Orchard destroyed near Ephrata and unusual steam model created
Report notes the total destruction of a peach orchard at County x Mrs. Clara Winger on Winger's Hill southwest of Ephrata after dehorning. Stumps were uprooted by four tractors and one team, taking about two days. Also mentions Harry Landis building a tiny perfect steam engine model, Mrs. John Montgomery turning eighty eight, hay prices hitting record highs, and John Swain delivering over two tons of tomatoes to Quarryville cannery from Dromore township.
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Clara Winger
Winger
John Montgomery
Marietta
London horse hospital run by women employees
Women workers run the horse hospital in London under Mrs Pary with about forty woman drivers. The superintendent notes thirty to forty patients daily, with three assistants handling cleaning feeding and medical duties under veterinary supervision, reflecting a shift in traditional roles within the organization.
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London
MacNamara
Tentinner
Bethlehem vies for annexation nine towns and more
The city of Bethlehem nears annexing Northamptoneights and 3.5 square miles of Hanover township including Sheenerville Rittersville Hanoverville Rosemont and Kilrot Heights. It has already annexed North Bethlehem Macada Altoona Edgeboro and Hast Bethlehem totaling 12 square miles. Five Warren High School boys work for Pennsylvania Railroad earning 35 cents per hour painting mile posts between Olean New York and Oil City. Inmates of Darlington Girls House of Refuge help harvest corn at Mrs Waln and Mrs Keefe farms. Dr. Levi Hoopes of West Chester leaves for a Western trip likely returning in spring with plans to visit Kansas City Grandes Oregon and Seattle.
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Bethlehem
Herman Speigel
Ann Tex Northampten
Hanover Township
Sheenerville
Rittersville
Hanoversville
Rosemont
Kiliot Heights
Macada
Altoona
Edgeboro
Warren High School
Pennsylvania Railroad
Olean
N. Y
Oil City
House of Refuge
Darlington
Glen Mills
Charlotte M. Waln
Keefe
Westtown
Levi Hoopes
West Chester
Kansas City
Llewellyn
Army
LeGrandes
Oregon
Joseph Palmer
Jary
Seattle
Wash
Isaac
Resurrection of Ostia Port Spurred by Italian Govt
The Italian government decides Ostia once again becomes a port, restoring Rome’s status as a maritime city. The article notes Ostia’s historic harbor role and hints at a new chapter in its long history.
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Ostia
Rome
Osti
Ito
Coffee Ritual Among Lapps. American Officer Recounts Recipe
An American consular officer in Scandinavia describes a Lapland coffee ceremony. A wrinkled elder roasts green beans, crushes them, and makes a frothy brew in a copper kettle. Lapp hosts share the drink in a ring, passing the bowl to guests as they sample the exotic, richly flavored coffee.
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Scandinavia
Enormous Meat Consumption Observed by The Millennium Guild
The Millennium Guild reports that over 59 years the average meat eater would consume four and a half tons of meat. The calculation equates one person’s lifetime intake to many animals, highlighting vast slaughter and raising questions about global consumption. It notes two thirds of the world’s population never eat meat, while livestock adults toil on feed. The piece contrasts human meat use with the horse, ox, and elephant relying on grasses and cereals.
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Millennium Guild
United States
Righteous Causes and A Million Dollar Divorce War
A wealthy man wins a hard fought divorce without alimony, sparking his ex wife to sue for 1 million dollars. Her lawyer notes another legal battle may follow, while she claims her cause is as just as his liberty fight.
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Blank
Three men in a room ask for help after three days
An American, a Frenchman, and an Italian spend three days together in a small room. A Red Cross volunteer arrives and asks how to help. The American requests an interpreter to break a language barrier as they finally try to communicate about their families and friends.
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Red Cross
Tony
Gaston
Tobacca
Ech
Fragmentary notice from garbled OCR about a wife and work
A distorted excerpt mentions a wife and someone at work with unclear context. Reading is limited and many words are corrupt, obscuring place, names, dates, or actions.
Tobacco Growers Demand New Prices in Lancaster District
In a public notice the Lancaster Tobacco District publisher announces proposed 1918 crop prices for tobacco with exact minimums: Trash 10c, Fillers 18c, Wrappers 30c, Tops wrappers 35 to 40c. Growers urged to register at 46 North Market Street during October 7 to 12 and await profit-sharing packing if top market prices aren’t met at delivery.
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Lancaster Tobacco District
Pennsylvania
North Market Street
Lancaster
La Push boys fish to aid war effort on Washington coast
At La Push near the Quillayute river in Washington, boys aged nine to twelve brave surf to net salmon and smelt, pulling a steady stream of fish daily. The village, once 250 strong, now has three Quillayotes serving in the military, while others support through fishing, war gardens, and war efforts.
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la Push
Pacific Ocean
Quillayute River
Washington
First Trans-Atlantic Liner Savannah Steamship Milestone
The Savannah, a 350 ton steam vessel, made the first Atlantic crossing from New York to Liverpool in four days less than a month. William Scarborough of Savannah conceived the steam crossing idea. She sailed April 10, 1819, reached Liverpool with a celebratory reception, then proceeded to St Petersburg, and returned to New York by year end.
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America
New York
Savannah
William Scarborough
Liverpool
St. Petersburg
New York World
Remembering Bob Burdette The Lampoonist With Wit
Noted humorist Robert J Burdette known as Bob Burdette entertained for nearly two decades on lyceum platforms. His spontaneous wit often stayed with intimate friends, while much of his best quips remained unwritten. On his Clifton by the Sea porch he shared playful lines about aging engines and fashion patters from a late in life note.
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Robert J. Burdette
Bob” Burdette
Lyceum
Fardette
Art in the Home and a Walter Bayes Picture
A Pearson's Weekly excerpt reports Walter Bayes, famed for his strict self-criticism, donating a large canvas to be sold by a charwoman who tests it by thumping and praising its durability. She remarks it will suit a front parlor and outdo cheaper water-leak alternatives, noting its strong paint.
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Walter Bayes
Academy
Imperial War Museu
Hay Fever Association Turns Practical Joke to Help Sufferers
Hay fever sufferers and townspeople join the United States Hay Fever Association formed 45 years ago as a joke. The group now works to share information and relieve symptoms, with members including hotels, remedy makers, physicians, and hay fever patients nationwide.
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United States
Delicate Matter Behind The Crown Prince Command Question
The Kaiser cited "dynamics reasons" for not permanently relieving the German crown prince. The exchange suggests the prince made rash statements that could damage royal prestige, while officials privately weigh the consequences of admitting fault and the implications for the dynasty.
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qWell
Birmingham Age- Herald
German Looting and Women's Letters Describe Tea Theft
A fragmented account notes German women writing to husbands at the front asking for tea and other items they cannot buy at home. The letters reveal desires to secure basic comforts as part of wartime life, with husbands pressured to supply goods.
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Bea
Good turns by scouts and Red Cross aid efforts
Drafted men who had failed to re mort were located by boy scouts in Brooklyn. Scouts in Woodmere, N Y, raised 400 barrels of potato sold to the poorer class at cost with labor donated. Westchester Red Cross members trained in stretchers and first aid by Loy scouts of Mt Vernon, NY.
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Brooklyn
Woodmere
Westchester County
American Red Cross
Loy Scouts
Mt. Vernon
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John A. Haas
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