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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1924
Page
4
The article notes heavy costs to Americans from mud during spring hauls and travel. It contrasts improved roads with remaining poor stretches, describing longer trips, stalled days, and mudded routes for autos, horses, walkers, and cyclists. It argues for substantial road materials and modern paving over outdated scraping methods.
An editorial urges immediate simple repairs to homes and fences to improve town appearance and value. It argues that addressing neglect in back yards through more hammer and nail work boosts property value more than new structures and likens tidy fixes to drill master discipline.
A funeral procession honored a 54 year old local businessman described as dedicated and tireless. He built a fine, substantial enterprise and remained at his desk through successive meetings and conferences, never slowed by time. The tribute underscored a life spent in work and service to the community.
The piece argues life is short and age dulls adventure. It cites estimates of three score years and ten, urges seizing experiences now, and notes time erodes vitality and the ability to enjoy wealth. Horace Greeley’s death at 61 is mentioned to illustrate the point.
Sunday events at Mt Zion churches included a Woman's Missionary Society and Missionary Band devotional program with multiple recitations and a sermon, an offering for an Orient orphan, and Holy Communion at the Lutheran Church. The Woman's Missionary Society held a monthly meeting with a luncheon after the program. A marriage, two birthday observances, and a surprise birthday dinner were reported among local families, with guests listed from Lebanon, Reamstown, Ephrata, and Mechanicsburg.
Local families from Middletown Wyomissing Lebanon Lancaster Reading Norristown Schaefferstown Manheim Lititz and other areas spent Sunday with relatives and friends. Visitors included the Weidler family from Lititz the Heilher families from Reading and many others sharing meals prayers and Easter activities.
Lancaster County farmers through the Farm Bureau coordinated the largest cooperative project yet for the region by purchasing over 1500 tons of fertilizer. Carloads move across the county from Ephrata to the Maryland line and are unloaded and distributed by Farm Bureau members under the cash at the car principle.
H N Hostetter organizes trips for Farm Bureau members to the Baltimore factory supplying fertilizers. Visitors praise operating economy and high grade ingredients, pledging support for the co op program. A new rebate system offers members rebates based on actual cost, with prices at market level. President Calvin Coolidge opposes government price fixing and public relief schemes.
President Coolidge urges simple direct farming methods. The Lancaster County Commodity Division, organized by farmers and operated under farmer control, provides text service to farmers and serves local agricultural interests with practical economic value.
Lititz readers learn Doan's Pills ease kidney backache and regulate kidney function. Mrs. A. S. Conrad of 114 E New St reports relief from chronic back pain after using Doan's at Trensel's Drug Store. Price 60 cents. sold by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
Advertisement lists Lititz houses for sale with immediate possession and all conveniences priced under 3500. Terms may be arranged. Also several small country rental properties near Lititz with small tracts of land offered. Get in touch.
Purchases by the organization rise year after year as more farmers join the efforts and participate in diverse projects. The trend indicates growing engagement and commitment among members to the organization's initiatives.
A dialectal aside comparing sisters as different yet alike, noting their distinct traits in a colloquial Boston transcript voice.
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