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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
6
A fragmented notice explains frog hunting with a fly imitation lure along streams is the lawful method and many sportsmen avoid harming the second frog as frogs cry in pain when hooked, making the sport generally disliked for its misery.
Partial list of properties for sale near the Swan Hotel along the State Road and Turnpike. Twenty-one acres suitable for building lots, promising auto trade due to trolleys connecting Rothsville and Lititz. Includes a frame factory building, a big barn, and a hotel with bath and hot water heat.
Lime Rock Mill and Coal Yard reports good business with potential growth due to a large surrounding territory. The current owner is tied up with other interests, and a 214 story frame house on the land is slated for sale.
A good 2 story brick house with a barn and tobacco shed on limestone land. Located two miles from Ephrata in Ephrata township. Property well kept and includes a 64.5 acre fram.
A well located property on Cedar street opposite the public school building features a fine stucco fronted building with hot water heat and modern conveniences. The 66 foot front includes a 214 story frame house and a 24 by 24 foot garage.
Property listing on Locust Street featuring a frame house described as 214 stories with a good barn. Marketed as a ready asset with usable outbuildings and potential for redevelopment or rental use. Motivated seller seeking quick sale.
Person invites contacts from anyone with a farm to sell or those seeking a farm. Notes several small farms currently have applications available for sale or inquiry.
A retired Civil War prisoner and 81 year old Edward W. McElroy led the roll call of founding United American Mechanics members in Marietta July 15 1870 as his wife witnessed. Col E D Roath served as president with McElroy secretary and other original members named.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture lauds the bumble bee as a vital agricultural worker. It distributes clover pollen and fertilizes fields enabling clover seed production for next year. Despite public view of being a non producer, the bumble bee is as industrious as the honey bee and crucial to agriculture.
Pennsylvania farmers face tomato disease threats amid labor shortages. The Bureau of Plant Industry urges spraying with Bordeaux mixture every ten to fourteen days to protect crops. The article traces tomato origins from South America, its 19th century adoption after the Civil War, and notes its rise to a staple on American tables.
The seventh Zartman family reunion will be held Thursday August 19 at Brickerville. Meeting on July 15 appointed Tra FP Zartman Lititz as committee on entertainment and Aaron Yartman Weidman Brickerville as arrangements chair. The event marks 192nd anniversary of Alexander Zartman's Philadelphia landing. Ezra Zartman orchestra Manheim will provide music. Rev Rufus C Zartman D D Philadelphia is president and historian of the Zartman Family Association.
Letters testamentary granted. all indebted persons to pay promptly. Claims or demands against the estate of John Sesseman late of Lititz Lancaster County Pennsylvania to be presented for settlement to James W. Sesseman 105 Pearl Street Ella L. Sturgis SBC-Bachman Avenue Breeutors.
The Committee on Entertainment chaired by Iva Zartman includes members Ezra Zartman Jacob Zartman Samuel Keath Harry Zartman Jacob Palm and others such as Charles Clayton Cyrus William Mrs. Alice Marks Curtis Frey George Levi Seibert James Enck.
A large boulder memorial will be dedicated on August 18 at Spring Woods farm near York to mark the origin site of the York Imperial apple. Members of the Pennsylvania State Horticultural Association will attend along with Penn State College horticultural officials and hundreds of others. A bronze tablet will bear an inscription on the monument.
A man recounts sneaking into a room while his wife slept and then, to avoid suspicion, he claims he showed affection by licking her hand. The report frames the tale as a jailhouse anecdote about misdirected pursuit of closeness.
A horse fell fifteen feet into an old well on the Bruner farm near Campbell Town. It landed in five feet of water and was lifted out bodily after scaffolding was erected, little the worse for the accident.
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