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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
2
A distinguished American scientist notes that nerves in the eye emit light when stimulated. Some luminous nerves are visible to the individual under certain conditions, revealing a rare optical phenomenon.
A newly built canal across the Dismal Swamp connects Elizabeth City North Carolina with Norfolk Virginia enabling vessels to move through Chesapeake Bay more directly.
The notice hints at enhanced financial offerings with a broader day of service. It emphasizes comprehensive banking coverage and convenient access, suggesting improvements without detailing specific products or dates.
County notices report the Manheim Fishing Association receiving a large quantity of catfish and pike from the state for White Oak Dam. The Schutte Body Company mill on South West End Ave Lancaster sold at receiver’s sale to C G Engel for $52,500 with P T Dattis as auctioneer. The Pennsylvania Soap Company plant at Prince and Seymour streets sold at sheriff’s sale to Zimmerman Myers and Kready for $1,500, mortgage $175,000 and taxes $5,714 overdue.
State figures show total road funds near 90 million for the next two years from motor vehicle registrations and operator fees about 60 million plus 7 million federal aid 21 million gasoline tax and 1 cent gasoline tax raising to 30.5 million local and miscellaneous collections adding 4 to 5 million. All but interest and sinking fund on two bond issues are allocated to road work.
A 1000 pound steer dashed through a pen to the slaughter room at George Albright’s butchering plant in Ephrata. It leaped through a plate glass window into the front sales room, escaping toward Reamstown and Martindale before vanishing.
The article notes old farming by almanac signs gave planting timing, fence work, and crop outcomes based on moon phases. It cites use of signs for onions and wheat, with some farmers still claiming success, while modern machinery and extension work changed practices. Wet April and cool May predicted to boost wheat and hay yields as conditions favor growth and potential fruit impacts are debated.
Searchers report traces of blood on leaves and twigs while tracking the animal that remains at range roaming the nearby mountain area.
Guidance on readying equipment for insect and disease control before pests arrive. Emphasizes lighting apparatus, shallow cultivation to curb weeds, and keeping soil loose for healthier gardens.
Litter for poultry houses should be clean and not musty or moldy. If used in wider housing, cut straw to about two inches. Oat rye or wheat straw may be used. Dairy cows should not be turned to pasture too early. Allow grass to start for better later pasture and avoid hairy pasturing to protect health and production. Forest fires threaten forests by soil erosion stream drying and wildlife loss.
About 1 000 women in Darby Pennsylvania are threatened with arrest for delinquent personal tax of 4.05 dollars due by May 5. Deputy tax collector Albert Shaw says commitment papers are ready and a van will transport any nonpayers to Media jail.
Dr. M A Jull federal poultry expert proposes a plan to double egg production by selecting for early maturing hens and productive layers. He advises hatch timing and traits to extend laying into fall and winter to align with high prices. Continuous selection, early hatching, and targeting October to January feed efficiency are key points.
An elderly man at a bathing pool times a fat businessman who remains underwater beyond nine minutes, challenging the prior five minute record. the instructor notes no signs of surfacing. A separate exchange mentions someone asking if Miss Pryde was at home.
The unattractive daughter of a general asks her father to help a subaltern suitor. She cites a proposal from Filbert, a second lieutenant, and asks the general to intervene. He cannot promote him over others but will have him cited for gallantry.
An exchange in a newspaper shows one neighbor asking if another’s ad is for a lost dog. The reply admits no dog was lost, but the speaker hopes to select a dog from those described in the advertisement, indicating a humorous or curious situation about pet ads.
A quip from The Outlook frames anarchists as people who want what others have and never wash, ending with the idea that they are just grown up little boys. The exchange plays on childish mischief and political labels.
Aunt Susanah scolds Phylis over a dress remark saying a person’s figure can’t be helped and that the idea is mortifying. Phylis responds that she worries but urges not to feel bad.
A collage of quips and snippets from comic and magazine inserts. Lines touch on poker, ocean scenery, silly legal talk, witty exchanges, and light humor about crime, love, and chores.
Reader quotes mix humor and hostility, referencing a doughnut lunch line and a dislike for Johnny Stout Be. A student recalls five hours daily practice demanded by parents, lamenting the effort and resulting suffering.
A dialogue fragment reveals a playful exchange about a surprise and a question about a mother’s stay.
Witty exchange centers on a looping chorus where Phyllis repeats a line three times and Edgar probes ownership. The dialogue echoes playful wordplay as Phyllis shouts Phyllis in a rhythmic chant.
A fragmented report notes a heated exchange with a person named inaani who jokes about a threat to harm. The speaker mentions ivory pool balls and a suspicious, combative tone.
Fragmentary remark about a golfing course and a son’s potential college enrollment. The dialogue hints at uncertainty and unspecified plans, with no concrete details or names provided.
The passage describes Edna and Tl with a strained marriage, noting an infant prodigy who is nine years old and plays games yet cannot recite pieces. It hints at a future trip to Europe and a forest journey, while observers remark on her clinging to him like ivy and calling him an old rain.
A reflective verse hints at China’s vast knowledge and a lost century of practices. It contrasts remembering wisdom with mechanical play of piano by rote, implying a need for true understanding over repetition.
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