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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
7
The Meargle bill requiring lights on all vehicles signed by Governor Sproul becomes effective tonight at sunset. State Highway Commissioner Tewis 8 Sadler urges police to enforce the rule as highway travel rises, saying lights on night vehicles protect lives and property.
Festivals are plentiful this season with many nearly every night within a radius of miles. Churches schools and societies host most events while some are private. Rural areas see large crowds and renewed participation as war work winds down.
John Smith of Providence township sold $700 worth of strawberries from one half acre proving the most valuable fruit plot of that size this year. Smith resides in the chief berry district and reports high yield potential.
Brazil’s frost damage boosts coffee costs with forecasts of a reduced crop. United States stocks are light and dealers warn of uneven distribution while demand from France England Germany and Austria grows. Prohibition may lift coffee’s popularity as Sao Paulo plans a US advertising push. Hog prices rise to record highs on export demand.
Lebanon Adams Berks Carbon Monroe and Philadelphia counties released from general hog cholera quarantine order in effect since April 23 1919. Lancaster and Dauphin counties remain in quarantine until further notice.
Fishermen along the Susquehanna below McCall's Ferry report unprecedented catfish runs. Old timers note the abundance surpasses past years as shorelines fill with anglers of many ages and outfits. Lititz locals join in, returning with sizable catches and broad smiles.
An advertisement asserts that aging starts with weakened kidneys and digestion and that Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules cleanse and support organs to defer aging. It urges purchase from a druggist, promises a money back guarantee, and notes three capsule sizes in sealed packages.
A Dairy Division campaign promotes milk as a healthful food with lectures charts and films across the nation. In Bridgeport 1600 people heard talks including diverse audiences while in a Illinois town a plant allows milk tastings for workers. New Haven clerks received milk tickets and small bottles during shifts. Two government bureaus ended operations as of July 1 due to appropriation cuts.
The Tuscaloosa accident left nine drowned when a gagaline launch overturned. The postmaster was saved by three skilled girls, underscoring the need to teach swimming. The Baltimore Sun argues swimming should become essential in every school's curriculum.
George W. Richardson a longtime Auburn furniture dealer and Civil War provost guard for President Lincoln died at 94 in Auburn New York He was the last Cayuga County survivor of the Gold Rush era known as the Forty Niners and served as Major Richardson in the guard at Washington during the war.
Adam HY. Martin, a native of this county and longtime teacher of Latin, was elected principal of Nazareth High School where he had been a teacher. He previously taught in other parts of the state and now leads the Nazareth school administration.
A local hardware ad promotes the season with oil cook stoves, refrigerators, ice cream freezers, wash machines, wash wringers, wash tubs, lawn mowers, hoes, rakes, shovels and painting services for houses.
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