Prisoner Major Contrast US Courage With German Obedience
SID recounts Floyd Gibbons tale of a German mayor captured by Americans. A private with two hand grenades confronts the major, illustrating American boldness and free speech versus German authority. The column extols individual thought and action as essential to liberty and wartime strength.
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Floyd Gibbons
Chicago Kbine
Gibbons
Germin Viayor
Unijor
America
Tnl
United States
Germany
Phil
Tie
Ues
Apo
Vallay
Prices for 1918 Tobacco Crop Demanded by Growers
In Lancaster County growers demand set prices for the 1918 crop to be paid by packers. Proposed prices include 10c for trash and fillers, 30c for Pennsylvania B wrapper, and 35 to 40c for long tops. Growers urged to register at 46 North Market Street during October 7 to 12 to prepare for profit sharing if top prices aren’t met at delivery. Do not sell before stripping time. top prices may rise at delivery.
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Lancaster Tobacco District
Pennsylvania
North Market Street
Lancaster
Gilliland laboratories plant to be rebuilt after fire
A Marietta plant of Gilliland laboratories destroyed by fire will be rebuilt. The report lists numerous local items including court trial lists, war work assignments, legal actions, strikes, railroad improvements, and community efforts amid wartime strain.
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Gilliland Labortories
Marietta
Common Pleas Court
Name a Ship After Local Hustle Facts
A Pennsylvania community plans to honor its credit and effort by sponsoring a naming contest during the Fourth Lawn Drive for one of the 7500-ton steel ships under construction at Hog Island. The Liberty Loan Committee has arranged with Inereency Fleet Corporation to christen the cargo carrier if selected. Richard E. Horton will announce contest details with the Honor Rally.
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Liberty Loan Committee
Inereency Fleet Corporation
O Lace
Ateel
Hog Island
Pennsylvania
Richard E. Horton
Rall
Tractors Rise in Scotland Farming Demand and Prospects
The Dundee dispatch notes a sharp rise in tractor use in Scotland over the past two years with demand outpacing supply. Larger farms seek powerful, simple, economical, one-man operated machines able to pull harrows and rollers on rough ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
BH. R. Rattle
Dundee
Farmers’ Association
Equally Enlightened on Fish Dealers and Habits
The text argues against trusting fish dealers on biological details of fish behavior and migration. It likens their expertise to cotton goods sellers and boll weevils, noting storage fish are a finished product and dealers may not possess technical life-history knowledge. It suggests skepticism about equating market talk with scientific accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patton
From a Sick Bed to Matrimony in Lancaster County
In June 1917 Mrs Susanna Sensenig of East Earl Pa endured ten weeks in bed due to dropsy and a weakened system. After using two bottles of Tonall from Locher's Drug Store she regained strength and now she milks cows, churns butter, and manages a small farm. She credits Tonall with her recovery and promotes the remedy. The testimonial dated August 15 1918 notes Tonall is sold at J E Charles Drug Store Lititz.
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Camp Hill
Wyoming County
Hazleton
Elizabeth Harper
Reading
Red Cross
Edmund Jones
Addison L. Jones
Charles Covington
West Chester
Minnesota
George W. Shane
Ira
Pottstown
Steven Hayes
Walter Hallowell
Springhouse
Hallowell
John Kanzaur
Mahanoy City
Peter B. Madara
Raymond Erlacher
199Th Aero Squadron
London
Mgr. Madara
Melcroft Mines
Taines
Susanna Sensenig
East Earl, R
Lancaster County
Locher’s
Lancaster
Foreign language groups rally for Liberty Bond drive
Executive secretary CL A Scienkiewicz says foreign born residents in the district show willingness to invest in Liberty Bonds. He reports committees of multiple nationalities are active, with meetings planned and language-specific drives to recruit buyers for the Fourth Liberty Loan. He cites anecdotal instances of foreign workers preferring bonds as secure investments and notes readiness of Polish Hungarian Slovak German and Scandinavian groups to participate.
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Pomrit Liberty Wade
Resepra
CL A. Scienkiewicz
Theoreign
Scienkiewicz
Scien
Parke
Gach
Gard
Scivakiewics
Philadelphia
Vb. Novara
Chateman
Sheaves and Shells Drive Allied War Effort Across Europe
Farmers reap bumper yields as shells and grain aid U S and Allied forces along the Vosges. The text extols high production, war bond purchases, and the vital role of agriculture in supplying sustenance and materials for victory, urging citizens to buy Liberty Bonds and support the war effort.
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Vosle
Rhine
Golem
Gairies
Fiek
Der
Sandton
Ommcly Inn
Fat Customer and Clerk Collar Dilemma
A humorous exchange unfolds as a Fat Customer orders six collars and argues for a thirteen and a half collar. The Clerk questions the size, learns the customer wears sixteen, and the customer reveals he is buying them for his boy.
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United States of America
German Major
John M. Siddall
The
American Magazine
Cordova
W. H. Buch the Record Building Clothier
Lititz, PA
the County
H. H. Apple
Franklin and Marshall College
Elizabeth D. Steinman
Ephriam R. Herr
Manheim Township
Charles W. Eby
George Loller
J. $. Longenecker
Seldomridge
Farmersville
Rohrerstown
G. D. Batdorf
Covenant United Brethren Church
Euclid Avenue
Dayton
Ohio
Stebli Silk Co
North
N. F. Heckler
Masonic Homes
Elizabethtown
Pensylvania
Altoona
J. E. Charles’ Drug Store
Lititz
Uncle Sam
Wingert & Haas Hat
John A. Haas
N. Queen St. Lancaster, FA
Frey’s
Packer
Chas. H. Frey
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
W. A
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
PEL & Son & Opticians
Queen Street
Paregia
Brunnerville, PA
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