County events and weather notes from Lancaster region
County events cover a Rural Women s group planting a George Washington memorial tree near the borough school with D W Geist speaking. Marietta hosts Civil War history gifts to the Pioneer Fire Company from Captain John W Rift. Ephrata reports record rainfall for October. Lancaster motorists form a vigilance committee to curb reckless driving. Includes brief Bible note on Samuel and King Lemuel from Proverbs.
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Akron
George Washington
Saturda
Washington
D. W. Geist
Marietta
Pioneer Fire Company
John W. Rift
William H. Childs
Capt. Rift
Lancaster
Lancaster Automobile Club
Quirryn
Lancaster City
Seeks Relatives In County By Missing Philadelphia Man
George A. Wolhafe, 24, of Philadelphia, conducted a fruitless weekend search for his relatives according to Lancaster police. He said he was born in this area but placed in a Philadelphia children’s home after his mother Minnie Schoenberger died.
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George A. Wolhafe
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Thig
Minnie Schoenberger
Town
Colors Meanings Across the US Library Content
Fragmented text discusses color symbolism in American culture and library symbolism. It mentions red for loyalty and gold for power, silver for purity, purple for royalty, green for growth, and indigo for science, with vague references to danger and virtue. The passage is garbled with misspellings and unclear context.
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Vaulhereties
Library of Congress
Deserts as the true wastelands of human habitat
The piece argues deserts define all dry lands as sites of buried civilizations and barren ruins. It expands deserts to Arctic and Antarctic zones, claiming polar areas lack life beyond microbes, contrasting with Saharan oases and the idea of deserts as the truest environments of emptiness.
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Sahara
Arctic
Antarctig
Sahary Theoroms
New York
Pasant’s Idea Inspires Mixed Dinner Remarks
The fragment references a Parisian writer and a dinner motif with a gendered, literary tone. It hints at contrasts between beauty, appetite, and social commentary, mentioning a “pretty woman” and a “rare dinner” in a vague, fragmented line.
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Passant
Gayce Macmpassant
Cape Sakble Southern Mainland Point Latitude Quote
Report notes the southernmost point of the U S mainland is Cape Sabble at 24 degrees T minutes latitude, with Texas’ southern limit at 25 degrees 50 minutes.
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United States
Cape Sable, Wl
Texas
Scouts Learn Semaphore Code Under New Leader
Scout activities have been lively as Eugene Dechert, new head, teaches semaphore to boys. Semaphore signals with two flags, avoids telegraph, but not suited for long distances. The group relies on itself and seeks usable scout equipment found in attics, gratefully received by Scoutmaster Fegennas or any Scout.
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Eugene Dechert
How to Make Homemade Clear Varnish
An excellent clear varnish can be made by dissolving beeswax in warm turpentine. The turpentine should be heated in an old pan and the beeswax shredded stirred slowly into it.
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Ephrata
Tra Keath
United States Weather Bureau
Lancaster County
Samuel
Lemuel
Lanmiuel
Massa
Arabia
Ishmael
Finder Magazine
Lichthouse
Iil
JTH
Hollywood
Chrysler Building Tower
B'Way
48Th ST
Mhantee Tadevinen
W.M. Amer
South Broad Street
Beek Bros
Beck Bros
Lititz
Manheim
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