Ephrata Sportsmen Seek State Game Preserve on South Mountain
The Northern Lancaster County Game and Fish Protective Association plans a large state game preserve on South Mountain between Ephrata and Lebanon counties if efforts succeed. They will plant nut trees and berry shrubs, obtain 57 rabbits from the state, and acquire food minnows for streams.
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Lancaster County Game and Fish Protective Association
South Mountain
Lebanon County
State Forestry Commission
State Game Commission
State Fish Commission
Unnamed Sender Pays 5 Dollar Debt to Slatington Family
Mrs Francis Handwerk of Slatington received a letter with a $5 bill meant to settle a debt owed by her late father who ran a Slatington grocery 30 years ago. The anonymous writer said conscience troubled him and he could not sleep until payment was made.
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Francis Handwerk
Slatington
Coon Hunting Season Extended to February Fifteenth
The Pennsylvania raccoon hunting season ends February 15 this year with the late winter period cited as the best time for the sport. Legislators extended the season after the prior closure reduced prime hunting, restoring the period favored by hunters.
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Pennsylvania
Farm Calendar and Seasonal Tips for Ice Harvest and Gardening
Harvesting ice to stock for next summer keeps milk sweet. Frost-bitten combs in breeding birds can recover with vaseline glycerine turpentine treatment or be seared if severe. Start Chinese lilies in January for Easter blooms using pebbles soil or fibre with optional charcoal. Plan 1925 garden now with scaled drawings and straight rows for tools. Extension Circular No. 76 provides full guidance.
Lebanon Opens 3 Mile State Road to Mt Gretna
A three mile State road from Cold Springs to Mt Gretna, 18 feet wide, was opened to traffic by order of the State Highway Department. The completion cost $155,555 and it links routes to and through the military reservation toward the Conewago Valley.
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Cold Springs
Mt. Gretna
State Highway Department
Military Reservation
Conewago Valley
Traced Disease Ties Epidemic to Turkeys in County Farm
Lehigh County Farm Agent Hacker, who finished an investigation of the European chicken epidemic, says the outbreak that killed several hundred Lehigh county chickens was traced to turkeys imported for the holiday season.
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Lehigh County
Hacker
Hessian Camp Landmark Marked Near Reading
A tablet marks the Hessian camp site at Mt. Penn near Reading where about 1000 Hessian prisoners were held after Trenton. The camp, known as Hessian Camp, housed captured soldiers until the war’s end before they were sent home.
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Reading
Berks Co
Washington
Trenton
Delaware
Mt. Penn
Reading City Park
N. J
Ball
Skin irritation from dyed fur and advice on protection
A 1924 Western Newspaper Union note explains fur demand during cold weather, risks of coal tar dyes in cheap furs, and how dermatitis may appear at the neck and wrists. It warns against soap on eczema, recommends silk scarves, gloves, and plain zinc oxide ointment to soothe irritation.
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France
Belgium
Germany
Western Newspaper Union
Rivalry in County Hog Feeds Delivers Heavy Porkers
In rural communities strong competition marks hog feeding with reports of porkers from 400 to 500 pounds. One farmer sold a 600 pound hog for 11 cents a pound as fat hog slaughtering continues. A remarkable 87 year old neighbor is Mrs. Mary Hartman of Mount Pleasant who lives alone and remains active and well informed on local affairs.
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Mary Hartman
Mount Pleasant
Bart Township
Lancaster Tops Pennsylvanian Tractor Use in 1 240 Units
Lancaster county leads Pennsylvania in farm tractor use with 1,240 machines, according to a survey by L A O Wible director of the Bureau of Statistics. Berks 956, Allegheny 918, Chester 830, Montgomery 740, Westmoreland 783, York 630.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
L. AO. Wible
Bureau of Statistics
State Department of Agriculture
Berks County
Allegheny
Chester
Montgomery
Westmoreland
York
La Park Seed Co Files Bankruptcy in Philadelphia Court
La Park Seed and Plant Company Inc a Delaware corporation of La Park Pa files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the U S District Court Philadelphia with debts of 153052 and nominal assets 216200 Referee Redmond Conyngham assigned for administration A Pennsylvania corporation also of La Park files a voluntary petition with debts 171780 and no assets Several Lititz residents invested in the company.
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la Park Seed and Plant Company, Inc
la Park
United States District Court
Phila
Manheim to Get Keystone National Bank Building
A new Keystone National Bank building is planned for Manheim with a 42 foot Market street frontage and 85 foot Main street depth. The limestone structure will feature a granite base and rise about 38 feet in height.
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Manheim
Keystone National Bank
Market Street
Main Street
Autos Kill 17 in Lancaster County in 1924
Coroner Dr Kinard reports 17 killed by automobiles in Lancaster County in 1924 and 26 total deaths. Death by own action ranks second with 16. Trustee of Eddy Estate Weds William Rathvon aged 70 and Laura C Woodbury aged 39, both of Boston, married by Rev Dr Adam B MacIntosh of Trinity Lutheran Church Langster.
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G. C. Kinard
Lancaster County
Eddy Estate
William Rathvon
Laura C. Woodbury
Boston
Adam B. MacIntosh
Trinity Lutheran Church
Langster
Rathven
Mary Baker Eddy
Packers Have Plenty of Unsold Tobacco
Lancaster county reports an unsold tobacco crop valued at about 6 million dollars. Dealers deny circulating estimates of a ten million dollar crop.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster Hog Market Outlook 1925 26 Prices Rise
Domestic demand for hog products remains strong with prices $2 to $2.50 above last winter. From 1923 to 1924 the Chicago hog price averaged 87.65. With a expected smaller pig crop in 1925 an average around 11 dollars at Chicago appears reasonable for fall 1925 to September 1926.
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Chicago
Flies Survive Winter In Larval And Pupal Stages
British scientists find no overwintering adult house flies after long experiments while observing that cold air would otherwise allow a population explosion. The era notes ongoing discrepancies in observations about winter survival of house flies.
Burglar Thief Steals Furs From Hamburg Garage
Robbers broke into the Hamburg Motor Car company garage in Hamburg Berks county taking about 1000 worth of raw furs. They cut window panes without damaging frames, loaded loot into bags, set off alarms and fled in autos as Rentschler who runs a fur business and garage watched. Authorities report 25000 in fur stored in the building.
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Hamburg Motor Car Company
R. P. Rentschler
Hamburg
College Students Turned On Fire Hose in Class Fight
A Carnegie Institute of Technology banquet in Pittsburgh ended when about 25 sophomores forced into the dining room on the fourth floor of an East End hotel. The freshmen sprayed the invaders with a fire hose before police arrived to separate the groups. No arrests were made though many students were bruised and their clothes torn.
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Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
East End
Family Joke Turns to Half Million Dollar Estate
The Ellsler estate case in which Philadelphia and Pottsville families are represented ends with James J. Morgan named trustee. Miami real estate bought as a family joke years ago has grown to a substantial value and will be sold with the proceeds split between Mrs. John Ellsler of Philadelphia and Miss Emma Ellsler of Pottsville. The matter began when a Philadelphia family member sought an accounting.
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Ellsler
Philadelphia
Pottsville
James J. Morgan
Miami
Fla
John Ellsler
Emma Ellssler
Ellslers
Death blamed on vaccination in Lottsville case
Mrs. J. H. Devlin died at Lottsville after receiving vaccination during a smallpox scare. Doctors say the vaccination caused complications that led directly to her death, marking a third fatality in the city attributed to vaccination.
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J. H. Devlin
Lottsville
Origin of adobe from Egyptian to Spanish and US use
The word adobe traces to an Egyptian hieroglyph for brick. It became at-tob in Arabic and ado bar in Spanish meaning to daub or plaster. In the United States the term was adopted from Mexican usage to describe sun dried brick molding for houses and garden walls.
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United States
Court Proclamation For Lancaster Jail Delivery Start
Public proclamation announces a Court of Jail Delivery and General Sessions will convene at Lancaster Court House on January 19 1925. Sheriff L F M Allister orders mayor aldermen judges coroner constables and prosecutors to attend with rolls examinations and remembrances to conduct duties and prosecute prisoners in the county jail.
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Charles I, Lansis
Aaron 2
Hassler
Court of Common Pleas
County of
Lancaster
Court House
City of
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
L. F. M’allister
State Farm Products Show in Harrisburg Set for January 19 1925
Attend State Show Plan to spend a day or two at the State Farm Products Show in Harrisburg January 19 to 23 1925. Travel the Record print your sale bills and be assured of fine neat ware at reasonable prices.
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Sale Bill House
Warrisburg
Public sale of valued real estate in Lititz Pa
An Orphans Court order leads a public sale at 7 30 P M at Lititz Springs Hotel Lititz Pa. Three tracts are offered: Tract 1 a 66 8 by 203 0 brick dwelling and store room Tract 2 a 18 by 100 store building Tract 3 a 52 by 204 11 foot lot with a three story brick building all on Main Street and adjacent properties in Lititz Lancaster County Pa.
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Lititz Springs
Lititz
Pennsylvania
Orphans’ Court of
Lancaster County
Main Street
Itz
Juniper Alley
L. M. Moyer
Borough of
A. M. Kreider
H. R. Wertsch
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W. H. Buch
Lititz, PA
Ephrata
Game and Fish Association
Lebanon
Turkeys
Ithssian
City Park
the County
Lancaster Hog Market
West Chester
Chester Creek
Miltown
Long & Co
Iran
Havana
FREY
Havana Havana
Frey &Son
Curiz
Lititz Record Printing House
Broad Street
Buch’s Clothing
Lillie I
RUDY
Miles H. Rudy
C. Hassler
Joseph B. Wissler
Fifotets
ORTH
Hay - Quner
Nat'l Bank
Lititz, Penna
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