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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
4
The piece urges a spring push for neighborhood beautification through Clean Up Days and Weeks, highlighting how yard debris removal, plantings, and cooperative community projects boost real estate value and civic pride. It cites Lititz playgrounds and springs as targets and notes lasting social benefits from organized volunteer work.
Early signs of the agrarian revolt fading as a price war erupts among tractor makers. Ford lowers a tractor from 625 to 395, International Harvester cuts from 906 to 670 with added plow and gang barrow. Samson drops from 665 to 445 with 25 percent off tools while farm prices rise and hogs reach 6.60 postwar levels.
Prices for beef, wheat, and corn climb from postwar lows through January and March, lifting farmers while general consumer prices ease. The report notes beef up from 6 to 8.25, wheat from 1.01 to 1.36, corn around 60 cents, and pork and other staples trending higher as farm income improves and merchants grow optimistic.
A customer planned to spend hundreds of dollars but was met with a surly nod. The storekeeper’s bad mood cost a large sale and profit, proving a smile costs little yet matters much in business.
Sunday services at the Lutheran church and a stolen car recovered after police action. Akron Sales Company's spring bazaar is set for April 8 beside Hotel Akron. Mary Stephan’s estate sold well, and Frymeyers dig for a new dwelling on Lottie Frymeyer’s lot. Local families visit and host gatherings across Lan caster and neighboring towns.
Mr Jacob Bruckhart razed the old summer house near his home and plans a new dwelling and general improvements. I B Koehler began cellar excavation for a modern bungalow. Mr and Mrs Leon Himmelberger visited near Ruhl's church. J M Bomberger and P K Bomberger visited H Reist. Aaron Balmer of Lincoln visited Abram Balmer. A ball match was held on V7.
Mr Samuel Miller and his son David of Lititz and Mr David Eberly of Philadelphia visited the homes of 5S Yocum and I W Singer on Sunday. Elmer Good of Denver Harry Shiffer and daughter Annie Jerome Koehler and Miss Lizzie Blocher of Penryn were Sunday guests in the home of Mr and Mrs J B Koehler.
The Department of Agriculture with the Post Office plans a pig census starting in May to estimate the national pig population. Letter and rural carriers will conduct most of the counting, leveraging 24 900 rural service carriers to cover the country. Lititz war riors will have a big job on hand.
The Filiza Bethtown College oratorical contest, hosted by the Homerian Literary Society of Elizabethtown College, drew a large audience in the college chapel. Winners were David F. Brightbill first, Samuel G. Fahnestock second, and Melvin F. Shissler third, with prizes funded by L. D. Rose. The event featured a male quartet performance and several religious and spiritual songs by college students.
Electrician Roy S Reidenbach son of Mr and Mrs William Reidenbach of Lititz married Esther M Potteiger daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Potteiger of Sinking Springs Saturday night at 8 30 in Rev J W Lazarus parsonage in Wernersville. Ring ceremony used and couple were unattended. Reidenbach served as a soldier in World War I.
Burkholder of Reading and Miss Annie Enck of Stevens married in their newly furnished Ephrata home at 285 Church avenue. Rev A W Leibensberger officiated using church ring service. They will start housekeeping, with Mgr Burkholder entering a painting and paper-hanging business in Ephrata with Frank Crall. Demonstration of Kline's Candy Kisses at Pfantz Bros store on Saturday April 1.
A satirical critique of gender roles discusses lateness and public scrutiny. It contrasts male ease with female invisibility, arguing women endure stares and social pressure while seeking admiration. The piece frames lateness as a defense against public gaze and judgment.
A humorous note contrasts a Parisian claim Australians hold lamps and hats. It recalls a Sydney Morning Herald retelling of Rolf Bold. erwood's novel about an English visitor who, after early missteps, borrows a horse and becomes respectable, a scenario modernized by cars and planes.
A 900 year old French tale traces superstition about black cats to William an abbot during a river crossing attempt. After failed bridge foundations, he blamed the devil and vowed the first creature to cross would serve the devil, so a black cat crossed first.
A young dragonfly uses a jointed mask under its head to capture prey. The mask, with folding parts and toothed edges, shoots out to grab tiny insects and pulls them into the mouth. When idle it folds back over the head like a mask. The aquatic nymph lives in ponds and streams, relying on this trap for sustenance.
Odors have long been valued for their cooling effect by blocking sun heat rays, a phenomenon noted by Tyndall. Recent findings claim perfumes also act as antiseptics, offering protective benefits against epidemic diseases.
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