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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
6
Pennsylvania State College conducts its annual steer feeding experiment with two housing methods and six rations. Open sheds and barned groups test silage corn stover cottonseed and linseed meals over 84 days, evaluating winter adaptation and feeding efficiency for spring market steers.
Mrs. Levi K. Bear of New Holland charges C. W. Jude with squatting after he chased an auctioneer and patrons from a farm. Jude is held on $500 bail awaiting court. The farm is managed by Mrs. Bear executing for her late father's estate.
Popular Mechanics describes a new process and apparatus that soaks raw peanuts in brine then places them in a pressure tank to force salt through the shells before baking. The method claims to yield salted peanuts with the shell intact.
Governor Sproul urged to act as Gifford Pinchot and Philadelphia Wholesale Lumber Dealers urge dismissal of the Forestry head amid reports of mismanagement. They accuse the department of incompetence and wasteful practices, highlighting state forest destruction and Harrisburg inefficiency.
The department urges farmers to name their farms to foster pride and attachment. A named farm like Oak Brook or Pine Crest can elevate appearance and products, while a named farm aids branding with letterheads and envelopes. Farmers are adopting typewriters and farm accounting as business practices.
Lancaster county jail warden Obetz says Grand Jury findings on 21 inmates jailed for drunkenness mask a larger issue. He claims many are vagrants feigning arrest to secure meals and bed in winter, noting fictitious names and refusals to work. He accuses aldermen of exploiting fees and releasing flexible suspects.
Federal Food Administrator Williams issues a minimum fair price list for clothing. A destitute man would need 65.69 for outfit of suit overcoat shoes socks and union suit, a wife 76.94 for similar items, and a boy 20.43 for a suit overcoat and shoes.
A customer recalls a story about two college friends reuniting in a cheap restaurant. One waits tables while the other is a customer. The waiter explains he works there but does not eat there. The conversation then mentions a publicity man for a major Indianapolis hotel.
In a quirky exchange, Willis and Tudge discuss a sudden production halt. The punchline reveals the confusion between an oil operation and a brewery, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding about barrels per day and December timing.
A patriotic proclamation condemning radicals and urging mass deportations of disloyal citizens. It contrasts early immigrant voyages with modern threats, calls for renewed national unity, and urges vigorous secret service action to safeguard Americanism. Includes a note on Pennsylvania honey production and beekeeping value.
In a classroom exchange the children trade exaggerations about family travels and milestones. Harry claims his uncle Bill to Panama, Billy counters, then Jim to Australia, their father to Egypt, and finally Billy dismisses with Pooh as the grandmother supposedly went to heaven.
Andrew Baker, in good health, called to his son Amos saying he would go to his mother. He then collapsed with a heart attack and died. His wife, Mrs. Baker, had died of pneumonia a day earlier.
A tramp tries to enter a yard but is challenged by a woman who released a watchdog. He speaks with dignity, saying he came seeking a meal and requests that the dog be fed. The scene centers on the tramp’s request and the dog’s guarding of the property.
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