Swarthmore Presbyterian Marks 28th Anniversary Service
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church celebrated its 28th anniversary with morning and evening services led by Dr. Shuttle and Rev. Marr. A special birthday offering for Near East children raised 500 dollars plus Sunday School gifts, with total expected to grow. The event featured historic sketches, greetings from local clergy, choir performances, and notes on church growth, war service, and fundraising totaling nearly 70 thousand dollars over three decades.
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Morni
Uttle
Church of God
Marr
Miller
Swarthmore College
Walter Humpey
Methodist
William
B. L. Kneedler
P C A Arrests Man for Cruelty to Pigs in Darby Creek
A Delaware County animal society report details cruel pig pen conditions below Norwood. The pig owner and caretaker were jailed and fined after exposing livestock to filth and starvation.
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Darby Creek
Norwood
Delaware County Society For the Prevention
Rurhave
Charles Kimble
James Fisher
Fragmented Schoolroom Dialogue Cited in Mercury Item
A garbled OCR fragment describes a schoolroom scene with quoted lines about co eds teachers and students. The text mentions a Boston schoolroom, a Mineipe notice, and a reference to discretion and a hanging, indicating a chaotic, overheard exchange rather than a clear event.
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Boston Se
Mineipe
Suspicious Character Arrested In Swarthmore Town
A suspicious man named John McShane, described as intoxicated, was taken into custody by Constable Branman while Chief Hayward was in court at Media. Employed at a Chester shipyard, he was released with a reprimand after no charge was filed and ordered to stay away from Swarthmore.
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Branman
Ing
Hayward
Media
John McShane
Chester
Swarthmore
Business Honor and the Duty of Keeping Promises
A reflective note on fair dealing in commerce urges firms to honor commitments from initial orders to post completion, noting inconvenience to others when promises are broken. It questions the crowd and references clashes over storefronts and clocks, urging more thoughtful, heartful treatment in business.
Christmas Celebrations Planned by Swarthmore Churches
Swarthmore churches announce Christmas week events. The Friends at Whittier House pack a mission barrel and host social hour. Presbyterian, Methodist, and Trinity churches schedule parties from December 23 to 28 with gifts for the Near East and the Angora Home orphans among guests. Donations to mission causes encouraged.
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Swarthmore
Whittier Louse
Society of Friends
Near East
Trinity Church
Angora Home
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Suburban Gas Company
Swarthmore Presbyterian
Easion
Frst
Dayton Whipple Hulburt
J. William Landis
J. N. Beistle
Harold Ainsworth
Theastor
F. M. Simons
Dayton Whipple Hulart
Amelia A. Hirst
J. Everton Ramsey
G. H. Elmorend
Joseph A. Berry
Man
Philadelphia Suburban Gas & Electric Company
Dloyees
J. D. Shattuck
Delaware County
Philadelphia City
Lansdale
Souderton
Telford
Montgomery County
Bucks County Public Service Company
Pottstown
Phoenixville
Cromby
Coatesville
West Chester
Ea O Dongog
Philadelphia
Dave Tuthill
Stanford
Willis- Paw
Ninfrey
Lester
Colden
Hillyard
Iry
Smith
Brown
Presyterian Church
Bible School
Rutledge
W. S. Bittle
John K. Hipple
Lansdowne
Tiindall’s
Lansdowne Ave
WM. M. Harvey
Telephone
George Schalles Rutledge
Escourt’s Meat Market
Woodland Avenue
Sugar
Butcher’s
Bologna
Escourt
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