Frontiersman Moses Van Campen Born in New Jersey
Pennsylvanian history notes Moses Van Campen a frontiersman and Indian scout born January 20 1757 in Hunterdon New Jersey later moved to Pennsylvania near the Delaware River. He served from 1775 in the Continental Line, aided Sullivan’s expedition, endured captures and escapes, and earned the rank of major before retirement in 1783.
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Moses van Campmen
Moses van Campen
Hunterton County
New Jersey
Cornelius van Campen
Pennsylvania
Delaware River
Northampton County
Water Gap
Moses
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Fishing Creek
Northumberland
Columbia County
Ju Hee Hatton
Atten Pamrine Moxges
Wyoming Valley
Snow Lies Heavy in Eastern Pennsylvania
Snow continued to fall across most of eastern Pennsylvania this morning with forecasts of lingering precipitation until later today. The temperature was around 28 degrees at 8 a m as conditions were expected to shift to rain later.
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Nternational News Service
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
All Metal U S Plane Is Being Tested Out
A new all metal American airplane the Loening Amphibian made its first test flight at Bolling Field by Lieut. Wendell Brockley. It is the first of ten for the army air service and can land on land or water. The cross country flight from New York to Bolling Field had no incidents and the craft handles well in speed and maneuverability.
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International News Service
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Wendell JJ. Brockley
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Birth found in public scales prompts mixed adoptions in Italy
In a small Italian town a newborn girl was found at the public scales where farmers pass through gates to pay tax. Five families vied to adopt, a mason winning by lot. The piece recounts Italy’s pre fascist era fears, religious concealment, and a priest who married, vanished, and became a monk, then returned to his priestly calling, with a divorce battle over civil marriage.
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Early Tuberculosis Cure Through Prompt Treatment
In Harrisburg on January 29, Dr. Edgar T. Shields of the Pennsylvania Health Department urged early treatment of tuberculosis. He warned that the disease is common but curable with proper care, listing danger signals such as fatigue, weight loss, digestive trouble, and shortness of breath. He emphasized that poverty should not delay seeking care, noting the risk persists for life if untreated.
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