Wildlife, weather, and local notices from Lebanon to Reading
Report of a 10 pound blue-top turnip from Lockport, a 700 foot concrete bridge planned for the Schuylkill at Reading, and a century old Market Square tree cut in Lebanon. Bee stings, a bear raid near Ridgway, and other wildlife anecdotes anchor a parade of local highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widmann
Lockport
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Schuylkill River
Reading
Market Square
Lebanon
Krause
John
Charles Faust
Brandy Camp
Ridgway
C.C. McAllister
John Steis
Brain
Harrisburg
Meals
Royal
E. Z. Gross
Samuel W. Fleming
John A. Fritchey
Vance C. McCormick
Albert Chesney
Burgess
Ebytown
Lewistown
Chesney
John Derman
York
Conewago
Picketts
Derman
James Hurley
William
Kane
Highland
No. 3
Cyrus T. Fox
State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Curious Funeral Tale Of Alaric And The Bisento
An old legend says Alaric the conqueror of Rome died and a river Bisento was diverted to create his burial place near Cosento Italy. After burial the river was returned to its bed and the helpers who aided the burial were killed to keep the location secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaric
Rome
Bisento
Cosento
Italy
Prospective Tenant Quotes Life Insurance Agent Habit
Dialogue from a Richmond Times Dispatch piece notes a tenant disputing a wall crack while a janitor explains the crack is a private ball. The exchange mocks modern flat living and suggests everyday concerns mix with identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Shastily
Puck
Browning’s Magazine Quips About Laziness in Family
A fragment from Browning’s Magazine quotes an exchange about laziness and endurance, with the line It’s all right old top laziness rung in our family. The excerpt reflects humorous social banter on effort and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning's Magazine
Secret of Lonesome Gove Continues With a Mystery Portrait
Francis Sedgwick and Chester Kent pursue clues in a beach corpse case in Annilaku. A living artist and a missing woman are connected by a tormented romance as inquest proceedings begin and local figures weigh a possible motive. The pair plan to uncover the dead’s identity and the living’s truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
Serting
Chester Kent
Kent
Anndlaks
Dennett
Cadystown
Lonesome Cove Murder Trial Echoes Through Court
A sheep herder testifies to seeing the body on the beach at 7 AM and details of the lashing to a grating. Dr. Breed says drowning and skull crushing, while Sedgwick defends his alibi and denies knowing the woman, as the case hints at time of death before 10 PM and continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgwick
Eit
Kent
Breed
Sailor Smith
Lonesome Cove
Ira Dennett
Misnomers in History and Famous Regiments
The article playfully notes misnomers such as Lincoln called Old Abe at fifty one who died at fifty six. It cites Morgan's Virginia Hifleren from the Revolution with troop origins split among Pennsylvania Virginia and Maryland. It mentions Napoleon nicknamed the Little Corporal though never a corporal and that he started as a lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Abe
Morgan
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Keystone
Secret of
Lonesome Gove
Dan
C. IX
Marjorie
King Cole
GC. K
C. K
OC. K
Rossetti
Goodby
Boston
Francis Sedgwick
Sue
Blick
Tere
Len Schlager
Mr. Schlager
Bent
Buin
Adam Buin
Annilaku
Ivy
Waite
Zoological Garden
Girard Ave
Gist Street
Philadelphia
R. R
Lancaster
East Petersbai
Jan Manheim
Lititz
Millway
Akron
Ephrata Stevens
Denver
Reinholds
Vinemont
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