Notable Lancaster Figures and Local Developments Reported
Lancaster area news highlights include J P McCaskey's seventy fifth birthday and his long service as former mayor and long time high school principal. The Ephrata Lebanon railroad bonds sold aim to finish the line, with hopeland car service noted. A Strasburg public sale saw a $700 grandfather clock bought by Mrs Minnie Bachman of Sharon PA. Maine Huyard of Amsterdam Earl township raised a remarkable 45 inch circumference Sure head cabbage weighing twenty pounds. Shanghai editor George W Missemer writes that The China Daily Gazette was sold to Sun Yat Sen secretary and will continue in English at Shanghai. Two Lancaster County elderly collectors hold about 200 antique pieces including items once owned by Dolly Madison, sparking concerns over their fate.
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J. P. McCaskey
Lancaster
Boys’ High School
Ephrata & Lebannon Railway
Hopeland
Strasburg
Minnie Bachman
Sharon
Isaac Huyard
Amsterdam
Earl Township
George W. Missemer
Shanghai
China
China Daily Gazette
J. R. Missemer
Star and News
Mount Joy
Gazette
Sun Yat- Sen
Chinese Republic
Lancaster County
Dolly Madison
Last of the Chestnuts Threatened by Blight Across Groves
The chestnut blight has ravaged local groves as nuts ripen signaling likely end of crops for years. Noninfected trees will be felled first to halt spread, with orders issued to begin cutting in large groves.
The Ampersand in historical typography
The article traces the ampersand as a contracted form of Latin et once called anders ampers or amprus and short and. It notes its disuse, origin from and per second, and cites appearances in Adam Bede (1859) and a Punch poem (April 17 1869) with lines praising the elegant symbol.
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Gays
Anders
Ampers
Amprus
Punch
A Siberian Wonder Deep Frozen Ground At Yakutsk
Scientists puzzled by Yakutsk frozen ground. early 19th century digging reached 382 feet with rock hard earth, and natural cold failed to explain the persistent subsoil freeze.
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Yakutsk
Siberia
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Judge Silenced During Erskine Trial
In a famous trial at St. Asaph, Sir Richard Erskine pressed a juror verdict question and was halted by Judge Buller who warned him to sit down. Erskine refused, declaring his duty to defend a fellow citizen and vowing not to sit. The judge persisted in enforcing courtroom decorum.
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St. Asaph
Erskine
Justice Buller
Mr. Erskine
Stept
Just Rebuke
A child quarrels with his mother over cake, insisting on another piece while the mother forbids it. The scene captures a domestic moment of frustration and a parent disciplining a child. Cleveland Lender records a rough dialogue reflecting family dynamics.
Conestoga Wagon Service Shaped Prerailroad Travel
The Conestoga wagon and stage coaches played a key role in early overland transport before canals and railroads. Wagons carried two to three tons drawn by multiple horses, with notable routes from Lancaster Valley to Pittsburgh and beyond. The era began with Braddock road and Allegheny trails, expanding after 1753.
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Delaware River
North Branch
Susquehanna
Pensylvania
Pittsburg
Lancaster County
Conestoga
Schuylkill Valleys
Allegheny Range
Braddock Road
Ohio Company
Mississippi Valley
California
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Pennsylvania
Concord
New Hampshire
Rockaway
Philadelphia
John Tomlinson & Co
Murger and Millet Exchange in Memoirs Entry
In January 1861 diary fragment from The Intimate Memoirs of Napoleon It1 details Murger speaking with sculptor Aime Millet. Murger falters as he recalls three things in life and dies choking while attempting to name the third, leaving Millet and the author intrigued.
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Murger
Baron de’ Ambes
Napoleon
Aime Millet
Millet
Universal language symbol skull and crossbones
A New York Times note quotes scientists arguing a skull and crossbones as a universal symbol. It claims speech, like music or money, varies by country, but the emblem holds cross-cultural meaning worldwide.
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New York Times
Real Merit Always Reveals Itself in Action
Quote from Chesterfield on merit and reputation. It asserts that true merit cannot be hidden and will be discovered, though rewards may vary, and only the person showing merit can diminish it.
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Chester Field
Republicans Rally Lancaster County Clubs in Campaign Drive
Republican clubs organize across Lancaster County to mobilize voters for national, state, and local tickets. The League of First Voters in Lancaster City aims to register young supporters, with officers listed, while Columbia Ephrata Marietta groups report active headquarters, growing memberships, and scheduled rallies as part of a sweeping county wide effort.
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Lancaster County
Republican League of First Voters
Lancaster City
J. Andrew Frantz
East King Street
Lancaster
H. Earl DeHaven
I. L. Sprecher
Read Smith
Arthur E. Campbell
R. E. Huber
A. Urban Shirk
Columbia
Samuel McCracken
James A. Myers
H. B. Clopper
Wm. M. Groff
H. Boyd
J. 8. Wilson
Robert S. Conklin
Charles W. Stevenson
H. Wilson Benner
Ephrata
E. R. Miller
Henry Westerhoff
Hiram E. Steinmetz
O. E. Seldomridge
J. W. Houston
H. B. Brubaker
Willis Rohrer
A. 5. John, Esq
George Washington
Marietta
Taft and Sherman Club
H. Burd Cassel
H. L. Haldeman
Howard H. Hanlen
Daniel Heilman
Charles A. Grady
Manent
Rude Awakening in Love Triangle Reveals Money Demand
A Houston Post snippet reveals a couple in a troubled romance. The man recalls drifting along life’s path until his partner says she must have money, ending the honeymoon illusion with a blunt demand.
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Houston Post
Club lecturer insults railroad president
Mrs Highupp recalls anger at a club lecturer who insulted her husband, the railroad president, for referring to the railroad as a common carrier, as reported by the New York Times.
Obstacle over a betrothal and a title defect
In the Baltimore American a tale notes Stocsky's daughter set to wed a nobleman but her father had the suitor investigated by a surety company. The report found a defect in the nobleman's title, leading to a refused investment.
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Stocsky
Baltimore American
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Teamsters
Walter H. Buch
S. Broad St
Record Bldg
Lititz
Cadmus
Tommy
Cleveland
Conestoga Wagon Service
Sammy
Ren
Beau
Washington
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Farmers National Bank
Penna
Duntley
Heinitsh’s
S. Queen St
The
Lancaster Trust Co
Acta
Jd. Hay Brown
John D
Skiles Grabill Belong
John Hertzler
John D. Skiles
Herbert C. Miller
G. 8. Metinge
John 8. Graybill
W. A. Hensel
HW. Hartman
John A. Nauman
Johbn
B. Miller
JS. T. Breneman
BH. Weaver
Queen Street
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