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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
2
Granthill Bedford advises on keeping clothes clean, aired, and brushed to prevent moth damage. Avoid dust and stains, store with care, and use selective stain remedies for ink grease and grass. Dry cleaning favored. proper pressing and airing preserve woolen fabrics year round.
A terse critique noting that the tale is a narrative by a detached compiler relying on others' writings, likely containing misinformed details and lacking direct personal knowledge.
In Cumberland County Court House Registar Charles Grove records the will of Paul R Myers who died Feb 12. The document leaves all estate to wife Patricia Grace Myers. Also included are local items on a Corry man selling himself for 380 months and $1250, a post office break in with $6000 loss, a man found unconscious after stable injury, a cow impoundment bill, and a profile of Hannah E Priest longtime Oak Hill store owner.
March 22 1779 letter by George Washington to Daniel Brodhead concerns appointment to command the Department of the West at Fort Pitt. The will bequeaths books to the American Catholic Historical Society and a $10 000 trust for the Little Sisters of the Poor. Relatives receive much of the estate. a flower from Russie tomb and letters by Jefferson Davis and others are listed. The probate marks a record Lancaster county case.
Charles A. Fidler, an anthracite miner at Shamokin, is said to have re discovered the ancient Egyptian method of tempering copper. He has tempered small strands of copper wire to the point they can be driven through a board without bending. He is using his tempering ability on his tools and pursuing further experiments in the same line.
The temporary Kishacoquillas creek bridge at Manns Narrows opened to ten ton vehicles last Wednesday. It had collapsed March 2 dropping a Philadelphia furniture van into the creek. State Highway crews rebuilt it in four and a half days. Detour via Mill Creek, fifty miles, has been canceled.
The Peoples Natural Gas Company at Long Bridge Greensburg drives its deepest gas well to 7510 feet with no flow increase and a daily yield of 100000 cubic feet. Drilling may continue to 8000 feet while the gas undergoes filtration to remove sulphur fumes before entering mains. Farmers in northwestern Pennsylvania can have soils tested free of charge this month, with lime and sweet clover seed demonstrations. The New York Central Railroad, Pennsylvania State College, the State Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture jointly operate a soils lab car stopping at Cedar Run Jersey Shore Lock Haven Phillipsburg Clearfield Brookville Shippensburg Stonebein Jamestown North East Warren Titusville Grand Valley Youngsville.
The counties Juniata Lebanon and Wyoming recorded slight decreases in dog licenses from 1923, with only these areas showing a drop. Advertise in the Record to reach readers and buyers, as the ad says it pays.
Farm notes from Pennsylvania State College advise docking lamb tails at five days to three weeks to prevent bleeding and maximize price, with both knives and irons discussed. Other guidance covers selecting high producing layers, feeding dairy cows in spring to boost milk, pruning roses now, timely dormant spray for peach leaf curl, and using lime sulfur diluted to label-tested ratios.
Bethlehem Steel reports 22,400 workers applied for 46,766 shares of its 7 percent cumulative preferred stock at $100 each under the second annual Employees Savings and Stock Ownership Plan. Last year 19,922 employees sought 561,034 shares at $94. Shares issued from existing stock, with $4 monthly payments deducted from earnings, paid off in 22 months. Dividends accrue and 5 percent interest is charged on unpaid balance. Employees may earn extra $16 per share as an incentive, credited yearly up to $5 per year over five years.
Public proclamation announces start of Court of Jail Delivery and General Quarter Sessions in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. On the 2d Monday in April 1925 (April 13) officials must attend with rolls records inquiries and examinations to prosecute any prisoners in the county. Dated Lancaster March 26 1925.
The widow and family mourn the death of Mr. Ward, great grandson of General Artemas Ward, longtime benefactor to Marlborough and Shrewsbury. He funded the Hundred Neediest Cases with four thousand dollar gifts annually since 1919 and assembled extensive historical materials on his ancestor, publishing a biography in 1921. Funeral services were held last Tuesday at St. James Church.
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