Bible initials found on tree at Abilene boyhood day
Rev Noah Engle of Abilene Kansas aged 80 recalls carving his initials on a tree 70 years ago during visits to his boyhood scenes. The story notes other local figures: David M. Eyer president of the First National Bank of Marietta aged 84 and Barr Spangler aged 91. A public sale of Benjamin Nolt’s personal property at Landisville saw a center table fetch 175 dollars and a grandfather clock 90 dollars. The Ashley and Bailey Company plans to liquidate six silk plants including Columbia and Marietta with sale in G Lowell Mass on October 14. Local tax collector T M Breneman wins broad cross-party support in Mt Joy district. Joseph McFalls of Columbia appears in the narrative.
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Columbia
Mr. Joy
Noah Engle
Abilene
Kansas
David M. Eyer
First National Bank of
Marietta
Barr Spangler
Benjamin Nolt
Landisville
Ashley and Bailey Company
G. Lowell
Mass
Italian immigrant grows vineyard wealth in Bari township
John Plastino, an Italian blacksmith turned farmer in Bari township, reports abundant grapes from his acre and a half vineyard. He will skip wine production this season but expects to produce large quantities next season after bringing vines from Italy.
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John Plastino
Bari Township
Plastino
Italy
Columbia’s Old Home Week Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Columbia sets aside October 12 to 19 for Old Home Week and a homecoming of native sons and daughters. An elaborate program promises daily events to entertain visitors, with the banner call Columbia onward. Why not.
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Columbia
Mammoth Silo At Hershey Farm Reported Largest
A dairy farm in Hershey features a mammoth silo said to be among the largest in the world. It holds about 3000 tons or six million pounds of ensilage for cattle. It took four days to fill and sits at the center of a circular cow barn with stalls arranged around it for the four Holstein cows stored with winter forage.
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Hershey
Highspire Indian Relics Expert Hoak Keeps Vast Collection
Harry E. Hoak of Highspire owns one of the state’s largest collections of native relics. His hoard includes over 12,600 pieces from flint arrowheads to the medicine man’s pouring tube. The collection features 10,000 arrowheads, 200 axes, 100 celts, 40 jaspar knives, several hundred beads, pipes, and a 50 pound soapstone bowl dug from Hoak’s Island grave mound. Most relics came from the Susquehanna valley and Dauphin County.
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Highspire
Susquehanna
Harry E. Hoke
Mr. Hoak
Academy of Natural Science
Philadelphia
Marsh Run
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Hoak
Valley of the Susquehanna
Dauphin County
Prevent Fire Waste Through Cleanliness and Action
A bulletin from State Fire Marshal J S Baldwin urges immediate fire prevention. Clean chimneys and flues, secure waste, and inspire neighbors to act. The report notes penalties include high insurance costs and possible losses, urging residents to cut fire risk now and keep buildings in good repair.
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J. S. Baldwin
United States
Europe
Pennsylvania
Baldwin
Antiquity of Nagging
A Detroit Free Press column argues nagging is an old but harmful habit. It cites Adam, Job, Socrates, Aesop, Leonidas, and Machiavelli as examples of famous nagging victims and warns nagging harms both nagger and nagged. The piece recalls Samson as a cautionary parallel.
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Adam
Job
Socrates
Aesop
Leonidas
Machiavelli
Samson
Gaza
Detroit
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W. H. Buch
Record Building
Lititz
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Lititz, PA
W. H. Buch Gente
Mentor Lititz, PA
York Fair
York County Agricultural Society
H. ©. Heckert
Sax Rohmer
Nayland Smith
Scotland Yard
Fu Manchu
George Claude
Paris
France
M. Claude
Howard von Nieda
Reading
Atlantic Ocean
New Orleans
Mississippi
Dan
Farmers National Bank
Lititz, Penna
Leinbach & Co
Lancaster, Pa
Lancaster’s Daylight Department Store
Lancaster County
Bell
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Chas. H. Frey the
Shoe Man
East King St
Lancaster
Great Ravine
Bt Whitcomb
W. A
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