County voters face sewer upgrade plan at Columbia
The county report notes a November vote may authorize Columbia borough to spend 150000 to improve sewerage. It mentions local happenings from Elizabethtown typhoid cases to Mountville’s Fridy family and Lancaster fair animal exhibits with Seldomridge pushing for a county zoological display.
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Borough of
Columbia
Harry Hershey
Elizabethtown
Mountville
Fridy
David B. Forbes
Quarryville
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Young's Piano Parlors Promises Honest Deals in Lititz
A promotional pitch from Young's Piano Parlors asserts fair terms for buyers, claiming financing on balances, home delivery with extras, and reliable after sale adjustments. It contrasts with other dealers selling “stenciled” pianos that often require many tunings and leave customers with unaddressed complaints.
Moving Pictures Costly and Complex for Global Films
The article explains the labor and time behind film production and the challenges of using celluloid in extreme climates. In cold regions films become brittle and must be heated, while tropical heat and humidity soften coatings, requiring airtight wax-sealed boxes and rapid use. Exposures occur only after shipping to temperate areas.
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Moving Picture
Tropics
Arctics
A Thoroughbred and His Young Owner
HARLES KIEFFER, seventeen, of Rothsville, owns a fine horse named Dan ten years old with dark bay coat and three white stockings. The horse, once owned by Hiram Holtzhouse, is among the county’s best riding mounts, and Kieffer has proven himself fearless and skilled in fox chases. Charles is son of Barton Kieffer, proprietor of the Swan Hotel in Rothsville.
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Harles Kieffer
Rothsville
Dan
Hiram Holtzhouse
Charles Kieffer
Barton Kieffer
Swan Hotel
Rothsvile
The Tenth Language Continues In A Beleaguered Tale
In this segment Hulda recounts her flight from a wealthy Bremen guardian and a suitor named John Smith. The guardian's financial ruin prompts Smith to demand marriage, driving Hulda to escape with her piano to a mountain town. A Bremen salesman exposes her, forcing return to Bremen and deepening intrigue with Gabriela who knows Smith.
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London
John Smith
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Malace
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India
Mentor Union
W. H. Buch
Haberdasher
Record Bidges
Broad St. Lititz, PA
Philip Bard
Tronville
Tener
Rich
Marietta
Fulton Township
Ludwig Arnold
Akron
Miller
Nash
The
Ark
Lancaster Fair
Jake Seldomridge
Fair Association
Lancaster County
Young’s
E. Orange &T
Lititz
R. von Gottschall
Adersbach
Kynast
Lancaster
Great Midway
California
Ferrer
P. T. Watt
J.C. Arnold
Wingert & Haas
Queen St
Lancaster, PA
Chas. H. Frey the Shoe Man
King St
Ips
Heinitsh
BIG Furniture and
S. Queen St
Opticians
N. Queen Sr
North Queen &Tr
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