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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1927
Page
8
Ducks live in a fireplace chimney at Pinehurst Inn near Victoria's River Winnipeg area. Each morning after a fire the previous night, ducks were rescued from behind the screen. They return to their nest in the wide chimney after being released outside. The article also discusses Anglo-Saxon place name origins with examples.
Electricity to dry the inky bills produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington is described as a method to speed currency production and reduce delays. The note highlights the reliance on electric heat in processing government bills.
A theory suggests growing plants in a sleeping room may affect air elements. not seriously harmful in a sick room if the plants lack strong odors and are not numerous. The idea cautions against heavy odors or too many plants in illroom settings.
To clean enamel, wipe highly enameled surfaces with a soft cloth dampened in tepid water. Use a small amount of neutral white soap solution for fingerprints or grease, but avoid strong soap as alkalis can ruin the finish.
A Bureau of Standards windtest demonstrates air streams reaching 700 miles per hour to test airplane propellers. Metal propellers prove more efficient than wooden ones at high speeds, signaling progress toward a 500 mile per hour transit.
Lititz High School remains in second place in Class A county championship standings as Coach Boyer reports the team in good condition and fast on the track. Ephrata handed Lititz its only loss by two points on Ephrata’s floor while Lititz routed Elizabethtown 43 to 19 at home. In Saturday action Lititz Alumni Five edged Lancaster’s Trilte tossers 32 to 27.
Rothsville High School, in new uniforms, defeated Elizabethtown 41 to 29 on Saturday. The Rothsville lineup featured Mumma Mellinger Hertzler Hackman Deater Messner Brubaker and others while E Town fielded Moon Milbee Rutherford and Rutherford among others. Referee and officials were L Hertzler. Edison Electric of Lancaster will play Lititz Alumni Five here on Saturday evening.
The Stanzi Silk Corporation awarded the contract for a modern silk mill at Ephrata. The Hughes Faulkroc Company of Philadelphia won the bid to build a one story nucleus, with completion by April 1 and 400 workers to be employed. The land on the Kinzer tract will be assessed frozen for ten years before expansion.
Rothsville hosts an old timers basketball doubleheader on Tuesday January 18 with Akron married men facing Rothsville married men on their floor. A prelim pits uptown married men against downtown married men. The event draws strong crowds and funds go to the local Fire Company with the Ladies Auxiliary offering refreshments.
Apples and cider, potatoes advancing, sugar up to seven cents a pound, eggs price shifts, and tobacco outlook affect farmers. Wall street style tips mix with local sayings about thrift, speech, and rural life as residents hint at future changes and concerns in Lititz and Manheim areas.
The excerpt notes a weekly Saturday market and reflects public attitudes on pensions, work, and oil magnates in Washington. It comments on spending beyond means and personal gratification, ending with a line about subscribing to the Record at $1.50 per year.
A fragment from the Kansas City Star shows a humorous remark by Mrs. Billings saying she would rather be a seed on a woodpile to ripen than remain an old bachelor. The line reflects playful rural imagery and social humor of the period.
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