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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1901
Page
4
A 1901 style column discusses American motherhood and women’s roles, criticizing early 19th century shifts toward art, reform, and work outside home. It cites training and schooling debates, urges balanced habits, and notes Pennsylvania’s election focus on voting machines and state constitutional amendments with cost and implementation concerns.
Death of John Steeley noted after illness. services held. Brethren at Mt Zion United Brethren church attend. Caernarven School Board reports budget matters and local election notices. President Linaolu chairs meeting as district reviews finances.
The board named seasoned teachers for Conestoga duties with all residents of the township except Miss Stultzius who arrived from Kansas to work on Conestoga actions.
A delay in tie delivery slowed trolley work but track reaches three hundred yards from the borough line at Isaac Sprecher’s farm. Service begins today with multiple round trip times between Lancaster New Holland and New Holland, fare is four bits. Track still needs ballast and leveling. regular service to come soon.
The notice lists nL vidios annual price at 47.00 with six months for 50 cents or three months for 25 cents, payable in Elvan. It also reports the marriage of Nixdorf and Minnie Borman of New Hal Inne, married in Lancaster on Thursday at 6 pm by Rev Haupt of Grace Lutheran. they will reside in Hinkletown.
A large billboard was erected at the corner of Railland avenue and Main street to display the show bills for the Welsh Brea' cine eu. By Thursday the space was covered with posters advertising the big show coming Monday June 1.
A Grube family reunion was held at Mrs. Maury Ann Myers home in Morgan Town Berks County. Attendees included sisters brothers aunts uncles cousins nephews and nieces from Morgantown Honey Brook Taneytown Churchtown New Holland and other areas numbering about seventy. Refreshments were served at noon and later in the afternoon with all enjoying the event.
A severe hailstorm and heavy rain swept northern county areas Sunday evening. Elizabeth, Clay, Penn, Coonatica, Warwick and Moohrata townships saw ground coverage and extensive damage to grain, fruits, and vegetables. Large hailstones and deep accumulations, with corn fields washed out in places, were reported from Lexing ton.
Geo Li Ranck and daughter Misa Elizabeth accompany a Pennsylvania editorial party to Buffalo New York this week. Ranck returns home Wednesday evening. Miss Ranck expects to return tonight. Philadelphia resident Truett Darrow visits town with friends. Lutherans attend Synod sessions in Allentown with Trinity Lutheran church delegates. Several local residents visit kin and guests include Miss Evangeline Hood from Philadelphia and Misses Jean Esther Woods Coatesville Mifflin James Germantown.”
The 1646th annual session of the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and adjacent states met at St. Michael Lutheran Church in Allentown chaired by Rev. J. Steinhaeuser. Reports show transfers, pastoral changes, new parishes, mission counts, finances, and debates on ordaining seminary graduates and abolishing the home missions board. Philadelphia selected as next year’s meeting site.
Hatville residents report visitors and family gatherings across Barnville Mill town Kinzer Intercourse and Snavely's mill. Weddings, church events, love feast at Bird in Hand and a semicentennial at Intercourse United Brethren are noted along with local visits and health updates.
The widow of Ww. M Amm o38 died near Buareville. She was a daughter of the late Tomes Black and a member of Olivet Baptist church. Survived by son W. W. Amos and sister Mrs Susanna Ronk of Lanewater.
The regular council meeting noted absence of the burgess and Jacob Showalter. Finance reported May receipts 18 4.56 balance 2106.97. bills paid 877.50. another 10.54 approved for work. License fees 931 deposited. Storb reported Jackson street work. The highway panel was instructed to lower trolley rail top by 3–4 inches and to hire a regulator to grade from the western borough line to Lillie Geist's property. An amendment to place track on the north side of Main Street from borough west to school house and Lutheran church to east borough line was rejected after objections. Light committee filed 0.1 in lighting and repairs bills, adopted for payment.
Evangelical Sunday school picnic scheduled for Saturday June 15 is postponed to a later date. P W Beam spent time in Philadelphia and locals attended a Reading show. Terre Hill Lodge members plan to visit Honeybrook I O O F Lodge next Tuesday. Mrs Maria Shiffer died at age 79 at her son Israel’s home after eleven weeks in bed. Funeral Monday 9:30 from Israel’s home with interment at Centre church cemetery.
The Lancaster Morning News will publish an industrial edition soon. The Mount Joy Herald has completed its forty eighth volume and is praised as one of the best papers in the county. The Florin Saturday Bulletin issued its first number last Saturday. Editor Percy P Schock of the Marietta Register is now referred to as grandad.
Friends describe Mrs Li of Penne Kan who had not left bed in seven years due to kidney and liver trouble nervous prostration and general debility. Three bottles of Electric Bitters brought her renewed strength and a sense of being a new person. She credits the remedy with restoring mobility.
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