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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1926
Page
3
Valley Mutual Fire Insurance Company based in Lancaster appears in a brief notice. The page item lists the insurer as a public entity offering coverage options and indicates its regional service area and contact points.
A historical note details the Lititz snuff mill once run by John Hamm, later rebuilt by Albert Christ after the Civil War, and its material used for a Grosh home. It includes a transcript of printed labels found on two ounce bottles of Aromatic Snuff praised as a headache remedy and for cold and toothache relief, dated July 10, 1820.
Motorman James Stickle halted his West Penn streetcar near the Tranger reservoir after spotting a duck frozen to a glistening steel rail. The bird, wet from a morning swim, could not move and was freed only after a pen knife was used.
A Cornwall railroad passenger train struck a Hershey Chocolate Company truck at the White Oak station grade crossing after it had almost cleared the tracks. The driver was thrown to the roadway with no serious injuries, but the truck and milk cans were badly scattered.
Labert T Gardner once a Philadelphia Centennial organist prodigy married Leona Gibbs, a schoolgirl, after a long delay to care for relatives. He is 68 and she is 61, their wedding occurred last week. PMID: 68 61 years old.
Otto Boos, 59, of Fountain Springs near Shenandoah, died after walking in his sleep from the back porch of the Cresson Hotel, stepping off a twenty foot drop and fracturing his skull. he died several hours later.
Levi Brubaker’s Locust Lane Farm near Lancaster uses electricity to run pumps, washing machines, and a household setup that cuts labor needs. The 138 acre farm yields beef, hogs, tobacco, potatoes and wheat with annual gross around 15000 dollars. The rotation divides 120 cultivated acres into two sections growing potatoes wheat alfalfa and tobacco wheat sweet clover and corn. The Brubaker family history traces to 1706 with Mennonite roots and early American settlement.
A brief humorous dialogue explores beliefs about equality noting that while men may be born equal they do not stay that way. The exchange features a question about equality and a wry response.
A local figure known for thrift and humor shifted to active job seeking after joking about money. once employed, he sent his wife to work to contribute.
A brief exchange touches on Mrs Newcome noting her daughter Mary and a piano performance. The dialogue implies two daughters and a restrained compliment without further details.
A customer asks for two pounds of fourpenny nails. The clerk replies they are out but offers four pounds of twopenny nails as a substitute, reflecting a hardware store exchange.
The line recalls a heated moment when one recalls former affection and a dispute. It hints at a past dynamic where the speaker notes the other once enjoyed seeing them in any state. The exchange reveals tension and shifting feelings after a clash.
Charles Benner of Akron head of the New Holland Poultry Record Keeping Association records 467 White Leghorn hens averaging 15.4 eggs in February. He attributes success to breeding and a state formula mash fed from 200 lb bran 200 lb middlings 200 lb vat chops 300 lb corn chop 150 lb gluten 140 lb beef scrap 50 lb oil meal 50 lb alfalfa meal 5 lb salt 10 lb charcoal. Eggs shipped to New York at about 85 cents a dozen. Benner, with 40 acres, says farming is shifting to a poultry-focused side line as the business grows.
In a California Pelican panel a character calls a tester in a mare tress factory a lazy fellow with the softest job in town, sparking quips about his duties and the nature of the work.
Three thousand Fayette county farmers through the executive committee of the Fayette county Agricultural Extension Association went on record against daylight saving. They claim the extra hour of daylight is detrimental to the farmer and his interests. The farmers do not object to people who work an hour earlier but oppose turning back the clocks.
Through the Northern Lancaster County Fish and Game Protective Association based in Ephrata, 30000 trees were received for planting in the region. The trees arrived from Mount Alto Nursery of the State Department of Forests and Waters.
Prof. Ad. Stork, conductor of the Troquois Band of Lancaster, has composed another march which he dedicates to the sesquicentennial celebration. The band has been rehearsing the number and those who have
The fragment notes that this piece is among the best the conductor has offered the public and identifies it as the twenty second march composed by Professor Stork.
Tobacco growers face five to eight cent prices with little profit as buyers hold two years of stock. Old stock remains unsold due to high labor and fertilizer costs. Advertise in the Record to reach potential buyers.
A quirky remark about Wieerid’s money instincts provokes humor and confusion. The speaker questions Hing he and imagines an absurd pine drop echoing from a toilet factory.
A manager questions a female applicant about stage experience and singing ability. The dialogue reveals modest talent and a plan to use her as a curiosity rather than a star. The exchange hints at entertainment industry gatekeeping and ambition.
A quip from Senator Sorghum says he will be labeled a politician if re-elected and a statesman if defeated, highlighting how publishers may frame his career depending on outcomes.
An optimistic onlooker recalls a close call at a hospital visit after a car struck a telephone post, leaving the victim unconscious. The witness says he briefly saw what happened just before the crash, describing the dramatic moment.
A native minister in India tells a district missionary that a sparrow built a nest on his roof and that the sparrow has pups, conveyed in his distinctive English. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Lipton explains Harry celebrated due to a distant relative. Tipton asks who while Lipton reveals his wife is visiting her mother.
Mrs Cameron reports Chrichton's cow again in the yard and seeks guidance. Mr Cameron replies to act quickly by milking the animal and moving it out, urging immediate, practical steps.
A grim exchange between a barber and a customer. The barber laments low earnings while his son stands beside the shop, the dialogue hinting at struggles of craft and livelihood in a hard business world.
A cartoon caption features a shepherd dog asked about its breed and purpose. The humor hinges on the dog’s tail as it misreads human questions about sheep and work.
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