Eastern peaches ships and local oddities fill state news
A season’s total of 500 carloads of peaches ship from Smithsburg Adams Co to Eastern markets. A brown weasel and four brown rats fought in a duneside shanty. William Bitting stopped it with a shovel, revealing the weasel had bitten the rat’s throat. Miss Marion Reid becomes assistant instructor at Lebanon Valley College. Henry Hoover from Plumer skins six rattlesnakes for tanning, a remarkable morning haul. Bears are seen around Kane, LaMont Rod and Gun Club members report. A Lewistown justice is fined for failing to fine himself after a grandstand collapse in 1911. A leader's death occurs near Lebanon Valley road. Lehigh county’s largest potatoes weigh about 1 1/2 pounds, average 1 1/2 pounds, with a record yield of 170 bushels per acre. Ether experiments describe a small fountain effect in a tube.
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Smithsburg
Adams Co
Dunesannon Road
Maryville
Willian Bitting
Marion Reid
J. H. Reid
Lebanon
Lebanon Valley College
Annville
Miss Reid
Goucher College
Baltimore
Henry Hoover
Plumer
Oil City
Pithole Creek
Kane
LaMont Rod and Gun Club
Buithorp Run
Thad Evans
W. C. Collinge
Charles A. Weide
Reading
Frank P. Lauer
J. E. van Natts
Lewistown
Joseph Kalbfus
Jacob Reigel
Sand Beach
Brownstone
Lebanon Valley
Lehigh County
William Brong
Sehnecksville
The Grizzly Bear Examined by Enos Mills
Naturalist Enos Mills praises the grizzly in Youth’s Companion remarks, saying the bear is maligned yet harmless unless attacked, subsisting on nuts fruits bark grass carrion garbage and insects. Mills notes the bear rarely kills larger prey and calls it an excellent mouser due to patient, thorough methods.
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Enos A. Mills
Colorado
Fragmentary dialogue on a canoe trip and Brazilian term origin
Fragmented overheard exchange with a mother and daughter aboard a canoe. The text pivots on a claim about a mother’s recognition and annoyance, then shifts to etymology of Brazil as a Portuguese term from "live peal" tied to local red drewood. The snippet mixes dialogue with a note on country name origin.
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Brazil
Evolving Tadpoles: From Water to Land Frogs and Toads
New York World outlines tadpole development from spawned frog eggs to adult frogs. It contrasts pollywogs with newts and toads, noting tadpoles breathe via gills and skin before forming legs and a mouth, then shift to land life with a sticky tongue for feeding.
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Earth
New York World
Being a Dictator in Latin America Quick Thought and Actions
A New York lobby tale on Latin American dictators and rapid action. A fictional president Harera survives an assassination plot by using a clever ruse with a flag. Traitors are executed by their comrades as the incident underscores swift political instincts.
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Latin America
New York
Mexico
Harera
Nonor
Marera
Guard of Honor
Vira Dumala
Hareta
Fez
Popular
The Lutine Bell At Lloyds Tolling For Lost Vessels
The Lutine bell at Lloyds tolls to mark ships posted as missing or overdue. In the chamber of horrors telegrams warn of sea casualties and losses, with notices posted after two weeks of disappearance. If a ship returns after posting the bell is struck twice as the announcer speaks amid silence.
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Lloyd's
Great London Marine Insuraaice Exchange
Lutine
Zuyder Zee
Chamber of Horrors
Lieyd’s
Magdalen College Chapel West Door in Oxford
The Magdalen College chapel in Oxford is famed for its Tudor west door with five saints in niches above. Visitors should note Magdalen is pronounced Maudlin by English speakers.
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Magdalen College Chapel
Oxford University
Magdalen
Maudlin College
True to Traditions Scene Lingers As Movie Ends
A line from the Rostan Transcript captures a girl delighted by the film finale. She jokes about reading the last chapter first to know the ending as the fourth and final part fills the screen.
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Raston Transcript
Justice Showed Firm Stand Over Court Secrets
A visiting young woman at a Supreme Court justice’s home discussed a pending case at tea. The justice warned her never to speak of court business again, threatening exclusion from his house if she persisted, illustrating how justices guard confidences.
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Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Death Ceremony of the Hapsburgs at Vienna Monastery
The Washington Star notes a century old Hapsburg burial ritual in which a coffin bearer asks entry to the Capuchin crypt with a coronation title, only to be denied until the simple name is uttered. Once acknowledged as our brother, the body is taken inside for humble rites and later returned for a full royal funeral.
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Austria
Europe
Imperial
Vienna
Hungary
Styria
Joseph Hapsburg
Washington Star
Donkeys in Egypt Despised as Native Work Animals
An older text portrays donkeys in Egypt as the chief beasts of burden for farmers. It notes harsh riding practices, minimal tack, and women often riding astride while many people lack rights. Donkeys are frequently tied when idle and used to transport grass and crops.
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Egypt
Fellahah
Theatrical godfather Mark Twain joke about Gillette
Mark Twain, fellow townsman and friend of Gillette’s father, recalls using influence to push William Gillette onto the stage. He joked he intended a prank on management, doubting Gillette’s acting aptitude, only to see Gillette’s eventual success and one of Twain’s jokes misfire.
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Mark Twain
William Gillette
Gillette
Myrtle Wedding Wreaths From Danish Tradition
A Danish wedding custom features the bride wearing Myrtle or a simple crown varying by district yet always charming. Pots of myrtle are kept by young girls through winter in anticipation of the wedding ceremony.
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Zoological Garden
Anch Ave
31St Street
Philadelphia
Prain
Lancaster
East Petersburg
Lancaster Junction
Manheim
Lititz
Millway
Akron
Sports
Ephrata
Stevens
Denver Reinholds
Girard Ave
Elst St
Sing
Sing Sing
James Montgomery
Yegg
United States
George Eliot
S. M. Huber
F. M. Bowman
Rothsville
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