Hunter license and farm notes from Pennsylvania
The column notes Isaac Maitland at 82 took a hunter’s license in Williamsport and jokes about accuracy. H E Bonebrake of Franklin county reports five pounds of potatoes from three plants and an 800 bushel crop forecast. Two travelers with oxen stirred a Scranton street scene after a 30 mile trek from North Mountain.
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Isaac B. Maitland
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
H. EH. Bonebrake
Quincy Township
Franklin County
North Mountain
Nanticoke
New Pullman Order For Sleeper Car Crews
Pennsylvania Railroad issues orders to keep Pullman sleeping car crews awake at night and check posts to protect passengers. Train conductors to visit sleepers frequently and report any infractions, aiming to end porter and conductor occupancy of vacant berths during shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pullman
Mayor Gaynor Dies Aboard Baltic Near Irish Coast
New York Mayor William J. Gaynor died aboard the Baltic during a sea voyage seeking strength for an upcoming three cornered mayoral contest. He sailed from New York on September 4, with only his secretary aware of his plans, to seek rest and recovery at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Gaynor
New York City
Baltic
Gaynor
New York
City Hall
City Hall Park
Vanity and Spending in American Life
This essay argues spending signals status and personality. It contrasts vulgar waste with admired use, citing vanity as an endless balloon. Examples include fashion, servants, and goods purchased rather than consumed, framing consumption as social behavior across tribes and classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absalom
Joab
Walter Mr. Wegl
Evening Post
Necessities of Life and the Corner of Clever Novelties
A West Thirties merchant peddles daily inventions and gadgets that wiggle or waggle. Shoppers buy them on impulse, only to have the spring break soon after. He finally groups them in a corner labeled you do not know you must have until you see them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Balkans War Censor Restricts War Correspondents
In The Balkan War Philip Gibbs notes wartime censorship bars reporting troop disposition generals names wounded counts and battlefield conditions. Gibbs asks what may be written and the censor finally permits only an odd clause about Bulgarian literature and birdsong. The exchange underscores stringent controls on frontline reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Gibbs
Balkans
Official Cats in Civil Service Roles Across Agencies
The London Standard notes cats serve in government offices to control rats. Post office ta ma ils protection by a feline staff with board and lodging, Deptford yard also employs cats, and France trains cats for military stores with shipboard service before shore assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
General Post Office
Deptford
France
London Standard
Drops and Minims in Pharmaceutical Measurements
The text explains that drops vary in size with production conditions. A minim is the drop used by druggists, with 480 minims per fluid ounce and 76 800 per gallon. An experiment suggests 400 drops fill a fluid ounce and the average drop is about 20 percent larger than a minim.
Pompey Faces Tempest as Grain Ship Heads to Rome
The account recalls Pompey, tasked with sending grain to Rome, facing fierce seas that urged caution. He refused to turn back, declaring his mission must proceed despite danger, a tale echoed by a contemporaneous quip about money and credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompey
Rome
Lord Bacon
Lincoln Quotations on Purpose and Progress
A compact collection of two famous lines attributed to Abraham Lincoln and Robert Louis Stevenson. The quotes explore determination, hope, and the value of labor over mere arrival, attributed to the individuals in a reflective, historical context.
Schaefferstown Girl Engaged by Hammerstein for High Jinks
Clare Krall of Schaefferstown Lebanon county has been engaged by Arthur Hammerstein for his production High Jinks by Otto Hauerbach and Rudolf Friml. The young contralto previously appeared in The Great Divide and is a Palatinate College graduate. Her father John Krall is a former merchant and traveling salesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaefferstown
Lebanon County
Clare Krall
Arthur Hammerstein
Origin of quarantine debated and Mead’s role in 1721 plague
The article argues that Dr Richard Mead did not first establish quarantine but helped shape public health practice during the 1721 plague in Marseilles. It notes Mead’s view of contagion, his call for quarantine, and his early medical police concept while describing his wealth and social circle including Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mead
George I
Marseilles
Mead
Ali Selves
Matterson
Pope
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John Kane
Scranton
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Perry County
Wallace Tiffany
Fleetville
Lackawanna County
Tiffany
Chicago Leward-Herald
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Lonis Stevenson
Hammerstein
Benj. A. Heiss
Nefisville, Pa
Oxfords
LaFrance Oxfords & Pumps
W. M. Grube the Shoe Man
Lititz, Penna
Kofroth Electric Co
Center St
Lititz
Morris River Cove
E.c Ritchie
Ind
John D. Bair
Blue Ball, Pa
Lancaster
Allentown Fair
Mississippi
Hippodrome
J. B. Fitzpatrick
Hippodrome Aeroplane
Ed. R. Hutchinson
United States
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Jersey Central
H.B. Schall
Sec
TOS
dCs
Uwe
S. M. Huber
Lititz, Or
F.M. Bowman
Rothsville, Pa
John Hay
Jim Brudso
Jim
Appel
Lancaster, PA
Suragh
Samuel Blanc
The
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I24
Parksile Ave
Philadelphia
A. R. Bomberger & Co
Lititz, PA
Geo. L. Keath
Justice of the Peace
Brunnerville
W. D. Fichthorn
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