Lancaster Tobacco Growers Seek Public Marketing Plan
Lancaster County tobacco growers, uneasy over the 1918 crop buyers, discussed forming a local organization with packers to develop a public marketing system. Prices may be readjusted as the market remains weak with 1917 prices unlikely, while hopes rise that postwar shipping to Europe could lift demand and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers’ Association
Lancaster County
P. W. Baker
Mininy
Europe
Farm officials praise and lessons at Lititz farmers institute
A detailed report of the Lititz Farmers Institute covers lectures on poultry and feed economics, fertilizer use, potato and soy bean growing, dairy cattle feeding, and orchard care. Speakers include Dr. Hannah McK. Lyons and Sheldon W. Funk, with demonstrations by Theodore Wittman and a Lititz High School chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Weir
Lyons
Hannah McK
Sheldon W. Funk
Boyertown
Lititz High School
McK. Lyons
McCallum
Canada
Ohio
Lititz High
T. C. Evans
Elizabeth Keller
Punk
J. (. Brubaker
Institute
Local Apple and Produce Show Highlights Varieties
Snyder of Clay displayed Smokehouse Crimes Golden Winter Smokehouse Dominic Black Twig Krauser Paradise Pewankee Stedman Winesap apples. Tlarry B. Snavely near Lititz showed Stark Paradise Baldwin Pound Winter Banana Stehman Winesap King Greening Jonathan Roman Beauty. Wolgemuth and 3 W. Bruckart exhibited Stark Stehman Winesap Roman Beauty. Farm Woman's Association featured dried fruits vegetables jams jellies peas beans corn asparagus pears cherries chow chow and canned goods. A. S. Huber presented White Leghorn eggs. Immense turnips cabbage heads cauliflower curly endive curly-leaf cabbage and celery were on view. Beautiful cushions by Anna J. Singer and Marie Carper. Mrs. Martin Moore shown wearing apparel and economical sheet pillow case from feed bags by Mrs. G. G Minnich. Mise Hess displayed bureau covers quilts and comforts. Varieties of corn listed include In tel Corn a White Dent J. W. Bruckart Reed's Yellow Dent Abraham Wolgemuth White Cap Yellow Dent and Mortgauge Lister noted for large tubers. Other varieties Twentieth Century Nebraska Husset Surprise Popcorn shown by Bomberger. Bruckart Edna P. Erb exhibited large peppers.
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Snyder of Clay
Dominic
Krauser
Paradise
Stedman
Tlarry B. Snavely
Lititz
Stark
Paradise Baldwin
Pound
Stehman
King
Greening
Jonathan
Wolgemuth
W. Bruckart
Farm Woman’s Association
Huber
Anna J. Singer
Marie Carper
Martin Moore
G. G Minnich
Mise Hess
Apples Abundant in Central Pennsylvania Fields
Reports from Bellefonte and Zullinger show apples plentiful. Frank Wheelock of Sugar Grove runs an apple evaporator, having processed about 8,000 bushels with 2,000 more on hand. The process removes water but preserves sugar aiding farmers to move large crops. Edward Nicodemus’s John A Nicodemus orchards yielded about 5,000 barrels last week.
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Bellefonte
Frank Wheelock
Sugar Grove
Edward Nicodemus
John A. Nicodemus
Zullinger
Night Photograph Invention For Night Air Reconnaissance
An Italian invention enabling night photographs has been submitted to the U S Army signal corps. It claims to allow high quality enemy position pictures from planes at low altitude on moonlit nights and to adapt to motion picture cameras for on screen filming of air battles. Current daylight photography from high altitude misses much detail due to anti aircraft fire and the danger to flyers.
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Signal Corps
United States Army
Sig
Ayers
Crime Conditions in Germany Report Rising Criminality
The item cites worsening crime in Germany with claims from diverse sources. It notes Sovialiat Mehring’s remarks before the reichstag accusing theft and swindling, a London bishop warning of immorality, and Berlin’s fall 1916 daily theft complaints. It also mentions 300 released criminals at large and 5000 adolescent convictions in Düsseldorf district in early 1917, with obsolete buildings repurposed as workhouses.
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Germany
Reichstag
Metz
London
Berlin
Dusseldorf
bLa Presse Medicale
Judge and prisoner exchange in stray story
A judge reads a lengthy criminal history before sentencing and the prisoner asks the judge for his name. The prisoner quips that since the judge described his early life accurately they must be friends, then pretends to forget him.
Gold Medal Haarlem Old Caps Sules Claim Cure for Kidney Ailments
An old advertisement urges immediate treatment for kidney troubles with Gold Medal Haarlem Old Capsules, claiming long use as a national remedy and noting a Dutch charter granted in 1888. The copy cautions against ignoring early signs and promises relief after three or four doses daily until pain ends.
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Haarlem
Netherlands
Real Dutch Drops and Gold Medal Capsules Ad
An old advertisement urges housewives to buy Real Dutch Drops and Gold Medal Huariem GO Capsules. It promises relief from hunger, claims robust health, and states a druggist will refund money if not satisfied. The copy uses sensational language and pressure to purchase a sealed box.
Land Girls Winter Outfit Gains Tailor Attention
Land girls show continued bold taste in workwear as summer tunic and khaki drill give way to heavier corduroy outfits. Tailors report demand for practical pockets and durable cuts in breeches and tunics while praising workmanship and finish akin to high fashion.
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Land Girls
London
War and Industry Drain English Universities of Students
English colleges face serious enrollment drops due to World War II era demands. At Birmingham University, a modern center for science, all graduates earning bachelor of science this year were women. Two thirds of master of science degrees were awarded to Japanese graduates, and four fifths of bachelor of medicine degrees went to women.
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Ara Girla
University of Birmingham
Great Britain
Outspoken Citizen Faces Ousted Bill Bouletep
Brondie Bob voices intent to purge Bill Bouletep from the community. The concern centers on Bouletep’s talk as he toils over gasolineless and saloonless days, with no concrete misdeeds cited.
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Bill Bouletep
Brondie Bob
Versatile Packing House and wartime supplies claim
A Christian Herald excerpt lauds the versatile packing house for supplying gas masks, blood-stanching gauze, wound suturing materials, soap for trench cleanup, glue for aircraft, aviator’s sheep pelt costs, glycerine for explosives, animal oils for lubrication, harness weathering components, and puttees for the hike, all tied to packing houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Herald
Small Economies Cut Paper Waste in Britain
England reduces pulp use by halfing tickets and End labels on spools. Railroads save 400 tons of pulp by thinner tickets while postcards replace paper envelopes saving 600 tons yearly. Handbills waste over 1000 tons of pulp as litter. Societies push reuse and lighter formats to cut waste.
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England
London County Council
Great Britain
Amer's Hardware Store Promotes Wide General Line
Wm. M. Amer's Hardware Store advertises a full range of general hardware including oils paints glass wash machines wringers coaster wagons and a line of coaster sleds for boys and girls. Also offers air rifles and invites shoppers to check prices before buying elsewhere.
Wandering Spirit in Young Turkeys Prompts Coop Tightening
In a note on poultry husbandry, keepers are advised that young turkeys show a wandering spirit. Ensure the coop is securely closed at the bottom to prevent escape or wandering away from the mother.
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Beechams Pills
Tobacco News
Farmers” Institute
My. Wittman
Theo. Wittman
New York
Plymouth Rock
Theodore Wittman
J. W. Bruckart
Reed
Henry B. Snavely
Abram Wolgemuth
Volutoes
G. Gi Minnich
Henry Hesg
Nebraska
Christian
Klayda Bomberger
Bruckart
Edna P. Erb
Pennsylvania
Graft & Wolf Co
North Queen St
Holland
Ilamiers
ATA
Duro
Burnett-Larsh Mfg.Co
Woolworth Bldg
Lancaster, Pa
Wm. M. Amer
Columbian
Royal
We. M. Amer
Broad Street
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