Lancaster County Apples High. Auto Service Expands
Carloads of apples arrive from out of state with a standard price around 2.75 per barrel while local apples fetch 1 per bushel and are scarce. The Rural Transportation Company led by Willis R. Knox starts a passenger and freight auto mobile link among Marietta Maytown and Mt. Joy. The Grand on East Main street Eph rata will soon seat 800 and open to meet growth. 96 year old Thomas Labazerius of Rawlinsville is likely the county’s oldest Odd Fellow who votes Democratic. H C Reinhold of East Petersburg sells Holstein bull Butterboy Weitske for 1000 to S G Grayhill Elizabethtown. Corn crop is fine at 50 cents per bushel. cattle feeding is down and farmers market more.
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Taper
Lancaster County
Rural Transportation Company
Willis R. Knox
Intercourse
Marietta
Maytown
Mt. Joy
H. C. Reinhold
East Petersburg
Butterboy Weitske
8. G. Grayhill
Elizabethtown
The Mistakes of no Mistakes by Ellis
Religious reporter William T. Ellis writes that in Lancaster County the barns on thriving farms outsize the houses. He argues the soul should be greater than possessions, warning against cultivating riches while neglecting spirit.
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William T. Ellis
Lancaster County
Frost on the Vine Highlights Charleston Winter Feasts
The article paints Charleston winters as festive with oyster sellers, duck hunting, clams from the marsh edge, venison from the hunt, pork from farmers, ricefield turkeys, and a bountiful coast with bass and whiting. It invites travelers and locals to enjoy the season as frost reaches the vine.
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Charleston
S. C
Old City
Walnuts Planted To Preserve Nazareth Mora vian Woods
The Nazareth Mora vian Church trustees planted 3500 walnuts in the woods and aim to raise trees directly from the nut. Seven thousand young trees in the nursery may be transplanted next spring to maintain the tract for future generations.
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Nazareth Moravian Church
Salt as a Necessity and Taxed Commodity Across Europe
The piece details salt’s essential role in cooking and industry, notes broad consumption differences, and traces historical salt monopolies and taxes in Europe. It cites Italy's 1897-98 revenue from salt, current high prices, and living conditions that elevate salt's value for the poor.
Don’ts For Children Warnings From Street Safety Notes
Public safety guidance lists dangers for children around vehicles and tracks. It cautions against hanging on moving cars crossing streets in front of or behind passing wagons and to look both ways before leaving a car or crossing.
Edison Electric to Double Lancaster Plant Capacity
Edison Electric Company plans a large expansion of its Lancaster plant making it one of the nation’s finest. The project totals about 1.5 million dollars with 225 thousand dollars in improvements by Westinghouse of Pittsburgh. Once completed, the plant’s capacity for lighting and commercial power will double from 15 000 horsepower and will include railway use. Negotiations to obtain power from the McCall Ferry plant are near completion.
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Edison Electric Company
Lancaster
Westinghouse Company
Fittsburg
McCall Ferry
Trials of a Frenchman With One of Our Verbs
A Los Angeles Times note discusses a French friend's struggles with English verbs notably break. It humorously illustrates misunderstandings around break, broken, breaking, and related phrases amid a teacher in an eastern college.
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Los Angeles Times
Hoodoo Curse Lifted by Burkett on Scarf Bet
Baseball outfielder Jesse Burkett, famed for superstition, bet on a race at Delmar track and feared a Spanish curse. After threatening Keister for removing the curse with a $2 ascot, Burkett later hit safely three times and fielded brilliantly the next day.
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Jesse Burkett
Cleveland
Jesse
Delmar Track
St. Louis
Bobby Wallace
Burkett
George Keister
Keister
Burett
George
The Popular Turkish Bath Tradition Across Lands
The article describes a primitive Turkish bath practiced even in Arctic Lapland. A hut holds red hot stones drenched with water to create vapor while bathers strike each other with birch twigs. After sweating, they roll in the snow, akin to a cold plunge.
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Arctic
Lapland
Royal Pranks Create Tavolara’s Alleged Sovereignty
The London Chronicle recounts how in 1886 King Charles of Allert was duped by Paul Bertoleoni into proclaiming Tavolara, seven miles from Sardinia, as a sovereign state after Bertoleoni claimed all islanders were his family. The joke persisted with warships saluting the imagined realm.
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Tavolara
Charles Allert
Terranova
Sardinia
Paul Bertoleoni
Tayolara
Bertoleonis
Charles
London Chronicle
The Way to Win
A brief political column argues success comes from rallying companions to unseat opponents, urging strategy that shifts momentum in elections. The piece reflects the Atchison Globe’s period voice and aims to influence local voters with pointed advice.
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Atchison Globe
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