Autumn event calendar with lititz springs picnics and reunions
A dense list of community gatherings and fairs spanning Aug to Nov in Lancaster area, including Lititz Springs picnics for multiple groups, reunions at Ephrata Park and Lititz Springs, church events, fairs in Reading Allentown Lancaster and Mohnton, plus anniversaries and shows. Notable entries include Fire Co. Carnival in Ephrata and Lebanon Fair with numerous family reunions and organization picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Salome U. B.S. S
Lititz Springs
Faith Reformed
Hess
Ephrata Park
Church of Christ S. S
Emanuel Lutheran
Steffy
Fire Co
Ephrata
Lebanon Fair
Beam
Brickerville Emanuel Lutheran S
County Leaf Tobacco Association
Bomberger
United Evangelical Ushers Association
Yellow Barn
Bethany
Womelsdorf
Lancaster
Broad Street
M. BK
Reading Fair
Kmports Cigar
Elser-Oberlin
Nazareth Fair Union
County Knights of Golden Eagle
Lititz
Denver
Allentown
Mohnton
Berks County
Reamstown
Turk Had Eye to Business In Asia Minor Child Trade
Edhem Said Bey a Turk travels to Asia Minor to buy girls, observing and bargaining with Circassian village elders. He arranges a sham high price by exchanging donkeys buffaloes and silver arms, masking the true loss through inflated payment to the fathers. The plan aims to mislead fathers into boasting of high prices while actual value remains far lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edhem
Bey
Edhem Said Bey
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Bdhem
Rey
Simple Paint Remover Method for Woodworkand Furniture
A simple remedy uses heated rye water with objects scraped or brushed to woodwork or furniture, loosening and removing paint or varnish with a scraper. Read the Record, $1.50 a year.
Housing the Low Cost Hog Barns Under Modern Plan
William A. Radford offers free advice on building farms and hog houses. He describes modern gable-roof hog barns with concrete foundations, sunlit ventilated pens, and central feed alleys. The article notes that warm, well-ventilated housing reduces loss of young pigs and that spring farrowings should occur early for fall markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
William A. Radaford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Rolla
Dam Misprint Turns Ad Into Profane Claim Across Printers
A printer misread a technical term in a printed ad adding a D to dam changing the meaning. The writer intended a flour and water dam used to stop solder flow during a scam, but the printer assumed a profanity and inserted the letter, producing an unintended insult. The incident highlights miscommunication between technical jargon and printing literacy.
Moths Seen Favoring Tissue Paper Over Cloth
A letter to Popular Mechanics recounts how moths in a Santa Ana closet damaged tissue paper but spared clothing wrapped in tissue. The writer notes tissue as preferred by moths, contrasting with clothes, and cites a friend’s observation of moth activity around the paper in the closet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Kaufmann
Santa Ana
Cal
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Odd Moments and Great Minds From History
The passage highlights how figures like Martin Luther Melancthon Cicero and Raleigh used brief intervals for monumental work. Luther published 750 volumes, translating the Bible a little each day while Raleigh penned History of the World during a 12 year Tower confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Luther
Cicero
Sir Walter Raleigh
Tower of London
Doctor Burney
Elihu Burritt
A Tinker's Dam Ad Sparks Printer-Writer Clash
In Deer Park Washington a dispute over an advertisement headed A Tinker's Dam points to a larger misgiving about an ad for Deer Park Hardware. The printer claims he understood the copy better than the advertiser, highlighting editorial friction in local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Park (Wash
Deer Park Hardware Company
Columbia River
SUCCESS IN HATCHING EGGS
The article from the United States Department of Agriculture stresses care and attention to detail as the key to success in egg hatching. It covers incubation setup, temperature, turning, cooling, testing on days seven and fourteen, avoiding opening the incubator late, and maintaining proper brood care and nesting materials. It notes best hatching months vary by region and recommends using hens as natural incubators when suitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
China
Desirable Hens and Cockerels for Strong Layers
The text lists hens to keep by traits: healthy, vigorous birds with neat heads and strong beaks. long rectangular bodies with parallel top and bottom lines. bright eyes, active stance, and sturdy toes. It notes feather wear, late or rapid molts, sociable behavior, and roost timing. It also describes faded beaks and shanks and notes pelvic width, plus eurly hatch pullets and high producing, quick maturing cockerels for the desired variety.
Skunk Family Found and Moved on Gilberts Farm
Ira Lefever near Quarryville dug up a mother skunk and five babies while checking a hole in his grain field. He relocated them to another hole to keep them safe from dogs. Other items note Roosevelt Day and Arbor Day on October 27 and a humorous street accident anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk
Ira Lefever
Gilbert
Quarryville
Mr. Lefever
Thomas E. Finegan
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt
Court Proclamation for Lancaster Jail Delivery Session 1922
Public proclamation announces a Court of Jail Delivery and General Quarter Sessions to begin on the second Monday in September 1922 in Lancaster. It calls the mayor, aldermen, justices of the peace, coroner, and constables to attend with rolls, records, examinations, and to prosecute prisoners as just. Dated Lancaster Pa September 13 1922 Sheriff A F HomshER.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles I. Landis
Aaron
Habsler
Court of Common Pleas
County of Lancaster
County of
Lancaster
Lancester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Turk
Edalley
Comedy Theater
London Daily Chronicle
Gare
W. C. Durant
Durant Motors
Durant Enterprises
Frank B. Burkholder
Ford
Ford Motor Company
L. E. Hite
Lititz, PA
Record” Office
Roosevelt
State Agricultural College
Ithaca
Wemen
Nanaleon
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