Community notes from Littlestown and Adams county
Summer events begin June 21 at 6 01 pm with reunions at Pen Mar park July 26 and August 1. Receipts from Poppy Day in Hanover and Gettysburg total about $530. Miss Mary Himes Vale elected to teach health science and English in Gettysburg schools. Local farms sales and staff moves noted including N A Myers selling a 43 acre Mt Joy farm to Wilson Erb. Air derby plans for Gettysburg aviatrix Catherine Moran announced. Hanover and Littlestown road work and safety meeting attendance cited.
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Pen-Mar Park
Littlestown Lodge
McSherrystown Fire Company
Upper Bermudian Church
Pen-Mar
Hanover
Gettysburg
Mary Himes Vale
Carlisle
G. W. Stoner
Stapleton
Staten Island
N. Y
Littletown
Geemer
Guy Ony
Mildred Haar
Hood College
Lewis Wolf
Abbottstown
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Himeonuel Reformed Church
Arthur C. Musselman
Manor Center High School
CGC. A. Club of
York Sprurs
Williams Grove
Gettysburg College
Nellie Bergstresser
Lincoln Highway
Lancaster
Coatesville
State Highway Department
Charles Lobaugh
Aspers
Tthel
Adam Jr
Raymond
N. A. Myers
Mt. Joy
Wilson Erb
Fannie Baer
Paulboro
N. J
Harry E. Baer
Bert Koontz
Littlestown
Vernon
Mary
Charles Krumrine
Parkesburg
Burg
Herbert Krumrine
Catherine M. Moran
Gettysburg Aviatrix
Santa Monica
California
Cleveland
Ohio
Moran
Pennsylvania
Gillet
Berliner-Joyce Company
Alexandria
York and Adams County Association
United American Mechanics
Goldsboro
Hoover
Herbert C. Hoover
J. Harold Little
Hampton Council
Stewart Council
Telephone Service Survey Planned in Cumberland Valley
A general service survey will be conducted by the Cumberland Valley Telephone system from June 17 to 29. It covers every telephone subscriber to better acquaint users with service and to determine if home or business equipment is satisfactory and adequate.
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Cumberland Valley Telephone System
Henry Carroll Sneeringer and Mary Alice Smith listed
Henry Carroll Sneeringer of Conewa township and Mary Alice Smith of Mt. Pleasant township are named in a public notice. The record labels their townships and records the names for official handling.
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Henry Carroll Sneeringer
Conewago Township
Mary Alice Smith
Mt. Pleasant Township
Poisonous Insects in Bolivian Jungles and Rivers
The New York Times reports that Bolivian jungle regions along the River Roni host deadly insects. Species include the apasana bird eating spider eight to ten inches long with a fatal bite, the pale santo ant stinging like hot coals, zaputama grass bites, guanea sand bites, barexzus sand fly, sweat bees, ano pheles malaria carriers, and ticks and jiggers.
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Roni
Bolivia
New York Times
No Complete Leisure Even for Richest Man
A humorous reflection argues that no man has twenty four hours free for leisure. Even the wealthy face endless duties from sleep and grooming to bills, taxes, upkeep, and social calls, leaving little time for rest.
Recalling Old Times and the Stereopticon
An old Washingtonian recalls stereopticon shows with slide changes by buzzer and sleepy operators. He notes illustrated songs with sentimental four tenor acts and contrasts past diversions with present youth culture. The Washington Star sited.
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Pisa
Coliseum
Washington Star
Explosive Engine Principle Traced to Early Piston Work
The article recalls early engine concepts from the 18th century noting that steam moved a piston to lift a weight and atmospheric pressure completed the work. It mentions Hazen and a 1705 steam engine as early models before rotary motion became common.
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Mayrens
Hazens
Shrewd Boy Pays Debt Then Demands Two Cents
A Brockton boy visits a local store to settle his father’s bill. The merchant bills him for mailing, but the boy offers to pay the 2 cent postage and earns a nod for his savvy. The tale ends with the pair satisfied by the unusual cash handling.
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Brockton
Mass
Fractions Lesson Ends With Snips Instead of Fractions
A mother asks her daughter Sophia to count apple pieces to explain fractions. Sophia answers two for halves and four for quarters, then questions tiny snips, leading mother to defer the lesson to the teacher.
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Mother
Sophia
claims house raid leads to arrests in Hanover
Tilden Young and Richard Fissel were arrested after a raid attempt on the Shultz home near Sterner and Goodfellow garage. A hearing before Burgess Slagle freed them with warning to avoid further offenses. Shultz reported impostors claiming to be detectives from York.
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Tilden Young
Richard Fissel
Burgess Slagle
Hanover
Mrs. Shultz
Sterner and Goodfellow
Fissel
Young
Spring Grove
Train Schedule Changes for Local Routes
Train No. 46 bound for Hanover York and intermediates departs New Oxford at 8 40 a m instead of 8 48 a m Train No. 45 bound for Gettysburg Hagerstown and intermediates departs at 5 33 p m instead of 5 36 p m
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Hanover
York
New Oxford
Gettysburg
Hagerstown
Man Dies Suddenly in Gettysburg At 34
Neenie Toddes of Gettysburg dies of a heart attack Monday while en route to his brother George Toddes home after a downtown dinner. Aged 34, he was born in Gettysburg to the late John and Mrs. Toddes and is survived by one sister and four brothers including Edward and George Toddes. Funeral Thursday morning.
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Umer “Neenie” Toddes
Gettysburg
George Toddes
Toddes
John Toddes
Edward
Dalbey Estate Named Executrix After Harrisburg Death
The estate of Dr. J. P. Dalbey longtime Get tysburg physician who died Sunday evening at Harrisburg hospital is valued at 20000 dollars. Mrs Anna Dalbey sole legatee under the 1928 will is named executrix. Real estate is listed at 15000 dollars.
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J. P. Dalbey
Gettysburg
Harrisburg Hospital
Anna Dalbey
St Mark's Lutheran Sunday School patrons Loysville orphan Wolch Geist
Class No 3 of St Mark's Lutheran Sunday School Hanover chooses nine year old Wolch Geist of Loysville Orphans' Home as their patron. They will donate $150 yearly through teacher Alvin R Nissly.
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St. Mark's Lutheran Sunday School
Hanover
Loysville
Wolch Geist
Alvin R. Nissly
Oldest House Minster Abbey in Isle of Thanet Put Up for Sale
England's oldest house, the Oldest House Minster Abbey on the Isle of Thanet, is offered by order of trustees of the late Lord Conynham. The 11th century Norman manor, renovated around 1413, sits on the site of Edburga's monastery founded in the 8th century and destroyed in the 9th by Danes. It is described in Domesday Book as Thanet manor, said to be the island's only Saxon manor.
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Minster Abbey
Isle of
Thanet
England
Conynham
Edburga
Island
Kangaroo Superstitions Among Aboriginal Tribes
Australian aborigines hold myths about kangaroos warning of danger. Seeing an old man kangaroo signals nearby enemies. Dreaming of roos around camp foretells serious danger. During initiation, boys could not drink from water holes unless using a hollow roo bone.
Diet dispute ends in quirky plea to doctors
A reader asks the Times medical desk about dieting to fix his blue blood claim and to get a red, normal appearance, noting his partner is dieting for an unclear ailment. The humor highlights popular dieting obsessions and medical curiosity.
Bacon and Shakespeare Authorship Claims Across Three Points
The piece outlines three arguments for Bacon as the true author of Shakespeare. Similarities between passages, alleged ciphers in plays as Bacon signatures, and a post January 1621 letter from Sir Tobie Matthews are cited as supporting facts.
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Bacon
Shakespeare
Tobie Matthews
Not So Much Interest in Reading Said of the Hero
A fragment from Stowe's Monthly notes that the claim a hero "knows books" implies education and virtue, yet many interesting people do not discuss books. The author reflects on reading culture and personal exposure to books and writers.
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W. Stowe’s Monthly
Why do we call a tree a tree in the outdoors
A four year old child named Billy asks his mother why outdoor vegetation is called a tree while indoors it is a switch. The story notes Billy’s struggles with street safety bedtime and learning limits as he observes everyday language.
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Billy
Swisch
Billie
True Wife a Servant Ruskin Quotation
A quotation by Ruskin presents the idea that a wife serves her husband in his home and heart, purifying his flaws, strengthening him, and guiding him toward praise and peace amid the world’s struggles. It frames marriage as a moral partnership.
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Ruskin
Garrick and the Great Lexicographer Cross-Examination Jibe
A joke set in a courtroom scene where Dr Johnsing Garrick seeks a law column, the Great Lexicographer suggests marrying witnesses, and Garrick replies that a married man is used to cross examination.
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Garrick
Hartman Returns to Aspers For Summer Visit
Paul R. Hartman, a teacher in Mt Pleas ant township Westmoreland county, returns home to Aspers for the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs Edgar N Hartman. He will resume his school position in the fall.
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Paul R. Hartman
Mt. Pleasant Township
Westmoreland County
Aspers
Edgar N. Hartman
Hartman
Gettysburg School Board Demands 1928 Taxes Paid by June 30
The Gettysburg school board has instructed Wm. Ogden the borough tax collector to settle the 1928 tax duplicate in full. About 7000 dollars in 1928 taxes remain outstanding and must be paid by June 30.
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Gettysburg School Board
Wm. Ogden
Boro
Baltimore excursion draws 125 travelers to Gettysburg
One hundred twenty five Baltimore residents, identified as negro, joined a special Western Maryland excursion to Gettysburg on Monday.
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Baltimore
Gettysbarz
Maryland
Holiday Bible School Enrolls 223 in Hanover Churches
Three Reformed churches of Hanover host a Daily Vacation Bible School at TinY Refimed chapel with 223 students enrolled in the first session on Monday.
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Three Reformed Churches of
Hanover
Niy
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