Lititz Opens Season with 17-6 Win Over St Joe
Punch Kreider's Pretzels celebrate May Day as Lititz routs St. Joe 17 to 6 in season opener. Keller homered with five other Lititz players collecting key hits. Lucks, Shertzer, and Diehm contribute in offense as Lititz outscores St. Joe in every inning except the first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz Wallops St. Joe
Kreider
St. Joe
Simmons
Keller
Joe Lucan
Euck
Old Joe
Howard Hackman
Hoffman
Mearig
Hohenwalter
Roschel
Lucas
Rockstein
Shultz
F. Kirkner
Roller
Rockenstein
Wanser
Pretzels
Diehm
Shertzer
Shhultz
Long
Denver
Lititz
Lefty Heller
Hackman
Willie Euck
Lititz Opens Season Under Hard-Hitting Club Atmosphere
A slim opener crowd sees Lititz field a hard hitting, fighting team with reliable pitchers Mearig Sloat Enck Simmons Shert zer and Shultz. Sloat in civvies with a sore hip. Kid Keller homered drawing attention from about twenty kids. Simmons named captain, praised for leadership. Saturday trip to Columbia, Darabone's Olivers set for the next attraction.
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Lititz
Mearig
Sloat
Enck
Simmons
Shertzer
Shultz
Kid Keller
Hackman
Simmy
Columbia
Darabone
Olivers
Odd American Baby Names in Newspaper Notices
The passage lists unusual child names from U S newspapers over several years. It cites Notsovery Olde as a daughter and adds girls named Wisteria Vine Gay Bird Lucky Starr and Friskie Foote as examples of odd personal domendhiture noted in notices.
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Wisteria Vine
Gay Bird
Lucky Starr
Friskie Foote
Beaver Meat Palatable in Early Trapper Diet
The beaver meat shows a gamy flavor yet is palatable when properly cared for and cooked. It was generally preferred by trappers over other game even as buffalo, elk, and deer were abundant. The tail is fatty, tender, and considered a Brent delicacy.
Widow Wren Reclaims Nest After Mate Killed
William Lyon, president of the Inland Bird-Landing association, notes that widow birds resume duties quickly. A wren’s mate was killed, and twenty minutes later the surviving female returned to her nest with four new mates, per Cappers Weekly.
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Bird World
William Lyon
Inland Bird-Landing Association
Wren
Money in Snake Catching Continues a Steady Trade
The snake business proves lucrative with endless demand from zoological gardens. A good python sells for 100 to 250 dollars, while dangerous rattlers bring 10 to 25 dollars. Small nonpoisonous snakes fetch about a dollar per pound for use as food for rarer captive varieties.
Farm Women Meet Near Sun Hill in Pleasant Rural Gathering
The Society of Farm Women No. 1 met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lefever near Sun Hill with 125 attending. Mrs. Hess presided. Miss Weitzel read scripture. performances included music, recitations, and a notable talk by Rev. P. Geo. Sieger on the Holy Land. The next meeting is set for June 5 at Mrs. Maude Gathers in Akron.
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Society of Farm Women, No. 1
Harry Lefever
Sun Hill
M. W. Hess
Ben Schaeffer
L. A. Weitzel
Bernice Ehrhart
Pauline Lefever
Cullen Carpenter
Robert Jurell
Holy Land
Near East
P. Geo. Sieger
D. DB
Lancaster
Maude Gathers
Akron
May Day notes and garden lore from Lititz page
A Lititz page recounts springtime notes from gardens and farms, with dandelions blooming and peach trees in blossom, plus comments on sugar prices and egg quality. It covers seasonal events, public notices, and a Music Week program at Lititz High, including a law enforcement meeting led by Norma Brown of Bloomington Illinois. It highlights civic duties, radio, and household advice in a period-appropriate tone.
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Congress
America
Lititz
George
Coolidge
Helen Bishop
Margery Enck
Ron Foundation
Norma ©. Brown
Bloomington
Illinois
Brown
Disciples of Christ Church
Hiiness Senate
United States
Prevent Corks Sticking and Gift Recommendations
Prevent corks from sticking by rubbing corks of bottles with grease before use. The note also suggests selecting a Radiola for Mother's Day and giving jewelry for graduation gifts, attributed to Howard S. Young and Wertsch.
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Howard S. Young
Wertsch
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ASCO
Princess Zinc
Ier Eco Mae
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India
Ceylon
Pride of
Killarney
Victor Bread
Asco Calif
Homer
Littz
St. Jon
OOS
Duck
Rochey
Kling
J. Kirkner
Dean
Slate
Mearng
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I. Kirkner If
Houser
Eshleman
Denver AB
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Leed
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Doremus
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Mellinger
P. Wolfskill Lf
Heller P Joe He
Simmons Ib
Keller Rf
Denver Nee
Heller
Gochenaur
Baker
Martin
Florida
Sylvia Longenecker
Grace George
Esther Miksch
Milkmaids
Wm. Dengler Paylet
Helen Leed
Dorothy Garman
Edna Eby
Trene Keener
Helen
Wooden Shoes
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Flying Squadron Foundation
Indianapolis
Flying Squad
Thomas W. Steffy
N. Broad St
Fred Spinner
Hudson
Hudson Coach
Frank H. Gable
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