Photographer Von Neida Sued Over Boy's Death in Chester County
Maude Devlin of Glenside sues Chester County court for $20,000 in damages over the death of her eleven year old son Ralph who was struck by D Von Neida a photographer from Ephrata on Horse Shoe Pike near Downingtown October 3 1926. The boy died from internal injuries and a fractured skull after the collision. The case heads to the next Civil Court term.
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D. von Neida
Ephrata
Phia Inquirer
Ant
Chester County Court
St. Chester
Maudeevlin
Glenside
Ralph
von Neida
Downingtown
Hphrata
Philadelphia
Devlin
Lancaster County Railway Sale Prompts Leadership Change
The Lancaster County Railway and Light Company sold the Ephrata Lebanon branch to the company’s preferred stockholders. H A Albin of Lebanon was elected president and manager, returning to the former Ephrata Lebanon route after serving as its superintendent prior to the 1924 sale. A separate note reports two Lancaster County farms yielding over 400 bushels per acre, including Masonic Home farms at Elizabethtown and Adam Yuissler’s Bainbridge farm, with yields averaging 458.9 bushels per acre.
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Lancaster County Railway and Light Company
Ephrata-Lebanon
Companys Railways
H. A. Albin
Lebanon
Lancaster C Mty Railway and Light Company
Lancastty Company
Lancaster County
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Masonic Home
Elizabethtown
Adam Yuissler
Bainbridge
Masonic
Lancaster Tablet Honors Revolutionary Diary Keeper
A Lancaster remembrance notes the 10th anniversary of a tablet honoring J Marshall Tab and Captain Christopher Philadelphia Quaker memory. The tablet marks the house Marshall occupied in Lancaster and references the diary detailing Revolution events.
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Christopher
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Gomieress
Marshall
Penny to Close Y M C A in Columbia
The Pennsylvania Railroad will close its Y M C A at Columbia on November 1 when memberships expire. The Y was founded over 35 years ago to serve freight crews on night layovers in Columbia and in recent years has admitted local residents for a nominal fee.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbia
Fertilizer Plant Construction Breaks Ground Along Reading RR
Work has begun on a new fertilizer plant on land along the Reading Railroad between Ephrata and Akron. The tract was purchased some time ago from H. N. Wolf of Akron for the project, signaling progress on the erection of the facility.
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Reading
Ephrata
Akron
H. N. Wolf
Armory Plans Approved for Lancaster and Norristown
State Board approved armory construction including Lancaster with a drill hall 110 by 0 feet and a $100,000 budget. Norristown will receive a second armory of the same cost and size.
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Lancaster
Norristown
Black walnut prospects and uses across the United States
Pomologist notes broad walnut distribution from lakes to Gulf states with strong demand in ice cream and confections. Kernels fetch high prices, with trade in candy breads and salads. many earn livelihoods cracking and selling kernels. Government and industry push improve orchards, saplings selected for grafting. timber value surpasses nuts though nut yields begin in 12 to 15 years.
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Northern Nut Growers’ Association
Cornwall Fire Tower Opens for Fall Fire Season
The Cornwall Fire Tower in the Lebanon Mountains will reopen in October for the fall fire season. Towerman Le Roy Bare prepares the site, with a rebuilt trail allowing automobile access to the sixty foot steel tower, which hosts scouts and visitors from Lititz Lebanon Cornwall and Ephrata.
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Cornwall
Lebanon Mountains
le' Roy Bare
South Broad Street
Lititz
Forestry Service
Penryn Parke
Lancaster
Mt. . Penn
Reading
Welsh Mountains
Cushion Hill
Mt. Gretna
Lebanon
Ephrata
Ephrata Review
Fifty Acre Dahlia Farm in White Marsh Maryland
A Quarryville Sun writer highlights the R. Vicent, Jr., & Sons Dahlia Farms in White Marsh Maryland. Fifty acres of dahlias in acre blocks offer bulbs priced from 25 cents to 5 dollars, with cannas on three acres and potted plants in hot houses. The piece also describes a scenic driving route via Rocky Springs to Conowingo and Berkle y, then Belair, Baltimore, Indian Rock, and Havre de Grace with hospitals and a noted bridge project near Conowingo.
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R. Vicent, Jr., & Sons
White Marsh
Quarryville
Rocky Springs
Conowingo
Berkley
Belair
Balti
Indian Rock
Philadelphia
Aberdeen
Havre de Grace
Chesapeake
Perry Point
Conowingo Bridge
Origin of the Tortoise Name Traced to Taut Word
A linguistic note explains that the term tortoise derives from a twisted form of a taut word describing the creature's crooked feet, linking ancient speech to modern usage.
Juror Excused Over Religious Belief At Norristown Court
Abram Jones a farmer near Norristown refused jury duty citing religious beliefs that prevent him from concienciously judging a man. Judge Knight pressed him about trial by jury urging belief in accountability but Jones remained adamant and was excused.
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Abram Jones
Norristown
Judge Knight
Max
Jones
Judge
Fighting motorist pays $100 fine in Lebanon
Mayor John Walter of Lebanon imposed the heaviest fine on record for lawbreaking motorists. George Bollinger of Myerstown was fined $10 for driving into a street barricade and asked the mayor to fight outside. He was returned to police court, the case reopened, and the fine raised to $100, which was paid.
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John Walter
Lebanon
George Bollinger
Myerstown
Walter
Bollinger
Looted Pittsburgh Mansion Sold for Junk Copper
Morals court heard how Mrs William Penn Snyder’s palatial home was looted by a gang of youths who moved $25,000 in furnishings to junkmen. They forced open a door, pushed items out on a cart, wrecked a $15,000 pipe organ and stripped chandeliers from ceilings.
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William Penn Snyder
Pittsburgh
Long Wait for Pay Seizure Case Near Alentown Hokendaugua
Land seized 17 years ago by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company under eminent domain for a fourth main line track at Hokendaugua six miles north of Allentown was valued at 900 by viewers who reported to the court. The money will be paid to the estate of Patrick Curran, the property owner.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Shot for singing Sweet Adeline in Shenandoah
A group of young men sang in defiance of sleep and awakened Alfred Bell of Shenandoah who fired a shotgun at the group. Four singers were wounded and Bell is jailed facing aggravated assault and malicious shooting charges.
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Alfred Bell
Shenandoah
Bell
Doe Jumped In Front Of Vehicle In Seven Mountains
A big doe leaped into the path of a machine driven by Hugh Daley of Philadelphia in the Seven Mountains. The animal was struck and knocked down but got up and escaped. The machine slid into a ditch and suffered a punctured tire.
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Hugh Daley
Philadelphia
Seven Mountains
SQUANDING HIM OUT
Max and Arthur attempt a playful thought reading exercise about a $50 loan. Arthur predicts Max would refuse, but Max denies it, leading to a humorous twist as Arthur seeks the loan until the first of next month.
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Max
Arthur
Great discovery by Tye in light end riddle
Tye tells his mom of a surprising find that the heavy end and the match correspond to the light end, framing a curious realization about balance and orientation.
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Tye
Marvelous Crass Pursuit of Four Passes I See
A quirky line exalts a bold figure who pursues four passes with persistent, comic bravado. The speaker revels in the crass, playful boasting of this elusive character and his game.
All in One Spot Friend-Well joke punchline
A humorous exchange about marriage and happiness follows a quip on domestic life. A seed shop customer dithers over envelopes and decorations, the clerk counters with a joke about tumbleweeds and Mexican jumping beans to cheer a garden. The gag appears in American Legion Monthly as light, period humor.
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American Legion Monthly
Show-Girl Arithmetic Is A Quick Wit Exchange
A show girl recalls the manager asking her age and she feigns memory confusion. She says she told him a lie by calculating the difference and claiming she was seventeen, joking about the ages twenty-two or twenty-four.
Leopard rug misfit sparks witty exchange
Dealer jokes about the rug, asking if the customer dislikes it. The customer dryly quips that it suits only in spots, riffing on the leopard theme.
Unclear Scrambled Excerpt From Washington Star Column
Fragmentary text cites Senator Sorghum and a remark on aviation growing too big a start. Phrases mention a note due on a car and a comment about heroes being made suddenly. The source appears garbled with incomplete quotes and lacks coherent events or identities.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
The Hero Governor
A courtroom exchange centers on a prisoner’s potential crime. The lawyer argues that on April 7 he could have stolen an iron bar and struck the warden but did not, presenting this as grounds for mercy. The dialogue frames the defendant as having resisted a strong impulse to commit violence in the penitentiary.
Long prison stretch questioned by magistrate
In a police court the magistrate asks a prisoner how long since his last appearance. The prisoner replies twenty years, then notes he has spent that time in prison.
The Temptation of Ads Drive Matrimonial Rift
A couple argues over marriage with scathing humor about department store ads The husband blames ads for his wish to wed while the wife mocks bargains like ice picks and egg beaters discounted to attract a move toward domestic life The dialogue hints at consumer culture influencing relationships.
Hopelessly Lost Hopeful Beauty Hints Flop
A playful snippet shows a girl chasing beauty tips but lagging behind expectations. The exchange uses humor to portray vanity and social chatter about trends.
No Great Change The Mummy Speaks In Adornment
A cryptic verse fragment features a mummy boasting its usefulness in death, claiming continuity from life and a sense of value tied to its state amid adornment. The quatrain hints at ancient role and identity preserved in burial.
Notable Showdown Over Conduct Prize Sparks Family Teachings
A brief exchange between Jim and his mother centers on the conduct prize and Jim's discouragement after repeated wins by another. The mother urges persistence while Jim resigns, calling continued effort a waste of goodness.
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Jim
Modesty and Make-Up Shadows Dolly in Gossip
In a brisk exchange, Magenta Modesty Madgee notes Dolly can feign vulgarity when convenient, while Marjorie teases that Dolly blushes so vividly it shows through her makeup, tagging a lighthearted social jab.
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Dolly
Marjorie
Mean Man Jerry and the double harness joke scene
A humorous dialogue unfolds with a couple in a tavern banter. Harry explains he must leave lights on because the sweetheart’s father sits nearby reading the paper. The exchange crescendos in a pun about a deer and a jackass as a surprising line.
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Jerry
Harry
Havern
Help in Need Have No Use for Lawyers
A fragment from a comic exchange where a grocer assures a customer the turnips are clean and raised in sterile dirt. The dialogue hints at a social vignette about a cautious shopper and a wary elderly woman seeking reassurance about produce quality. The tone resembles a period newspaper dialogue snippet.
Mumbled Exchange Questions Worth Ten Thousand Dollars
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker asking for a price of ten thousand dollars while another line obscures meaning with distorted letters and broken phrases. The text presents a puzzling, unclear exchange without discernible context or identifiable names.
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al Line
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Gulf
Neavisas
Oklahoma
Texas
Ohio
Mississippi
Lions
Nia
Illinois
Michigan
Baltimore
Cleveland
LeRoy Bare
Dahlia
Keystone Exchanges
Adeline
Big Doe
W. K. Lockhart
Optometrist
Car
Main and
Broad St
W. H. Muth
Fe’s. Little
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Vienna
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