Churches Announce Summer Services and Schedules
The town churches report varied August schedules with sermons by Rev Bela Sherlock Rev H C Snyder Rev Paul S Meinert and Rev R H Brennecke. Events include Sunday school morning worship camp iris boy scouts choir rehearsals and a special August 13 1727 renewal service with Holy Communion and a lawn love feast drawing neighbors to join services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravian
Paul
Meinert
Sam Zeller
Schoeneck Moravian
R. H. Brennecke
Fred D. Heckman
Christian Endeavor
Saul’s Downfall Highlighted in First Samuel Study
A character sketch traces Saul’s rise and fall from privilege to ignominious end as jealousy and disobedience derail a promising reign. The narrative covers his impatient offerings and spurning of Amalekite spoils, ending at Mount Gilboa with his death, urging vigilance against pride and self reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul
Samuel
Kish
God
Gilgal
David
Michmash
Mount Gilboa
Pennsylvania livestock tour visits Western Ontario farms
Thirty-two farm people from ten Pennsylvania counties completed a weeklong tour through New York, Ontario, Michigan and Ohio visiting major livestock farms and plantings. Highlights include Yates Farm in Orchard Park with extensive Holsteins cattle and hogs, Stock Yards in Buffalo, Ontario fruit belt, Detroit Farm at Mt. Clemens, Wildwood Day at Clarkston, Crapo Farms Swartz Creek Herefords, and Michigan Agricultural College exhibits. The seventh annual educational social tour was run by the Animal Husbandry Extension Division of Pennsylvania State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New York
Cueto
Canada
Iran
Ohio
Northampton County
C. D. Werkheiser
C. F. Graver
Forks Township
W. B. Connell
L. C. Madison
Pennsylvania State College
Yates Farm
Orchard Park
Yates
Buffalo
United States
Ni-| Falls
Fruit Belt
Ontario
Agricultural College and Station Experiment
Detroit
Penn
Wildwood
Lake Field Farms
Clarkston
Michigan
Crapo Farms
Swartz Creek
Michigan Agricultural Colege
Ann Arbor
Cleveland
Wotring Surprised In Commemoration Of Pastorate Year
On a Monday afternoon Dr. W H Wotring marked 39 years as pastor at his church with a birthday cake and gladiola bouquet from the teaching class. Delegates and young speakers Gerald Batt and Kenneth Kachline presented and prayed, while Wotring thanked them and noted friendship. The story ends with a grim line about war and famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wotring
8&T. Ae Paterpee
Teachool
Gerald Batt
Kenneth Kachline
Wotring
Cornell warns on pullet feed to prevent egg slump
Cornell University poultry officials warn that a drop of just two pounds of feed per 100 pullets can reduce egg production. Indicators include reduced feeding and inactivity. To prevent or recover from slump, lengthen artificial light, add cod liver oil, skim milk, or buttermilk to mash, and maintain dry mash availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Department
Cornell University
Breeding Peafowl for Ornament and Profit
On the farm peafowls can be kept with ease and may yield profit from hatching eggs and rearing young. Start with four hens and one cock, keep them from wandering, and encourage roosting in a front shed. A hen lays eight to ten eggs and incubates for 28 days. the chicks are active and bright, with the mother brooding for a long period.
Geese Mating Patterns for Fall Pairing and Breeding
From one to four geese per gander forms the mating range. Some ganders mate for life with one partner while others accept multiple mates if available. Temperament of individuals affects whether two ganders suffice for eight geese and whether new mates will accept changes quickly. If you hatch goslings, do so after April or May. otherwise buying ganders now may suit, depending on birds adapting to their surroundings.
Too Much Mineral for Chickens Is Mistake
A University of Niinole study by L E Card shows overfeeding mineral mixtures to chicks yields varied growth. Chickens fed 60 yellow cornmeal, 20 soy meal, 1 cod liver oil, 2 steamed bone meal, 2 ground limestone averaged 253 grams at six weeks. Replacing bone meal with 4 parts lowered weight to 212 grams, and adding 4 parts limestone reduced weight to 187 grams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Card
University of Niinole
Ostead
Time to Fight Mite Sumner in Poultry Flock
Article advises poultry keepers to combat lice and mites by treating birds, cleaning and disinfecting houses, and painting droppings boards roosts and nests. Mites hide in cracks and crevices during the day and attack at night, draining vitality and lowering egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Hee
Green Cheese Moon Phrase and French Power Outage
An old proverb explains green as fresh for the moon not color and an English saying that the moon is made of green cheese. In France three Savoy villages near Lyons, Longefroy Tessens Mascot, suffered a blackout after an eagle damaged overhead power lines, leaving the district without electricity overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Savoie
Lyons
France
Longefroy
Tessens
Mascot
Donkey of Clemenceau Era Passes After Long Service
An elderly donkey once carried Georges Clemenceau in Bernouville, living over thirty years and serving the tiger as a municipal cart animal. The piece notes his death weeks after the master. Also, a separate definition contrasts climate and weather as general versus specific atmospheric changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges Clemenceau
Bernouville
Age and Feelings oppose fear in aging hearts
A fragment reflecting on aging and emotion cites Jean Paul Richter’s idea that feelings deepen with years while only a narrow heart resists growth, suggesting maturity broadens empathy and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Paul Richter
Ruminants and their diverse animal family group
Ruminants are cud-chewing animals belonging to Ruminantia. The group includes oxen sheep goats antelopes giraffes deer chevrotains camels and closely related species.
Preserving Beeks and Etiquettes from an early guide
Several practical tips appear in the fragment. A few drops of lavender in the bookcase help prevent mold on books and leather bindings should be wiped with ammonia and dried. A banquet etiquette note explains how to handle toasts with everyone staying seated during the toast and rising when the honored person is honored.
Crabbed Age and Youth Motto Echoed in Time
A Stevenson epigram reflects on aging and youth, noting both have strengths and flaws. The line, drawn from Crabbbed Age and Youth, underscores the paradox of wisdom and error across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Age of Combines Spawns National Merger Debate
A Detroit News report notes a local economist calling mergers a national problem during a dining event. He commented while sampling a pear pineapple cheese and walnut salad, remarking on the broader impact of consolidations on markets and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
Close Distinction on Money Classes in American Magazine
A compact aphorism from American Magazine states there are three money classes: those who don’t spend what they have, those who do, and those who save something. The saying reflects fiscal temperaments in a concise money-ethics reflection.
Need for Education in the Home Idea
A Cincinnati Enquirer fragment notes that some men see home as the place to shed coats, manners, and smiles worn in public, implying a need for education in domestic behavior and social conduct within the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Indys woe and wealth in a Chinatown tale
The Washington Star quote reflects on luck and wealth, noting that survival as a widow amidst developing fortunes is tied to her jewels and the era’s fortunes. The piece hints at social change and the pressures on a Chinatown figure in a changing city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ti Ie
Chinatown
Washington Star
Wise Monkeys The Little We Of Nikko Tale
A fragment presents the three wise monkeys Mizaru Kikazaru and Iwazaru. It mentions seeing hearing and speaking no evil in a philosophical or playful context. The text hints at cultural symbols without a clear narrative or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikko
Mizaru
Maguru
Venetian Canale Venice Island Refuge and Canals
Venetian Canale Venice rests on Islanda, refuge for inhabitants of neighboring cities during tarherian attacks. The lagoons between islands created natural streets. Islands grew from river silt and debris, yielding oozy mud that complicates building yet makes canals easy to build and maintain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Islanda
Annie Laurie Song Origin and Unrequited Love Tale
The song Annie Laurie was written around 1700 by William Douglas of Kirkcudbright Scotland for his beloved, daughter of Sir Robert Laurie. She did not return his affection and married Alexander Fergusson, ending the romantic pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laurie
Willam Inuglas
Kirkcudbright
Scotland
Robert Laurie
Alexander Furgusson
Neighbors Visit and Social Roundup Across Towns
Mr and Mrs David Smale of Bowmanstown plus Richard Smale and family from Kunkletown visit Mrs Mary Trach and others. William Smale returns from a few weeks with his son in Bowmanstown. Several households from Nazareth Easton Clearfield and Northampton attend family gatherings and trips. A Sunday school picnic is planned for Point Phillips on August 16 in Thomas Lilly s field. Truman Kostenbader of Bethlehem visits Russell Barrall Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Smale
Bowmanstown
Richard Smale
Kunkletown
Savilla Trach
Kermit
Henry Fritz
Chapmans
Wilson Smale
Cora Smale
Clearfield
Mary Trach
William Smale
Thomas Eckert
Jacob Deemer
Daniel Miller
Granville Eckert
Bethlehem
Lester Abel
Nazareth
William Smith
Ephriam Strauss
James Eckert
Louella Buss
George Siefert
Tobyhanna
Ervin Schall
Northampton
Paul Messinger
Ida Messinger
Henrietta Heckman
Easton
Charles Brotsman
Quilla
Sillies
Monroe Remaly
Point Phillips
Thomas Lilly
Truman Kostenbader
Russell Barrall
Joseph Lerch
Luther Harding
Norman W. Schmauder
Portland
William Sandercock
Robert
Donald
Thomas
Pen Argy
Sandercock
George Miller
Upper Broadway
Peter Meyer
John Meyer
Janette
Patterson
N. J
Griffh Pritchard
Charles Keiper
Maynard Harris
Harry Harris
Eli Tucker
Valley Forge
Alvin Mack
Martins Creek
Joseph Wetzell
Bangor
Peter Gunn
Walter Keiper
Joseph Shoemaker
George
B. R. Blackman
Philadelphia
Marion Shoemaker
Stanley Peters
Thomas Wilson
Aon
Clare
Wilson
Robert Achenbach
Belfast
Easton Hospital
Alicemay Pritchard
Rebecca Davidson
Joshua Davidson
Joseph Rader
Adeline Shook
Alice Shook
East Bangor
Reuben Katz
Roy Shoemaker
Paul
Elwood Wilson
D. H. Kratz
Phyllis Kratz
Allentown
Lanter
William
Eastery
Thomas Sandt
Charles Solt
Harry Ludwig
Kate Jacoby
Helen Lehr
Hecktown parish notes include picnic and services
The Hecktown church and consistory held services and a monthly meeting. A Sunday school orchestra finished music for the picnic at Lower Saucon church. Wilbur Grube was admitted to St Luke's hospital for appendicitis and is recovering well. The Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company plans an annual picnic and dance at Nazareth Fairgrounds on August 18, rain date August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Butz
Lower Saucon
Wilbur Grube
St. Luke's Hospital
Hecktown
J. A. Klick
Parey School
Bathites Among Local Business College Graduates
Bath residents feature prominently in the August IT monthly bulletin of the Bath Business College listing 25 notable alumni. Highlights include Horace A. Butz traveling auditor for Pure Oil, Robert E. Graver treasurer of Mohawk Mining in New York, Cha E. Mengel assistant to Weston Dodson & Co., and several Bath alumni in banking, transit, and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Boehm
Hellertown
John Abel
Nazasreth
William F. Houser
Leil
Cresco
Arlene Kinsley
Bathites
Business College
Hem Business College
Bath
Bathitewy
Horace A. Butz
Pure Ot! Company
Robert E. Graver
Mohawy Mining Company
New York
Cha E. Mengel
Weston Dodson & Co
Clark P. Smith
First National Bank
Harry W. Leem
Lehigh Valley Transit Co
William Hawk
Lehigh É: New Soeauroad
Co. Asiarshang
Alan C. Dodson
Wemton Dodson & Co
Farm Board Plans Financial Relief in Great Drouth
The Federal Farm Board, amid widespread drought reports, weighs loan terms under the Agricultural Marketing Act and considers aiding farmers through the Grain Stabilization Corporation. A proposed plan uses local co ops to sell feed grains in car lots on easy payments, with local distribution and note collection, while preserving grain reserves. The approach aims to relieve suffering, prevent livestock losses, and avoid charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Unknown poultry disease hits Keystone flocks
County Agent B L Coleman describes an unknown illness in poultry causing loss of appetite listlessness, thirst and rapid weight loss. Birds sick for 2 to 7 days, production drops from 50 to 5 percent in five days, mortality 2 to 8 percent. Recovery may take 3 to 8 weeks. treatment with epsom salts in water advised, symptoms include watery droppings and slimy intestinal coating early on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Coleman
Mr. Coleman
Coleman
New England
Pennsylvania
Local Social Roundup and Village News
Allen Mack and family visited in Beth ener while Jacob Gold builds an addition to his summer house. Supervisors had hands cutting brush along the road from Jacobsburg to Bush kill Centre. Families from Bangor Bethlehem Capelia Plainfield Easton East Lawn Katellen and Reading are mentioned in visits and travel. The Hulls celebrated their fifteenth wedding anniversary with guests from Easton and Kostenbader. Drought continues causing water supply concern and crop hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Gold
Jacobsburg
Bushkill Centre
Stanley Teel
Romaine
Bangor
Edna
Junior Albert
Bethlehem
Fred Kostenbader
Robert F. Beers
Capelia
Alvin Shook
Albert Davidson
Plainfield
Catherine Davidson
Easton
Emory Trach
Alverna
East Lawn
Jacob J. Meek
Arletta Trach
Katellen
G. T. Hull
Linford Moyer
Frank Dare
Mamie Reese
Reading
Evelyn Sanders
Richlands Weather and Local Social Roundup
The article notes 95 to 100 degree heat over several days affecting crops and water supplies. It mentions a county bridge being built by H Depue in Lower Mt. Bethel. Social items include visits by the Puls family, guests from Brooklyn and New York, a Girls Canning Club meeting under Miss Marguerite Erikson, and a 44 H Club picnic at Indian Trail Park with residents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
H. Depue
Mt. Bethel Township
George C. Puls
Bangor
J. O. Puls
Suny
George R. Beers
Long Island
Brooklyn
New York
Girls’ Canning Club
Harry Depue
Marguerite Erikson
Easton
Clarence Fox
Allen Fisher
Mt. Pleasant
Indian Trail Park
Francis Thomas
Chapman Quarry
W. V. McIlhaney
Knotty Problem Revealed In City Life Dialogue
The Girl asks about a naughty problem in a book lent by the Professor who replies there was indeed a knotty problem. She seeks an explanation on city living versus country ease and what is missed most, mentioning a pocketbook and a watch.
Death Notice of Edward Lehr in Stockertown Area
Edward Lehr aged twenty one, son of Mr and Mrs E Chester Lehr of Haddonfield New Jersey, died August 10 in Atlantic City hospital from injuries after a July 10 accident on White Horse pike. He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and belonged to the Pennsylvania Historical Society. Burial details not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lehr
E. Chester Lehr
Haddonfield
N. J
Atlantic City Hospital
Lehr
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Historical Society
Winner Miller
Jean
Elizabeth
Fred Siebler
William
Robert
Shawnee-on-the-Delaware
E. D. Berkaw
Bergen
Ernest
Washington, D. C
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Samuel D. Price
Goliath
Foster
Warmar
Willig
Eagle
Geraldine Childress
Mianace
Forks Church
A. Newton Gish
New Rochelle
William H. Barral
Minnie Wormen
Daulter
Seth B. Struw
Willis Bartmew
Laura Comton
James Bartholomew
Farm Board
Drouth
Bill Heads
Dodgers
Allen Mack and
Bethener
Our Village
Richmond
Georges Carpentier
Fough Dempsey
America
Talkies
Stockertown
WM. J. Dilcherd
Clearfield, PA
Palm Beach
Henry Schlegel
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