Local County News Briefs From Kirks Mills To Ephrata
The Kirks Mills post office marks ninety seven years in the Kirk family with a potential hundredth anniversary celebration. Lancaster has three citizens in key U.S. mint roles John H Landis supervises the mint Robert Clark is chief coiner and Eugene H Flinn heads the assay department. James Houghton of Bareville hanged himself after fearing storage space for his large tobacco crop. His wife and eight children survive. A E Hoffer of Mt Joy raises a four mongrel hen that began laying December 4 and has produced 281 eggs, surpassing Peggy the famed ten thousand dollar hen. Hog cholera kills many in Ephrata area with over two dozen hogs dead in borough limits Benjamin Lewis of North State street is among the heaviest losses as state veterinarians investigate.
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Kirks Mills
Kirk
Lancaster
United States Mint
John H. Landis
Robert Clark
Eugene H. Flinn
James Houghton
Bareville
A. E. Hoffer
Mt. Joy
Peggy
Hoffer
Ephrata
Benjamin Lewis
North State Street
Compulsory Vaccination Law Still In Force
State Department of Public Instruction officials say messages from school leaders show a belief the compulsory vaccination law has been repealed. Deputy Superintendent A D Glenn explains the health measure remains in force and that last year’s vaccination certificates must be presented despite the new school code not mentioning it.
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State Department of Public Instruction
A. D. Glenn
Mule incident leaves Jefferson Strohn near death
Jefferson Strohn of Ephrata township near Lincoln fell while entering mule stalls on the Addision Longenecker farm. One mule kicked him, trampling him and causing three broken ribs and a deep forehead gash requiring stitches. He is feared dead.
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Jefferson Strohn
Addison Longenecker
Lincoln
Ephrata
Railroads Plan Baggage Size Charges Across East
Eastern railways announce new baggage rules starting July 1. Trunks over forty five inches will be excess baggage charged at ten pounds per inch. No baggage over seventy inches will be transported except immigrant baggage. Changes spark concern among merchants actors and travelers.
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East
The Gathering of the Clams headline joke
A Toledo Blade item jokes about a typographical error in a headline. The speaker expresses exaggerated anger at editors while a large reunion of Browns from forty towns is described.
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Toledo Blade
Captain in exile remembers Hulda amid upheaval
The tale follows a captain haunted by memories of Hulda and Gabriela as she leaves for Berlin and he wrestles with loneliness. Skarnikatis notes the captain’s graying hair while plans to hunt for the faithless lover grow, amid scenes of a sunbaked Kynast rock garden and a nature organ sermon.
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Gabriella
Skarnikatis
Hulda Freiberg
Gabriela
John Smith
Berlin
Smith
Shakespeare
Hulda
Mill Race
Ile
London
Bremen
Caramba
Charles V
Monestery
St. Just
Gnadenberg
Prussian Silesia
Austrian
Bohemia
Schnee Koppe
Schnee
Adersbach
Nature
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Mentor
W. H. Buch
Haberdasher
Lititz, PA
News-Review
France
Creat
Allentown Fair
Mississippi
Minor Heir
Lady Maud C
Hedgewood Spy
George Gano
New York
America
Lehigh Traction
A. Nao Cen
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
Ips
Esates
Heinitsh’s
S. Queen St
Opticians
N. Queen St
Worth Queen Street
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