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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
2
The Reichstag committee agrees on a broad penal code extending criminal laws to the North and South poles and every desert region. The decision outlines sweeping legal reach and enforcement across global territories as the new frame for crime and punishment.
The Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Co added two Kellogg common battery switchboards for 460 common lines, 60 rural lines, and 40 trunk lines in Lititz and Ephrata. They purchased 104 BE Main street Lititz for new equipment, secured new franchises, and laid underground conduits plus 2320 feet of 600 pair cable and a mile of aerial cable to cut maintenance costs while signaling healthy growth.
National Guardsmen will find several upgrades at the Mt Gretna reservation for next summer training. Shelter sheds cover seven horse picket lines, 119 combination mess halls and kitchens, and a new landscape rifle and pistol range have been built. Expenditures for the work total about $78,000.
The J. C. Penny Company will open a store in the J. H. Herr building at Ephrata. Their stores now number an even thousand.
Thousands of European starlings plague Delaware farmers as the birds raid crops and roost in barns. Hunters stalk roosts at night, netting flocks of hundreds for pot pie harvests. The starling, introduced in New York in 1890, has spread across the East and beyond, threatening crops while providing a curious food source and sporting interest in Pennsylvania shooting matches.
District Forester E F Brouse reports locating what may be the largest amore tree in Pennsylvania on Cooper's Creek Chemical Company property at West Conshohocken. The tree stands about 100 feet tall with a 117 foot branch spread, a circumference of 30 feet 8 inches at ground level, and 25 feet at four and a half feet above ground. Tradition links the tree to General Nathaniel Green during the Revolution, surpassing the former Lancaster-area record of 27 feet 18 inches circumference, 102 feet height, and branch spreads of 118 by 138 feet.
Ira W. Stratton former Reading mayor writes a three part series in The Reading Eagle about Hawaii. The December articles describe Stratton’s Hawaii experiences with historical notes and general information, each illustrated by island scenes.
The term kismet, used by Mohammedans, denotes fate or destiny and originates as a Turkish form of the Arabic word qisma. It conveys preordination and fatalism, expressing the belief that all events are preordained and inevitable.
Insulated wire may be used for aerials since the coating offers no greater opposition to radio waves than air. Insulated wire keeps the surface bright and clean, and high frequency currents travel on the surface, making maneuvered stranded wire highly efficient in practice.
The article lists steps to keep a radio receiver in good working order. It stresses tight clean antenna connections, proper lead-in, clean battery fittings, and replacing worn filaments only as specified. If problems arise, consult a skilled repairman for help.
Department Commander Hidwii R. Trollenbuck reports Pennsylvania tops the nation in American Legion membership with Illinois second and New York third. Over 40 percent of 1927 members have enrolled for 1828, a 70,000 member mark expected by March 1. Leading Posts include Philadelphia No. 3 and No. 20, Erie No. 1i, York No. 127, Uniontown No. 51, Lancaster No. 34, Johnstown No. 294, Shamokin No. 73, and multiple Philadelphia posts. National Commander Edward S. Spafford plans visits to Harrisburg and Williamsport on Feb. 14 and Lancaster and Tamaqua on Feb. 15.
The Pennsylvania Public Service Commission orders the Mt Gretna Chautauqua Association to file a new tariff limiting cottage sewer outlet charges to ten dollars per year. The agency notes the prior claimed fourteen dollar rate is not supported by the current plant and that a four dollar surplus would fund future improvements. The commission allows no anticipatory charges based on future plant value and requires monthly financial statements January through November.
A shipment of Thingarian quail arrives in Pennsylvania from Austria. Ninety pairs will be distributed in the district with W. C. Kelly of DuBois as field superintendent. Richard Reitz of Brookville aided the acquisition. The birds are larger than bobwhite and are swifter in flight, mating in pairs. This is the first release in western Pennsylvania.
Lehigh county game protector Ambrose Gerhart investigated a report that John Wolfe a hermit in the Blue Mountains hunted rabbits squirrels and pheasant illegally. Arrested for shooting, he said he hunted to eat. Unable to pay a 250 dollar fine, he was committed to jail and praised the warmth of the jail as better than his cold cabin.
Milo Herman near Monterey traps a very large, colorfully plumaged eagle in the woods by his home. The bird, with a white breast and red tail, brown back and hooked bill, measures 42% inches across the wings.
Two friends discuss a shocking rumor about CGrayce and her husband. They hurry to Helene's for details, eager to learn the dreadful truth and share in the gossip.
A woman named Gladys enters a Los Angeles bank and requests to open an account. The teller replies with willingness to assist, and asks about the amount to deposit, but Gladys clarifies she wants a regular charge account like she has at department stores.
The message from the inspector notes no items to declare concerning George and a bride, with emphasis on the request to reveal any declarations. The fragmentary text hints at a formal inquiry or customs style procedure.
A Farm Journal weather expert explains how sky colors reflect atmospheric conditions. Red sunsets imply little moisture and clear skies, while gray skies signal moisture and potential rain. Morning grayness suggests a dry layer aloft and a fair day.
The note proposes a derivation for furlong from Fucony as a furrow long unit. It describes a single side of a spiere field measuring 220 wards and suggests contained elements in the term.
A Philadelphian type setter named Robert Bell printed a law book in 1771 that remains in use and is shelved in Liver more California library archives.
Fragmented dialogue depicts anxious daughter pressing her father on the success of a sea operation for Mr. Bullion, with hints of a single moment inWisconsin and a plan to obtain a record. The exchange reveals urgency and speculation about outcomes and procedures.
A garbled item describes faint noises at a girls college event and an overnight guest breakfast exchange. Janet notes a sound while Jane perhaps recalls praising improved radio reception linked to nearby food shops. the report hints at a misheard or unclear dialogue during a quiet evening.
A fragmentary note reports Mrs Veristout proposing a rule to bar the chin or restrict eating. The oblique wording hints at a satirical or social commentary, with playful phrasing about diets and decorum in a local setting.
Readers debate a Browning poem as two lines of verse surface in a chatty exchange. The dialogue fuses playful mishearings with a claim of a perfect poem and a quip about why Browning resonates with deep lines.
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines farm corning of cheaper cuts like plate tulup and chick using a brine of eight pounds salt two pounds sugar two ounces saltpeter five gallons water per 10 pounds green meat. Keep brine cool and monitor ropy brine, cure 28 to 40 days, hang meat to drain before smoking.
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