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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1929
Page
4
The Lititz Record shows E. D. Fulweiler and J. R. Johnson as editors and publishers. It notes the paper is entered at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
Local reporters note surveyors along the Lancaster Lititz road, measuring and inspecting to level the highway. The piece likens roving survey activity to spring promises and thanks officials for beginning repairs, while acknowledging other road projects demand attention.
Francis Shreiner and family from Mt Hope visited Charles Shreiner's family over Sunday. John Engle visited friends at Penryn. Elmer D Todd, Galen Bahner and families visited Lancaster. Charles Rose, Harry Shhreiner and Henry Stoner delivered tobacco to Manheim. Wm Habecker of Landisville visited the Wayne Habecker family over Sunday.
Ma and Mrs Lloyd Ober and two sons visited Mr and Mrs Elam Shelley in Manheim on Sunday. Funeral services were held for Howard Bollinger, age 3 1/2, at Emanuel Lutheran Brickerville. Mrs J W Gerhart visited Lititz with her son and Elser Gerhart. Mr and Mrs Samuel Wiest and two sons visited Mrs Weist's mother in Shoeneck. Mr and Mrs Rufus Heisey and son Elwood visited J W Gerhart's in Elm and toured nearby families. Young America enjoyed coasting. Samuel F E Ferry attended the Harrisburg Farm Show.
Lititz householders receive compliments for diligent snow and sleet cleanup. Residents battled continued snowfall with brooms and shovels, clearing walks despite renewed flurries and slush. The scene transformed trees and grass into glass alike, admired by onlookers. Colum bia’s Lloyd Mifflin home for retired teachers gifted to Pennsylvania State Education Association for site and future homes, with works of his father included. The Record praises Boyertown Times for its auto mobile show edition and editor Cofier Rhoads.
Otto Stephan and family from near Paradise visited Frank Gantz on Saturday afternoon. Several residents and relatives gathered at local homes during the weekend, with numerous birthday and family visit observations across Pine Hill and surrounding areas.
The article cites statistical computations indicating the average American would enter a hospital for treatment about once every twelve years. It also states that the average head of a family pays $200 every three years for hospital service.
Statement notes that sugars and starches are more readily assimilated and digested than fats and, proportionally to intake, raise weight more quickly.
Tibetan lamas are monks deemed distinguished for wisdom and saintliness. Members of the higher orders are viewed as reincarnations of departed saints according to Tibetan customs.
The National Association of Real Estate Boards argues houses must suit the surrounding neighborhood to maximize value. Builders should compare to nearby homes to align with local cost levels, aiming for best use of land. For residences, value rests on satisfaction unless resale becomes a factor.
Louisville, Kentucky sits on a plateau about 60 feet above the Ohio River. The settlement began in 1779 and was named to honor Louis XVI of France. The city was incorporated in 1832.
A fragmented note discusses rude behavior toward the wealthy as a way to assert equality, touching on feelings of outrage after a boy is impolite. The text appears oblique and lacks clear events, dates, or named entities.
A Baltimore ordinance upheld by Maryland Court of Appeals aims to improve health and appearance by spacing homes apart for better ventilation and balanced streetscapes. The decision signals growing support for zoning to protect property values and curb unscrupulous interests, as noted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
When planning a new home's grounds, shrubs and trees should frame the house without crowding its outline. Growth over time can shade too much sun, reducing light and charm. Some shade is fine, but sunlight and ultraviolet exposure benefit people and interiors.
A city reader reflects on trees as childhood challenges and home havens while a tree surgeon cites cavities and calamities. A lumberman weighs timber lengths, yet plain city dwellers value trees for beauty and refreshment amid urban sharpness.
A future trend predicts wider highways along with more routes as roads have expanded but remain too narrow. A survey of heavily traveled areas shows that many accidents could be avoided if highways were extended by a few more feet, according to the Villamook Headlight.
The quote from Sir William Temple asserts the best garden shape is either square or oblong, with flats or descents both having beauty. He favors an oblong laid out on a descent as the premier form.
A plain, old fashioned small home can become a modern, charming dwelling with time money and a bit of skill and imagination. The article urges homeowners to invest effort in refreshing exteriors and interiors to achieve real charm.
January 31 1879 issue notes editor openness to the idea of church members joining bands. Local item reports A Landis engine trial in Kauffman and Enck’s butcher shop, offering meat chopping and hot water heating services. Lititz praised yet troubled by tramps, Heathenism lecture by A M Carpenter. New Haven kingpin J C Kreiter sold a black trotting horse for 300 dollars. Scarlet fever reported in Lexington and New Haven. Butter 10 cents a pound, eggs 26 cents a dozen, ham 10 cents a pound.
Damp weather arrives as farmers strip tobacco. Brunnerville plan spelling bee. Flora Doster fell and broke a bone in her right leg. W C I U festival in Rudy's Hall netted 44 dollars. Samuel Workman ill but recovering at home. Borough Council authorized a temporary loan of 470 from John B Leib. Cheers of AY Ho praised yet warned of coming silence in experience.
An old time ad proclaims Carter's Roup Treatment to prevent roup colds canker and white diarrhea in chicks. It urges readers to obtain a bottle from dealers Wm. Amer Meyer Drug Snavely Lititz Bom berger Elm Hunshberger Oregon stores.
A reflection on happiness linking inner contentment with simple pleasures. It emphasizes retiring nature, disdain for pomp, and joy found in self-acceptance and close friendships with a few trusted companions.
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