Sproul and the lucky seven license numbers
Governor William C. Sproul remains fond of the number seven as his official license 700000 appears on multiple cars including a second vehicle in Uniontown after the first developed trouble. Separately, state agents reported estimates of 1,009,000 hogs on Pennsylvania farms with room to expand as the state still imports about 75 percent of its pork and products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Sproul
State Highway Department
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Lancaster
Ask Your Soldier Boy How Cooties Got Such a Told
War era pest control ad urges readers to use RAT SNAP to stop rats and vermin in homes. It cites battlefronts in Europe as context and offers three sizes priced 85e 65¢ and 1.25 dollars. Sold and guaranteed by T N Moyer in Lititz and S M Fahnestock in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Lititz
S. M. Fahnestock
Lexington
L. N. Moyer
M. Fahnestock
Noisy Critic Provokes Harsh Debate Across Town
A derisive remark circulates about a vocal gadfly, provoking councilors to defend orderly discourse. Citizens debate decorum as tension rises at public meetings and in local columns. The exchange highlights distrust between officials and residents, with calls for calmer handling of dissent.
Doan's Kidney Pills End Backache Says Mrs Carp
Mrs John Carp testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her lame back and helped kidney troubles after months of discomfort. The Buffalo manufacturer Foster M. Millburn Co. touts the remedy as the same trusted product Mrs Carp used, priced 60 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Dean
John
Carp
Church
Naing Doan
Doan
Carper
Foster-Miburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Manheim Fire Co to Add Chemical Engine to Outfit
Manheim Fire Company held a meeting to consider purchasing a motor driven chemical engine. The unit would supplement their La France pump with 750 gallon capacity as they upgrade their firefighting capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim Fire Co
Manheim Fire Company
la France
American Legion efforts aid veterans across the nation
American Legion actions span refuge for jobless ex servicemen in South Dakota near Aberdeen and soup kitchens for Manchester workers in Illinois. About 10 000 acres in New Mexico may be opened to World War I veterans, with letters urged to Las Cruces for information. A stray member found a gold necklace and handed it to Legion HQ. The 79th Division veterans plan an Atlantic City reunion, Sept 30 to Oct 1. Community outreach includes leaflets at Rochester graves, a bicycle journey aiding Legion posts, and a Mangum Oklahoma playground project funded from a long building fund.
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South Dakota
Aberdeen
American Legion
New Mexico
Land Office
United States Department of Interior
Las Cruses
N. M
79Th Division
American Expeditionary Forces
Atlantic City
78Th
Legion
Paris
Rochester
Mass
Jen Frederick Lang, Jr
Donald F Chase
Reno
Nev
Syracuse
New York
Chase
Nevada State Journal
Reno American Legion
Nevada State Department
Topeka
Kan
Lancaster Girl Reunited With Mother After War Time Abroad
Edna Kabbitt, 15, lands in New York to embrace her mother Mrs. W. Kabbaz of East King Street after years of separation during World War I. Their voyage home from Armenia and Paris included dangers from submarine warfare and Turkish conflict. Edna, raised in Armenia and France, now prepares to learn English and enter school, with a curiosity about E. M. Hull's The Sheik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Edna Kabbitt
New York
W. Kabbaz
East King Street
Armenia
Kabbaz
Edna
E. M. Hull
Severi
Arabia
Rat Died Before Reaching the River Says Luke Reilly
Luke Reilly states a water rat died before reaching the river after nibbling RAT SNAP near a Lititz home. The item notes product sales details and a public service corporate capital figure, with references to L. N. Moyer of Lititz and 8. M. Fahnestock of Lexington.
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Luke Reilly
Farm Calendar Seed Wheat and Crop Advice for August
Seed wheat advice emphasizes using good clean soil and a high analysis fertilizer mix such as 2-12-2, with quantities 00 to 500 pounds based on soil. Celery ground should stay moist through mulching and irrigation. frequent cultivation and manure mulching conserve moisture. Feeder cattle market notes higher fall prices due to grazing-area shortages. August purchase of light cattle may help. Extra grain for dairy cows outlined as oats or corn meal mix with bran linseed and cottonseed. Egg quality advice urges disposing male birds and providing sterile eggs with clean nests for every five hens.
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Taz
Prazing
Thirty Year Mine Fire in Perry County Destroys Acres
The Perry County coal seam fire, begun in 1885, has burned for thirty years consuming about 1,500 acres of coal across multiple properties. Fires crack ground, create chimneys, explosions occur, and nearby houses are abandoned as miners push to recover unburned coal while risking life and property. Read the Record, $1.50 a year.
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Perry County
Ohio
America
Or& Brent
Big Firemen's Carnival at Ephrata
The Tioneer Fire Co of Ephrata finalized plans for its annual carnival on August 24 25 and 26. The parade on Saturday August 26 will feature many Pennsylvania fire companies including Lititz in new uniforms. Prizes total 370 for the nine best parade participants. A 15 by 8 foot truck under construction at New Holland by A B Gyott and Sons will be the county’s largest, used by Aaron Tooker and Son for hauling cattle. There is capacity for ten head. Smeller for perfume factory. scent making is as crucial as the fan to the tea merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata
Tioneer Fire Co
Pennsylvania
Lititz
Rargest
New Helland
A. B. Gyott & Sons
Aaron Tooker & Son
Barr Spangler Retires After Ten Years in Marietta Firm
Barr Spangler of Marietta, presented as the oldest bank president in the United States, retires from active business with B. and C. Spangler after a start in the line at age twelve. He reportedly turned one hundred, with health issues prompting the retirement, and he was daily seen at his business until recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr Spangler
Marietta
United States
B. and C. 8
Spangler
General Merchants
Mennonite Women in Lancaster County Produce 13233 Garments
Thirteen thousand two hundred thirty three garments were made by Mennonite women of Lancaster County in the last six months. They were assorted, packed and shipped to Russia, with Lititz circle contributing a generous share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
Russia
Lititz
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Congress
W. H. Buch
Lititz Pa
Gov. Sproul
New Chocolate Factory
H. C. McFalls
Strasburg
Worth Chocolate Co
Cleano
Columbia Mills
Columbia
Rolling Mills
Sexton
Daniel EB. Davis
Eichelberger Carriage Factory
Murrell
Parke Ricking
Downingtown
Florida
Manchester
N. IL
8. D
American Legion Post
Mangurn
Okla
Legionnaires
Bergdoll
Cherles R. Fehrlin
Philadelphia
Des
Aracyi
Fehrlin
Army
Ooe
Thurman KE
Williamson
Lincoln
Neb
Germany
Summ Wash
Main Street
The
Mickie
Charles Sughroe
Western Newspaper Union
Pes Ake
Wales
Public Service Corpory
Armtta Es
Fennsylvania State College
the Nation
Ide
Frank B. Burkholder
Lititz, Pa
Bonnet-Brown
Record Printing House
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