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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
2
The Sparks Circus will parade and perform in Lancaster Friday May 11 starting 10 30 AM under canvas. The show features a wild animal circus from Germany with lions leopards bears ostriches two elephant herds and Rotacion horses plus a staged King Tut spectacle and a Fox Hunt finale with trained fox hounds.
Catarrhal deafness is linked to inflammation of the Eustachian tubes. The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine can remove catarrh and restore hearing, noting over forty years of success and availability at druggists, F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Daniel Coover 96 of Harrisburg is named the oldest Odd Fellow in the state and longtime I O O F member in Myerstown for 71 years. Others include Frank Noll 61 years Levi Hain 60 Henry Carl 61 and Henry Spayd 56 with Aaron Zeigler 58. John Dove of Scranton is a 67 year printing veteran who began as an apprentice in 1856 in England and later worked in London Philadelphia Denver and Scranton.
Spraying schedules for dormant fruit trees and pink spray in Pennsylvania counties. Cabbage maggot control using tar paper disks or corrosive sublimate with dilute solutions. Chicks need bulk in ration to prevent leg weakness. Hog care suggests spring cleaning, oiling, worming, and rotating housing to improve summer forage.
In Lane County the wheelwright business celebrates 65 years of operation led by Martin Andes and the Nast Pete finess II era. The feature notes long service and continued craft in traditional wheelmaking.
Lancaster City Councils approve a 40 000 construction of an underground public comfort station in Center Square northwest corner measuring 6 by 50 feet. The county will pay half the cost. The state fish commission has stocked the Susquehanna at Octorara with 30 000 Columbia river salmon.
The article chronicles Heinrich Wil. Stiegel, arrival in 1750 aboard the Nancy, and his rise as an ironmaster in Lancaster County. It details his marriage to Elizabeth Huber, stakes in lands including Charm ing Forge and Manheim, and innovations like the six and ten plate stoves. Financial woes led to prison in 1774 and a late-life return to industry before his death in 1785.
The Lancaster General Hospital will graduate its 1923 class of nurses May 24. Most graduates are Lancaster county girls. Named include Myra Har ner Holmwood Florence Rutt New Holland Lillian Erb Lititz Edna and Josephine Torrens Elizabethtown Olive Hillegas Leola Katherine Enck Akron Florence Reitz Ephrata Marion Pennock Christiana Leoti Mumma Rothsville.
The P. R. R. Co. will store 2000 carloads of bituminous coal at its West Marietta storage yard, building a large reserve for shipment.
Neighbors of W B Bishop junior ploughed his farm unseen aiding his recovery. Thirteen workers used 32 horses and mules and a tractor to complete spring ploughing. Dr John L Atlee of Lancaster, noted surgeon and grandson of a famed surgeon, has been elected president of the American College of Surgeons of Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware.
Workmen's Compensation board awards Mrs. H. D. Jatz $3 784.57 for her husband’s 1922 death caused by a 1920 Eden paper mill mishap.
An aging man once nicknamed an old pill finds relief with Beecham's Pills. Two doses at bedtime bring sunshine, improved digestion, and steady liver function, making him healthier and happier. Available at all druggists in 25c and 50c sizes.
The Bureau of Fisheries reports small pond stocking can supply a healthful diet for ordinary families. In Fairport Iowa, bluegill ponds rose from 203 pounds 14 ounces per acre in 1919 to 440 pounds 14 ounces in 1922 with careful stock management.
Lititz citizens endorse Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble. Mrs L G Roth of 2020 Broad St reports relief from back pain and fatigue after using Doan's Kidney Pills, noting improved sleep and eyesight disturbances. Sold 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY distributed. Read the Record $150 yearly.
Auctioneer hammer drives pieces from the Manheim factory to high metals value, underscoring strong demand. Readouts show sales exceeding expected weight in precious metals.
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