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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1923
Page
2
The cooperative lists seed potatoes available for order due February 14, including Maine Blers and Vern varieties at mixed per bushel prices. It also notes carload orders on copper sulphate and arsenate of lead, with various drum and can quantities and prices, all to be on hand by February 15.
Farm cost study shows detailed cost of production for crops and livestock in Penna county. Wheat 76 cents per bushel, potatoes 1.04 a ton, tobacco 11 cents per pound wrapper, milk 2.54 per hundredweight. Poultry yields top profits with 134.16 from each hundred hens. Heavy steer feeding losses. sheep and hogs modest profits.
Fragmentary notes discuss farm practices, pest control, tool use, and labor efficiency. Mentions training, rodents, garden routines, and the impact of warming trends on employment. Contains unclear references to crops, dairy, and equipment.
Citizens and school board members met at the town hall to discuss a proposed vocational high school. A panicked moment arose when a rattlesnake was found in a banana bunch at a shop, the snake killed after a threat to a bystander.
There was little demand for sleighs and buggies at a vendue held Saturday at Wom alsd by Andrew W Scheerner. Prices ranged from $19 to $2 for four sleighs, previously valued from $70 to £190 each, with many items fetching far below former market values.
A garbled note reports a fire company approaching a milestone, noting it as the United States oldest or one of the oldest organized groups. Despite unclear dates and details, the item hints at a long ago founding and current suppression or vacancy.
Squirrels frequent maple trees near Gables the home of Dr Andrew Thomas Smith and also visit the Breemer and family home. They cross the reef to visit and search the front porches for nuts. A local incident mentions a professor placing plates on brick pavement and an implied interaction with the squirrels.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions so called discovery related to Pierce's alcohol and labeling. No coherent events, persons, or organizations are clearly identifiable from the readable text.
Housewives near Lafayette and Filbert streets petition Mayor Musser to require a higher stack from a nearby laundry to reduce smoke and soot that damages their washing efforts. The petition seeks relief and privacy protection amid competing laundry operations as city leaders respond.
The American Mennonite relief groups and the American Relief Administration feed 18 000 in Russia amid food shortages. They report disbursing over 169 009 dollars in food packages and warn shortages worsen conditions for many.
A historical letter describes local industries once common around Quarryville. It recalls lime-boring and coal operations, kiln burning taking about a week, and methods used to count seaid and measure rock in early civil works. The text also mentions observatories and early astronomical efforts in the era.
An old catalogue advertises trees sold by nurseries and traveling agents. It warns of unscrupulous sellers offering cheap stock and highlights slow variety changes and historical roots dating back to 1830 at the focal nursery.
Fragmentary prose promotes using clear thinking and health to turn troubles into solvable problems. Mentions "Ail Drugeists" and a price reference, though text is garbled.
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