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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1911
Page
8
Yearly advertisements to be paid quarterly Transient advertisements payable in advance Advertisements to insure immediate insertion Must be handed in at the very latest by Wednesday noon Job work of all kinds neatly and promptly executed at short notice All communications should be addressed RECORD OFFICE aititz Lane Co Pa
Fire destroyed the Auto Knitting mills on the second floor of the Elizabeth Town building shortly after 1 45 Friday morning. Firefighters aided by borough residents could not save the mills used for hosiery and underwear, with contents and machinery lost. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars with partial insurance. A St John’s Cemetery Association meeting in Brickerville Pa on Saturday March 25 1911 will vote on by law changes and conduct other business from 9 to 11 AM Secretary F E Schnerer ordered the meeting
A c preface describes Papuan marriage customs about eighteen for men and fourteen for girls, with purchase by the groom’s family. Men wield weapons, women work the fields, and wives become nearly slaves. A writer notes a householder’s three clubs for enforcing obedience, with each wife given a separate weapon.
A historical piece highlights deadly risks in alkali plants. It describes caustic splashes burning flesh and eyes, a Welsh worker saved from blindness by a mate who used his tongue to rinse caustic from the eye, and the lethal chlorine gas nicknamed Roger. It also includes a light anecdote about a pocketbook mystery solved by a detective.
A public sale register lists multiple sales across Lancaster County with dates from March 2 to March 15. Items include livestock, farming implements, household goods, cars, carloads of horses, real estate, and personal property at venues such as Milltown area farms, Rothaville, Leber's Stables in Ephrata, Warwick House, and Kissel Hill. Names include Maury Rudy, I K ilhafner, George Zartman, John Loose, Jos. W. Baker, T. H Lawson, Henry Weill, and Mrs Ida Singer.
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