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Newspaper
New Holland Clarion
Location
New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1908
Page
3
The article argues that manners are formed in the nursery years, not later, as children absorb impressions every moment. Mothers may neglect early training, yet a child's receptive stage sets the tone for mature behavior by adopting gentle habits and language from those around them.
The text urges keeping a hopeful view during hardship, insisting troubles build strength and fortitude. It argues the sunbeam outshines gloom, noting challenges sharpen character and time will bring clearer days. It uses imagery of a blue sky after blackness and a bright end to dark nights.
A call for a practical faith that guides daily conduct in work, family, and commerce. It envisions a religion blending principle with feeling, producing self control and calm in action, and turning hopeful romance into steadfast home life. It emphasizes works born from faith rather than mere church attendance.
A brief meditation extols a path that offers life and joy to all who follow it, urging readers to embrace a guiding tread that leads to fulfillment and peace across daily existence.
A citizen returns home with a small basket of trust, while another carries candy. A contrast is drawn between a life of simple home comforts and a critic who spoils joy with harsh judgment. The piece invites readers to consider which path they would choose or be.
The writer argues women will outpace men in industry and finances. Citing a salary example, a female stenographer rises to run a major bank division for 10k yearly, replacing a 25k male. The piece predicts women’s future in business and co educational universities, with women earning top prizes.
Mechanicsburg and Milton visitors attend Lutheran parsonage events while road work to Heller’s Church advances toward macadam completion in about a month. Zion’s Lutheran fall convention set for September 29–30 at Zion’s Church with Lancaster Lebanon prayer leaders. Local baseball at Bird-in-Hand ends 6–4 after seven innings. Junior Band plays. Mechanicsburg Band to perform at Germania Maennerchor outing. Zion’s Luther League elects D H Weidler president, G Phillip Bard vice president, Mary Bard secretary, Donald E Weicksel treasurer. Keystone Orchestra thanked for music at League lawn sociable. Weicksel thanks the league for pulpit edition gift. Literary program features Mary Bara Dora Weicksel readings. early church history discussed. Jacob Zuch begins excavating for new home on King lot. Welkeel preaches at Chenan Mission Lancaster. Harvest Home Services planned.
The Lutheran Church holds harvest festival services Sunday at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The morning sermon will mark the harvest festival and the evening will feature two choir selections and a harvest address. The church will decorate with grain and produce to be sent to the Lutheran Orphans Home next week, with a special offering for Synod beneficence and donations of food for the orphans' home welcome.
The North American will publish a 16 page Woman's Section on September 20 showcasing the latest Paris and American fashion styles before they reach stores or other publications. Paris designers provided drawings and garments not yet seen in Paris public, marking North American as a premier medium for new designs in this country.
In Voganville Ira Kurtz led a Sunday school outing to the Cones toga near Chain Bridge with six teens. John L. Gebman accompanied from Martindale. Two diphtheria cases reported. J Frank Brubaker orders quarantine. Town schools reopen well. George Weaver builds a house. Social news includes a Steffy family reunion in Malvern and BH A. Showalter's wedding to Laura Killian. Also reports tobacco crop, potato yields, grape crop, and Sousa band excursion with John Richardson in the band.
William Shirk and Ralph Weiler visit relatives in Philadelphia. Isaac Nolt buys a gasoline engine to thresh and chop. P B E Shirk patents a new tobac co sheaf and nat s a great demand. Blue Ball coach shop and hotel receive paint. H M Shirk adds kitchen and south porch. Martin Heigely’s house under roof. Geo K Diller roof, doors being installed. B F Stauffer builds house and stable. sales at Diller’s Thursday. E S Geist and others visit Solomon High. Musselman cans tomatoes and makes cider. Local bank holiday. turnpike work between Blue Ball and New Holland begins.
Mrs. Martin Stauffer fell and badly sprained her ankle last Thursday. Dr B M Winters found no bone breaks. Auctioneer B W Witmer sold the Newswanger estate farm to Christian Shirk for 2325 dollars near Shirk’s tanyard. I N Kramer and family attended the Chester County fair in West Chester, with wagons on display. John Bitts Jr held a cattle sale with fair prices. Tobacco farmers have been busy housing their crop. Jacob Shirk on Jonas Martin’s farm suffered two weeks of typhoid fever. Nora Armald of Reading vacationing with Martin Stauffer’s. Mrs Anna Stauffer of Philadelphia visited. Martin Weiler of Philadelphia also visited. both former village residents. Mrs Stauffer long served as postmistress. Mr Weiler taught at East Ber and Balnabury.
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