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who have questions but don’t
know who to ask for answers.
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cause we sometimes need to
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details. We will not publish
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request it.
QUESTION - M. Brubaker,
Womelsdorf, has a doll collec
tion and wants the name or
phone number of someone
who knows which dolls are
old.
QUESTION - Esther Leig
how, 912 White Hall Rd., Dan
ville, PA 17821 wants to know
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where she can purchase a
copy of the Little Golden Book,
“And the Rabbit is Next.” The
Leighows originally purchased
the book for their granddaugh
ter about 22 years ago but
haven’t been able to find a
copy since then for their
granddaughter.
QUESTION - Shirley Runk
wants to know how to get rid
of carpenter bees, those big
bumble bees that bore holes
in wood all around the house.
Pest control hasn’t helped.
She had someone spray and it
only lasted until the end of
summer. The next summer the
bees were back In full force.
QUESTION - Sue Stoner,
P.O. Box 16, Cornwall, PA
17016-0016, wants patterns
for penny rugs. (Editor is not
familiar with this term but per
sons who make them would
understand this request).
QUESTION - Prodence
Pendleton, Lisbon, Conn.,
writes that she has a Stihl
weedeater No. FS62, which
came with a one string holder.
When it wore out, a two
stringer was installed as a re
placement. Prodence is now
73 years old and hates trying
to double string it. Can some
one tell her how to get a one
string attachment?
QUESTION - In what year
do the 17-year cicadas appear
again?
QUESTION - Prodence
Pendleton, 54 Nygren Rd., Lis
bon, Conn.
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placement coffee pot is
needed.
QUESTION - Reuben S.
Stoltzfus, 164 California Rd.,
Narvon, PA 17555 is interest
ed in buying a book in good
condition, “People’s Desk Re
ference in Essential Oils.
QUESTION - George Sr.
and Jeremiah want to know of
farms in the Northeastern
Pennsylvania with ground hog
problems, which they would
like to help control. George
has 50 years hunting experi
ence and his son Jeremiah,
has 11 years experience. Call
toll-free 1-877-865-7325.
QUESTION - A reader
wants to know if anyone has
good experiences to report
with leasing to communica
tions towers. If so, how can
the company be contacted?
QUESTION - John Hollo
way would like to build a goat
cart and also a wooden one
person kayak. He would ap
preciate if someone with plans
or information would contact
him at 1781 Hazelet Church
Rd., Cherry Tree, PA 15724.
Hollway would like harness in
formation with the goat cart.
QUESTION - A reader
would like a book of plans for
a wooden rocking cradle for
dolls 8-12-inches. Send to
Richard Millard, 1480 Easton
Rd., Warrington, PA 18976.
QUESTION - Sallie Nailor,
474 Sample Bridge Rd., Enola,
PA 17025, wants instructions
for crocheting pineapple doi
lies and tablecloths.
QUESTION - Timothy Mar
tin, Mt. Pleasant Mills, wants
to know if a token he has is of
any value. The token is slightly
larger than a penny. On one
side is a picture of a railroad
car with the words Pittsburgh
Railways C.O. 1922. The other
side says it is good for one
fare. In the center is a three
cornered hole.
QUESTION - Frank Battis
ta, 541 N. Henderson Rd., King
of Prussia, would like to know
where to buy life-size wood or
naments of cows, sheep, and
goats for lawn display.
QUESTION - S.E. Brown,
Richland, read somewhere
that someone makes baskets
from old phone books. She
would like to know the name
and address for the person or
organization that does this.
QUESTION - Sara Stoltz
fus, Cochranville, is looking
for someone to fix the motors
in her Niagara massage reclin
er. Does anyone know of any
one who is able to repair
them?
QUESTION - Paul Chemis
ki, Unionville, wants to pur
chase an aluminum carport
from a manufacturer and as
semble it himself. The car
ports he sees for sale cost
about $l,OOO, but the sales
people do not manufacture
them. They order them, sell
them, and install them to
make a profit. He wants the
name and phone number of
the manufacturer.
QUESTION - Shirley Orfa
nella, 1125 Slate Hill Rd.,
Quarryvilie, is looking for an
old wooden “spool” like PP&L
used for wire. She would like
to use it to make a table.
QUESTION - L. Martin,
Bethel, wants a Tri-Star vacu
um sweeper or something sim
ilar in good working condition.
If you have one to sell at a rea
sonable price, call her at (717)
933-8962.
QUESTION - Ella Ebersol,
311 Newport Rd., Leola, PA
17540, will pay for the follow
ing used books in good condi
tion: “Easy Growth in Reading,
Looking Forward,’’ sth reader,
Winstone by Gertrude Hildreth
(can’t determine where the
book was printed), and
“Around the Corner,” a Ginn
Basic Reader by Ginn and
Company, copyrighted
1948-1953-1957-1961, Phillip
pines copyright 1949.
QUESTION - Margaret
Marshall, Rochester Mills,
wants the words to the poem,
’’Gossip the Barber,” which
she remembers was in a prose
and poetry high school book in
the 19405.
QUESTION - Nine-year-old
Alvin Stoltzfus collects busi
ness cards. He would like if
people would send a few from
their businesses or a collec
tion of one if they no longer
want it. Send to Alvin Stoltz
fus, 1195 Mondale Rd., Bird
in-Hand, PA 17505.
QUESTION - Mary Davis is
looking for simple goat milk
soap recipe that uses ice
cubes.
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QUESTION - Ronald Straw
bridge, Brogue, wants to know
where to purchase cast alumi
num name plates, cast on one
side only.
QUESTION - David Sim
pler, Elkton, Md., writes that
he used a product in 1972 call
Purge-O-Matic from Stewatt
Chemicals to clean soot from
oil burners. It worked great,
but he doesn’t know where to
get it now. He doesn’t want to
use soot sticks, he writes, be
cause it will eat the furnace.
ANSWER - Stephen A.
Lapp writes that he would be
happy to help Lisa Ann Dear
dorff fix her water pump. If his
services are needed, contact
him at 69 Long Lane, Kirk
wood, PA 17536.
ANSWER In answer to
the request about the Walck
grain cradle, Bonnie Shoci"!/,
president of Allison-Antrim
Museum, Greencastle, sent
the following information: The
grain cradle was made by
Henry Stickell Walck in his
shop at Canebrake (not even
of village size) about two miles
east of Greencastle off the
Leitersburg Pike. Walck made
cradles from 1663-1926. The
business was sold to a Mr.
Lesher in 1926 who operated
the business until 1939. In the
early 1980 s, Lesher’s son, Ira,
gave all the Walck grain cradle
manufacturing equipment to
Tayamentasachta, Center for
Environmental Studies, which
is part of the Greencastle-An
trim School District.
The grain cradle was used
to cut fields of wheat. An ex
perienced person could cut a
couple of acres of grain a day
with the grain cradle. Walck
also made hay rakes and hay
forks.
More information, including
an interview with H.S. Walck
with one of his granddaugh
ters, Virginia Fitz, can be
found on Allison-Antrim Muse
um’s Web site at www.green
castlemuseum.org.
ANSWER - Kitty Legge, Ul
ster, wanted to know how to
obtain a penpal from Scotland.
Bonnie Shockey, Greencastle,
suggests she contact some
one at the Ulster Historical
Foundation. Bonnie believes
that Kitty’s hometown Ulster,
Pa., was more than likely set
tled by the Ulster Scots (Scot
irish) who immigrated from
Northern Ireland. They were
not Irish but descendants of
the Scots, who were enticed
to move to Northern Ireland by
King James I in the early 17th
century. The Scots were of the
Presbyterian faith. Although
Kitty said that she does not
have a computer, she can ask
someone to help her use the
computer at a local library and
through that contact the Ul
ster Historical Foundation at
www.uhf.org.uk. More inform
ation on the Ulster Scots can
also be found at the Web site
www.greencastlemuseum.org.
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