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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1912
Page
3
Published Every Thursday Morning by J. FRANK BUCH lists subscription costs for one year at 1.00 in advance or 1.25 if delayed to year end, six months 50 cents, and three months 80 cents. Discontinuation notice required. five new subscribers grant a free year.
The state adopts a law exempting lodges from tax on money at interest, reducing Berks county revenue by about 300000 dollars for state purposes. The report lists various local incidents and curiosities from towns like Mt Penn, Kleinfeltersville, Landisburg, Altoona, Reading, Castanea, Cherryville, Harrisburg, Mt Rock, Milton, and Buenos Aires, noting arrests, wildlife captures, marriages, and peculiar customs.
A July note from Penryn complains about visiting Lititz youths passing through to Mt Gretna. The writer vents about their manners and proposes harsh actions tied to a coal man’s beds, urging reform to improve homes and curtail trips to Mt Gretna.
Describes Cortright Metal Roofing Company at 50 N 28th Street Philadelphia offering weather tight fire proof ornamental durable roofing with low first cost. Notes many local agencies stock goods and invites direct communication for literature and details.
A French professor’s idea favors keeping a household snake to control rats, a practice reemphasized from Roman times. The piece argues snakes are dry to the touch unlike popular myths, and notes cats and dogs spread vermin and leave decaying prey, while snakes swallow every rat they kill and produce cleaner smoke.
The State Highway Department will place the first thousand iron signposts along Pennsylvania roads this summer under a contract authorized by State Highway Commissioner E. M. Bigelow. Signs will show road or town names with iron arrows, and authorities vow to prosecute defacement. Also noted is a farming advisory about weed destruction with August dates.
A dated list of community events from August into October, detailing family reunions church picnics and social gatherings at Lititz Springs and nearby locales. Entries include Bushong, Kemper, Littz, Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster M. BE S. B S. picnics, and others with bands, free suppers, and assorted amusements.
Timetable notes June 1 shows trains from Littz to Reading and Philadelphia on weekdays and Sundays with morning and evening departures. Additional services to Lancaster and Columbia operate weekdays and Sundays with specific early morning and evening times.
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