County Events Highlight Local Fire, Marriages, and Bridge Protest
Rohrerstown fire erupts in a field behind Young's garage after a farmer burns tires to protect tobacco frosts. Lancaster reports no marriage licenses issued during a two day period, parade drawing attention away from weddings. Manheim youth injured in bicycle misadventure joins others as hospital reports a leg fracture and head lacerations. Bridgeport witnesses a Lancaster County Historical Society protest urging state authorities to save the Witmer bridge from demolition or reconstruction.
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Rohrerstown
Ire Company
Mirec
Young
Lincoln Highway
West Lancaster
Court House
Bridgeport
Witmer Bridge
Lancaster County Historical Society
Harrisburg
Benjamin C. Atlee
Warren Metzgar
IH. I. Beck
Lititz
The
Historical Society
Benedict Appointed to County Commissioners Office Vacancy
Benedict of Conestoga Centre was named Thursday to fill the vacancy created by the death of Charles A. Passmore. He has served as clerk to the commissioners since 1923 and resigns as postmaster at his hometown.
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Amos &. Benedict
Conestoga Centre
County Commissioners Office
Charles A. Passmore
Benedict
Pastmieter
Two Drivers Lose Licenses in Lancaster and Denver Incidents
Adolph Otriger of Lancaster had his driving license suspended after an Lincoln Avenue accident months earlier and a liquor charge. Phares Minnich of Lincoln received a 1 to 2 year jail sentence for involuntary manslaughter in a Denver death case tied to his vehicle and also lost his license.
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Adolph Otriger
Lancaster
Lincoln Avenue
Phares Minnich
Lincoln
M. M. Harding
Denver
Indian Tobacco Kinnikinnick Defined in Algonquin Term
The Algonquin word Kinnikinnick meaning mixed by hand designates a blend of tobacco with other plants to soften its odor or dilute its strength as the tide tobacco stone is often too strong for the tribes’ taste.
Know Your Pork By Jane Rogers
Practical kitchen guidance on selecting young pork, slow cooking, and seasoning. It outlines a crust forming sauce with chili, sugar, mustard, paprika, salt, lemon juice, and optional Worcestershire. Pork chops are pan broiled and finished with the sauce, served over mashed potatoes.
Sunday Visitors Fill Manheim Lancaster Area
Mr and Mrs William Sharp and others from Manheim and Eibenhethtown spent Sunday with local families. The gatherings included residents from Waldeck Philadelphia Conestoga Terrace Millport Lititz and Brickerville with numerous visits to homes of the Wollinger Bomberger and Bomberger families.
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Amd
William Sharp
Manheim
Paul di Iva Cribble
Kara Aldinger
Eibenhethtown
Emanuel Weaton
Min
Earhart Haller
Waldeck
Ezra Luts
Broomall
Oscar Dichm
Philadelphia
Sallie Kerroth
Harry Bleck
Near Kleinfelte
Rufus Mersey
Albert Young
Conestoga Terrace
Erisman
Lancaster
Elizabeth
Bart Adams
Millport
J. I. Wollinger
Janice Sollinger
Elibeth Adams
Miriam Grube
Lexington
Ivank Wiehm
J. T Weber
Walter Landis
Ard Mus
Pierce Landis
Bessi Landis
Peter Landis
Katie Landis
Fannie Bomberger
Lizzie Bomberger
Homer Bomberger
Cyrus Bomberger
Halrville
I. B. Koehler
Meda Koehler
Jerome Koehler
Eli Yocum
Franklin Go
J. W. Singer
Albert McCarthy
Rosa Singer
Lititz
Dan Whitcraft
Brickerville
Amos Hershey
Esther
John Bomberger
Harvey Stauffer
Walter Eshleman
Paul Rohrer
Tivar Tilitz
Maccabees Open 1905 Home for Aged and Needy Members
The Maccabees establish a home at Chatham in Chester County thirty miles west of Philadelphia, the first benevolent society to do so with no member dues for maintenance. A new 125 by 160 foot building will include a Hospital Section Automatic Elevator 75 Sleeping Rooms and a large living room for 350. District office is in the Fulton Bank Building, Lancaster, with Daniel R Peiffer as district manager overseeing Lancaster and York Counties.
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Macabees
Fist Beneficial Society
Chatham
Chester County
Philadelphia
Lancaster County
Fulton Bank
Lancaster
Daniel R. Peiffer
York Counties
St Martin’s Summer Legend in November Tale
The legend tells how Saint Martin shared his cloak with a shivering beggar at a church door on a cold November day. The half cloak warmed the beggar, giving rise to the term St Martin's summer used for a mild spell in November.
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St. Martin
Martin
St. Martin’s
Ephrata Cornet Band Heads to Beaver Club Engagement
Crowds from nearby towns gathered as the Ephrata Cornet Band led by Fred Regennas performed at Beaver Club and were urged to return. In property news Christian Stehman of New Haven sold land to Jacob B. Becker for 2750 dollars. Adam Sharp sold Trannerville Hotel to Mrs. Reuben Becker for 4500 dollars after buying it for 4000 last month. Abram Lane began excavation for a Warwick house opposite David Bricker. A comet drew early risers around 4 AM. Butter and eggs sold at 24 cents a pound.
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Ephrata Cornet
Fred Regennas
Beaver Club
Christian Stehman
New Haven
Kissel Hill
Jacob B. Becker
Adam Sharp
Trannerville
Reuben Becker
Abram Lane
Warwick
David Bricker
Save Money On Car Makeover Deal Ad
New car minded buyers with old car budgets urged to visit for a full makeover. We will repaint the body and under fenders, remove dings, stripe it, and leave your car looking like new.
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John Jay Clark
Manheim R. D. 1
Lancaster General Hospital
Manheim Pike
Stanley KH. Gibble
Manheim RD
Passmore
By Jane Rogers
Boston
Boston Butt
HAM
Loin
KLM
Long & Co
Lititz, PA
Wolf’s
Locust and
Harry Gorton
BE. Center ST
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