War material inspectors arrive at Bethlehem Steel Works
Eleven additional English war material inspectors have arrived at the Bethlehem Steel Works. A snakebite killed Ralph Kahl of Womelsdorf after 12 days of blood poisoning. The Birdsboro Muskrat Club hunted groundhogs in Cupola, Chester county. Jersey Shore anglers stock streams with trout from Bellefonte hatchery. Frank Russell landed a 73 inch muscal longe near Tionesta weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces. The pollution from tanneries and chemical works colored river water dark brown along south bank. Harrisburg recalls early libraries with the 1795 Library Company lottery and later flourishing libraries in the 1820s and 30s.
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Bethlehem Steel Works
Ralph Kahl
Womelsdorf
Birdsboro Muskrat Club
Berks County
Cupola
Chester County
Jersey Shore
Bellefonte
Frank Russell
Tionesta
Russell
Lincoln Postmaster at New Salem and the Sock-Borne Payment
In 1823 Abraham Lincoln served briefly as postmaster at New Salem Illinois appointed by Andrew Jackson. He delivered mail from his hat and kept the office until it moved to Petersburg. Years later a government agent confronted him over an old draft and Lincoln produced a blue sock filled with coins that precisely covered the amount, showing he never used trust funds.
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If. F. Browne
Abraham Lincoln
Petersburg
Lincoln
Springfield
Mn Lincoln
Kent
Professor Kent
Jarvis
Ulm
Karl
Sailor Smith
Nook
Sevick
the Nook
Pranels Sedgwick
Sailor Switch
Sedgwick
Bliot
Hawkin Cliffs
Chester Kent
Len
Iquired
Amagansett Way
Jim
Theo
Practice Makes Perfect in Henry Peck’s Puzzling Fame
Hobson praises Henry Peck for guessing videos and conundrums with ease. Dobson notes Peck’s wife keeps him guessing, highlighting his constant practice.
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Hobson
Henry Peck
Dobson
The Secret of Lonesome Cove Mystery
In a New England cove a dead woman with a cuffed wrist washes ashore near Hawkill cliffs. Professor Chester Kent investigates currents and clues while townsfolk jockey for rewards and alliances as he probes who killed the woman and why, amid coastal danger.
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Lonesome Cove
Chester Kent
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Seach
Onesome Cove
New England Seaboard
Bhawkill
Swamny
Didutt
Jarvis
Eddy
Dead Man's Eddy
Professor Kent
Dennett
Kent
Ivy
Martindale Center
Cadystown
Sedgwick
Feller
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Keystone Exchanges
Harrisburg
State Capitol
Rexall Ordertier
Lewis N. Moyer
The
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Sehlager
Len Schlager
Ry Dennett
Philadelphia
Reading Railway
Lancaster
Lancaster Junction
Manheim
Lititz
Akron
Ephrata
Stevens
Weaver Reinholds
Vinemont
Sinking Spring
Reading
Allentown
Directum
Peter Stevens
Thomas W. Murphy
G. Ray Snedeker
Directur
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
Perkiomen R. R
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