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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1927
Page
4
Seed Catalogs and February Gardens in Lititz
February seed catalogs entice Lititz residents to dream of home ownership and flowering porches. The article praises gardening as an ancient instinct and contrasts plant joys with cars' limited run, noting perennials and vines return each summer to tell their beauty.
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Lititz
Forehandedness and thrift fade from country towns
Oldtimers on Candlemas Day planned to have half their supplies left for the season. Today people buy small amounts of food or fuel and few stock up for a whole season. Household economists urge laying in cheap supplies to cut living costs, yet thrifty habits are slipping away from earlier generations.
Neighborhood News from Akron and surrounding areas
Sunday activities include officer elections for the United Evangelical Sunday School led by Supt. J. L. Albright and notes on a 1:30 PM Community Meeting with Rev. Brinser as speaker. Numerous social visits, dinners, and family gatherings are listed with names and towns across Akron, Ephrata, Lititz and Reading.
Local residents visit families in Clay Lititz and town
Ley Mellinger of Clay and Clarence May with family from Lititz, plus Jonas Eby and the May couple, are noted visitors. John Retten and Christ May visited Tra Blantz of Clay on Friday afternoon. Joe Sweigart paid a visit to his mother, Mrs. Wayne Hile, on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ley Mellinger
Clay
Clarence May
Lititz
Jonas Eby
John Retten
Christ May
Tra Blantz
Joe Sweigart
Wayne Hile
Brownstown Notes Highlights and Local Life
Saturday night supper for the town Improvement Association raised funds. Church membership was conferred on several residents, including Mr and Mrs C Earle Smith and Earl Kauffman. New moves and visits noted as families relocate and relatives visit. A new baby arrived for Mr and Mrs Martin Horst. Local church groups plan meetings at homes this week. Ephrata and Reading visitors are mentioned among Sunday contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church
C. Earle Smith
Howard Murr
Bertha Houck
Earl Kauffmen
Jacob Davidson
Margaret Witwer
Alma Richardson
William Erb
Millway
Benjamin High
George Keller
Evangelical Sunday School
H. V. Ruth
Stork
Martin Horst
Herman M. Bishop
Samuel Wolf
Ephrata
J. C. Buch
Esther Werner
Reading
L. A. Werner
Morris Wolf
Lititz
Parke Gamber
Clay Farmers Meet in Clay School House Social and Upcoming Session
The Clay unit held a well attended meeting at the Clay school house on Tuesday evening with an interesting program. The next gathering is set for Tuesday March 8 at the same location. Several farmers reported selling tobacco and delivering stock while local residents attended various demonstrations and visits.
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Clay
Clay School
Martin of
Ephrata
C. B. Snyder
Samuel S. Weist
Maggie Weist
Richland
Lebanon County
Ida Pfautz
Henry Mease
Lexington
Margaret Gerhart
Violet Wise
Lincoln
Lloyd Ober
FE. K. Zartman
Ober
Kissel Hill
Samuel W. Elser
Hart
J. W. Gerhart
Lititz
Elser Gerhart
Rufus Fr. Helvey
Elm
Gerhart
Margaret
Manheim
H. A. Cerhart
Phoebe
Hoeisey
Local Visit Interlude and Community Notes
HALFVILLE residents Manrie Habecker and wife of Lancaster visited Elmer D Todd's family Sunday. John Engle, recently ill, is able to be out again. Mrs Harry Fry from near Clay visited Adam Hackman’s family from Saturday to Sunday. A prayer meeting at Harry E Shreiner's Saturday evening drew a large crowd. Charles Rose hauled a truckload of tobacco to Lancaster Saturday morning. Mr and Mrs Harry Kline buried their infant child at Grayhill's Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menrie Habecker
Lancaster
Elmer D. Todd
John Engle
Harry ©. Fry
Clay
Adam Hackman Fom
Harry E. Shreiner
Charles Rose
Harry Kline
Grayhill’s
Wealthy reply by Astor cited in Market for Exetiiae
An anecdote recalls John Jacob Astor congratulated on wealth. He pointed to his bonds and joked, Would you like to invest these matters for your board and clothes. The friend hesitated, and Astor claimed, Sir, that is what you get.
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John Jacob Astor
Astor
Exetiiae
Mirage photography debate hits limits of official record
The article notes that while some individuals have produced mirage photographs, the bureau has not captured or validated any official images. It discusses age, wear, and the difficulty of determining authenticity in this field.
Pompeii ruins reveal old dye workshop and dye methods
The Pompeii ruins include a dyer's shop with vats ovens and utensils. Dyes were once made from vegetable substances until 1856 when Perkin discovered how to produce fast dyes from coal tar, transforming the dye industry.
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Ap Nowa
Ulensis
Pompeii
Perkin
Clothes Expenditure Inquiry Sparks Housewife Spending
A fragment notes a Department inquiry into clothing costs for the average household. The text mentions a woman and an adjusted outlook on clothes expenditure amid the inquiry. Specific figures or entities are unclear due to damaged source text.
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Department of 1Arican
al Todit
United Lea
Averag
Yard Night Fire Honors WWI Fallen at Scotland Yard
A burning ceremonial light burns in a corridor at Scotland Yard, dedicated to the Yard officers killed in the World War. An inscription memorializes their sacrifice and vows the flame shall never be extinguished.
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Scotland Yard
Yard
Earliest Manuscripts and Illuminated Texts Overview
Fragmentary description outlines how ancient manuscripts used bright decorations, including vignettes and colors, with references to illuminated scenes in the Book of the Dead and later shifts to alphabetic writing, noting faded or damaged lettering and decorative practices.
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Lloyd Roland
Lloyd Shirk
John Brinser
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Henry Keller
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J. W. Hess
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Frank Hershey
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Harry Shirker
Emanuel Bixler
Anna
Magdalena Herr
Charles N. Knoll
James
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Howard Knoll
John Ti. Reitz
Elva
Wesley Martin
Lizzie Esbenshade
Alice Lengel
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Laura Roland
Harry Weidman
Brickerville News
Elias White
Harvey Euck
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Knights of Malta
Irvin Huber
Benj. Bishop
Reamstown
Elizabeth Bishop
Hphrata
Albert Weidman
Jne Smith
Geo. Albright
Betty Doster
Melvin Koch
Brunnerville
Fairview School
Harry Fetter
Harry Huber
Ruth
Paletown
Benj, Mohler
Emma Mohrer
Anna Mary Steffy
Richard Steffy
Edwin Steffy
Schuy
Halfville
Radio
Stromberg-Carlson
W. G. Fahnestock
Smokehouse Apples
STARK
Seaman & Seed
N. Broad St
ASCO
Asco Store
Victor Raisin
King Wheat
Maine
Victor Bread
California
Asco Bartlett
Zartman’s
Main
Spacht
Penna
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