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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
2
Mrs. Amanda Garrison, a well known Bloomsbury resident, arranged her own funeral before death selecting the minister and text. Her plans were followed faithfully, reflecting her foresight and care for the service.
Draining operations at the Millard quarries near Richland begin to resume extensive work. Stocked fish will be moved to other dams and streams as the Millard pond is emptied. Government officials and industry leaders endorse the cooperative plan, while farmers must stay committed for lasting success. A Mennonite ordination near Mast Tetersburg drew about 1,200 attendees with ordination by Bishop Isreal subakter. A new mouse-killing powder reportedly proved effective in Australia, prompting tests with Kling whet.
Amos H. Witman of Manheim harvested five potatoes from his garden weighing 17 18 20 and 22 ounces, tipping the scales for a notable harvest during the season.
The Eden paper mill in Manheim township operates 268 hours weekly and still cannot meet demand. Jeremiah Cogley, once known as the expert bugler for Lancaster G A R, turned 84 last week and was among the first Lancaster men to enlist in 1861. He now lives in Mechanicsburg.
A man along the Octoraro was shot in the neck by a stranger who mistook him for a target while the victim lay on the ground. The shooter, aiming for groundhogs, was on the lookout for them and is expected to recover.
John W. Yearick of Marion Township was appointed minority County Commissioner by Judge Henry C. Quigley to succeed the late George M. Harter. A life long Democrat and current assessor, Yearick is about sixty, energetic, and regarded with broad confidence.
John Moody, a longtime frontier observer and friend of William Cody, has returned to Lancaster after 57 years away. He recounts Civil War service, frontier campaigns, and near encounters with Custer’s force, noting Indians’ changing fate and government efforts. Moody lives at the South Dakota State Home on a 60 day furlough, with relatives in Lancaster and Lebanon. An automobile trip to California by E S Zimmerman group covered 10,000 miles over 22 states, including a Pike's Peak ascent.
The Pennsylvania State College guidance covers silo filling readiness, harvester repairs, and onions maturation for storage. It also discusses egg cleanliness, dairy calves costs, and potato spraying to combat diseases for higher yields. Nearby Donegal church’s 300 year old white oak marks a Patriot’s pledge of loyalty in 1777 under Lord Howe’s departure news.
Mr R C King claims RAT SNAP cleared his rat problem after months of losses to chickens eggs and feed. He notes initial disappointment but soon most rats died or disappeared with few survivors remaining. Sold guaranteed by L N Moyer Lititz and S M Fahnestock Lexington in three sizes 35¢ 65¢ and $1.25.
John Tuthill tried poisons and baiting to kill a rat problem at his place. After using RAT SNAP, rats disappeared within ten days without baiting parts of food. The advertisement claims easy placement and a guaranteed result with two sellers named in Lititz and Lexington.
Kinport factory workers from Ephrata Hopeland Reamstown Rothsville Schoeneck Reinholds Lititz Denver Hahnstown Terre Hill Bowmansville Adamstown and the Manheim plant of General Cigar Co will picnic at Ephrata Park on Saturday September 9. The Ringgold band with 24 men will perform. A ball game dancing and other amusements are on the program. Read the Record.
An August Gar den Spot News piece details the Associated Tobacco Farmers of Lancaster County and four packing companies led by Henry Becker. It notes plans, headquarters in Farm Bureau rooms, and sign up methods for growers, with total expected packing near 5 000 cases across Mt. Joy Lititz Ephrata and Donerville units.
In the British House of Lords a large red cushion called the woolsack sits before the throne. It dates to Edward VI era and was formalized under Henry VIII as a symbolic seat for the heads of the judiciary. The woolsack is treated as extra-territorial within the chamber, requiring the lord chancellor to move to a peer’s place to speak in debate.
In early Tennessee rail history two conductors clashed over dogs on trains. One allowed dogs in coaches, the other forbade them. A hunter passenger kept his dog tied to the train, outrunning the rules until the dog vanished beneath a coach, surviving on the grade as the conductor scolded about respect for his train.
A Dinwiddie recounts a tired old family anecdote from Washington Star about a colored washerwoman Julia and her husband Sam. Rainy streets caused a bundle to spill into a mud puddle delaying the wash then Sam faced the music. The family later found the clothes cleaned and ready.
The article contrasts wild asses in the Old Testament with Xenophon’s Anabasis. It cites Daniel 5 21 Nebuchadnezzar deposed and heart made like beasts. Xenophon observed many wild asses in Mesopotamia with speed greater than horses and their flesh compared to red deer. Other biblical references include Job 39 9 12 Isaiah 32 14 and Jeremiah 14 6.
A note on papal seals, noting that medieval popes sealed decrees in lead rather than wax. It recalls that the practice gave papal authority, and that the first English king to use a seal was Edward the Confessor.
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