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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
6
The piece argues tobacco product prices rose modestly, at most 87 percent, far below other commodities’ hikes. It notes tax burdens keep prices high and that leaf costs lag production by 1 to 3 years. It contends war-time profits did not enrich the tobacco industry and urges public awareness of these conditions.
State College advises apple orchards to apply delayed dormant spray now using lime sulfur test 1.03 specific gravity and mix three pounds dry arsenate of lead plus three four ts pint nicotine sulphate per 100 gallons. Next spray at pink blossom. Also notes cabbage maggot discs around stems and seed potato gains from disease-free stock. For plants in boxes, place manure or compost under soil to anchor and reduce loss.
Local classified section claims effective results from ads and urges readers to try them. It emphasizes practical outcomes, urging businesses and individuals to place notices or listings to gain visibility and lead to tangible responses.
A Columbia merchant was fleeced of 35 dollars by a stranger using a classic con. The man requested three ten dollar bills and a five, showing a roll of one dollar bills and offering to exchange. After the merchant counted out 35 dollars and the stranger left with an envelope, the man returned only with a note, leaving behind slips of paper in the envelope.
Moravian church leaders and lay members mainly from Bethlehem initiate a drive to raise $750,000 before the next synod. The funds will support extending Moravian boarding schools including Nazareth Hall founded in 1742, Linden Hall Seminary founded in 1794, and the Moravian Seminary and College for Women in Bethlehem. Rev. Ernest Hagen of New Dorp Staten Island serves as secretary of the foundation.
Gen H C Trexler’s Schnecksville preserve near Lehigh county expects additions to its 60 head buffalo herd as calving season nears. Bulls dominate the social order, with strong individuals displacing others while fatalities remain rare. FP Fenstermacher seeks a bull from the national preserve to refresh bloodlines and avert cross-breeding. Two albino robins return to nearby farms, one nearly all white. a second with white wing spots nest for four years in fruit trees and maples, prompting local fears of collectors. An old robin in West Market street attracts attention by repeatedly attacking its reflection in a market-house window, explained by a local expert as territorial misrecognition.
Pennsylvania farmers report steer feeding is down as unprofitable investment. Only about five percent fatten steers this year versus nine percent last year, with Lancaster County leading in steer feeding at around one percent. Dauphin Adams York Franklin and Lehigh among other leading counties in this activity.
Auto bus services now run between Reading and Hamburg and between Reading and Bernville with two separate operators. Prospects point to future routes to Molinton Adamstown Reading and Wernersville Robesonia and Wom ershorf as highways improve. The shift from horse drawn coaches to motor buses speeds travel from Reading to Hamburg in just over an hour and to Bernville in under the same. Buses may rival trolley lines as roads widen and more parallel suburban routes open.
Quarryville resident Walter Aument returned from Florida stating life in the North suits him. He noted Florida farming is costly with poor land and heavy fertilizing needs. Northern farmers often prosper, winter visitors support the state, and northern capital funds roads, while many Florida sales pitches prove weak. Read the Record. $1.40 a year.
A northern city notes a shift of horse drawn carriages to the South where demand is higher. Lancaster ships old one seated two passenger buggies to Charleston for sale as Southern highways merit faster travel while former owners seek 1921 autos. The piece adds proverbs about effort and booster failure.
Motor trucks gain on rail and trolley lines as tobacco moves directly from farms to packing centers. Dealers ship from distant points, finding trucking cheaper due to reduced handling and faster deliveries. Rail hauls of produce seem headed for obsolescence.
A father and his son joke about marriage and numbers in a curious exchange. The boy probes if a woman loves his father and whether the son’s future matches the past. The tale ends with a quip about paying the printer and heavenly outcomes.
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