Happenings Across the Garden Spot Include Trains and Farms
The Garden Spot reports motor men on the Quarryville line stopping to chase rabbits from the track. Henry Westerman, longtime Central National Bank director in Columbia, is elected vice-president to fill a vacancy after Joseph Knapp's death. Jacob Brubaker’s 22 acre Mount Joy farm sold to Abram Hostetter for 7325 dollars, 332.30 per acre, with nearby farm sales reaching high per acre prices. A fatal wreck near Florin Station kills Berwood Brandt, a signal repair man for the P R R. Farmers state a very short corn crop, urging stockpiling feed as losses loom. Two elderly men in Conestoga Township, Joseph Brenner and George Libhart, toil hard at harvest. Lancaster County’s deputy sheriff post goes to Frank McGrann, son of the late B J McGrann, a bank investor and real estate owner, active in humane society work.
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Quarryville
Henry Westerman
Central National Bank, of Columbia
Joseph Knapp
Jacob Brubaker
Mount Joy
Abram Hostetter
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Florin
Berwood Brandt
Elizabethtown
Middle West
Coney Township
Joseph Brenner
George Libhart
Daddy
United States
Milt Eby
Frank McGrann
B. J. McGrann
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
The
Humane Society
Ours the Chosen Land Statement Cites Travel as Proof
A quoted letter from Geo W Hensel of Quarryville in Philadelphia North American urges skepticism about any doubt that America is the chosen land. He describes a cross country journey through the middle west northwest Oregon California Nevada Utah and Arizona and warns travelers may not return with belief intact. The writer jokes that a prayer meeting may be needed if the journey fails to convince.
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America
Middle West
Oregon
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Geo. W. Hensel
Quarryville
Philada
Stock Gambling Debauch On Wall Street Checkered By Risks
The piece condemns stock speculation as a gambling debauch that harms the public and undermines legitimate investing. It predicts a reckoning, with fears of market collapse, regulatory probes, and renewed attorney defenses for the exchange while contrasting it with past cautionary tales.
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Wall Street
Savings Bank
Stock Exchange
Exchange
O. Henry
New York
Texas
Telegraph and Telephone Growth in Lancaster County
More than ten thousand telephones serve Lancaster city and county households and businesses. Bell accounts for 5,832 lines, Independent 3,000, and Intercourse Telephone 1,500. The interconnected network reflects remarkable community communication progress not imagined half a century ago.
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Lancaster City
The
Bell
Independent
Intercourse Telephone Company
Return of Oyster Season Basks in Nutritive Value and Low Cost
The oyster season resumes with cooler weather and widespread use in restaurants and homes. Readers learn oysters are nutritious, digestible, and remain affordable compared with meat, with many preparations such as frying and stews described. The piece notes global popularity, U S dominance in production, and France as a secondary supplier.
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United States
Uncle Sam
France
Peace Day and Theosophy at Point Loma 1914 1915
In 1914 Katherine Tingley announced a Sacred Peace Day observance for September 28. She urged President Wilson to proclaim it nationwide and coordinated appeals to governors and mayors. The San Diego event featured public meetings, a grand parade, and support from officials, clergy, and citizens. The article reviews Theosophy’s aims, address misperceptions, and notes Point Loma’s role under Tingley.
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Katherine Tingley
Parliament of Peace
Universal Brotherhood
International Theosophical
Wilson
United States
Madame Tingley
San Diego
Common Council
Isis
State Normal School
San Diego Union
Geo. M. P. Hunt
Arizona
Tucson
Globe
Phoenix
Mme. Tingley
Theosophical Society
Theosophy
Point Loma
Mme. Blavatsky
California
Simon
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Tacksonville
West Philadelphia
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Double Service Tire & Rubber CO
Akron, O.—Dept
International Theosophical Society Headquarters
Point
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Inlook
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Lititz
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