Mistakes Made by Poets Highlight Classic Anachronisms
A column catalogs literary errors from Milton to Pope and Keats. It notes that Vallombrosa woods are pines, nightingales have male singers, bulrushes do not line the Nile, and Balboa preceded Cortez in discovering the Pacific, underscoring how poets slip years and facts in verse.
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Rome
Moses
Nile
Gome
Keats
Stout Cortez
Pacific
Balboa
Cortez
Vulcan the God of Fire in Myth and Legend
Vulcan, son of Jupiter and Juno in some accounts, a lame smith who faced exile from Olympus. He toiled in grottoes beneath Oceanus, then at Lipari forging Jupiter’s thunderbolts and other wonders. Also called Muic ber and Lemnius in the Detroit News account.
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Vulcan
Fire
Jupiter
Juno
Leonnos
Lipari
Sicily
Muicber
Lemnius
Detroit News
Are YOU Healthy Find Back Pain Relief and Youthful Vitality
An old advertisement touts a remedy for backache headaches fatigue and a worn feeling. Dr Pierce allegedly developed a medicine called Favorite Prescription fifty years ago claiming it restores freshness and skin clarity with testimonials. Send 1c for trial price to Dr Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY and request free medical advice.
Happenings Across the Garden Spot and Nearby
Coal prices rise by 75 cents a ton for all sizes except pea coal in Lancaster. State Police assist in closing Philadelphia saloons. Lancaster clerks nab a shoplifter at J G McCrory. Duck hunting thrives along the Susquehanna with Columbia pelts reported. A grocer’s whistler performs during Farmers Day in Ephrata. A Rapho Township resident grows a four and a half pound white sweet potato. College students from Franklin and Marshall help with apple picking. Reflections on a tyrannical traffic officer who quits over a hair washing request. Sheep buried in snow on English moor long remembered. three perish, two recover.
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Lancaster
Hludderfield
Oldham
England
Put His Foot in It Hub and Wife Dress Debate
A humorous exchange between a husband and wife about future fashion. The husband teases about an article on dress and predicting women’s attire twenty years hence. The wife dismisses it unless her blue serge suit remains in style, recalling their married years.
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Hub
Christmas Trees From New England Banned By Quarantine
Pennsylvania imposes a quarantine on shipping Christmas trees from Maine and New England to prevent gypsy moth spread. The action mirrors New York and New Jersey measures, effective since last week, stated the State Department of Agriculture. A West Chester man shares a winter tomato plan, wrapping fruits in paper and sun ripening them in a basement shelf as needed.
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Maine
New England
Pennsyvania
State Department of Agriculture
New York
New Jersey
West Chester
Big potato yield tops Chester county at five thousand three hundred bushels
Norman Thompson of Oxford harvested 26 acres yielding 5,300 bushels, the heaviest Chester county potato harvest. Norman Gawthrop of Northbrook still ships red raspberries to West Chester market. Daniel H. Coover, 98, Myerstown Lodge Odd Fellows, moved to Philadelphia Odd Fellows Home as the oldest member in the state.
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Norman Gawthrop
Northbrook
West Chester
Myerstown Lodge of
Odd Felows
Philadelphia
Norman Thompson
Oxford
Chester County
Boom in Coal Regions Delivers Big Pay Increases
Northern anthracite districts report a wage surge as mines resume after stoppage. About 35 million dollars estimated for the year beyond two weeks of September pay under higher rates. Also notes aging twins Peter and John Parrish of Freeport Md at 81 still woodmen, plus a mishap when a limb struck two workers.
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Peter
John Parrish
Freeland
Parrish Brothers
William 8. Weinsheimer
Elko Supply Company
Jacob C. Parrish
Pennsylvania
Landlords Face Roach Battle Court Ruling
A local board ruled that entering a tenant’s property to combat roaches would be trespassing. The decision limits landlords from entering homes without permission to address pest issues, affecting enforcement of housing standards.
Bears Clean Out Honey from Potter County Apiary
Bears from the Potter county forests raided Almeron Lyman’s apiary stealing several hundred pounds of honey from eighteen hives. Lyman, a forester hunter and beekeeper, had planned to harvest the honey the next day. He had set heavy steel traps, but the clever bears avoided them, though one trap sprang without catching its target.
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Potter County
Almeron Lyman
Mr. Lyman
Jury Duty Men Banned From Chewing Tobacco
Lebanon county courts ban chewing tobacco by jurors following a bench address by Judge Henry. The court stated the habit is detestable to women jurors and must cease immediately.
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Lebanon County
Henry
Farm Calendar Notes on Apples Pigs Milk and Poultry
Sorting apples as soon as picked to prevent contamination by cider and canned stock. Skim milk valued at about fifty cents per hundred pounds for pig feed. Feed grain sparingly after freshening cows then increase with milk flow. Overfeeding may reduce appetite. Avoid forcing pullets to lay early. cold weather requires caution. Dig potatoes when soil is dry to reduce blight spores.
How to prevent potato rot in damp cellars
The passage warns that spores cling to potatoes dug in wet weather and enter the cellar, where they may cause rot. It recommends keeping a cool, well ventilated cellar to reduce rot risk and notes that leaves mixing with soil contribute to the problem.
Industrial German sliver and early industrial facts
Industrial German sliver is described as an alloy of nickel and zinc with no silver content. The text notes that 14 to 15 yards of thread are needed to stitch shoe uppers, the coffee crop totals about 800000 tons with America consuming a third, Massachusetts factories produce over half the world’s footwear, stopping and restarting a light train costs about 60 cents, the first sawmill in America was built in New York in 1663, and the first steam powered sawmill was built in New Orleans by Oliver Evans in 180%."
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America
New York
New Orleans
Oliver Evans
Halw's Catarrh Medicine Promises Quick Cold Relief
An advertisement describes HALW'S CATARRH MEDICINE as a local ointment and systemic tonic to treat acute catarrh and prevent colds. It cites over 40 years of availability through B. J. Chaney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio, and targets readers prone to recurrent illnesses.
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Halw
B. J. Chaney & Co
Toledo
Quote from Uncle Hhen on handling enemies and friends
A Washington Star quotation warns against provoking enemies and hurting friends with careless talk. It reflects social caution about words and relationships.
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Uncle Hhen
Washington Star
Finger Ring as Oldest Ornament Found in Antiquity
The article notes the finger ring as the oldest ornament with references to Genesis and Joseph receiving a ring from Pharaoh around 1450 BC. It cites Homer around 1000 BC mentioning bracelets and chains for heroes, and clarifies he does not mention flags.
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Joseph
Homner
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Lititz Man’s Back Aches
Emanuel Ditzler of 154 South Spruce Street recalls a years old backache and general fatigue. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills he was relieved and has had no trouble since. Price 60 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Lititz
Emanuel Dutaler
S. Spruce St
Dean
Doan
Ditzler
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
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W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Lititz, Pa
Biundera
Vallombrosa
Camus
Pope
Maro
God OF Fire
Mother
Olympus
JD Smith
Chicago
Dr. A. Reed
Boyd’s Shoe Store
Lancaster, PA
Stout
New Holland Pike
J. G. McCrory
William A. Page
Page
Susquehanna River
Columbia
D. Witmer Groff
Ephrata
Groff
Clayton Miller
Rapho Township
Eden
Vicary
Sandwich Islands
I. W. Todd
Beartown
Mr. Todd
Guy S. Mayer
Willow Street
Franklin and Marshall
Grimes
Golden
Smokehouse
York
York Fair
York County Agricultural Society
Fee
Sunbury Health Board
Kable
Lititz Housewives
Blue Ribbon Furniture
King ST
the Square
Pennsylvania State College
Massachusetts
Ralph M. Spacht
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