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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1930
Page
4
Issued weekly by The Record Printing Co. editors Fulweiler and Johnson. Entered at Lititz PA post office as second class matter. Communications to 9 South Broad Street Lititz. Subscription $1.50 a year.
A 235 acre David Grayhill farm sale near Rothsville drew about 4000 attendees with 15 hucksters and a 14 foot table filled twelve times for meals. The event marked one of the region’s larger sales in years and signals a shift to bigger farm sales this year. Nearby W B Gochnauer prepares for his annual implement sale expected to bring in many farmers.
The section notes a blustery March with a wish for spring to arrive. It reports unusually warm conditions last week, with wild geese flying north and spring birds returning, tulips pushing through, lilac buds swelling, and grass turning green.
Residents recall an unprecedented warm spell with readings reaching 77 in the afternoon and an average daily temperature of 65 degrees. Philadelphia reported 79.3 degrees, marking the hottest February day in over a century based on Weather Bureau records and local memory.
The General Cigar Company began buying the 1929 tobacco crop, pushing wrapper prices to 18 20 cents. Morris Levy and Sons of Lancaster, representing General Cigar, surpassed the American Cigar Company’s 18 cent offer last Thursday. Private packers reportedly paid higher, with some crops selling at 22 to 24 cents per wrapper.
The text explains that moving through stationary air would mimic air rushing past if Earth moved 19 miles a second, but interplanetary space lacks air. It notes Earth's atmosphere is part of the planet and shares its motion under the same forces that move the solid earth.
The text notes the common field pen known as speckled jack during Civil War days and a quote attributed to General Lee calling it the Confederacy's best friend. It then contrasts an orchestra with a band by the prominence of viol class instruments.
A Farm and Fireside correspondent urges readers to dare to be themselves saying energy and talent have too often been wasted by following neighbors. The plea advocates personal authenticity and self expression.
In a Peribonka village, Paul confronts a love triangle with Carla and Claire. A perilous journey on the Mistassini river ends with Paul rescuing Carla as the gorge threatens to claim them both in a dreamlike escape.
Paul clings to Carla after pulling her from a perilous water collapse as darkness and silence envelop them. He battles fear and time, revives her with a kiss, and their bond deepens in a subterranean sea where love defies death and fear. To Be Continued.
In muffled blackness Paul supports Carla and listens for a voice. The hollow rumbling sound surrounds them, a stark contrast to their sunlit world. The moment tightens with emotion as their bond deepens in a silence heavy with unseen sound.
A quip from the Des Moines Register notes that back seat drivers often hinder driving and warns more accidents could be avoided if their advice were followed more.
A hippopotamus acts as nature’s dredge by tearing up and consuming the aquatic plants and weeds that grow in rivers, shaping the waterways through its feeding behavior.
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