Mount Joy tax collector clears nearly all of duplicate
County Happenings notes Mount Joy tax collector T M Breneman reported to borough council that the entire borough tax duplicate was collected except four dollars, the shortfall being relieved by him. The county item also mentions a bull fight in Mount Pleasant, a Swamp Reformed Church monument dedication for Rev. John Waldschmidt, a Mount Joy flag stop petition for train No 10, peppers becoming profitable in the county, and Bart farmer John M McClure shipping twenty five bushels from a small plot with more to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Joy
T. M. Breneman
George E. Wailley
Mount Pleasant
Eden Township
Swamp Reformed Church
John Waldschmidt
Reformed Church
Mt. Joy
McCaleb
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
John M. McClure
Bart
Agent of SPCA Arrests Lancaster Man for Cruelty to Livestock
Frederick Carter of Philadelphia acting for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals helped arrest Frank S. Barr of Lancaster on a Church Town farm for alleged cruelty to 2500 chickens and nine cattle. He is accused of underfeeding the livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Carter
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Society For Prevention of Cruelty
Frank S. Barr
Lancaster
Churchtown
Day of Cheap Farms Passes in Lancaster County
A long time resident notes that cheap farm land in the southern Lancaster county end has vanished. He recalls 30 to 50 dollars an acre in earlier years and says recent sales often exceed double those prices, with 100 dollars per acre no longer rare. Improved land quality, shipping facilities, better roads, and more educated farmers, plus available cash, explain the rise in land values and reduced need to borrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Don’t Kill the Birds Call to spare wildlife and insects
The article argues against shooting hawks and owls accusing locals of reckless bird destruction. It highlights birds as natural pest controllers reducing moths insects mice and plant damage. It urges studying birds to distinguish friends from foes and notes the vital role birds play for human food and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sale of Rabbits Prohibited by New Law
Lancaster Intelligencer reports changes in game law aimed at rabbits. It bans selling rabbits or possessing them for sale and forbids snares. penalties include 10 dollars per unlawful kill. Rabbit season opens November 1 despite wet weather, with licenses trending upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Intelligencer
Atlantic
Drunkenness Among Philadelphia Girls Edges Up
City police matron Mrs Albert Smith cites rising drunkenness among Philadelphia girls, especially in better class families. She notes fashionable hotel and restaurant patrons draw them to drink, then abandon them near police stations as 65 women versus 32 men were arrested for drunkenness in one month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Albert Smith
Midnight Oil and the Value of Early Hours
The piece argues against late-night living as electric lights make nights bright. It cautions that extended entertainment harms health and productivity. Daytime work suits physical and mental tasks, with many authors favoring morning hours for study and writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
High Power Guns and the Blurred Line Between Artillery Types
Washington Star explains the complex distinctions among field guns siege guns howitzers and mortars. It notes how design shifts in powder pressure barrel length elevation and weight altered range mobility and tactical use, while the lines between categories remain indistinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Woman Convincing Husband To Stop Constant Arguing
A Kansas City Star quote reports a woman with a protruding chin explaining she spent a long time persuading her husband that a married couple should avoid endless arguing and disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
First star catalogue published around 1580
A note records that the initial star catalogue appeared circa 1580, marking a landmark in astronomical mapping. The entry highlights historical timing tying early celestial cataloguing to late 16th century advancements.
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New York
International Tailoring Co
Imperial
Hanes
Mentor Union
S & Boys
W.H. Buch Clothier Centre of
the County
Midnight
Seaboard
Progressive Railway of the
South
Florida
Cubacoma
Carolinas
Pinehurst
Southern Pines
N.C
Camden
D.C
Columbia
8.C
Savannah
Brunswick
Jacksonville
West Philadelphia
Theose
Chestnut ‘St
Farmers National Bank
Lititz
Penna
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Mii
W. A
Children’s & Misses
S. & H. Green
Chas. H. Frey
East
King St
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