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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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