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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
2
Practical guide by Caroline B. Eating on planning a small backyard garden. It covers soil, sun exposure, row layout, and crop rotation. It lists crops by season and explains timing after last frost for planting vegetables like lettuce radishes beets beans cabbage spinach tomatoes eggplants peppers cucumbers squash and melons.
A brief note states that insects form about one fifth of a crow diet and mentions many destructive pests as part of the insect intake. A separate item notes that the Bureau of Mines reports nickel dissolves in nitric acid while platinum resists it.
Practical advice for farm planning including garden utilization, pruning climbing roses, cleaning oats to prevent smut, adding convenient outlets for better lighting, fighting pests with seed treatment and resistant varieties, ceasing lights for laying flocks in April, grafting damaged trees, and frame care for gilt frames with turpentine and egg white techniques.
The text states that gas pressure drives oil flow and if pressure is lost the field and well are lost. It emphasizes gas force as the key to sustaining oil extraction and warns of total loss without pressure.
Akron report notes Thomas F Ramsay has perfected an automatic garage door opening device enabling a motorist to drive close to a garage and open doors by pulling a light cord without leaving the car. The system is expected to be patented soon.
A retrospective note recalls James A. Garfield’s 1880 inauguration in Washington with the Rothsville Concert Band furnishing music and marching in the inaugural parade. Dr. P J Roebuck of Lititz arranged the engagement, while other items mention Salvation Army guards, Hitner's Hall disaster, 1905 flinch party, Dr Edward Stoner opening Warwick office, and local business updates.
Public Service Commission said a final order for a new bridge at Mountville will be issued within ten days. About seven county bridges will be replaced with modern structures during the summer to solve the safety and collapse problems noted last fall.
A Lancaster area notice lists several bridges by name and location including Lititz Pike near Lancaster New Danville Pike near Hagleside Eden Paper Mill bridge collapsed nine months ago under a heavy truck the Ephrata Denver bridge near Denver the Hinkleton bridge and the State Highway bridge between Marietta and Mt Joy.
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