Community fairs and events listed for autumn season
The schedule lists Trenton, Lancaster, York, Doylestown and Ephrata fairs with dates from Sept 29 to Oct 11 plus a Lancaster County Sunday School Convention on Oct 23 in Manheim. National Grange Convention in Atlantic City runs Nov 12 to 20 and a Pennsylvania State Grange meeting in Reading on December 9 to 11.
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Trenton
Lancaster
York
Doylestown
Ephrata
Lancaster County
Lutheran Church
Manheim
Atlantic City
N. J
Pennsylvania State Grange
Reading
He Smashed the Eggs in Norris Town
A Davis grocery store theft ends with the clerk, Herman Linsenberger, grabbing the thief and smashing five eggs from the man’s coat pocket. The incident prompted the clerk to warn that buying eggs is cheaper than stealing, citing the lesson as punishment.
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Davis
Norristown
Herman Linsenberger
Linsenberger
Old Lady, Wig Dropped From Window Conductor Replies
A humorous exchange recalls an elderly woman telling a conductor to stop a cat as she drops her wig from a carriage window. The conductor quips about a switch just before the next stop, turning the moment into a quaint transport joke.
Original Falstaff figure linked to John Oldcastle
The account notes John Oldcastle, a companion of Henry V in his younger days, as the original Falstaff. Oldcastle was condemned as a traitor and heretic and died during this monarch’s reign.
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John Oldcastle
Henry, V
Shirkespeare
Power of Attorney Defined in Legal Terms
A power of attorney is the written legal authority for one person to transact business for another. When one individual gives another authority to act on their behalf, the second person’s power is legally defined as a power of attorney.
Main Road Allurement in Byways and Rural Beauty
The essay extols the charm of quiet byways over main roads before cars. It celebrates friendly greetings, rustic scenes, sounds of farm life, and the prospect of discovery in a late afternoon view: pasture, hills, pines, and a deep blue bay.
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Nime
How to Enter Farm Produce at Community Shows
September and October mark Lan caster County community fairs where home gardeners may exhibit vegetables. The Lancaster County Farm Bureau provides rules: entries must match premium specs, include correct variety, use uniform specimens, favor marketable size, keep produce clean and free of damage, ensure neat presentation and fresh containers, and tie with neat string or ribbon.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Rubens Paintings Count and Survival Uncertain
The Dictionary of Painters and Engravers notes Rubens produced a prodigious body of work. A list tallies at least 2,958 paintings exclusive of 484 drawings. Rubens used many student assistants and the exact number of surviving paintings cannot be determined.
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Rubens
Bryan Ishia
Miners Strike Over Wages At Susquehanna No. 6
About 6,500 workers at the Susquehanna Collieries No. 6 in Glen Lyon walk out of their shift objecting to claimed wage issues and calling for larger capacity cars. In a separate incident Miss Mabel Gernert of Fogelsville is severely wounded when a revolver she was examining at home discharged. She was hospitalized in Allentown.
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Susquehanna Colleries Company
Glen Lyon
Mabel Gernert
Fogelsville
Allentown Hospital
Rubbish discovery yields cash in York home
Workmen cleaning the home of Catherine Rosen berger of York Pa found 1600 pounds sterling and 1611 dollars plus small change mixed with rubbish in stewpots and containers. The money was deposited in a local bank in the woman's name.
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Catherine Rosenberger
York
Will Start a New Town in Durant City Area
The Pennsyl vania Plate Glass Corporation plans a large plate glass factory near the American Plate Glass plant at Durant City three miles from Kane. The plant would produce 5,000,000 feet annually and employ 500 to 600 workers. Housing for workers will be built nearby and construction may begin this fall.
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Pennsylvania Plate Glass Corporation
Clear
American Plate Glass Corporation
Durant City
Kane
Man Nearly Suffocated After Tire Blowout Panic
In Jersey Shore on Monday J S Brown sat at a Northumberland restaurant when a tire burst outside. The fright caused him to choke on a pork chop and three doctors were called. They rescued him, citing he was very close to death.
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J.S. Brown
Jersey Shore
Northumberland
Moonshine Raid Seizes Liquor and Slot Machine at Fairview Hotel
State constabulary raided the Fairview Hotel near Bethlehem and seized ten gallons of alleged moonshine along with a slot machine. Proprietor Mike Habarin and his daughter Susie Habarin were arrested on liquor violations and a gambling device charge.
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State Constabulary
Fairview
Bethlehem
Mike Habarin
Susie Habarin
Licenses Revoked and Blacklists Shown in Week
Officials in the Department of Highways Harrisburg announce revocations of 55 motor vehicle licenses and blacklisting of 20 other drivers for the week ending September 18. Since January 1 1924, 715 drivers have lost driving rights and 682 names have been placed on the blacklist.
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Department of Highways
Harrisburg
Butcher in Hagerstown Reopens After Sheriff Sale Outcry
Joseph Jf. Losch baugh, a local butcher, failed to meet debt obligations and was sold out by the sheriff. He posted a sign accusing debtors, listing numerous names including prominent local housewives. Twenty or more women stormed the store and tore down the sign.
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Joseph Jf. Loschbaugh
Hagerstown
Purse for Old Bob Fire Horse Keeps Him Comforted
To Care for Old Horse Old Bob one of Williamsport’s veteran fire horses has been purchased by the fire department for 55 dollars after the city sold him for 14. The men will provide a resting place for the horse for the rest of his life. Fulton County Loses Only R. R. The county will lose its only railroad after fifteen years as a 21 mile stretch of track is scrapped by Louis Brenner & Co. of Lebanon. They bought the road and equipment from Reichley Brothers & Co. Two locomotives and fifteen cars were included. The Reichleys built the road and own timber tracts in Fulton county whose timber is now marketed. The road ran from Reichley station on the Huntingdon & Broad Top railroad to the Reichley timber tract.
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Bob
Williamsport
Fulton County
R. R
Fter
Louis Brenner & Co
Lebanon
Farm Calendar Protect Vegetables and Crop Care Tips
A series of farm guidance items covers protecting tender crops from early frosts with burlap, tents, and tarpaulins. storing cabbage by burial in barrels. sowing rye or rye with vetch as cover crops after harvest. housing pullets that begin laying. and thorough corn curing to reduce moisture before crib storage. State College specialists note Pennsylvania farmers increasingly adopt these practices.
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Pennsylvania
State College
Surinam Stage for American Explorers Highlighted by Frucauff
Professor Herman T. Frucauff urges Americans to visit Surinam Dutch Guiana, praising Paramaribo as a gateway to a unique unknown land. He cites Moravian Mission support, diverse languages, forests, rivers, and easy access via West Indies routes, inviting a health-brief Roosevelt-era exploration interest.
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Roosevelt
Brazil
Surinam
Dutch Guiana
Europe
Paramaribo
C. Kersten & Co
United States
Amsterdam
Herman T. Frucauff
Allentown
The
New York Herald Tribune
Europeans Like Codfish in Mediterranean Cuisines
Europeans Highly Favor codfish once imported from Newfoundland and Iceland. New England relied on Mary’s salt for years, sometimes with Old Medford rum. French explorers spread Newfoundland cod use, and curing plants have recently appeared on the Mediterranean coasts of France to reduce handling and suit saltier waters.
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Mediterranean
Newfoundland
Iceland
New England
Mary
Medford
France
Actor’s Memento Meets Locked Seats in Theatre Trick
An actor is approached by a pretty girl who pins a yellow chrysanthemum to his lapel and smiles before leaving. That evening she sends a note asking for two seats as a memento of the moment. He replies that all seats are nailed down after a personal theater check, mocking the request.
Etiquette Rules for Men Across Occasions
Men rarely fret etiquette and follow a few simple rules applicable to all events. The piece notes that manners are straightforward and universally useful, guiding behavior in social settings without fuss.
Vanity Early Inculcated
A short aphorism notes that small children learn to take pride in their clothes before they can even dress themselves, suggesting early social emphasis on appearance. The quote implies parental or societal influence shaping vanity from a young age.
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Locke
College Heinitron Optimist Dance With Professors Gaver
An eccentric college note describes Heinitron as an optimistic figure who dances with Professors Gaver and Bowen amid a quirky transcript set in a surreal academic scene.
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College Heinitron
Coureson Bowen
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F. & M. Franklin and Marshall College
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C. H. and
P. J Kehm
Pottstown
C. Harry Kehm
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I. M. Nelson
Summit
New Texas
Quarryville
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William Weber
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Record Printing House
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Larry, PA
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