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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
2
Lititz woman Mrs John Stoner describes a kidney cold causing back pain dizziness and frequent urination. After taking Dean's Pills from Moyer's Drug Store her symptoms disappeared. Price 60 cents at dealers Buffalo New York manufacturers Foster Milburn Co.
A bolt struck the home of Wanford Gilmore in Yardley Pennsylvania then jumped to the dog chain tearing it apart. The bolt sank into the ground under the coupler at the dog's neck and the frightened animal fled. Hazletown valleys report rabbits damaging vegetation and young trees. Maple sugar producers in Clearfield county report a new worm harming trees and samples were sent to Harrisburg for ID.
In Pleasantville Venango County Miss Julia Heron home wrecked by a bolt. A. N. Burdick, a deaf mute, recovered speech after the shock and spoke coherently about the impact. He was lifting a spoon to his lips when the lightning struck. furniture splintered and part of the house burned his mouth.
The article notes that ninety percent have foot trouble from displaced foot bones and poor fit. It links pain in knees ankles calves and back to misaligned feet and urges prompt attention rather than letting problems worsen.
Real estate experts praise the booming U S construction surge predicting over six billion dollars in 1925 new building. Growth stems from wartime delays, rising wages, and suburban home expansion aided by faster cars and transit, signaling outward and upward city development and a stronger middle class. The trend is framed as positive for national progress and stability.
Early Monday robbers entered the McGill drug store in Pittsburgh and carted away an iron strongbox. The loot included two cases of whiskey and 16 pints of whiskey moved from shelves. They preferred whiskey to money and left behind a cash register and a safe containing large sums of money.
Pennsylvania State College specialists urge ten day Bordeaux spray intervals during the growing season to avoid losses. Farmers should plant Dwarf Essex rape in corn at last cultivation for forage to balance hog rations, boosting profits by cutting grain needs.
A dense schedule lists church and family reunions from late July through November, with dates for Zem Zem K of M events, Memorial Presbyterian Lancaster, Lititz union Sunday Schools, and many family reunions including Gantz, Culp, Keath, Frey Meyer, and Dohner. Also notes Sesqui Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia and Mt Gretna camp meeting openings.
Work on the new oil filled road through Ephrata will start within three weeks and finish the highway between Downingtown and Lebanon. The town will sit on the main route between Chambersburg and Philadelphia once completed.
The county reports hail damage to corn and tobacco in two narrow sections Pequea Valley and Washington Boro with other areas seeing heavy rain. Experts warn rust and foxing in advanced crops, but overall expectations for a good return are not yet worried.
Archaeologists identify a temple at Tell el Obaed on the Euphrates about four miles from Ur as the world’s oldest structure, dating to over 6,000 years ago. The find positions it among early monumental buildings in ancient Mesopotamia.
Farmers report wages for help have soared about 400 percent in 25 years. Harvest work pays about 3.50 to 4.00 per day with meals. regular work about 3.50 for ten hours. Hired men now cost 35 to 45 dollars monthly with board. Wives assisting with milking chores and household duties remain common.
Summer nights in the country reveal an insect orchestra led by crickets katydids and cicadas. The katydid, true Pterophylla, dominates August with a powerful solo while cicadas sing by day and grasses and crickets provide intricate wing and leg scrapes that create the night’s metallic chorus.
Maytag announces a six story expansion of its Newton Iowa factory to boost output. The new 84 by 213 foot addition will be reinforced concrete and well equipped. Maytag’s sales have averaged 200 extra machines daily beyond current plant capacity. Lancaster representation by Strawbridge and Treadway.
Michaelangelo was nearly sixty when he was put in charge of St. Peter's Rome and spent seventeen years on the edifice before starting the dome. The piece notes park value and water, dull business for merchants, and a quip on age and marriage. Read the Record for $1.50 a year.
While hiking near Brickerville, C S Horton and W K Fraser uncovered an old iron kettle in a forgotten loft containing a sabre belt a large dagger a cane sword and a Jenny Lind quart whiskey flask. A German note to Jacob Brubaker signed Jacob Stiegel is pinned to the flask. The artifacts are shown in Sprecher's hardware store window in Ephrata.
Samuel Drybread opens Sam's Novelty Store at 3014 KE. King street in Lancaster. The owner, formerly from Ephrata then Lititz, plans leather goods additions and carries hand painted water sets lamp shades vases parasols and other novelties.
A historical note reports that 17 men in every 100 in Norway live dependent on the sea for livelihood or rely on maritime work. It outlines the broad social reliance on fishing and seafaring industries affecting coastal communities.
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