylvania
Lititz
Dutchess Skylark Ormsby
Holstein-Friesian
Fair Dealing Wins Out at Myers Co 50th Anniversary Sale
S M Myers & Co at 12 B King Street marks its fiftieth year with a Thanksgiving Anniversary sale through November 27 featuring new fall and winter styles and special prices. The Lancaster men's clothing house began May 8, 1865, founded by Samuel M Myers with Jacob Rathfon as partner, later expanding to the current building at No 12 East King Street. The firm lists a sizable staff including bookkeeper William Schaum and tailors from fifteen to twenty, with plans to modernize delivery by motor vehicle while continuing to offer the best merchandise and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
S. M. Myers & Co
B. King Street
Samuel M. Myers
Jacob Rathfon
Penn Square
East King Street
Myers
E. King Street
Rathfon
W. W. Hollinger
James H. Spotts
William Schaum
George Lindeman
Ralph Steller
Louis Hopf
Charles Murray
John Nixdorf
William Frank
Trimmer
Charles Weishaupt
Thomas Riegel
William McLane
Joseph Sterback
Theodore Herr
Jacob Nestel
Jay Bomberger
Myerstown High School Dedication Set for December 4
Myerstown plans a formal dedication of its new high school building on Saturday afternoon December 4. Governor Martin G Brumbaugh and Dr Nathan C Schaeffer will speak. A borough school children parade led by the Acme Band will be part of the program. The auditorium seats 1000 and will use opera chairs. 600 to 700 chairs have been ordered from New Jersey School Furniture Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myerstown
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Nathan C. Schaeffer
Acme
New Jersey School Furniture Company
Work Begun on Trolley Line to Fredericksburg
Surveying is complete on the proposed Hershey to Fredericksburg trolley line. Superintendent Kreider leads a large workforce to build the route, aiming to connect Hershey East Hanover Ono Jonestown and Fredericksburg with rapid transit for Lebanon County’s northwestern communities. The cost is not fixed but rumored to exceed $300,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Fredericksburg
Kreider
Lebanon County
East Hanover
Ono
Jonestown
Syner
Lickdale
Bunker Hill
Belle Grove
State May Purchase the Millersville Normal School
A Pennsylvania board plans a fall survey to count non English speaking school aged children and adults, guiding educational projects. The board also seeks to acquire Shippensburg Millersville Slippery Rock Clarion Bloomsburg and Kutztown normal schools as state property. The Philadelphia Sunday Record promotes its growing, value filled Sunday edition with news, features, comics, sports, and a family magazine section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. George Beeht
State Board of Education
Shippensburg
Millersville
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Bloomsburg
Kutztown
Philadelphia Sunday Record
Record
Philadelphia
Sunday Record
The
Willie Green
Mother
Grace F. Pennypacker
Father
Two Bethlehem Girls Wed In California to Bethlehem Men
Two South Bethlehem clerks from a department store wed in California today. Miss Lillian J. Kildare becomes Mrs. Dunphy and Miss Agnes C. Griffen becomes Mrs. Scully at Pittsburg near San Francisco. The couples, both former Bethlehem Steel workers, planned the nuptials after a cross continental trip of 3000 miles and now prepare two wedding receptions in fitted homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian J. Kildare
Agnes C. Griffen
South Bethlehem
Allentown
Pittsburg
Cal
San Francisco
Joseph P. Dunphy
James Scully
Miss Kildare
Dunphy
Miss Griffen
Scully
Bethlehem Steel Works
California
Submarine Foil and Fur Seal Parallel Explained
A essay compares submarines to fur seals, noting how seals swim submerged with only nose and eyes visible, rise to breathe every few minutes, and move with rear fins. It links design cues to periscopes and rudders, then shifts to a humorous vignette about a new minister misunderstanding a child’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pacific Ocean
Pribilof Islands
Bering Sea
Henry W. Ehillett
New York Times
Vaudeville Club Wit Sparks Theories Of Intelligence
A club debate features jests about a man reputed for stupidity. The judges quote a remark that he was raised on a vacuum bottle, while a saying about patience from Musset adds ironic contrast. The brief exchange highlights humorous opinions on intellect and restraint.
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York
International Tailoring Co
Imperial
Mentor
Sanitary
Mentor Union
S & Boys
W. H. Buch
the County
Frank S. Barr
Mountain Orchard
Narvon
Fred C. Carter
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Hardwick
Samuel Lichty
Herman Jacobs
Prudential Insurance Company
United States Asbestos Company
Manheim
York County
Wisconsin
Minnesota
State
Millersville Normal School
Automobile Division
State Highway Department
Cunningham
Willie Woodby
Philadelphia Press
Liberal Bank
Farmers National Bank
Penna
Lancaster, PA
W. A. Heinitsh
S. Queen St
Ap Fppel E Saw Jewelers
Gpitetais Lancaste
de Musset
Lue
Dr. A. Reed
Yyuaeee
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
East King St
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