Record of 188¢ Past Fifty Years Ago Potato Yield Wedding News
From The Past Fifty Years Ago September 24 188¢ details a 300 bushel per acre potato yield by Charles Seaber drawing curious interest from veteran farmers. It notes the Oregon wedding of Henry H Snavely and Lizzie M Nolt and the fiftyth wedding anniversary of the Snavelys. Warwick School reopened with 44 pupils under Horace Bremsderfer.Crime? No. Two peach trees lost fruit on local properties. Funeral of Mrs Catherine Hull at Moravian Church. Miles Hallacher travels to Canada to buy horses. Butter 16¢ a pound eggs 18¢ a dozen.
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Charles Seaber
Mr. Seaber
Henry H. Snavely
Lizzie M. Nolt
Oregon
Death at New Paper Mill Site in 1905 Tragedy
Twenty five years ago Walter A. Sauders was killed at the new paper mill site when a heavy timber used for skylight framing slipped and struck his head. He died after being placed on a trolley to Lancaster as the car passed through Neffsville. The community mourned the accident.
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Walter A. Sauders
Lancaster
Neffsville
Alonzo Long
Brickerville
Keystone
Warwick House
Joe Wilson
John &. Badorf
EB. Regennas
Government names inspector for Mount Wilson solar observatory
The U S Government appoints an inspector for the new solar observatory being built at Mount Wilson California. Butter costs 18 cents per pound and eggs are priced at a dozen.
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U. S
Mount Wilson
Calif
Alaska and Africa Mission Discussed by Society
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Moravian Church met at Mrs. Alfred Douple's home with 23 attendees. President Mrs. E. S. Crosland led. program covered South East Africa, Alaska mission notes, and lessons from Heinrich Meyer's life. An anniversary with missionaries in Nicaragua was announced. funds were raised for Home Missions and Alaska Chapel. Next meeting set for Mrs. Wm. Riege's home.
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Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the
Moravian Church
Alfred Douple
South Broad Street
E. 8. Crosland
Presidnt
M. C. Demmy
A. V. Grosh
L. A. Weitzel
Crosland
Heinrich Myer
Sophie Bricker
B. L. Miljer
Ella Buch
Mary Mikseh
Wm. Riege
Changes Have Made Men Subservient to Women
A discussion of gender roles notes a revolution in emancipation and the evolving power of women. It suggests freedom and feminine ideals influence society, politics, and domestic life, arguing men increasingly serve or bow to female needs in the home and beyond.
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Wenlep
Lawrence
Scribner's Magazine
Early Years of Sir Thomas Lawrence The Prodigy Painter
Looker On in the London Daily Chronicle recalls the precocious start of Sir Thomas Lawrence born in Devizes. By age ten he drew royal and aristocratic sitters, earned money to study in Bath, and mounted a one man show by seventeen. At fourteen he painted Mrs Siddons as Zara, cementing early fame.
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Thomas Lawrence
London Daily Chronicle
Hoar Inn
Devizes
Snch
Tommy
Kingdom
Bath
England
Lee
Rough and Reedy Laundry Woes Reported in India
An Englishwoman in India writing to the London Daily Mail laments laundry damage. She notes two dresses stained, three rents in a silk slip, a ripped jumper seam, a torn sheet, and napkins used as rags. Her husband shares similar misfortune with four soft collars ruined, serrated dress collars, and white trousers marked by an iron outline.
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India
London Daily Mail
Willie Learns Generosity In Gift Of Gold Coin
In a sour exchange Ian keeps a promise by rewarding Willie for running errands. Willie chooses the larger coin, while the father teaches not to be selfish. The scene centers on a father and son, a small household gesture, and a lesson in generosity with gold pieces and a silver dollar.
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Willie
Ian
Must Make Complete Stop Suppose cannon jal
The text asserts that a rifle bullet reversing direction must momentarily stop before returning, while a cannon ball continues. no moving object can reverse course without a complete stop, and the cannon ball would slow slightly.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Inventor of Mr Televox Emerges From Humble Start
R J Wensley, creator of Mr Televox, left high school in his second year to pursue work as a wire man. He taught himself via correspondence courses and joined Westinghouse in 1916 as an engineer. He championed automatic remote control to cut labor, establishing himself as a pioneer and leader in electromechanical robotics.
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R J.wensley
Mr. Televos
Weensley
Mr. Televox
R. J. Wensley
Great Westinghouse
R. J. Wansley
Poem fragments evoke creation and exile imagery
The piece presents Thoreat like reflections on creation and winter rupture. It envisions a wind poetry outside Earth and ears that hear, hinting at mythic or surreal themes.
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Olympus
Chympus
Thoreat
Notorious 17th Century Pirates Highlighted
Among infamous sea raiders of the seventeenth century were pirate leaders Cormat the Trish, Captain John Avery alias Long Ben, Bartholomew Roberts and Edward Teach known as Blackbeard.
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Cormat
John Avery
Long bin
Bartholomew Roberts
Edward Teach
Blackbeard
No Area to North Pole No area just a point on earth
A compact reflection on religious practice noting that area at the North magnetic pole is nonexistent and that mere form risks turning observances into rigidity. The author warns that without sincere heart, prayers and Bible study become vanity rather than genuine faith.
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North Pole
North Magnetic Pole
Earth
Fungous Growth Known as Blue Stain in Lumber
Blue stain is a fungous growth affecting lumber but not a rot. It harms appearance only and does not rot wood. Mills control it with chemical treatments or kiln drying to prevent staining.
Unprofitable Power and The Sage of Chinatows
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho the sage of Chinatows on overreaching power. He likens a man who tries to control many reins to someone unfit for the burden, warning that more power than one can manage leads to unprofitability.
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Hi Ho
Chinatows
Washington Star
Not Eligible Little Jane Learns About Teachers
A young girl among several sisters recalls family chatter and a school moment. When asked if she loves her teacher the little girl replies humorously that the teacher is not a man, showing a playful take on gender expectations in early schooling.
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Jane
Betty
Bread Digestive Time Varies By Bread Type
An old report notes no precise method exists to determine bread digestion length and heat. It cites experiments showing digestion time varies with bread age and composition. In a recent test a professor ate bread on an empty stomach and, using virgin tests and X rays, it took about two rests to digest the bread.
Way to Preserve Fruit Ad Hint in Times
An abbreviated fragment references preserving fruit with a hint to keep it locked up around the home. It mentions children and a quoted phrase ending with a period, but the full instruction is unclear and incomplete. The readable portion notes a cautionary tone about safeguarding food storage in a home setting.
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Lontes
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Lutz
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Becker
E. Main St
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del Monte
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