Penn Township Seeks Road Purchases and Improvements
A Lancaster county Good Roads push prompts Penn township residents to petition county officials for the purchase of the Manheim and Lititz pike and for road improvements on the Old Line Pike and Sporting Hill Pike. Amos H. Shenk led about 12 delegates with 200 signers, proposing county purchase at around 9 000, with township supervision at no cost to the county. The commissioners will consult the turnpike owners and the township supervisors’ rights before deciding, with further petitions possible later.
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Lancaster County
Penn Township
Manheim
Lititz
Spronl
Amos H. Shhenk
Manheim R
Diller
Magee
Shirk
Old Line Pike
Sporting Hill Tike
Mountjoy
Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railroad Ceases Operations
The Lancaster Oxford and Southern Railroad ended Thursday. Workers will tear up rails from Peach Bottom to Oxford, loading them for transport. Bridges were sold with rolling stock. mail service will shift from Mount Airy and White Rock routes as arrangements are made for delivery.
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Lancaster, Oxford and Southern Railroad
Peach Sbettom
Oxford
Mairmount
White Rock
Ed Trouse
Sugar Arrival Triggers Steelton Citywide Rush
A carload of sugar arrived in Steelton causing near riot conditions as railroad authorities telephoned for the borough police. When delivered to a local store, officers formed lines to manage the crowd. The shipment marked Steelton’s first large sugar quantity amid foreign-wine rush concerns.
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Steelton
Borrough
Planting Nuts Urged By State For Nuts And Timber
A historical notice urges sportmen and nature lovers to plant walnuts and hickories to restore chestnut supplies and create timber for future needs. It highlights Pignut Hickory as a hardy native species, sets autumn planting as ideal, and details planting depths spacings and site choices along with preservation tips for seedlings and seeds.
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Ium
Pennsylvania
Fall Planting of Walnut and Hickory Seeds in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania forestry officials urge fall planting of walnut and hickory seeds to replenish forests. The Walnut family includes Black Walnut, Butternut, Shellbark, Mockernut, and other species with valuable timber and nuts. Experts warn of overharvesting and stress careful site selection and scale in propagation efforts.
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Pennsylvania Department of Forestry
Motor Club Promotes Safety First Campaign in Lancaster County
At the October Lancaster Automobile Club meeting in Elizabeth town members approved a Safety First push targeting every home, school, and Sunday school. A committee chaired by Benj C Allee drafted rules to reduce accidents, to be printed on cards and posted in homes and schools. A lecturer will address the County Teachers Institute as part of efforts for safer roads. President S Edward Gable urged ongoing improvements to dirt roads, noting about 2000 miles in the county, and urged cooperation among supervisors to avoid litigation. The club named Charles W Haley to pursue Maryland road improvements and formed a three-member committee to press state police to enforce laws. Dirt road matters were referred to the Board of Directors. County commissioners agreed to repair abandoned sections of turns at Mast Petersburg. State Highway Dept said its repair fund is exhausted but will redirect funds for repairs. enough money exists in a special fund for every turnpike if counties cooperate. Secretary Worney said the railroad crossing issue would be raised again with crews. The Maytown Marietta turnpike condition will be referred to State Highway Commissioner Sadler. A $10 reward was set for arrest and conviction of anyone defacing a member’s car. Eleven new members were elected, bringing total to 2955, a gain of 1311 in seven months. The November meeting will be Monday, November 21, in Columbia.
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Lancaster Automobile Club
Elizabethtown
Lancaster County
Benj. C. Allee
Enyd
County Teachers’ Institute
S. Edward Gable
Quarryville
Maryland
Gable
Charles W. Haley
Board of Divestors
Albert Jb. Groff
Mast Petersburg
W. Frank Garreci
State Highway Department
Worney
Pennsylvania Railroad
Maytown
Marietta
Sadler
Columbia
Better Chickens in South
A USDA summary notes rising interest in poultry in the South with farmers buying better stock and shipping eggs to Memphis St Louis and New York. It highlights advantages like climate and year round feeding, plus pests and market quirks in Florida and the need to avoid infertile eggs. It warns newcomers to start small, adapt to local conditions, and use solid capital.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Vexas
Teras
Memphis
St. Louis
New York
Texas
Florida
White shelled egg laying poultry breeds listed
White shelled egg laying poultry breeds are best for egg production. The Leg horn Minorca Ancona and Andalusian are popular in this class. They are nonsitters and do not hatch their eggs, so artificial incubation and brooding are typically used.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Minorca
Ancona
Wonders of Bird Migration Across Vast Global Routes
A historical overview from the Biological Survey of the U S Department of Agriculture highlights migratory patterns. It notes non migratory species like grouse and quail, and the Arctic tern’s 22 000 mile journey over roughly twenty weeks. It discusses routes across the Gulf of Mexico, climate vs weather effects, and the bird’s remarkable efficiency as a flying machine. It mentions theories about magnetism and directional senses guiding migration and compares fossil fuel efficiency to bird energy use.
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Biological Survey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
North Pole
Antarctic
Gulf of Mexico
Nova Scotia
South America
Department of Agriculture
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Manheim and
Lititz Pike
Hart
Graff K Wolf Co
N. Queen St
Lancaster
America
Eveready
Lititz Electric Supply Co. Co
E. Moheer
Centlemen Z
Shartemien
State Department of Forestry
Ran
Seth EH. Gordon
Game Commission
Lense
Motor Club and Safety First
Ee BS Brunswick
Alon
Brunswick
Meen
Brunswick-Balke-Cogllender CO
Philadelphia
Arch Street
Lititz Motor Company
Frank B. Burkholder & Bro
Proprietors
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