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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
2
Lancaster County plans a 1519 automobile show to be held in March in Lancaster city. The article notes varied local events including deaths, a monument dedication in New Holland, and a banking dividend announcement from the Northern Trust Savings Bank of Lancaster.
Sixteen year old Ethel I W Monck daughter of the American Express Company agent at Heading Houck Reading disappeared Saturday evening and is believed to have eloped with Edwin Heiser now of San Francisco formerly of Hopeland Lancaster county Heiser recently had been filing his sister Mia Jacob G Shirk a Hopeland resident probably made frequent visits to Reading to see the girl Father has wired the police in San Francisco to arrest the pair if they go there as he intends to press charges against Heiser.
A series of brief items from the region includes Harry Emery of Philipsburg reporting a lemon tree yield after 13 years with two lemons weighing a total of three pounds. Farmers’ Week at State College runs February 24 to 28. North Mountain near Chambersburg yields several wild turkeys shot by hunters. An eight pronged pack weighing 250 pounds was slain by J C Thompson of York on South Mountain near Ottanna Adams County. A stray seven month old colt with a wire forehead is found in Dunserland Lebanon. no owner identified. Mayor Edward St Filbert of Reading returns from Porters Lake with Frank Laner and Rudolph Rodenborn after about 200 pounds of fish. Labor tension in Lebanon rises as Hethlehen Steel Co plans to suspend the $1.0 million plant due to weak orders and steel surplus. Items donated to the Lebanon County Historical Society include a dated pocket book, a sun glass, a calendar, a pocket fork, and a snuff box dated 1732. New Hanover Lutheran church near Boyertown marked its 150th anniversary, with four preceding churches dating to the early 1700s.
Maver Snavely of Tunnel Hill Lebanon County reports a rare birth this week at his farm. Four calves are described as triplets with three healthy newborns drawing interest from neighbors and friends. The event is noted as uncommon but promising for raising the trio.
In Philadelphia a meeting of fifteen denominations including the Moravian Church the Reformed Church and the United Lutheran Church affirmed unity. Speakers from Bethlehem and Philadelphia stressed a shared divine plan for church unity and fraternal cooperation over past disputes.
Reading soldier Harry L Bitterman reports in a France letter that gunfire stopped as rumors of the armistice spread. Paris crowds cheered Vive lAmerique and Vive La France while French women kissed soldiers on both cheeks. The next day Pershing visited Paris as celebrations continued and soldiers returned to duty exhausted but elated.
Mrs. Kathryn Kupp widow of Levi Kupp marks her ninety year birthday anniversary. She enjoys strong health and stays active in sewing. She is noted as one of the few who survived the flu era with good spirits.
Advertisement touts Tonall as a medicine and tonic to improve health and earning power. It claims strong limbs and steady nerves through its herbal formula and cites newspaper testimonials. Sold at J. E. Charles' Drug Store in Lititz.
The Ute war cry rang through a French town when Chief Ross, a private in the Infantry, forgot himself and uttered the ancient tocsin of his race during triumph over a German foe. Arizona born, Ross became a buck private chief, saluting once and misusing yes and no in English, rarely smiling except for a promised reward. In training he impressed as a scout by locating the enemy and guiding a retreat, then hiding to avoid capture.
An unobserved scout noted the enemy altered position during a march and the captain was surprised by the move. The report continues on page 3 with further details.
Practical home remedies for influenza include avoiding crowds and keeping clean. Use May-apple based pills and Anurie tablets for symptoms and drink hot lemonade. For recovery use herbal tonics like Golden Medical Discovery or frontic iron tonic, obtainable at drug stores or by mail offer.
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