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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
4
An editorial urges homeowners to consult bankers or real estate dealers about patient investment plans. It argues that settling into a home grants independence, pride, and sustained character, with purchases like shrubs and garden work enhancing value and happiness. In Hopeland village most residents own their homes.
A local farmer advocates using checks for payments as safer than trusting in a dog or guard. The piece argues checks provide clear records, avoiding receipts, and notes a December payment of $29 for fertilizer. A merchant later failed, forcing a redraw of the check by the farmer.
A fragmented old column argues about rising living costs and farmer hardship. It notes city dwellers complain about prices while farmers face steep costs and slow wage growth, suggesting the farmer is struggling though some claim potential prosperity.
Eraduates from the tal Dapartment of the University of F yania recount a man from Luzerne County who, aged 28, could not read yet learned the alphabet with a friend's help. He worked in a breaker since age eight, served in the Boer war, then entered Wyoming Seminary and, at 46, earned his degree. There is America all over, a land of opportunity where individual pep counts.
A ceremonial reading by Prof. H. H. Beck recalls German born congregants linked to Matthew Lehl and the Labigenses, praising their legacy while urging unity beyond national origins. The address contrasts Germany's darker past with its cultural heroes, warns against Prussianism, and ends with a call to honor all victims, including soldiers of later conflicts, by seeking shared humane values.
The Linden Hall Seminary board held its July meeting with strong attendance and optimism for 1919 20. Principal I W Stengel reported gains in enrollment and outlined plans for a three story addition and a kitchen to improve dining logistics. A 174th anniversary celebration was approved for 1921 with a five member committee to organize events.
Readers learn of the grand picnic at Myers Grove on Saturday July 19 1919 with music by The Lititz Concert Band. Local residents and visitors are noted in town for visits from Lansdowne Wyoming Philadelphia Reading and Chambersburg among others. A neighborly wheat harvest mobilization at the Hess farm near Rothsville is praised with many helpers named.
Cor poral Elser Gerhart of the Eseort Detachment Medical Dept United States Army New York City returned home on Wednesday night after an honorable discharge. The record also notes social visits and attendance at funerals among local families including Langaster Middle Creek Reading and Millport, with various relatives and friends mentioned in Sunday gatherings and hospitality events.
John Buck and family hosted Sunday visitors including Mrs Minnie Schaeffer and children from Manheim Lewis Firestone hosted by Mrs Martha Wyans Mr and Mrs William Shoeneberger from Lancaster called on Mrs Martha Wyans Jennie Emma Buck Ledla Williams and Isaac Stoner visited Samuel Miller at Buickerville
The correction clarifies the Davenport North Dakota address for Horace Fischbach and adjusts details in his letter. It notes the farm is 800 acres, disputes claims about corn luring, and explains memory errors influenced the original printing. The editor relied on a recollection from a past conversation, acknowledging the fallibility of memory in newspaper work.
Twenty one Lititz Boy Scouts left Monday for Lake Grubb near Mountville where 1400 scouts camp. Some stay a week others two weeks due to work shortages and farm duties. Lake Grubb offers fishing swimming and boating with a grove along the lake. Scout Leader Weaver cannot go but others will supervise. Life at camp includes study periods and planned scout work. The lake, formed at a former quarry, reaches ninety feet deep.
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Lexington and Lititz residents hosted visitors including Mr. and Mrs. John Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. John Demmy and Catherine, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Klein, Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Hoss and family, and A. G. Fahneytock. Sue Hainley slipped on stairs injuring a foot ligament. Isabe and Alvin Stover underwent tonsil removal at Lancaster General Hospital. Abram Metzler bought an Overland touring car from Burkholder Bros of Lititz. Tirzah Weichsel, Anna Mae Soland, and Harry Bucher mentioned.
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