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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
6
Lancaster Congressman W W Griest chair of the House Post Office Committee plans a new postal rate bill for the 70th Congress to cut rates he views as burdensome on business. He reviews government revenues since July 1 and surveys rate effects, aiming to file the measure early in the session.
Walter Geary of Allentown, a saleman for a hardware concern, was stopped by two highwaymen under the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Cornwall. They demanded money, but Geary fled after offering resistance. He warned travelers from Hull’s tavern to beware, and said he would have fired if he had a revolver. The bridge area is a busy route to Miners Village and Mt. Gretna, yet the overpass is secluded, ideal for such robberies.
A historical note explains that matter cannot be created or destroyed. It may be transformed or rearranged in countless ways, but its fundamental existence remains constant. The concept highlights the unchangeable nature of matter despite changes in form or arrangement.
The Sesqui centennial structures including the 500000 auditorium and palace of education were sold at auction in Philadelphia totaling about 26000 dollars for buildings. Alpine Halls fetched 1800 dollars while Fort Pitt block house replica sold for 10 dollars.
Shamokin will host the forty eighth annual Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania convention during the week of October 2. Twenty five thousand dollars is allocated for entertainment of visiting firemen, their wives, and friends, with additional company events planned in each hose house.
The Medical Insurance Society of England advances a plan to help students by enabling them to buy medical practices via loans. Advocates call it a major aid to medicine, easing entry into practice.
John C. Calhoun resigns as vice president under Andrew Jackson on December 27, 1832. This marks the only resignation from the office in U.S. history.
Accomplishera Ability and stability make a fine working fect.
The Post Office halted a long running begging operation attributed to Benjamin Miller of Lansdale. Miller a partially paralyzed former coal miner lived with his family in Oak Park and used stamped envelopes to solicit about $200 monthly. He promoted lottery style appeals and claimed he needed funds for medical aids but investigators found he owned a bed built chair and a car. Miller admitted earning around $400 in the last year but gave no details on the lottery schemes.
A garbled fragment recalls a masquerade vibe with grease paint, wigs, and lovers separated as Vanity Fair debates the word avocation versus vocation and its proper use. The piece notes a misused synonym while hinting at a weary dawn and social chaos.
A Chinatown sage Ai Aa warns that a hypocrite is always nervous and lives in fear someone will learn what he knows about himself. The remark appears in a Washington Stir profile discussing public anxiety and self knowledge.
The text appears garbled. It references medicines placed on front shelves for frequent use and back rows for occasional items, suggesting a storage or display instruction for a pharmacy or apothecary. No clear individuals, dates, or organizations are identifiable.
A compact quotation from the Te led o Blade praising scientists for revealing startling claims we must accept due to our lack of knowledge. It emphasizes trust in expert statements while noting popular ignorance.
A Judson Register item notes a girl may seek broader experience after feeling a fellow is all the world to her suggesting she take a sip and see more of the world. The remark reflects social dating advice with a light, ironic tone.
The drop in fruit is tied to drought during rapid growth. A peach tree needs about 3,000 gallons of water. apples require roughly double. Maintain soil moisture by thorough cultivation through early July to suppress weeds and ensure a normal crop. neglect risks reduced current and next year's yields.
Minnesota researchers unveil Minn No. 223, an early ripening seedling raspberry from the Latham line. The fruit shows good quality and ripens a week to ten days earlier than Latham, with apparently reduced mosaic susceptibility. Distribution will expand for broader testing.
Different methods of training raspberries are described with emphasis on the narrow hedge system. Young plants grow along rows between original plantings with eight inches kept between retained plants. Weeding and thinning are done by hand or machine, with optional trellis use.
Overhead irrigation tripled and more than eightfold increased strawberry yields in 1926 at the University of Illinois experiment station. Colby reports irrigated berries were larger and finer, with moisture during the critical growth period saving the crop during a dry season.
The note discusses lime not preferred by straw berries and raspberries, McIntosh apples selling well, curculio damage, and heavy spray after petal fall with arsenate of lead. It advises starting spray on currant bushes as leaves unfold to reduce pests. An Oregon grower reports dead hens as fertilizer, keeping about 800 hens in his orchard with annual losses of 3 to 5 percent.
The article notes three main audio systems transformer, resistance, and impedance amplifiers with transformer systems favored by experts. It advises hearing each type before building and highlights modern transformers, high voltage power amplifiers, and smoother plate voltage as improvements for better reproduction.
Technical note details improved receiver volume from new high efficiency power tubes like the OX-171 and OX-3T1. It explains optimal plate and battery voltages, currents, and the shift to house lighting supplies with rectifier and filter setups to reduce hum and distortion.
A list of community gatherings and family reunions scheduled around Lititz Springs Park and nearby areas. Entries include Pomona Grange 71 of Lancaster, Newhart-Gantz, Church of Christ Lancaster group, Redeemer Lutheran, Butzer family reunions, Stevens Union Sunday Schools, Emanuel Lutheran near Brickerville, Geib at Heidelberg Church of the Brethren, and various reunions in August and September near Lebanon Ephrata and Reistville.
A narrator meets a bedraggled figure named Office who claims he cannot be helped. The exchange reveals a paradox as the figure seeks to rid himself of the man, while the narrator misinterprets him as Opice. The passage centers on identity confusion and existential struggle.
A London society lecturer on witchcraft states belief endures in England. In a Dorset village she found remnants of witches organizations and a local woman recalls Witch Fanny’s death and Witch Bessie as the current witch, with unclear succession details.
James Gunningham a veteran cable expert with Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania appears at a public event holding a portion of the first Philadelphia telephone cable. The item highlights his long career and historic hardware.
Wasps raid many places for sweets and even bees. They are builders, chewing wood with saliva to form a paper like nest. The queen begins as a laborer and later focuses on laying eggs.
The first Brutus, famed Roman leader, ordered the execution of his own sons for disobedience during a military campaign as reported in Liberty.
A Boston Transcript quip argues the mix of youth and wisdom is ideal but the real issue is sourcing either side to value the other. The linePlayful observation reflects on generational collaboration and practical challenges.
A Manila based report notes that tapping the Nipa palm in the Philippines yields good white sugar at a cost lower than cane sugar production, highlighting a potentially economical alternative for sugar supply.
A special train from Philadelphia Reading Terminal departs at 9 P M standard time and 10 P M daylight saving time on the excursion date. The excursion tickets are valid only on that date and may be used on any train from Philadelphia to Willow Grove or Atlantic City and back to Philadelphia.
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