St Valentine mail flood and Lincoln day holiday closures
Saturday brings heavy post office mail as St Valentine day and Lin coln birthday are celebrated with banks closed. Bread and cake prices rise by a cent countywide with bakery surcharges. A garage roof incident on South Broad street injures no one. car damage minimal. The Warwick House sale features many pigs, after prior weather delays. A large front of local real estate activity includes Allen Ditzler buying Front street land for 1000 dollars to build a double two story home.
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St. Valentines
H. H. Fisher
South Broad Street
Warwick House
H. A. Cuppy
Europe
Florida
Allen Ditzler
Charles Rosenberg
Front Street
Barr Mill
Ditzler
Isaac Adair
Rudy Estate Properties Bring High Prices
Miles Rudy estate properties in the borough were sold at public sale Saturday evening for a total of 44 250. Mrs. Lillie Rudy bought the home and adjoining stores for 16750. Ralph M. Spacht bought the three story building on Main Street for 27500 and plans to enlarge it into a large furniture store with a funeral parlor and casket display. Dr. J. L. Hertz bought the property for Spacht. Auctioneer 8 S. Hassler kept bids lively as a crowd gathered for the 7:45 to 9:00 P. M. sale.
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Miles Rudy
Lillie Rudy
East Main Street
Main Street
Trimmer
Oehme
Ralph M. Spacht
J. L. Hertz
Spacht
Trivamer
C. Hassler
Present Sales Remind Auctioneer Snavely of Old Times
At Mastersonville a sale saw no cars, farmers arriving on sleighs with horses tied to fences. Farm implements sold well up to 120 dollars for a used tobacco planter while high prices for new tools buoy optimism. Livestock brought fair prices though not wartime highs. Two Italians selling dry goods were stopped by police and fined a license fee. locals urged avoiding such prowlers as they rarely benefit the town.
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Mastersonville
Kreider
Egg prices tumble as hens drop by degrees to 38 cents
Eggs fell from 58 to 38 cents in a short span as buyers and sellers adjust to rapid market shifts. Stores report higher production and eggs on hand. handlers stock up when prices fall and tighten when they rise. Order your Bockwurst from Gochenauer's this week.
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Cee
Diehm appointed to charter reception committee at Harrisburg
Hon G G Diehm is named a member of a state legislature committee to arrange a ceremony for receiving and depositing William Penns Charter of Liberties in the Capitol at Harrisburg. The document, bought by the Philadelphia Public Ledger with Pennsylvania subscriptions, will belong to the people for all time. The date is not set but the event will occur in Philadelphia with an appropriate program.
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G. G. Diehm
Harrisburg
Province of
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Capitol
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Philadelphia
York
Lancaster
Coronation
Susquehanna
Columbia
Wrightsville
Congress
Dead cow delivery mixup and toll bridge debate
A man near Brickerville tried to deliver a dead cow to Lamparter Bros but was delayed by snow and miscommunication with an exchange girl. Separate notes oppose a private toll bridge from Columbia to Wrightsville and urge killing the bridge bill. The piece shifts to vaccination laws and then to cave travel, recalling Wyandotte cave in Illinois with vivid on-site details.
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Brickerville
Lamparter Bros
Lititz
Warwick House
Lamparter
Neffsville
Lamiporter’s
Straighway
Lititz High Seeks National Oratorical Contest
Lititz High School will host an oratorical contest supervised by M C Dem miy moving toward a national event. Classroom and district eliminations will select seven finalists to compete in Philadelphia on May 1 for regional honors, with the regional winner advancing to Washington May 8 for the national final and a $5000 prize split among top seven.
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Lititz High School
M. C. Demmiy
United States
Washington
Academy of Music
Philadelphia
Continental Memorial Hall
May Fight Barbers High Prices
A humorous look at barber price hikes and consumer thrift as patrons debate shaving trends and the idea that cutting hair leads to baldness. The piece notes a Lancaster County dinner, local speakers, and lists notable births, with reflections on barber shop culture and rising costs.
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Marcel
House of
Business Locations in Demand in Lititz
The Rudy sale signals rising demand for Lititz business sites as offers pour in for the Park View Hotel likely to close soon. Local merchants run sales with Leaman & Leed February clearance Feb 12 to 21 and Harris Store winter sale Feb 13 to 21. Mrs Grosh wins $50 crossword prize after Feb 8 check presentation. she hails from Lititz and says she was stunned by the prize.
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Rudy
Lititz
Park View
Plantz Bros
Leaman & Leed
Harris
Valuable Civil War Papers Acquired by Dr. Bender
Dr. Harry Bender recently obtained numerous copies of the New York Tribune from 1862 to 1865. The papers cover Confederate and Northern army movements, lists of draftees from New York, and lists of killed and wounded. They include detailed war news and are deemed worth preserving. The collection came from Mr. Gormly of Pittsburg, an old Lititz Academy student.
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Harry Bender
New York Tribune
Horace Greely
New York
Pittsburg
Lititz Academy
Governor Pinchot urges tougher dry law in Harrisburg
Sterling Getz in Harrisburg heard Governor Pinchot present a united dry bill with sharper teeth. The governor warned that the constant flood of denatured alcohol fuels crime disease and death and that Pennsylvania serves as a conduit to other states. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are cited as centers for illegal production and distribution of illegal drinks.
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Sterling Getz
Harrisburg
Pinchot
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States
Pittsburgh
Big Improvement at Gas Plant Increases Capacity
The Lititz and Manheim Gas Company announces a new gas manufacturing engine is being installed this week by the U G I Contract Company of Philadelphia. The plant’s capacity will reach 440000 cubic feet per day and deliver stable, high quality gas under heavy load. Superintendent C Grimm notes improved efficiency and plans to extend service to surrounding towns including potential connections to Ephrata borough and Akron.
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U. G. I. Contract Company
Philadelphia
Lititz
Akron
Weather Patterns Describe Week of Thunder Fog and Snow
Within the past week 57 kinds of weather occurred. Monday brought thunder and lightning, milder in town but severe in the county south. Heavy fogs persisted with temperatures at or above fifty. Heavy rains fell yet snow and ice remain widespread across the area.
Three Miles Loaded Coal Despite Repeated Trips
Willis Gibbes of Brunnerville faced a rough Saturday morning as he tried to move a boatload of coal from the town. The sleight load toppled at Five Points while turning out of a rut, requiring a reload. Snow vanished near the old IWuher school house, forcing another pull, but the coal was finally reloaded for the last leg to his home.
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Willis Gibbes
Brunnerville
Iwuher
Mrs Annie Bitzer Taken To St Joseph Hospital
Miss Annie Bitzer, long with Frank B Burkholder and family at Kissel Hill, was removed to St Joseph Hospital for treatment after illness lasting weeks.
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Annie Bitzer
Frank B. Burkholder
St. Joseph Hospital
Kissel Hill
Kreider Signs Three Out-of-Town Ball Players
Lititz manager Kreider has signed three out-of-town players the league allows. Birkenbine from Rothsville, Simmons from Marietta, and Kingsley from Lancaster join the Lititz team. Hackman will receive the players, and Kreider hopes to raise funds for new uniforms.
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Kreider
Lititz
Birkenbine
Rothsville
Simmons
Marietta
Kingsley
Lancaster
Hackman
Travel notes and family visits across towns
Clayton Adair lies seriously ill with dropsy at North Broad street. Wayne Lenhart and wife visited relatives in town from West Lawn near Reading. Alice Milchsack of Bethlehem visits her mother on East Main street. John Leed and a brother from Akron attended a Robesonia sale. Emanuel Garner and Cedar street residents announce the birth of an eleven pound boy last Thursday. Paul Royer, West Chester Normal School student, spent Sunday with his parents. Heineman relatives from Lancaster were in town Saturday visiting. Birthday observances include Mrs. Jacob Heineman, Miss Erika Kling, Henry Heiserman, and Mrs. Nathaniel Seather. Chester Ritchie of Chambersburg called on his parents Saturday evening. Eva Mumma of Ephrata, Carrie Leopole, and Mrs. William Leed of Akron spent a day with Aunt Agnes Adams on the sick list. Miss Louella Snader and Florence Kearns of Beckley College, Harrisburg, spent the weekend with Snader parents. Milford Marks, J. B. Dussinger and families, and Theodore Dussinger joined Thomas Turner and family at Ephrata on Sunday.
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Clayton Adair
North Broad Street
Wayne Lenhart
West Lawn
Reading
Alice Milchsack
Bethlehem
Fianna Reidenbach
East Main Street
John Leed
Akron
Robesonia
Berks County
Emanuel Garner
Cedar Street
Paul Royer
West Chester Normal School
Harvey Royer
Elmer Heineman
Lancaster
Jacob Heineman
Frederika Kling
Henry Heiserman
Nathaniel Seather
Eva Mumma
Ephrata
Carrie Leopole
William Leed
Agnes Adams
Louella Snader
Florence Kearns
Beckiey College
Harrisburg
Irwin W. Snader
Milford Marks
J. B. Dussinger
Mary
Theodore Dussinger
Thomas Turner
Broadway Entertainers Jazz In Atlantic City Engagement
John Keehn of the Broadway Entertainers Lancaster jazz orchestra performed in a two weeks engagement at Atlantic City under Roy Harnish. Everett Mathers, also a member, could not accompany them.
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John Keehn
Lancaster Jazz Orchestra
Roy Harnish
Atlantic City
Everett Mathers
Photographer Showcases High Power Twin Arc Light
Phares Koser, a local photographer, demonstrates a high power twin arc lighting device at the studio place. The new light replaces the old flashlight, reducing annoyance and enabling group portraits of around 100 people with one setup. Koser offers to explain the device's capabilities.
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Phares Koser
Koser
Warwick School Board Sues Benjamin Eckert Over Compulsory Law
Warwick Township school board filed suit against Benjamin Eckert alleging violation of Pennsylvania compulsory school law. Eckert posted bail promising to appear at the hearing before Justice of the Peace Joseph N. Mohn in Warwick Township.
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Warwick
Township School Board
Benjamin Eckert
State of
Pennsylvania
Mr. Eckert
Joseph N. Mohn
Warwick Township
Lititz Pastors Extend Revival as Interest in Religion Fades
Lititz pastors, frustrated by waning spiritual energy among church workers, extend revival services for another week. Events run Friday and Saturday at 7 30 PM and Sunday at 7 PM, with all next week in the Moravian Sunday school chapel starting 7 30 PM. They urge renewed brotherly love and attendance to rekindle the town’s strong church influence.
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Moravian Sunday School
Lititz
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