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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
2
A terse retail note invites customers to visit and assures satisfaction with their selection of hats and caps. The message emphasizes welcoming new shoppers and providing fitting goods despite casual or unclear phrasing.
The notice catalogs numerous upcoming events including family reunions from Stauffer, Sweigert, Fassnacht, Kopp and many others, summer Sunday schools at St Luke’s and St Stephens, plus picnics at Brunnerville and Brownstown. It also notes Eph rata town hall dedication, Pioneer Fire Co equipment, and major regional gatherings from June to November 1926. Read the Record for $1.50 yearly.
County news notes Elias Enck of the former toll gate property between Ephrata and Murrell is missing since leaving May 9. His family seeks information on his whereabouts. Honey Brook Paper Box Co relocated to Ephrata and began full production last week with plans to hire 50 to 100 workers. Officers include J. S. Keener president James Shatz treasurer and Tra Buckwalter secretary.
George L. Nies, his wife, and son Junior left Ephrata last Tuesday noon for Reading and joined the Rajah Temple Imperial Council excursion to Los Angeles California seeking a Pacific Coast trip.
A Reading Railway special train of 11 cars leaves Reading at noon carrying nearly 190 excursionists. The 31 day trip travels coast to coast, crossing the United States twice, touching Tia Juana in Lower California and Vancouver in Canada, with a week in Los Angeles for the Rajah parade. Eisenbrown and John M. Seasholtz will ride in the official reading car in the parade.
Dear Editor the sketch of Samuel J. Lewis notes a long life of teaching and community service. He and Marion Preston were classmates at West Chester State Normal in 1878 a class of 11 all women. The couple aided prisoners in jail and aided the sick showing sympathetic hearts and hands.
Real estate and insurance listing notes sale of new and old style dwellings in Lititz and surrounding area. Mentions contracting building new dwellings and arranging interviews. Indicates availability of large and small farms.
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute urges using large, smooth eggs for hatching. Experiments show 71.5 percent of incubation weight becomes the chick. eggs should be at least one and five-eighths inches across. Calipers or a cardboard guide can identify suitable eggs. Pullets should reach laying by early frost. target weights at 25 weeks are Leghorns three pounds, Rhode Island Reds four, Plymouth Rocks five.
Scientists estimate the cortex contains about 9.2 billion cell bodies and the entire nervous system at least 18 billion cells. The count is generally believed not to increase after the third month of fetal life.
The price for each copy of John James Audubon s Birds of America first edition was $1000. It was issued by subscription during the years 1827 to 1838.
A Highland Park teacher recalls a Detroit News quip about a boy who stays after class to reclaim his wide hat after being told to do 80. The tale illustrates how a prized hat motivates punctuality and attention in class.
Agricultural notes advise removing cows four to seven hours before milking to prevent grassy flavors in milk, with longer times for leeks and garlic. Garden advice covers weed control, straight rows, and signs to boost roadside sales. Pest control suggests corrosive sublimate treatments for cabbage maggot, while market tips urge selling only self-grown produce and neat barns to deter flies. The Keystone 400 Bushel Potato Club highlights soil, seed, fertilizer, and spraying as key factors for big yields.
Leon M. Pearson author of The Next Best Man prize play for 1925 Chautauqua. Open contest by the Chautauqua Drama Board selected the work from hundreds with cast by Kirk Monroe. The piece features a movie actress torn between a hometown beau and a visiting film star with novel treatment and specially built scenery at the association studios.
R N Kern recounts Col. Edwin Drake’s 1859 discovery that sparked Pennsylvania oil wells and a vast industry. Drake’s early career spanned New Haven to Titusville, where his bore yielded oil at 64 feet, validating his risky pursuit though he died poor yet honored.
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