Lancaster Man Seeks Permit to Go Over Niagara Falls
Walter H. Schiott of Lancaster seeks mayoral permission to ride a steel barrel over Niagara Falls tied to two women. Roselle McConnell and Leo nore Pospishel join, aiming to film the stunt. New York Governor's permission cited. Niagara Falls mayor threatens arrest for disorderly conduct if attempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Niagara Falls
Walter H. Schiott
Maxwell M. Thompson
N. C
Schlott
Roselle McConnell
Los Angeles
California
Leonore Pospishel
Chicago
New York
Thompson
Kig
Moving
Schiott
Steel Corporation
Niagara Watls
Mayer Thompson
Ducks Raised by Wild Fowlers Guide
Uncle Sam offers a Bureau of Biological Survey leaflet on propagating wild ducks. It covers mallards and wood ducks as easiest to handle, black ducks needing more space, widgeon and teal requiring winter shelter, and simple three sided shacks for most. It notes winter housing and the need for fresh wild blood to maintain wild conformation and suggests fall breeding stock and early spring breeding season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Fowler
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Eye camera claims from frog retina experiments
An eccentric note in Lays Life suggests a frog kept in darkness develops a purple retina that bleaches in daylight. With window exposure the eye allegedly fixes a partial image inverted on the retina, implying a crude photographic preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessea
Lays
Wings of Lace Fly Hints at Garden Pest Ally
A historical note describes the lace wing fly with gauze like wings and delicate egg staging. It notes eggs hang by silk threads, change color from green to white before hatching, and the species is a friend to gardeners by preying on green aphids that damage currant and other fruit trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chis Uy
Coyotes Escape Cage At Reading Zoo Attacks Keeper
In East Reading a coyote attack injured keeper Jacob Roth after coyotes slipped past an unlatched cage door during feeding. One coyote was shot near Pendora Park after threatening Roth. the second animal, at the zoo, was shot as it lunged at him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading Zoo
East Reading
Jacob Roth
Mr. Roth
Hunger Strike in Ancient Rome Revealed in Tiberius Tale
The piece recounts Tiberius using a hunger strike against Augustus over Caius Gracchus’s political rise. Augustus, seeking to avert insult, grants tribunate powers amid a clash over retirement and a 40 day fast, ending with Tiberius’ exile.
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Tiberius
Augustus
Julia
Agrippa
Caius
Sempronius Gracchus
Moses
Senate
Italy
Premonitory Turkey and a Church Bargain Tale
A quirky verse about a proud turkey cock who laments November and loss, followed by an anecdote about a small church selling a baked goods aid event. A minister transfers assorted coins to a second-hand shop, facing an unexpected theft accusation from the dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Divine Lesson in the Harvest of the Golden Grain
Charles Grant Miller argues in the Christian Herald that autumn’s end signals a moral harvest. Readers must separate true value from windfalls, store enduring virtues, and tend daily to right living to prepare for winter and old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Filip
Woluae
Charles Grant Miller
The
Christian Herald
Some Reasons Why the Farmer Should Keep Thanksgiving
An essay argues farmers should value Thanksgiving for private benefits. It contrasts farm life with city life, noting better air, water, food, working conditions, and health on the farm. It emphasizes appreciating personal, everyday blessings beyond hardship and drudgery.
Pepto-Mangan Promises Vitality for Office Workers
An old health ad touts Pepto-Mangan as the remedy for low energy from desk work. It claims rich red blood improves immunity and vigor, urging use of the genuine Guie’s Pepto-Mangan in liquid or tablet form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guie’s
Guie
Ady
Standard Gauge Rail Plan Aims For All Provinces
The Australian commonwealth ministry will invest to establish a standard gauge railroad system across provinces. The commerce department in Washington is informed. Experts from the United States and Great Britain will assist Australian railway men. Currently passengers must change trains at state lines.
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Commonieaith
Commerce Department
Washington
United States
Great Britain
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W. H. Enck
Lititz PA
Hunt
Curtis Hensel
Cedar & Main Sts
Lititz
Penna
Ford
Main Street
Bell
Llecuiteabby
Yexss Service
Ft Lam
Lititz Electric Supply
C. E. Mohler, Prov
East Main St
Lititz, Pa
Geo. B. McCauley
Manheim
Raezers’ Pulmon-Ic
Geo. B. Raezer
Estella Grosehom
David Habecker
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Ind
Lancaster County
Groff & Wolf Co
Groff & Wolf Company
North Queen Street
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