Waste steam runs engine cutting plant costs
A new device to harness waste steam cut operating expenses from 59 to 50 percent in trials at the Reading Iron Company plant in Columbia. The invention, with improved condenser, dates back to 1919 and is drawing attention from engineers. Meanwhile Tillie the elephant, famed in Robinson’s Military Elephants, learns to say papa after more than a century, and will appear at the Allentown Fair September 18 to 22 with the elephants in the program titled The with the other Robinson's Elephants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Reading Iron Co
Tillie
Robinson
Allentown Fair
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Lititz Resident
Annoying kidney pains described with backache dizziness and fatigue. Mrs L G Roth of 2020 Broad St reports relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills, praising the product and urging others to use the same remedy priced 60c at dealers, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Lititz
L. G. Roth
Broad St
Doan
Roth
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Farm Calendar Highlights For Garden And Dairy Tasks
Farm Calendar outlines spacing for strawberry beds to allow picker paths, plus weed control and plant thinning. It covers housing pullets before laying, labeling and selling honey with a strong trade mark, dairy salt practices, seed corn preparation in fall for a 1924 crop, and a Pennsylvania Day at the National Dairy Show in Syracuse on October 10 drawing many dairy groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Captured Strange Bird Near New Trolland
Samuel O. Martin, living near New Trolland, captured a queer bird with fish crane habits, under a foot tall, speckled plumage, gray wing undersides, and a four inch beak. The bird bears a Zoological Survey seal and head dress indicating Washington oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel O. Martin
New Trolland
Zoological Survey
Washington, D. C
Happenings Across the Garden Spot and Local Notes
In Eden township the Stoner family welcomed a baby weeks ago though several siblings have died. Philip G. Winters of Strasburg killed a raccoon that murdered many of his chickens. the animal had been a pet brought by David Hess who left the army. Lancaster’s Plow Tavern, a 1745 hostelry famous in Conestoga wagon days, was sold and will be torn down for a garage. Washington and Lafayette once stopped there. W. C. Brown, a Quarryville jeweler, named postmaster to replace A. H. Fritz. Chester Brown, former Manheim pitcher, remembered by locals. A Lancaster County Farm Bureau cooperative division was formed with directors TH N Hostetter, J Clarence Reist, H H Snagely, Ezra Holt, N H Bear, Abner Risser, Charles F Preston, Enos G Kreider, and HW S. Nolt.
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Philip G. Winters
Strasburg
David Hess
Lancaster
Washington
Lafayette
Philadelphia
W. C. Brown
Quarryville
A. H. Fritz
Chester Brown
Manheim
Brown
Lancaster County Farm Bureau
TH. N. Hostetter
Washingtonboro
J. Clarence Reist
Mt. Joy
H. H. Snagely
Willow Street
Ezra Holt
N. H. Bear
Salunga
Abner Risser
Bainbridge
Charles F. Preston
Nottingham
Enos G. Kreider
Nolt
Christiana
Ephrata Adopts City Mail Delivery System
Ephrata, first U S town with village mail carrier service, will implement city delivery including free parcel delivery, expanding current postal framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata
United States
Old Granary Burying Ground and Its Notable Resting Stones
A 1923 Western Newspaper Union piece surveys Boston the Old Granary Burying Ground founded around 1640. It notes notable interments including signers of the Declaration, nine governors, Peter Faneuil, Paul Revere, and Benjamin Franklin honoring his parents. The article highlights elm shade, quaint epitaphs, and symbolic memorials reflecting colonial era reverence.
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Old Granary
Boston
Peter Fanenil
Paul Revere
Lexington and Concord
Ben-jamin Franklin
Josiah
Abiah
Deer Trample Onion Field Prompt State Damages Claim
A Honey Hole farmer seeks 600 dollars in damages from the State Game Commission after a herd of deer trampled his onion field. A warden will inspect the scene to determine if Hoch should be compensated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fateh Nelson
State Game Commission
Hoch
Marietta Coal Dredging Entered by Local Dealers
Houser and Coho, Lancaster coal dealers, bought Orth and Able’s dredging outfit to mine Susquehanna coal at Marietta. The venture will ship coal to Lancaster, with up to 100 tons daily dredged and stored in Marietta cellars. Backed by tens of thousands of tons behind Holtwood dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houser & Coho
Lancaster
Orth & Able
Marietta
Orth
Jas Millersville
York Furnace
Holtwood
Two Meals a Day and Trout Distribution Delayed
A health note argues meals at fifty should be light to extend life and cites Arthur Brisbane. The State Department of Fisheries delays planned late August trout distribution because drought has reduced stream levels in many counties. Commissioner Nathan R. Buller says surveys show drought impact, delaying distribution until streams recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
New York American
State Department of Fisheries
Wisheries
Nathan R. Buller
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claimed to cure catarrh and deafness
An old advertisement states Hall's Catarrh Medicine will end catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh. It includes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to restore normal conditions. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Haull
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Slowest and Fastest Mile at Lancaster Fair Grounds
Horse lovers seek Pop Geers and Larnardo to break the mile record of 2.0414 at the Lancaster Fair Grounds track this year. Officials estimate over 100,000 will endure the slowest mile walked. Midway exhibits and larger fair promise longer circuits. Cervonne and his band, Wallace's Singing Orchestra, and other acts promise top entertainment. Entries for exhibitions rise, with records likely in agricultural products and livestock. The Comedy Circus and other acts aim to thrill audiences. Dates are September 25 to 28.
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Pop Geers
Larnardo
Lancaster Fair Grounds
Seldomridge
Fair Grounds
Cervonne
Coervonne
France
New
Manchuria
Wilson
Walace
Carrie
Buckwheat Crop Shortage Threatens Buckwheat Cakes
Buckwheat harvest fears cut the now common buckwheat cakes as dry weather reduces sowing and yields. Sausage supplies are expected to be ample due to the number of hogs farmers possess, contrasting with the buckwheat shortage.
Lititz Doctor Levi Hull Pioneer of Lititz Practice
Philadelphia report recalls Dr Levi Hull a longtime Lititz physician born in New Welland. The piece notes his rural roots, schooling, and training under Dr Isaac Walters, with early practice around Lititz by 1840s, describing his family and lasting local reputation.
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Isaac Walters
Hinkletown
Jefferson Medical College
Ph Pbia
Litez
Amd
Lititz
Tle
Litita
Kauffman
Jacob Zeixler
Mme Raafman
Emersons Wise Words On Positive Thinking And Reproof
The note encourages avoiding cynicism and negativity. It urges affirmatives over rejection and stresses focusing on the good rather than criticizing the bad. It presents a terse moral about mental attitude and self-discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Ana Diseanas
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Sweet Orr
Monito
Bear
Dr. Wright
W. H. Buch
Lititz, Pa
Allentown
The
Pennsylvania State College
W. S. Stoner
Eden Township
America
T. T. Maxey
John Downing
Christ
Thomas Crawford
Western Newspaper Union
Duncannon
Susquehanna River
Frances Amelia Ninkle
Merle Duncan Clouser
Maytown
J. W. Gable
Acompany
Accomac
Pinchot
Mabel Virginia Gray
Lycoming County
Thomas M. Gray
Lebanon
Harry Lern
Leroy Seacrist
White Oak
Japan
DR. L. N, Moyer
Lititz and
Levi Hull
Litite
Heresay
New Welland
Jis
Kitttern
Chester County
Bulge Kittern
Zelland
Valesce
New Fork Hippodrome
Crevonne
Latcaster Co
Ford
Hite Brothers
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