Farm Calendar and Poultry Advice for Fall and Winter
Farm Calendar outlines soil improvement with organic matter and manure this fall, soil lightening tips with sand or coal ashes, and rough winter tillage. Poultry advises housing flocks indoors to avoid fall colds, with better housing reducing drafts. Landscaping notes urge ordering deciduous stock for fall planting, with December planting possible if mulched. A seven lesson home study course on Dressing and Curing Meat is offered, and cabbage prices may drop as Pennsylvania growers urged to move stock by November 1 due to out of state shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State College Agricultural School
Pennsylvania
New York
Hotel proprietor John B. Kurtz found dead with throat cut
John B. Kurtz of Reading, a well known hotel proprietor, was found in the rear of his apartment with his throat cut from ear to ear. Police investigated whether murder or self inflicted death occurred.
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John B. Kurtz
Wolf Shot Near Clarks Summit Attracts Crowds
A large grey timber wolf sprang from brush and attacked fox hunter Samuel Billings near Clarks Summit eight miles west of Scranton. Billings shot the wolf between the eyes as it charged, drawing hundreds of onlookers and curious schoolchildren to view the carcass.
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Samuel Billings
Clarks Summit
Scranton
Billings
Clark
Penn Power to Build Massive Shamokin River Plant
The Pennsylvania Realty Investment Company of Allentown gained title to land along the west side of the Susquehanna at Shamokin dam for 20000. The Penn Power and Light holding firm announced a 7000000 super power plant will be erected on the site, aiming for one of the east region’s largest plants due to abundant river water.
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Pennsylvania Realty Investment Company
Allentown
Susquehanna River
Shamokindam
Pennsylvania Power and Light Company
Lighting Corporation
Mourned for Dead in Pittsburg Identity Mixup
Patrick J McDonough returned home to find his family mourning a stranger believed to be him. The body had been identified at the city morgue by his son and a nephew as McDonough, but is now thought to be James Jones of a local hotel who died of heart disease at the hospital. The mistaken corpse was moved back to the morgue after the reunion.
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Pittsburg
Patrick J. McDonough
McDonough
B. McDonough
James Jones
Oldest Raven in Reading Vicinity Dead after Fifty Years
The old raven named Swartz, long believed the region’s oldest, is dead. For nearly five decades residents along the Blue Mountains heard his hoarse croaking around the Pinnacle neighborhood without incident.
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Old Swartz
Reading
Blue Mountains
Pinnacle
Wounding at Shippack Clothing Factory Cellar Trap
Sixteen year old William Kline of Shippack was seriously wounded when a burglar alarm gun discharged as he entered the cellar of the Frank clothing factory. Kline, employed by plumber F. B. Thatcher, was sent to repair the premises and unaware of the buried trap.
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William Kline
Shippack
Frank Clothing
Kline
F. B. Thatcher
Cutting Corn by Moonlight Frolics Reported Near Bloomsburg
Moonlit corn cutting in the vicinity of Bloomsburg draws crowds with as many as 50 participants on farms. The activity continues across multiple farms with cutters moving to different frolics each night targeting large acreages in a single week.
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Bloomsburg
Hunters Aid Starving Family in Mountain Shack Near Marysville
Two hunters found a sick mother and seven starving children in a remote mountain shack two miles from the nearest house. They returned to search for more food and plan to bring a truckload of provisions for the winter. The mother, deserted by her husband six months ago, has been in fragile health.
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Marysville
Ridge Road Opening Parade From Potts Town To Norristown
The celebration for the Ridge Road reconstruction from Norristown to Pottstown will occur Thursday December 4. An 8:30 a m automobile parade will start in Potts Town and proceed to Norristown with Norristown cars forming an escort on the return via Royersford along the new highway between Royersford and Trappe.
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Norristown
Pottstown
Royersford
Trappe
York County's 101st Pipe Lover Passes at Windsor
Mrs. Casandra Stein, Windsor resident and longtime tobacco user who smoked at least one pipe daily, died at home. She would have turned 102. She leaves 137 direct descendants.
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York County
Casandra Stein
Windsor
Stein
Ducks fill Susquehanna River as decoys attract large flight
Across the Garden Spot area many ducks of all varieties numbered in the hundreds, with about 100 being shot. Duck dinners were held along the river boros on Sunday as decoys drew birds to the Susquehanna.
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Susquehanna River
Hunters Fire Woods on Susquehanna Island
Hunters who allegedly set a fire to a tree on an island in the Susquehanna River about four miles below Holtwood Dam caused extensive woodland destruction. The tree housed a squirrel family and its burning ignited dry leaves, spreading to burn over an acre in the surrounding hills over several days.
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Susquehanna River
Holtwood Dam
Quade
Freezing Water Pipe Enables Fire Hydrant Installation
George W. Stitles of Honesdale Consolidated Water Co froze a four inch service pipe with 125 psi pressure to install a fire hydrant where no cut off existed. The main was encased in salt and ice for three feet and in seven hours the water froze solid.
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George W. Stitles
Honesdale Consolidated Water Company
Potato crop struggles as ground remains hard to plow
Farmers report many still have potatoes in the ground while others have sold. Ground is so hard it is nearly impossible to plow. Corn cutting and husking progress slowly as many fields stay standing and dryness makes handling difficult.
Dreaming of a Bank Note Alarm at Cohen’s House
A merchant Ish Ka Bibble frets over a $5,000 bank note due tomorrow with only $2,000 in the bank. His wife jokes that he should go wake Cohen to keep him awake, so Ike can sleep better while Cohen stays awake instead.
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Cohen
Ike
Cincinnati Times-Star
Radio Call Sends Doctor to Mountain Sighting
A radio message broadcast through the Po cono Mountains summons Dr. Edmund B. Piper to a distant location. Piper carried a chest radio set on his journey, aiding communication in the rugged terrain.
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Pocono Mountains
Edmund B. Piper
Valuable Mineral Deposits In All Sections Of State
J Ross Corbin of the State Geological Board notes Pennsylvania hosts many metal deposits many not widely known. Minerals include gold silver copper iron nickel lead zinc rare elements. gemlike stones such as amethyst found in seven pound specimens. Gold reported in Philadelphia sand gravels Franconia Gap Phoenixville and South Mountain rocks. little quantities but $5640 produced metallurgical byproduct in 1910.
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Pennsylvania
J. Ross Corbin
State Geological Board
Department of Forests and Waters
Corbin
Delaware County
Philadelphia
Franconia
Gap Mines
Phoenixville
South Mountain
Franklin
Adams
Pennsylvania Mines Yield Galena Copper and Iron Ores
Silver has been reported from the Phoenixville mines the Eeton mine Montgomery county New Galena mine Bucks county Lancaster county and from South Mountain Copper found in many parts of Southeastern Pennsylvania attracts attention in the South Mountain on the Adams Franklin border and in several counties. The annual production ranges from 75000 to 100000 pounds as a by product from other deposits. Magnetite and bog ores contribute several thousand tons yearly.
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Phoenixville
Eeton
Montgomery County
New Galena
Bucks County
Lancaster County
South Mountain
Pennsylvania
Adams
Franklin
Lancaster
Lebanon
Chester
Montgomery
Bucks
Berks
York
Lycoming
Sullivan
Potter
Minerals Found Across Pennsylvania in Various Counties
State official notes nickel in many locations in small amounts and confirms long term production at Gap mine in Lancaster County. Lead and zinc occur together in Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Lancaster and Blair counties while zinc is abundant in the Saucon Valley near Friedensburg in Lehigh County. Radium vanadium and uranium are present in the southeast in small quantities. Crontonite outcrops between Mauch Chunk and Tamaqua may have commercial value. Chromium deposits exist in Lancaster and Chester counties. Ochres siennas and timbers come mainly from limestone areas between Reading and Allentown. Other minerals exist with limited commercial value.
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Gap
Lancaster County
Chester
Montgomery
Bucks
Lancaster
Blair Counties
Saucon Valley
Friedensville
Lehigh County
Corbin
Mauch Chunk
Tamaqua
Reading
Allentown
Doan's Kidney Remedy Helped Mrs. Foster
Mrs. Foster of Buffalo writes that Doan's Pills eased her back ache and hip pain caused by kidney trouble after she bought a box at a local store. The letter urges readers to ask for Doan's by name.
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Lititz
Foster Guurn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Lewis N. Mayer's
Simple Marriage Rite in India Validates Union
A traditional Indian wedding ritual involves the bride placing a pot of water on the groom’s sacred dwelling and declaring the marriage valid. The ceremony proceeds in a calm, customary manner with rites observed in several regions.
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India
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim for Catarrh Relief
An old advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by addressing the mucous membrane lining of the tube. It claims the product treats catarrh symptoms and offers a remedy for nasal and ear related deafness issues, though the text is garbled.
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Hall
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Sweet/Orr & Co
W. H. Buch
Lititz, PE
John G. Kurtz
Timber Wolf
Keystone Exchanges
Bullet For Theif
Edward J. Dougherty
Catasauqua
Allentown Hospital
Hunters
Ish
Josh Phim
J. M. Ferrell
Els
Christman
Record Printing House
Lititz, Pa
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