Tourists warned of typhoid epidemic
The Keystone Automobile Club urges travelers to skip Montreal and nearby areas this summer due to a typhoid fever outbreak described by the U S Health Service as probably unprecedented in a major city this century. The health service notes infected milk supply and limited disease control staff contributing to thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths in Montreal since March 1.
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Keystone Automobile Club
Montreal
United States Health Service
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Bart
Health Service
State aids blind children in education program
Little Charlie Renner was last to graduate and now attends the Pittsburgh School for the Blind, with others from the Arthur Home as babies at Overbrook and Pittsburgh Schools. The State provides education and care for blind children, and mothers should contact Mrs. Alden or Mr. Reiter to report babies to receive help.
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Shine
Little Charlie Renner
Pittsburgh School For the
Arthur Home
Overbrook
Pittsburgh
Trinkle Boy Drowns In Delaware River At Sandt's Eddy
Edward Trinkle seven, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Trinkle of Bath R F D living near ere was drowned in the Delaware River at Sandt's Eddy in front of the Lehigh Portland Cement plant between 9 and 10 am Friday. Helpers worked nearly an hour and three quarters to revive him using artificial respiration and pulmotor. The boy had been visiting the Meneer family and with six year old Robert Meneer went to bathe near a rope anchored raft. A raft rope extended to shore and the boys advanced hand over hand. The body was recovered by Harold Taylor, with divers assisting and medical staff from Lehigh Cement and nearby homes aiding in resuscitation efforts. The Boston Hospital ambulance carried the pulmotor team to Sandt's Eddy, but efforts continued until about 11:45 am without success. The incident remains under investigation.
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Edward Trinkle
Frank Trinkle
Bath
Ere
Delaware
Sandt's Eddy
Lehigh Portland Cement
Boward
Earl
Meneer
Lehigh Cement Company
Robert Meneer
Menear
Edwid
Harold Taylor
Aaron Ostrander
E. H. Diskenehied
Boston Hospital
John Nagle
Anthony Sparta
H. Fugate
Allentown
Local News Briefly Told
Miss Stella Rissmiller spent the weekend visiting Hattie and Gladys Haupt of Easton. Many local families noted visits and picnics, with church choir members and several reunions planned in Nazareth Grose grove and Moser Park, Lehigh county.
Obituary for Michael B Kreidler 82 in Allentown
Michael B Kreidler aged 82 died Sunday morning at 6 40 at the home of his daughter Mrs W F Heil on Turner street Allentown after a weeklong illness He lived in Allentown since 1919 previously Bath resident He was a United Evangelical church member and former Sunday school superintendent borough councilman and school director A skilled blacksmith he is survived by three children Rev Henry D Kreidler Mrs Sally M Cressman and Mrs Emma Heil and one brother George W Kreidler Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 30 pm from the Heil home 1107 Turner street with a continued service at Trinity Evangelical Church Tenth and Chestnut Streets Allentown Burial in Greenmount Cemetery Bath
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Michael B. Kreidler
W. F. Heil
Bishop Heil
Turner Street
Allentown
Bath
United Evangelical Church
Henry D. Kreidler
Reading
Sally M. Cressman
Emma Heil
George W. Kreidler
Heil
Trinity Evangelical Church
Tenth
Chestnut Streets
Greenmount
Silfies Reunion Planned for Nazareth Fairground
The Bilfes Family Reunion Association executive committee plans the annual reunion for July 30 at Nazareth Fairground. A strong program is arranged with the Peerless Orchestra of Nazareth delivering music and speakers including Rev. A. R. Apple of Moorestown parish. J. H. Silfies of Bath is president, Floyd Roth of Nazareth R. No. 2 is secretary, and Alvin P. Silfies of Nazareth R. No. 1 is treasurer.
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Bilfes Family Reunion Association
Nazareth Fairground
Orchestra of
Nazareth
A. R. Apple
Moorestown
J. H. Silfies
Bath
Floyd Roth
R. No. 2
Alvin P. Si
Cony as an Old English Name
A brief note discusses the name Cony, described as an old English given name possibly used in historical records. It notes variations in spelling and hints at linguistic roots while avoiding modern usage or detailed genealogical data.
Death of Former Bathite Mrs Mary Fish
Mary R Mulhallon Fish widow of Hiram B Fish longtime Bath resident died at her Pleasantville New Jersey home Friday morning Born March 21 1844 she was in her 84th year Her parents were Dr John C Mulhallon and Elizabeth Kern Mulhallon of Bath She taught school in Bath 1860 to 1864 married in 1872 to Hiram B Fish She is survived by son Clyde Fish Pleasantville and daughter Bertha M Fleming New York City Funeral services were held in Pleasantville on Tuesday with interment at Greenmount Cemetery Bath Rev W D Chamberlain Bath pastor conducting further services Funeral notice notes her civic church involvement and revolutionary ancestry
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Mary R. Mulhallon Fish
Hiram B. Fish
Pleasantville
N. J
Bath
John C. Mulhallon
Elizabeth Kern Mulhallon
William Fish
White Haven
Pennsylvania
Fish
Arthur E. Mulhallon
Col
Jacob Kern
Gov. Wolf
George Palmer
New York State
Clyde Fish
Bertha M. Fleming
New York City
Palmer M. Kern
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church
Greenmount Cemetery
W. D. Chamberlain
Saturday Storm Strikes Local Area and Causes Damage
A severe electrical storm hit Saturday afternoon causing damaged light wires, uprooted trees, and flooded streets. The State Highway crew delayed finish work but completed it later in the week. Farmer John Ebenwright lost two cows sheltering under a tree as lightning struck nearby. Nearby towns Portland and Chapman borough reported no rain.
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John Ebenwright
Portland
Chapman Borough
Funeral of Mrs Bossard at Home of Daughter
Funeral services for the late Mrs J W Bossard were held Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter Mrs J Evan Hirtle on Main Street. Rev W U Helffrich officiated with Miss Anna Cole Miss Jean Wor man and Reginald Helffrich singing hymns. Floral tributes were numerous and pretty with many out of town attendees.
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J. W. Bossard
J. Evan Hirtle
Main Street
W. U. Helffrich
Anna Cole
Jean Worman
Reginald Helffrich
Bath baseball aggregation falls to Phillipsburg A C nine to five
Phillipsburg A C defeated Bath nine to five as the visitors connected for 14 safeties while Bath mustered 10 hits. Jones was worn down by the visitors who also committed five errors to Bath's one.
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Bath
Phillipsburg A.C
Jones
Pennsylvania Blind Babies Sent to New Jersey Sunshine Home
Seventeen states aid blind infants with care funds. Pennsylvania sends five more children Edith Alfron Martin from Herbert Steelton and Uniontown to the Arthur Sunshine Home and Kindergarten in New Jersey. The homes are educational not custodial. Pennsylvanians may be returned if schooling fails. Brooklyn Sunshine Home has room for twenty more. report potential candidates to Mrs John Alden or Frank H Reiter.
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Pennsylvania
Peternational Sunshine Homes
John Alden
New York City
Alden
Frank H. Reiter
Arthur Sunshine Home
N. J
Edith
Alfron
Martin
Herbert
Marjorie
Steelton
Cecil
Uniontown
Arthur
Brooklyn
Fifth Ave
Department of Public Instruction
Harrisburg
Arthur Sun
Fragmentary notice yields mystery quote from old article
A fragmented OCR passage hints at a disrupted scene where a gunner intervened during a tirade, leaving readers with an unclear, tense moment about a visit and a triggering remark. Names, dates, and clear facts are absent, offering only atmospheric remnants.
Synthesis of a Bore From the Atlantic Monthly recipe
A Boston Transcript quotation inflates a bored synthesis recipe. It mocks unhumorous writing by listing ingredients such as unleavened egotism dry facts and statistics stuffed dates and personal anecdotes. The piece preserves tone and exposes sterile prose.
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Atlantic Monthly
Boston Transcript
Book of Revelation au mien overview note
A terse note discusses the phrase revelation in this context as singular rather than plural, contrasting common misuses with the proper form. It references the term Book Me Revelations and flags frequent but erroneous plural usage in discussion.
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Au Mien
Cat Nine Lives Origin Myth Reference Catheaded Goddess
A fragmented passage notes a claim that the saying about cats having nine lives derives from ancient worship of a catheaded goddess named Pashi in Egyptian lore. It cites a writer on mythology attributing the origin to this deity.
Virtue Found In Persistent Human Endeavor
A reflective line from Stuart Sherman in Critical Woodcuts praising patience and energy as sources of refreshment when virtue appears through sustained effort and disciplined exploration. The quote underscores merit emerging from steadfast inquiry and humane restraint.
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Stuart Sherman
Tuberculosis is a contact disease warns health official
Weekly Health Talk cites Dr Theodore B Appel urging precaution against TB. He notes many patients are not bedridden, many deny seriousness, and warns against sharing drinking cups and close contact. Emphasizes use of paper cups and following doctor orders, especially to protect children.
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Theodore B. Appel
Pennsylvania
Hard to Escape From Tyranny of Custom
Lewis Mumford argues in the American Mercury that modern homes, dominated by compact heated rooms and tight footwear, have made rugs and carpets largely unnecessary yet rug makers vacuum cleaner salespeople and decorators push them as indispensable decor, locking in outdated design habits.
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Lewis Mumford
American Mercury
Arctic Tern Holds Record as Traveler Somewatee
The Arctic tern is described as making the longest migration, from Arctic breeding grounds to the Antarctic, with annual flights around 11,000 miles. It moves between hemispheres, crossing from Labrador to Venezuela, and back again, seeking a steady climate. The bird nests in the Arctic but winters near the Antarctic, traveling at about 75 miles per day, and taking ten months to shift seasons.
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Labrador
Venezuela
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Pate
Local contractors win school job and teachers elected
The board awarded Robert W. Nolf the contract to furnish and install ten toilet fixtures in the Fairview building for 695 dollars. Bonds for 1927 staff and tax collector were approved. Supplies orders totaling 547.71 were ratified and two panic poles approved for Whitfield. Proposals for coal for 1927-28 from Trumbower and Nazareth Coal were considered.
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Shimer
Kern
Robert W. Nolf
Fairview
Yea
Martin
Hawk
Gold
W. F Kerp
H. F. Ziegler
MN. T. Swarts
R. C. Griffith
J. Anangst
H. M. Kleckner
A. E. Frants
William P. Gano
Andrew G. Kern
H. B. Munger
W. K. Shimer
Edward EB. Babb
Milton Bradley Co
J. L. Hammett Co
Peckham, Little
Roberts & Meek
Commercial Paste Co
Whitfield
Lehigh
Trumbower Company
Nazareth Coal Company
School Board Proceedings 1927 Motion Votes and Appointments
Meeting notes list motions approving staff appointments and terms for 1927 1928 with names Kern Martin Shimer Gold Hawk and others voting yea or nay adjournment by C J Knauss. It records supervising principal candidates Miss Mae Wun Miss Princily and Miss G Bahneen and a truancy officer Frank.
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Reg
Yea Ksein
Hawk
Shimer
Gold
Martin
Jeddo Wee Am
Baker Brothers
Kern
Yea
Misa Mae Wun
Princily
Goig
G. Bahneen
Toach
Frank
Fairview
E. D. Whitfield
Wagner High School
William Motion
C. J. Knauss
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Margaret Beers
J. H. Leem
The
Reformed Sabbath School
Washington Street
W. H. Beringer
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley
B. F. Rohn
J. H. Sencenbach
Francis Hickey
College Chum
Helffrich
New York
L. H. Kleppinger
John Kleppinger
Northampton
W. H. Wotring
D.D
Coventry
Y. M.C
Anna M. Reynolds
Bethlehem
Victor E. Woodring
Maine
Canada
Edward Wagner
Master
Kutztown
Crystal Cave
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Snyders Church
Raymond Groff
Sam
Jane Horner
Charles Bender
Malinda Messinger
Milton A. Graver
Trenton
Melvin Warren
Clinton Bartholomew
George Bickoff
Amanda Bickoff
Mauch Chunk
Mark R. Kreidler
Clarence H. Kreidler
Newark
Young Peoples Guild of Christ Reformed Church
Union Picnic
A. E. Jones
St. Louis
John G. Nissley
Edward Heard
Holy Land
United Brethren Church
Vernie Hirtle
Wilmington
Del
Boston
Mass
Mahone Bay
Nova Scotia
Townsend
George F. Hutchison
Kenneth Frey
Richard Hahn
Betty
Pocono Pines
George Rehrig
Floyd J. Dech
Junior
Town
Mia
Frank H. Michael
Ernst
Viola
Burke
Margaret Burke
Russell Reph
Dorney's
Carl Meaner
Andrd Wagner
Tiam Jacobson
New
Stella Rissmiller
Hattie
Gladys Haupt
Easton
Hattie Haupt
Miss Risemiller
Dick Kruse
Penn-Dixie Cement Company
Perry
Georgia
Stanley R. Woodring
George Woodring
Robert Ginther
Mae
Frank Yeh
Harper's
William Kleppinger
Easton Hospital
Reformed Church
Weona Park
Pen Argyl
George Bilvert
Hess
Grose’ Grove
NASA
New England States
Harriet King
William Gano
Charles Koebler l
Raymond
Kenosha
Wic
Samuel Koehler
East Walnut Street
William Lott
Lester Scott
Robert Nolf
Lena Marcks
Frances Wotring
Florence Smith
Ellen Ruloff
Mary Wagner
Elizabeth Kraemer
Kathryn Werkheiser
Martha Knauss
Silfies
Baseball
Northwood Guide
Girkeer
Tginia Owens
Craw
Wis
East End
Garag General
Sinclair Gas
Fred J. Scheet
Nazareth, PA
Independent
Qj, Company Inc
Easton Road
Dunlop
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