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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
8
Practical guidance for planting small fruits in this latitude. Discusses strawberry planting and mulch use, winter protection, spade method for setting bushes, lime-sulphur root dips for blackberries and raspberries, and soil tillage in vineyards to restore friable condition while protecting roots. Includes moisture, cultivation, and mulch timing.
The article notes that the large plow proves unwieldy for shallow work and ridge filling, while the three gang vineyard plow fell out of favor. Reversible disc harrows, sized to match row spacing, effectively level soil and control depth from four inches in spring to two inches by mid summer, with eight foot row spacing common and two horse harrows fitting between rows. Fertilizers matter, but proper cultivation is paramount.
State College researchers urge Pennsylvanian apple growers to spray at pink bloom and two later foliar treatments to curb diseases and insects. Use lime sulfur with nicotine and lead arsenate at specified rates. apply before rains with high pressure mist.
Lititz borough school children from grades two through eight performed at a midweek music festival to crowded houses. The audience praised the well trained voices, precise unison and timing, with selections including folk songs and novelties like the Quaker maids, reflecting credit on supervisor Herbert L. Murr and Lititz’s music program.
Elsie Ferguson headlines the Paramount showing of His Parisian Wife a photoplay by Eve Ansell and Emile Chautard She plays Fauvette a Paris reporter who marries a Boston lawyer His dramatic talent is highlighted as the story follows an eternal triangle and eventual reconciliation with a logical denouement David Powell is the leading man The piece also notes a sale on men's shirts at Lititz Clothing and Shoe Store.
The text reports deaths and survivals from two families. The first lists brothers Samuel Kokomo Henry Bennetswick David and sister Mrs George Iceman Lebanon plus twelve grandchildren and one great grand child, with a funeral at the Reformed church in Penryn. The second notes Daisy May Gibble dying at 38 in Lancaster, daughter of Harry C and Laura Gibble of Manheim, with service details and private interment in Fairview cemetery Manheim.
Lancaster General Hospital faces admission limits as population growth outpaces facilities. A campaign from May 10 seeks 250000 for immediate new buildings and a service wing, endorsed by the General Staff and 26 physicians. A 30 member general committee directs fundraising with ward and township captains.
Lititz residents with kidney and bladder ailments testify to relief from Dean's Kidney Pills. Emanuel Ditzler, shoemaker of Spruce Street, reports back pain, fatigue, and poor sleep improving after a few pills. He credits the product with complete recovery and lasting relief. Price six cents. available at all dealers.
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