Upcoming Local Fairs and Reunions Schedule
A dense list of community events including Elser Oberlin and Longenecker reunions at Lititz Springs in September, multiple county fairs from West Chester to Reading and York in September to October, Farmer's Day at Ephrata, a Lancaster County Sunday School Convention in Manheim, a National Grange Convention in Atlantic City, and a Pennsylvania State Grange meeting in Reading in December.
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Elser-Oberlin
Lititz Springs
Longenecker
Penn Township
Lititz
Elm
Benj. Z. Graybill
West Chester
Pottsville
Reading
Allentown
Trenton
Lancaster
York
Doylestown
Ephrata
Lancaster County
N. J
Pennsylvania State Grange
Hampton Court Gardens Through English Monarchy History
A John O London's Weekly piece traces Hampton Court as a royal pleasure spot, detailing how Wolsey initiated the gardens and how successive rulers from Henry VIII to William III added features. It notes Windsor style hedges, fruit saplings, Elizabethan rosemary walls, and formal lakes, canals, and sculpted yew and box plants, with some changes later undone.
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Hampton Court
John O'London
Wolsey
Henry
Qlentazner
Elizabeth
England
Charles I
Charles 1
William I
Horace Wal- Pole
Names of Irish Towns in Castleisland District
The list details townland names with their English meanings in Castleisland district. Entries include Ahane boy Little Yellow Ford Anglore Noisy Ford Baltynaboul Town of the Holes Bawnaskehy Sea Field of the White Thorn Bawnaluskaha Bawn of the Burning Beheenagh Birch Tree District Caheragh Chieftaincy Cahereen Little Mansion anguilla Hill of the Gallatin Coolavanny The Field of the Milk Cooisgeragh The Field of the Sheep Crag The Rock Dooneen Little Fort Dro Tauiton Wethers Ridge Fahaduff Black Field Farranabrack Land of the Trout Streams
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Castleisland
The Cob Dollar and its Spanish roots
The cob dollar was a Spanish dollar once widespread in the United States. By 1778 the Articles of Confederation used it in most business, shaping the standard dollar. The dollar sign also originated from these coins. Fractions were called coh money.
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United States
Spain
County Dissolves Turnpike Company on Sept six
The Manheim and Sporting Hill Company which ran the four mile toll road between these places will be dissolved on September 6 after the county took over the road. The court orders petitioners to show the auditor general receipt proving all taxes paid before dissolution.
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Turnpike Company
Manheim and Sporting Hill Company
Birds and Insects Rule Earth Says London Mail
The London Mail argues that insects outnumber and outpower other life, with birds protecting crops by eating insects. In Derbyshire, plover declines alarm farmers as coop farmers in Lancaster County expand fertilizer purchases in a cooperative movement led by the Lancaster County Farm Bureau.
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Derbyshire
T. C. Bridges
London Mail
Lancaster County
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
Cooperative Commodity Division
The
IH. N. Hostetter
Farm Bureau
Black Cat Incident Sparks Lincoln Man's Bad Luck Belief
Lincoln resident George Washington of Chester believes black cats bring bad luck. While walking to work, a large black tomcat crossed his path. he stepped into the street to shoo it, stepping in front of an oncoming automobile.
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Lincoln George Washington
Chester
Washington
J. F. Wells
Renovo
State Camp
Teaching children proper mouth care to prevent tooth decay
Dr C dey Hollister, head of dental hygiene at the Department of Health, warns that 95 percent of children suffer decayed teeth. He urges regular brushing after meals and thorough cleansing before bedtime to prevent germs multiplying during sleep, linking good teeth to good health.
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C. Dey Hollister
Division of Dental Hygiene
Department of Health
Cow Demolishes Auto on State Road Near Williamsport
A District of Columbia motorist struck a cow on a state highway near Williamsport. The cow suffered minor injuries but delivered heavy damage by kicking the radiator headlight fender and hood, deforming the car. The vehicle was hauled to the city for repairs.
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District of Columbia
Williamsport
Abe Buzzards Wife Dies in Reading at 82
Mrs Julia Buzzard wife of Abe Buzzard once jailed for most of his life died last week in Reading at age 82 She leaves a daughter a son nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren Fire Company Disbands After Bethlehem to disband Lehigh Hose Company plans to sell its belongings worth several thousand dollars divide proceeds and dissolve Electrify Trains Plan Advances Power from Good Spring to run electric trains around Pottsville with 1000 workers at local repair shops to switch from steam.
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Abe Buzzard
Ephrata
Julia Buzzard
Reading
Bethlehem Council
Lehigh Ilose Company
Broad Mountain
Pottsville
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Good Spring
Learn to Handle a Ford at Allentown Fair Auto Polo Demo
Treasurer Abbot S. Wiebel invites Ford owners and drivers to attend grandstand demonstrations at the Great Allentown Fair on September 23 to 27. A quartet of top auto polo players will showcase the proper method of training a Lizzie or Henry with daily exhibitions, promising thrills and practical lessons for car care and handling.
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Ford
Abbot S. Weibel
Lizzie
Henry
Florida
Autopolo
Hog Island Hinges On Shipping Board Plan
Plans to turn Hog Island into a premier shipping terminal move forward with private lease talks involving the Shipping Board. Admiral Palmer and Congressman Edmonds say the project could invest millions in piers and warehouses, elevating Philadelphia port status substantially.
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Hog Island
Shipping Board
Lehigh ©. Palmer
U. S. MN
Emergency Fleet Corporation
George W. Edmonds
Admiral Palmer
Congressman Edmonds
Pepper
Edmonds
Philadelphia
Palmer
Glass Flowers Close to Imitation of Nature
Delicate glass blossoms imitate real flowers in form and color, prepared by expert glassblowers. Petals blown thin as tissue, then shaped and tinted to match nature, with trials for rarer plants. Used widely in museums to study plant details and as backgrounds for displays.
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Hiwde
Haoota
Friday Very Unlucky Day Among the Irish Peasants
The article notes Friday as an especially unlucky day for superstitious Irish peasants. It states doors should not be opened to strangers on that day and a cat should not be moved from one house to another.
Antiquity Bridge Found at Trent Park Estate
Excavations at Trent Park in England, Sir Philip Sassoon’s residence, uncover a very old drawbridge. Roman daggers and sandals, plus quaint horseshoes, are unearthed. The moat at the park is cited as a former hideaway of the outlaw Dick Turpin.
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Trent Park
England
Sir Philip Sassoon
Dick Turpin
Deep Sea Monsters Evidence Mesozoic Life Lurking
In tropical waters Monztera full of rays or sea-bats up to two tons or more, sharks some over 30 feet, sawfish up to 2.75 tons and 30 feet long prove the fish life of the Mesozoic era still exists in the ocean.
Quote on strength and self-reliance by Muazzini
A short quotation argues that external governments will not help unless you prove you can conquer without them. It emphasizes self-reliance and personal resolve over outside aid.
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Muazzini
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W. H. Buch
Lititz, Pa
the County
Earth
Keystone Exchanges
Allentown Fair
U. S. Shipping Board
Record Printing House
Lorillard’s
Brus
Gaurarite
Ralph M, Spacht
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