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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
7
An advertisement extols Gude's Pepto Mangan claiming rich red blood with abundant red blood cells boosts vigor and health. It promises improved appetite sleep and energy after regular use and targets druggists as the audience.
The Anthracite Coal Co and Frederick Shoff of Lancaster operate sections of deposits washed from anthracite regions and settled at the Hellwood dam on the Susquehanna. They reportedly mine about 700 tons daily from a 50 foot deep bed. Flood waters bring thousands of tons each year. The coal is said to be of good quality and sold at half the prevailing price.
A collection of maxims urges prudent ambition and frugal living. The notes warn against chasing success with empty effort while promoting self restraint and resourceful restraint in daily life.
Lititz residents who have had kidney or bladder issues testify to relief from Doan’s Kidney Pills. Emanuel Ditzler, a local shoemaker, reports back pain relief after use and attributes his recovery to the remedy. The ad notes 60c price and promotes Foster Milburn Co. as manufacturer. A separate note recounts Jesse Nyhart, 29, six foot six, who bought a hunting license and claims a growth spurt. he now signals from box cars, tall enough to loom over coworkers.
Reading resident Mrs. Marie Braun credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with ending a nervous breakdown and avoiding an operation. She reports regained energy and restored nerves after using the medicine, recommending it to neighbors and seeking further guidance from Dr. Pierce. Her testimonial cites the product in tablet or liquid form and notes availability through local druggists.
Ida S Hertzler wife of Benjamin B Hertzler of Mechanicsville died November 23 from complications of diseases at age 52. She was a Mennonite and survived by her husband two sons Mahlon E and Clarence D both of Mechanicsville and several brothers and sisters. Funeral held Saturday from the late home and Mennonite church at Petersburg with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
Miss Elspeth Lightbody returns to Dalton after three years with Near East Relief. She spent most of her service in Turkey at Kars caring for 6000 children, with 500 under age four, then worked as a hospital instructor in Constantinople. Her travels included Egypt, Palestine, Roumania, Servia, Italy, and France. She flew Paris to London in two and a half hours.
The passage extols laughter as powerful and healing, noting doctors acknowledge laughter as a medicinal tonic for body and mind. It praises witty spoken lines for eliciting the best laughs and asserts humor’s primacy beyond visual media and slow reading.
Maj. A. A. Sprague announces Community Service Incorporated will expand to Illinois to improve living and leisure conditions, study communities, and build up a leisure-house service system aimed at reducing industrial unrest. successful in Bethlehem and Chester, Pa.
Several farms listed around Lititz and Brecknock township in Pennsylvania. Properties include 125 acre and 53 acre farms with barns, houses, and timber or meadow land. 814 acre farm near Pennville with a roomed frame house. Jersey cattle and Berkshire hogs advertised. Immediate possession and bargain pricing offered for quick buyers.
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