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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
6
Fragmentary notes recount Lititz early years with plans for a Gemeinhaus and tavern, arrivals and deaths, road layout, and membership counts. Key events include baptismal and communal decisions, a drowning, porch and roof work, and the arrival of David Zeisberger for an Indian treaty nearby.
The Miller estate owns 164 acres near Lititz in Warwick Township. The brick house dates to 1872, with a 40 by 100 foot frame barn and an Hercules gas engine powered water system. The farm supports 4 horses, 1 mule, 5 Holstein cows with 2 registered, 25 Berkshire hogs, 21 shoats, 175 chickens, 15 ducks, 4 geese, and guineas. Apple orchard, pears, peaches, and cherries exist along with corn and wheat fields. Crops include 50 acres of corn and 50 acres of wheat, with 27 bushels per acre on wheat and 800 pounds of phosphate per acre for tobacco and corn, plus storage in barns and home-grown vegetables for family use.
A blurring ad note promotes dainty accessories and embroidered Swiss items. It highlights feminine shoppers, design appeal, and the promise of beauty in decorative pieces, urging readers to browse the latest offerings at local shops.
A description of a merry clown doll called Leniag made from discarded ribbed underwear or stockings. The doll uses white or pink ribbed stocking for the head, with a painted face, two-tone colors for the body, cotton stuffing, and a white neck ruffle.
The United States Department of Agriculture released Pari ets Bulletin 1820 The Production of Cucumbers in Greenhouses by James H Beattie horticulturist The bulletin explains factors influencing greenhouse cucumber growth and the economics of forcing houses including yields from 30 to 60 cucumbers per plant and prices from 50 cents to $2 per dozen Copies available by writing to USDA Washington DC
A damaged OCR fragment describes a damp proof facing formula. It lists mixing 16 pounds of paris white with extra pitch, dissolving in a gallon of bellhtige water, soaking and washing in cold water, dissolving quarter pound phosphate of soda in one eighth of a liquid, then combining with the first mixture and adding a seventh component. The passage is garbled with misspellings and unclear steps.
The report explains that extra windows and artificial lights will extend daylight, enabling poultry to lay eggs earlier in winter. Installations allow lights to operate in the afternoon, boosting egg yield and potentially covering higher costs with increased production.
A bulletin summary by the United States Department of Agriculture lists American chicken varieties including Plymouth Rock Wrindotte Jersey Black Grey and others. It notes these breeds are common farm fowls, valued for meat and eggs, with good foraging ability and sturdy plumage, and highlights the Chantecler as well suited to cold areas.
A historical note links damp, drafty, and poorly ventilated poultry houses to a range of fowl illnesses. It argues that dry, well ventilated, sanitary coops reduce risk from paralysis, roup, canker, and other ailments, while hereditary factors and poor housing exacerbate problems.
The article warns that poor ventilation weakens poultry, stressing air quality for roosting areas and warning against low houses or closets that trap tainted air. It notes disease and weakness follow impure air, reducing vitality and egg yield in laying stock.
Market notes discuss optimal weights for April broilers at one and one half pounds, packaging limits not exceeding 100 pounds, and the need for dry cold handling before shipment. It emphasizes uniform color, grade, and size, with roasting fowls selling best March through August and billing Mondays as the best day of the week.
An advertising feature extols Cantilever Shoes as aiding vitality by supporting the feet with flexible arches. It claims the foot acts as a cantilever spring, detailing benefits like better circulation, posture, and natural exercise of foot muscles, and promotes the brand’s trained makers and local sole agency.
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