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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1919
Page
7
A dated ad urges tobacco farmers to support price stabilizing policies to guarantee returns for the 1918 crop and higher income for 1919. It claims markets at 20 to 25 cents for wrappers and warns of lower prices if policies are not adopted, promising per acre gains and annual returns.
Farmers of the United States borrowed 14 799 759 dollars from the government in February as reported by the Farm Loan Board. The total loaned since establishment reaches 182 897 964 dollars to 75 384 borrowers, with Lancaster county noting lighter loan activity than national levels.
Lady Victory the world champion hen at Pennsylvania Poultry Farm near Lancaster continues laying as buyers contract first hatched chicks at ten dollars each. A Massachusetts buyer ordered two chicks to be shipped with a dozen or more ordinary chicks for warmth during transit. Two chicks cost twenty dollars. The owner, formerly at Hamilton Watch Works, rose from employee to successful poultry entrepreneur after financial help from a boss.
At Roithsville Grange a debate on cattle feeding as an investment sparked contention. A critic claimed cattle feeding is poor pay, possibly breaking even after labor. A defender urged farmers to value soil fertility and fertilizer output, arguing feeding the soil is cheaper than external manures.
Mrs Barbara A Sites of Chambersburg Pennsylvania reports enduring stomach trouble for three decades. She says Tanlac improved her appetite and strength, steadied nerves, and boosted sleep. She credits the medicine distributed by Druggist L N Moyer and the J I Gore Company.
A historical advertisement from WM. M. Amer promotes a full line of hardware items including oil heaters to save coal, paints, glass, washing machines, wringers, coaster wagons, and sleds. It highlights in stock Columbian and Prizer Royal brands, air rifles, and urges buyers to compare prices before purchasing elsewhere, framing Christmas gifts and general hardware needs.
A legislative joint resolution, urged by Senator Sassaman, would authorize jail and prison authorities to employ inmates on county almshouses and farms under supervision. The measure, extending a 1817 wartime practice, aims to keep prisoners productive, improve health, and yield economic benefits through farm labor.
Data from the bureau shows roughly one in nine marriages ended by divorce. 1916 divorce rates were higher than 1900 in all but eight states, with Nevada Montana and Oregon posting the highest rates and New York North Carolina and the District of Columbia among the lowest.
Pennsylvania poultryman Lewis B. Sprecher of Rohrerstown a director of the State Poultry Association hatched 1600 chicks for broilers last fall and sold them at 1 per pound. He credits Pratt Baby Chick feed for strong growth during winter and invites readers to obtain a free Chick Book from Pratt Food Co. Philadelphia.
An ad claims kidney and digestive cleansing delays aging, promoting Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules as a long standing remedy. It asserts the product strengthens organs, provides renewed vitality, and offers money back if it does not help, urging readers to buy from druggists.
A Lancaster County egg shipment sparked interest at a Philadelphia Motor Truck Show in the Commercial Museums. A two ton Auto Car truck carried 85 crates from McConnelsburg to Philadelphia in under a day, showcasing parcel post service. Eggs sold for 32 cents per dozen plus 3 cents transport. The truck route runs from McConnelsburg to Lancaster, then through Lancaster County to Philadelphia, linking with a New York bound truck.
About five percent of farmers in the state feed steers for spring market, two percent less than last year. The drop links to high feeder prices and feed costs. Lancaster leads with 45 percent feeding, Adams 24, York 18, Berks no rise, northern dairying areas minimal feeding. Some farmers have already sold fat cattle.
A fruit grower recalls an elderly tramp suggesting salt around plum trees. After salting ground under and beyond the canopy, the trees produced fruit for the first time and have since every spring, becoming the talk of neighbors.
At Zinn's Mill near Lebanon M L Bachman a local implement dealer held a sale attended by about 3500 people and realizing 15000 dollars. Five hundred automobiles were counted. Tyrrell's band performed selections. Bachman was a pioneer in the area hosting a band at a sale. Ringling Brothers have consolidated shows under Barnum and Bailey Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth. No major shows will visit this county this season.
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