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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
2
A concise statement denounces accepting ill fitting trash marketed broadly, urging readers to reject unsuitable items and uphold quality standards. The message emphasizes careful selection and personal responsibility in consumer choices.
Garden soil improvement backs seven to ten pounds of acid phosphate per square rod for balance. Poultry manure goes in after plowing. coal ashes aid stiff soils. Chicks start with grit mixed feed at two days, four to five times daily, then three. Fertilize fruit trees now to harden blooms. White clover seeding advised for weed control. sow at one fourth to one half bushel per acre. State College plans to release grey squirrels on campus to attract visitors. local tests for T B in dairy herds face funding limits and county-wide cooperation is urged.
A reader list of Lititz Springs Park events covers family reunions and religious gatherings from May through August, plus school commencements in Rothsville and Ephrata. Notable items include Fire Co. plans for a new town hall at Ephrat a, a Mt Gretna camp meeting, and a Pennsylvan ia State Firemen's Convention.
Twelve lizards allegedly lived in former Sheriff Peter Bonser’s stomach for twenty years after he drank from fast flowing creeks. A telegram reveals Edward H. Shumberger, long-lost brother of Mrs. James Bobb, has been found in Nebraska near Lincoln. Sunbury shops will close May 1 after nearly fifty years, affecting about 550 workers and dozens of families. A Penn State expert warns of a farm horse shortage in Pennsylvania, urging renewed interest in horse breeding. Alfonise Caiso captures a wild goose at J. B. Thompson’s Sons near Kennett Square, weighing eight to nine pounds, likely releasing it after the season.
Henry Steel aged 84, sexton of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church in Harrisburg, died Friday night as the church steeple bell he tolled for fifty years ceased pealing the evening call. A Union Army veteran, he rang the bell at Lee's surrender and again at the ends of the Spanish American and World Wars.
County Agent F. 8. Bucher warns farmers during his countywide rounds to test seed corn carefully. He notes many are misled by appearance and risk planting non germinating kernels after cold storage.
In the county two girls aged six and seven found a diamond brooch described as a breath valued at about five thousand dollars. They turned it over to the police and the chief clerk will ensure any reward is given.
Lancaster officials announce a half million dollar uptick in city spending to ease traffic plus 5,000 yearly for adding to the motorcycle squad after three fatalities and 79 serious injuries last year. March building permits total nearly $500,000. Health orders require restaurant kitchen cleanups.
A Philadelphia area college student receives a fellowship covering a year's tuition and related expenses for meritorious work at the college. Mr Eshleman will study languages to prepare for teaching English. Alfonso Naddeo, an Ephrata youth, leaves New York as wireless operator on the S S West Selene, with Buenos Aires as the first port of call. Meanwhile Lancaster County farmers report lush wheat and grass fields and lawn care activity as spring progresses. Visiting Nurse Amelia Lehman Gonter begins service in Manheim under the Lancaster Visiting Nurse Association. New Holland prepares to open a modern school building by May. Tobacco seed beds are being prepared for planting.
An OCR fragment cites a court scene line from Andrew Soutar’s This Frail Woman with a quip about love and lawyers, hinting at a literary dialogue rather than a news event. The item reflects a quote or quotation context within a 1910s period piece.
Also at the same time and place will be sold the following personal property Range and Pipe Parlor Stove 2 Sinks Tables Sideboard Bed Room Suite 2 Iron Beds wood chest bed clothing Queensware table cutlery lot of carpet oilcloth lot of chairs rockers Sewing Machine Couch lawn mower shovel ax and numerous other articles. Terms made known by Anna May Bender.
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