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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
4
An old notice states a subscription rate of 1.50 dollars per year and notes entry at the Lititz Pennsylvania post office, classed as second class matter.
A nostalgic view contrasts past porch lounging with modern amusements. It notes porch time as a shared social space 250 years ago, where neighbors gathered, banjos sounded, and college songs arose. Today the pastime is quieter though still valued by workers seeking simple rest and inspiration.
A stream of local events fills the Mt Zion neighborhood with church meetings social visits and family gatherings. The W C T U met at Mrs William Buchs home while school of methods attendance continues at Waldheim Park Allentown. Local families hosted reunions camps and extended visits across Akron Reading Lititz and Detroit with many names listed among attendees and attendees.
Hershey guests visit relatives across Lancaster and surrounding towns. Families from Landis Valley Neffsville Coatesville Philadelphia Norristown and beyond share meals and attend camp meetings, gardens, and farms. Funeral services for Mrs. Oliver Diehm noted, with large local attendance.
An exhibit at the Old South Church in Boston features three pairs of wool lined shoes once worn by Governor Phillips. The handmade stockinette yarns, leather soles, and wool outer finish reflect early American need and fashion amid harsh winters.
A fragment discusses the English term stentorian derived from Stentor the Greek herald famed for a voice as loud as fifty speakers, noting Homeric credit to his powerful shout during the siege of Troy.
A humorous 1920s style guide advises observing a woman’s appearance and then crafting verse. It notes noting eye color, hair, mouth shape, teeth, and even feet while warning against prying. It suggests rhymes for love and stresses revision, practice, and dramatic reading in front of a mirror.
A distorted feature story describes the Ki Molo or Hi Moro as desert dwellers near Lake Rudolf in Kenya colony. It claims they are semiamphibious, drink water hourly, fish from palm raft platforms, and survive on fish with limited other foods while lake soda content allegedly causes their deformities.
A dated satirical passage imagines a future where women are stored on shelves like dolls and taken down for work or pleasure. The speaker envisions control, repeated performances, and new repertoires replacing old ones, prompting reflections on gender and power.
Mrs Oldcastle compliments the daughter’s vocabulary after touring the newly furnished Bullingtons palace wing. The hostess notes Josiah wanted an escritoire but chose a vocabulary display to suit the room, pricing being a concern.
System among warblers kinglets chickadees and other small birds shows they work through branches seeking tiny insects. Their ears pinpoint neighbors avoiding crowding and allowing fresh hunting territory while keeping in touch with fellows.
The Willow family is noted for both pollen bearing and seed producing flowers arranged in drooping tassels. This distinctive grouping, observed in willows, sets them apart from almost all other trees where only pollen bearing flowers form tassels.
A clergyman recalls fearing offense from his sermon last Sunday yet noting it did not annoy his congregation. He described his subject as The Duplicity of the Average Man and said he spoke plainly.
Mr and Mrs Emile Neetzow of Shenandoah visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Norman Habecker. Neetzow was quarter master sergeant with Camp Lee unit that included Habecker. Also entertaining were Mr and Mrs Wm Reidenbach with Albert Sonan and wife and mother from Jackson Michigan Guy Reidenbach and wife from Lititz and Horace Eschbach of Lititz. John Hubbard of Springfield Mass arrived to visit Mrs Hubbard’s parents Jacob and wife East Main street. They left Saturday and arrived Sunday morning.
The famed illusionist Carl Hertz, touring Borneo, faced a royal demand to convert to Islam and take a second wife. To escape marriage, he staged the Phoenix illusion, faked death in a furnace, then escaped in a hidden basket, leaving the princess and rajah believing him dead.
The Lancaster County tobacco grower campaign aims to contract 75 percent of acreage under the Pennsylvania Tobacco Growers Co operative Association. E K Hirshman, president, holds two months leave from Penn State to lead the effort with township meetings in Manor, Manheim, East Hempfield and others. The plan seeks to stabilize tobacco prices by improving quality and distributing to manufacturers as needed, encouraging every grower to join.
Fire caused by friction on a straw bailer destroyed a large bank barn on Daniel W. Buch’s farm near Akron. Loss about 12000 dollars, partly insured. Firemen from Akron and Ephrata, aided by bucket brigades, saved adjoining buildings but water shortage hampered efforts. Several horses and implements burned. 1000 bushels wheat, 45 tons straw, hay from 26 acres and oats from four acres burned. An auto in the barn was saved.
Misses Helena and Emma Hoch of Moravian Seminary and College for Women learned they cannot sail as British subjects. Born in England to a Swiss mother, they came to the United States as infants and have lived here nearly their whole lives. Without passports they must depart as aliens, risking Ellis Island entry unless papers are obtained soon. They sailed on funds raised by former pupils totaling £2,300.
William Jennings Bryan told a first voter in Ephrata that luck shaped his career more than skill. He recounted reading law in Lincoln and riding a Democratic ticket in a landslide year, noting the Republican district favored him only after circumstances changed. He urged readers to get True Story and visit Pfautz Bros. for shoes.
Estate of Daniel Boyer late of Elizabeth township Lance County Pa deceased. Letters of administration granted to undersigned. All indebted persons should pay promptly and those with claims must present for settlement to the undersigned residing at Schaefferstown Pa R D No.
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