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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1921
Page
6
The piece argues tobacco product price increases lag general trends, noting tobacco up to 87 percent versus 300 percent for other goods, with leaf tobacco delays of one to three years. It highlights Internal Revenue Taxes and wartime profits as factors, contending tobacco kept fair prices while broader industries inflated. The author urges public awareness of these facts.
State College notes advise delaying dormant apple spray using lime sulfur tested at 1.03 specific gravity and adding three pounds dry arsenate of lead and three-fourths pint nicotine sulfate to 100 gallons. Next spray when blossoms show pink. Also guidance on tar paper discs around early cabbage stems to prevent cabbage maggot and on disease-free potato seed yielding 64.5 bushels per acre. For seedling trays, place manure or compost beneath to anchor rents and retain soil when moving plants.
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A Columbia merchant was fleeced of 35 dollars by a stranger using a familiar ruse. He asked to send money by letter and showed a roll of ones to exchange for larger bills. The man counted 35, then vanished with an envelope containing only slips of paper when the victim checked.
Moravian church leaders and lay members aim to raise 750000 before the next synod convened in Bethlehem last June. The Larger Life Foundation funds extend Moravian boarding schools with 50000 for Nazareth Hall founded 1742, Linden Hall Seminary at Lititz 1794, and Moravian Seminary and College for Women Bethlehem 1794. Rev. Ernest Hagen, once of Lititz and pastor at New Dorp, Staten Island, serves as secretary.
The Trexler game preserve at Schnecksville in Lehigh County plans to add to its buffalo herd of about 60, expecting calves soon. The herd shows bulls dominant structuring, with rare mortal combats and male-biased breeding. FP & Fenstermacher requested a bull from the national preserve to introduce new blood and curb cross-breeding. Two albino robins returned to nearby farms, one nearly all white, repeating for years in the same orchards. An old male robin at West Market Street’s market house aggressively attacks window glass, explained by a local expert as reflection-driven behavior rather than an attack on rivals.
Pennsylvania farmers report steer feeding has declined as unprofitable. Only five percent fatten steers this year versus nine percent last year. Lancaster County remains the leader, about 1 percent of farmers, with Dauphin, Adams, York, Franklin, and Lehigh following.
Berks County gains new passenger bus service between Reading and Hamburg and Reading and Bernville with two firms operating. Projections include future routes Reading to Molinton and Adamstown and Reading to Wernersville Robesonia and Wom ershorf. Buses promise speed, potentially rivaling trolley lines as highways improve.
Quarryville resident Walter Aument describes his Florida stay and contrasts farming in the two regions. He notes fruit and vegetable growing are costly, land is poor and requires heavy fertilizing, and that northern farmers and northern capital support Florida’s economy through taxes and roads. He warns buyers to scrutinize inducements from salesmen and urges reading the Record.
The piece notes the decline of horse drawn carriages in the North while the South drives a market for them. Lancaster ships old carriages to Charleston for sale as demand grows southward, with tourists reporting poorer southern roads. The excerpt ends with aphorisms about effort and boosters.
Tobacco transport shifts from railroad and trolley to motor trucks across Lancaster County. Dealers now ship from distant farms by truck as it costs less and reduces handling time. Rail and trolley consignments have declined, signaling a near end to old long haul shipments.
A fatherly probe about love and marriage from a son provokes a sharp exchange on personal motives. The tale closes with a maxim about paying printers and moral consequence, noting the fates of cheats versus payers.
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