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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
5
An editor reviews dehydrated fruit and vegetables from Kings Food Products, Portland Oregon, detailing how modern dehydration preserves cell structure, flavor, and nutrients. It explains supply growth,Industry plants, and the economy of reduced water weight lowering costs and storage.
Harrisburg officials call for vigorous enforcement of the dog license code of 1917 by the department of agriculture. Reports are requested from counties on how the dog law is enforced amid complaints of dogs at large harming sheep. The piece also notes calendar shortages and public demand for calendars this season.
General John J. Pershing will be the guest of the Marrsburg chamber of commerce at a luncheon in the early spring. He will inspect the Marsh Run and Middletown military posts and has notified the chamber he is glad to accept the invitation.
State treasury paid 2 020 school districts appropriations totaling about 3 750 000. Payments to the larger districts will begin within a few days and the figure reflects state funding disbursements to schools.
The article recounts claims of pygmy hippos under 30 inches tall once thought impossible in Siberia. After a 1973 African pygmy hippo died in Dublin, belief faded until explorer Schomburgk returned with three pygmy hippos. Two were exhibited at the New York Herald exhibit in New York.
Louis O. Anderson has designed a rubberized storm cover for boats that shields both boat and rower from waves and rain. The suit includes a headpiece and a full juncture at the cover to allow paddling with one oar while seated, with the other oar forming a backbone for the cover.
Charles J. Pennock, renowned Kennett Square ornithologist, living under various names in a Florida settlement since May 1913, was located by Dr. Richard J. Phillips. He returned to Philadelphia with his wife after overwork and business worries spurred a hermit life, reportedly ending a decades long mystery.
The Standard Steel Works of Lewistown report experiments with lime stone as a fuel in Burnham plant stoves. An open hearth worker used lime stone at home, layering it like a kiln charge, achieving more than double the heat from half the coal. Logan Store Co. dumped limestone in its cellar to try out the concept with others preparing to follow. A fruit nutrition booklet from the Department of Agriculture notes fruit's diet value and offers a free copy via F. B. 298.
A 1919 Bureau of Statistics report from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture notes that due to an open winter only five percent of farmers stored ice, while sixteen percent stored ice in the prior winter. It urges timely preparation for a ready ice supply, ensuring farmers are prepared for the summer heat.
Applicants listed by Sergeant Hoagland for enlistment were actually assigned vocations such as Baker, Carpenter, Painter, Porter, Shoemaker, and Taylor. Colonel Kemper questioned the mix as the men headed to Columbus Barracks, Ohio amid local park drainage controversy and a dam restoration dispute. The news notes local social changes as Philip and Mrs. Rice relocate from Washington House in Manheim to Lebanon.
In Harrisburg a woman recalls sudden illness with kidney trouble and painful stones. After four months with a first doctor she improved only briefly, then used Dr Pierce Anuric and Golden Medical Discovery. She claims full recovery and urges keeping the pills on hand.
A Penfield, Pennsylvania reader reports relief from excess uric acid during pregnancy after using Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets. The testimonial claims the tablets allowed mobility and life improvement, praising Dr. Pierce. The note promotes obtaining Anuric through drugstores or by sending 10 cents to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
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