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Nazareth Item

Location

Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1927

Page

4

Local residents enjoy Fourth of July travels and visits

Town residents and visitors from Bethlehem Allentown Easton and nearby towns spent the Fourth of July visiting relatives and touring sites. Motor trips to Gettysburg Harrisburg Ocean City Ocean City Cape May and Crystal Cave were common. Families such as Stuber Hoch Fehr and Scott households hosted guests while others traveled for reunions and leisure.

M. BE. Stuber Naeb Sedan V. L. D. Lasarus St. Mark's St. Stephen's Brooklyn N. Y Edwin Jones Elmer Koehler Rutherford N. J Peck's Pond Esther Beitler Bethlehem Archie Hellick Frank Remonley Woodrow Easton James E. Remaley South Main Street George R. Abel Clarendon Virginis Benjamin Fehr William E. Smith Marie Best Charles Werner Bath Harry Minnich Loyd George Hartzell Walter Minnich Irene Knecht Town Geary A. Gunn John Mohr Oliver Steinmetz Robert J. Becker Upper Nazareth Township C. J. Becker Moore Township Stanley J. Fehr Messinger Harry Munger William Wr Oscar G. F. Edelman Hecktown Hope Cemetery Company Frank Martin E. Alice Leopold Hermon Hark Charles McNair Logans Stroudsburg George Flumer Belvidere Frank Messinger Belvidere Street David Snyder Percy Kidd Truman Philadelphia George 8 Kleckner Arndt's Church John Stametz Joseph Ruth Willam Stametz Wernersville Jacob Stark Victor Stark Lititz George Hahn Ella Florence Charles Rohn Harry Buss Hellertown Albert Smith John Ruloff Gettysburg Robert Wesant Palmer Township Jacob Serfass Viola Serfass Donald Levine Longenbach Pine Street William Dereamer Hartford Asher Renner J. Steward Eyer Lorraine Irvin Radjer John Engler Andella Derr Tatamy Cape May Ocean City Atlantic City Oram Kraemer Harold Dorothy Cope Crystal Cave Arthur Kraemer Ellwood Allentown Marshall Fehr East Centre Street Wilbur Pike, Jr James Meyers George Fehr George Kirkenthall John Jones Pen Argyl J. L. Simons Beatrice Hagenbuch Paradise Falls Cyrus Kuntz Walter Scheirer Marcus Fehnel Atea_Harvey Haupt George Greene Fohilavens Nazarenes Hamgead L. L Edgar B&b D. E. Keim George W. Kirkenthall Sylvester Eberts H. H. Herbester Steinmetz Broad Street Oliver Weaver Hawley John Edelman Josephine Abbott Rothrock Reuben Cole Mud Pond Pike County Anna Hertzog William Hertzog Cherry Hill Peter Heckman Hamburg Ambrose Gower

Local families enjoy Fourth of July outings and trips

A record of residents including Mr. and Mrs. Asher Brown Mr. and Mrs. Oram Kraemer and families on Lake Mineola outings. Several groups travel to Washington D C and New York state visiting West Point. Others camp along the Delaware River and visit parks. A land purchase of ten lots, and students returning to Schnectedy Me chanical School appear in the notes.

Thomas E. Snyder Henry Schlegel Lititz George Morris Jenkinstown John F. Bardill Harry J. Seyfried Edwin Eberts Womelsdorf Renne Naomi Carrie Walker Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Ocean City Annapolis Gettysburg Harrisburg Lewis P. Werkheiser Good Roads New Jersey Morristown Cone John M. Kern Luther Batt Delaware Water Gap Asher Brown Oram Kraemer Harold Dorothy Cope Lake Mineola Edwin F. Troxell Allen D. Troxell Washington, D. C Walter Crawford Julia J. Allen Schaeffer Miss Marian Mary Bachman Maude Menhennit Bosale Walters Town F. Boehn Clarence Boehm Bethlehem New York State West Point Marian C. Schaeffer Madeline C. Hughes Bristol Conn William James Henry Walter Bachman Edwin Kurtz Delaware River Belvidere Irvin Snyder Pauline Lehigh Fogelsville John Susla Upper Nazareth Township Clinton A. Groman Allentown William Leh Mechanical School Schnectedy N. Y Ellen Leh Leh John Sylvester Kern Willis Hagenbuch Lucile Quill Danner New York City Owen Danner Edwin Smith

Market prices and quirky quotes from old paper

A jumble of local market figures for corn wheat oats barley straw and hay plus butter eggs Swiss cheese lard chickens and prices, followed by a wry line about cherry pie and a cheeky note on Columbia the gem of the ocean and a quip about an old fashioned woman and her age.

Columbia

Coroner Dr Walter J Cathrall Veteran and Medal Recipient

Dr Walter J Cathrall seeks re election as coroner. A Spanish American and World War veteran he holds a Congressional medal presented by Theodore Roosevelt for bravery on July 10 1904. He notes never burying a pauper in his tenure.

Walter J. Cathrall Theodore Roosevelt

Curious mermaid myths through the ages

An old notice compares ancient Greek mermaids with later reports describing increasingly grotesque creatures. It cites a Natal capture said to scream, sixteen ribs, ox-sized heart, and a dugong as a likely source of the myth, noting the creature’s heavy chin and tufted hair.

Mermane Natal

Local Confusion Over Dinner Invitation Embarrasses Host

A fragment from the Boston Transcript recalls Mrs Brown inviting guests while a father was away. The casual remark “you may as well start dinner” triggers embarrassment for the host as details blur with references to a four year old and odd phrasing. The piece notes social etiquette amid the confusion.

Este Berta

Ancient Sanhedrin: 70-member Jewish tribunal in antiquity

The Sanhedrin was the supreme Jewish council from the Maccabean era to Jerusalem's destruction by Titus in 71 AD. It had 70 members including chief priests, elders and scribes, with the high priest presiding, and held jurisdiction in each settlement. After Judea became a Roman province, the death penalty was removed from the Sanhedrin.

Jerusalem Judea

Bag of Tricks Fable Notes Fox and Cat Theme

A fragmented fable fragment compares the fox and the cat and mentions a fez lamenting the cat's single shift. It references a "bag of tricks" and a phrase about having many tricks in reserve for emergencies, called "the bottom of the bag."

Prosperous town man recalls rise from ragged fons to wealth

A prosperous man with a large waistcoat recounts arriving in town 20 years ago when all his funds were tied up in an indiana handkerchief. He now owns 300 acres and a factory at the edge of town, revealing he carried six thousand dollars in cash and bonds in the bandanna.

First Gray Elegy editions fetch high prices at auction

When Gray's Elegy first printed in 1751 copies sold for a shilling, recent London sale nears $5,000. The record price for a first edition surpassed $7,000 in 1924. The original manuscript along with Ode On a Distant View is housed at Eton College library.

Thomas Gray London

Mustard as Emetic Obit Fragment and Home Remedy Notes

Fragmented obituary text mentions mustard as emetic and notes home remedies for smelling fish off hands. It references mustard mixed with salt and milk for full flavor. The readable lines provide antiquated culinary and medicinal hints without full context.

Local Picnic and Reunion Calendar for Nazareth Area

A compiled schedule lists numerous picnics reunions and events across the Nazareth area from August through October. Highlights include Hoch family reunion at Nazareth Fair Grounds, Moorestown Sunday School picnic, Bushkill Center and Nazareth Band music, American Legion carnival on Casey lots, and the 75th annual Northampton County Agricultural Society fair at Nazareth Fair Grounds. Also noted are multiple church picnics, youth groups, and a Firemen’s Association convention in Shamokin.

Tatamy Fire Company Tatamy Carnival Hoch Nazareth Fair Grounds Moorestown Church Lawn Bethlehem Band Plainfield Union Plainfield Picnic Grove Wind Gap Bushkill Center Grove Nazareth Buahkill Center American Legion Casey Lots South Broad Street Prospect Park Streets Stoudt Oakland Park Bushkill Park Koehler Wind Gap Park Schoeneck Moravian Zion Stone Church Stemnton Dryland Hecktown Kemmerer Choir of Easton Forks Choir Association Bushkill Centre Hahn Northampton County Agricultural Society Fehner Family Reunion Association Firemen's Association of the State of Pennsylvania Gshamokin

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