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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
4
The notice discusses changing paper delivery addresses with old and new details, subscription terms, and price per line for obituaries and society items. It then notes York city banning the word German on measles placards, with Lititz placards simply read Measels, criticizing Germany for its notoriety in the measles issue.
A father asks whether his Junior class son should stay in school or start a trade. The piece praises combining work and study, noting Western cities’ system where a boy works a week in a shop then attends school the next, linking practical tasks to academic learning and boosting engagement, wages, and career advancement.
County boroughs near term will receive mail delivery as Elizabethtown gains city delivery after a Post Office approval and Manheim prepares for a village delivery system. An inspector will arrive to assess the boroughs. Also Lititz Clothing and Shoe Store advertises men’s rubber boots at a sale price of 69 cents.
Aaron Shearer of U S Destroyer Sterrit and family visited his parents while awaiting orders after twenty one years in the navy. Emanuel Lutheran Sunday school elected officers. A wedding dinner honored Ramon Edwards and his bride. Local service members include Adam Shearer Eugene Shirk Paul Demmy John Mathews Alvin Hartman Frank Miller Isaac Brum bach. Mrs Emma Bear of Lancaster dies at 65. Revival meetings continue with thirty converts and eighteen new members in church fellowship. Monday services canceled per Fuel Administrator Garfield rules.
Samuel Eby improves after heart trouble while Jonas Hartman closes his hotel business in spring. Airy Hill pupils enjoy a sleigh ride. ice harvests fill houses amid favorable weather. Penn Township schools closed to save coal. postmaster appointment for I B Koehler. numerous local visits and sleighing parties. Golden wedding anniversary for Rev Henry S Shissler and wife noted. ages given.
In Schaefferstown and surrounding Lebanon County areas residents discuss fuel sources as heavy snow hinders chopping and hauling. The piece notes wood availability, coal scarcity concerns, local lectures on economy in food prep, and community reactions including a Taft lecture attendance. It mentions ice houses, the Garfield shutdown question, and social gatherings at the Simmers home honoring Walter McCreary with a large local attendance. A Brunnerville Red Cross spelling bee fundraiser is planned with four classes and multiple prizes, set for Saturday evening with 15 cent admission.
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