Local notes on deaths, snow, and town life a century ago
Forty six marriage licenses were granted in the county last month. The town reports a man killed a big steer weighing 2750 pounds live, Nazareth mandolin club forming, and students and teachers in multiple schools. A coroner’s accident, railroad bridge test, and local politics including postmaster candidates are mentioned along with social mischief concerns and Leap Year dating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushkill Township
Lanius
Callithumpians
Walter Crawford
Crawford
Nazareth
Steward Schimdt
George Kistler
Slatington
Cross Roads
Moravian Church
Theological Seminary
Coroner Shultz
Easton
Center Street
Elizabeth Neu
A. B. Haffner
Firetown
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles W. Neu
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Delaware River
Frank Heller
Hecktown
Newburg
Chicago
Edwin Walter
Georgetown
Joseph Richline
Allen C. Steckel
Israel F. Steckel
Crystal
Bath
Phillipsburg
N. J
Cear
Local notes recount visits and events in Nazareth area
Eighteen years ago Mrs. Henry Knauss spent days with friends in Beersville while Howard Phillips returned from Easton Hospital after treatment for injuries at the Penn Allen Cement Co. plant. Numerous residents and visitors, including families from Utica and Philadelphia, were noted for trips, work, and social activities. high school basketball schedules and church matters were also reported alongside hunting trips and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knauss
Beersville
Howard Phillips
Easton Hospital
Penn- Allen Cement Co
Leonard Herman
Utica
N. Y
Joseph Fulmer
Nazareth High School
Churchman
Business College
J. A. Miller
Eshterville
Georgetown
Mabel Etschman
Gussie Etschman
Philadelphia
Mary Heyer
Bethlehem
George Heyer
F. H. Ruloff
Harrisburg
C. F. Ruloff
Carrie Walker
Bush & Bull's Department
St. Peter's Reformed Church
Plainfield Township
Florence Brockman
Bessie Patterson
Stephan Trein
Niskey
Kensington Hospital
Milton A. Smith
Balboa Canal Zone
Panama
Mr. Smith
Cross Roads
Quartermasters Department
Canal Zone
William Hunter
Bath
E. E. Arnold
New York City
J. J. Mayrosh
Morris Frable
Town
Adam Frable
Pocono Lake
Frank Leminger
Nazareth Planning Mill Co
Frank P. Hahn
Martin Guitar Works
James 8. Fry
Pike County
Edward Kostenbacher and
Famly
Iear
Belfast
Fred Kostenbader
New
Population Trends in Pennsylvania Readership Column
A recurring column surveys Pennsylvania population shifts and resources. It notes population decline, lower births, and migration seeking work, then asks readers whether smaller populations are beneficial, if growth will resume, and what policies might approach a stationary or shrinking population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennylvania
Should Inducers Be Offered To Raise Larger Families In Pa
A long proposal questions whether inducements to grow families are wise given Pennsylvania's housing shortage and income inequality. It questions how to build low cost homes, balance wealth, and adapt employment as modern machinery displaces work. It asks if government should create jobs and how to distribute labor and wealth more broadly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
America
A Spot of Ice in Winter Time
A playful description of slipping on a slippery winter spot. The narrator rehearses a short run of four steps then a slide with arms spread. A small loss of balance leads to a fall as the feet fly out and the sitter follows.
Bricklayers Begin Work on New Silk Mill at Hecktown
In Hecktown bricklayers started work on the silk mill on Saturday. A horse valued at 250 dollars owned by The Trumbower Coal Co. was struck with kidney trouble while going down Broad Street Wednesday morning and fell in the road. It was placed on a drag and taken to the stable. Benjamin Lehman supervised the teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hecktown
Trumbower Coal Co
Broad Street
Benjamin Lehman
Christmas Home of a Little Mother in Neurth Dakota
A reflective verse treats Christmas as a spiritual season lifting hearts toward starry homes. It recalls family voices, quiet prayers, and children asking Santa for gifts, ending with the idea of renewed birth in tiny homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neurth Dakota
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Dewalt
Speer
Wolhbach
Pocono
Monroe County
Charles Loux
Dry Run
Lafayette College
Bangor
Portland
George W. Cope
O. H. Knecht
Samuel Odenwelder
Cope
Cleveland
J. J. Heintzelman
Alice Heintselman
Camden
Dr. Kolb
Leon Kolb
Optometrist
Main St
Maytag
Maytag As
Nazareth Coal & Lumber Co
OCERN
Pontiac
Plymouth
Oldsmobile
the Square Deal
Paff
Darrohn
Nazareth-Easton Road
C. Trucks
Ountain
Los Angeles
Samstag
Dayton Avenue
Pronto
Call Easton
the Chemical Pub. Co
Easton, PA
Bone
Whitman
Paul W. Heckman
South Main St. Ceeset
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