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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
5
A wedding in 1918 ends with Captain Allen delivering a telegram that forces him to report to headquarters the next day. Eleanor, determined to share the moment, travels to a mountain inn alone before reconciling with her husband when he arrives. The couple finds solace in each other as they start their brief, bittersweet separation.
Wheat harvest advances and haymaking nears end as farmers report good yields. Garden vegetables are plentiful. cherry crop exceeds expectations. June frosts mild and fragrant, band concerts at Hillcrest and a Patriotism show at Harner's theater promise a lively Fourth.
Arrangements by DeHaven and Butts for band concerts at Hillcrest on July 4th at 2 PM and 7 PM features the Lancaster Boys Band. The event invites all to enjoy the music and view the improvements on the building grounds.
Reformed Preparatory Service will be held at St Stephen Reformed Church on Sunday morning at 10 80 o clock and at Zelten reich's Church at 7 80 in the evening with Communion services on the following Sunday July 7th.
In Morgantown Lancaster resident Master Leon Hoffman visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Hoffman. Mrs Edward Essex spends weekend in Philadelphia with husband at sister in law Mrs John Patton s home. Edward Gabriel held a cow sale in Morgantown stock yards with cows fetching high prices. Various locals entertain or visit from Reading Terre Hill West Chester Ardmore and Fivepoints. Jacob Warner and Ben Hanes were called to the colors and sent to Camp Greenleaf.
Instructions detail selecting the finest raspberries, crushing the rest with white currants, extracting juice, boiling juice with sugar, reintroducing fruit, and sealing the jam in sterilized jars. The note mentions dipping jar tops in melted paraffin to prevent spoilage and attributes the recipe to Marion Harland from No Excuse Sondering.
LN Martin and wife joined by Katie and John Martin and wives visited Terre Hill relatives. Joseph Shirk spent weekend at Churchtown visiting Charley Bunn and wife. Mary Martin and daughters entertained Mrs H S Witmer and granddaughter Reta Martin. Numerous neighbors hosted gatherings with extended families and sick lists noted.
Sunday social visits dot SHIRKTOWN as Shirk families and friends from Paradise New Holland and nearby towns gathered. The Evangelical church held Children’s Day exercises and Red Cross planned two sewing machines plus a festival in August. Mahlon and Helen Seidel visited T L Seidel and family in Reading.
Local businesses and banks will close Thursday July 4 as a general holiday. Post offices will adjust hours and mail service will be affected.
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