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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
2
Coming Events List From Local Churches and Societies
A long calendar of upcoming events across Lancaster County includes family reunions at Stauffer, Sweigert, Fassnacht and Kopp groups. church school sessions at First Presbyterian S, St Marks Lutheran, Advent Lutheran and Lititz Moravians. and major gatherings such as the Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia and Mt Gretna encampments. Also noted are openings, dedications, and conventions through September and November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans Grand Army
Ecenroad
Stauffer
Sweigert
Evangelical Union
Schools of Reading
First Presbyterian S. Schools of Lancaster
St. Marks Lutheran Bible School of Lancaster
Advent Lutheran S. School of Lancaster
Leola
Mechanicsburg
Emanuel Lutheran S. School of Lancaster
Faith Reformed
School of Lancaster
Akron Union
St. Luke’s Lutheran S
Reading
St. Stephens Lutheran
S. of Lancaster
Andie
St. Luke’s Reformed
Lancaster
Kemper
Wenger
Lititz Union
Brownstown Union S. A
Ephrata
Mt Gretna
Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Lancaster Co. Christian Endeavor
New Holland
Magician Dupes New Bedford Fruit Dealer
A magician visiting New Bedford Massachusetts bought three oranges and revealed a $10 bill from the first half while extracting $4 and $20 bills from the other halves. When he asked for more fruit the dealer refused and the Italian suspect allegedly cut open a box seeking more money according to the Boston Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
Boston Globe
Entitled to That Credit in a Quiet Racial Roadside Tale
A humorous rural scene features Uncle Eben recalling his mule Mis tah Mule who balked in the road blocked traffic and challenged a police officer, illustrating stubborn courage. The anecdote blends southern dialect with a moral about perseverance and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben
County Witches Taken Seriously in Klinesville Suit Filed
In Klinesville between Marietta and Columbia Lancaster county Mrs Margaret Menoher sues Mrs Anna Mary Goss for 5000 dollars claiming slander over rumors she is a witch and that a spell was cast on Mrs Goss’s cow. The Goss family lives nearby and the alleged exchange followed Mrs Goss calling her a witch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klinesville
Marietta
Columbia
Lancaster County
Margaret Menoher
Anna Mary Goss
Protests Over Standpipe Plan At Franklin and Marshall
Lancaster city officials face strong opposition to a proposed mammoth standpipe to be built behind Dr H H Apple’s home at Buchanan Park near Franklin and Marshall College. The project, described as a key beauty spot, sparks public dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. and M. College
Lancaster City
H. H. Apple
Franklins and Marshall College
Buchanan Park
F. M. College
Birds Domesticate Nesting Near Homes Spar Over Food
A local observer notes black birds increasingly nest near buildings and dominate the feeding area. Robins and others clash for control while sparrows struggle to share scraps as two new pairs join the flock this season. A dancer plans to leave a plaster cast of her legs for posterity to remember her.
New Odd Fellows Home to Open in Lititz
Odd Fellows in Lititz plan July opening for a new Middletown built home with about 200 rooms. The buildings cost around 45000, furnished at about 50000 funded by lodges and individuals. Lititz lodge to provide a room, while local shoe maker A S Kreider Co proposes capital reduction from 5 million to 2.5 million for common and preferred stock to adjust working capital amid fast changing shoe styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Fraternity
Lititz
Middletown
A. S. Kreider Company
Annville
Elizabethtown
Lebanon
Palmyra
Farmers Calendar at State College events and tips
Farm Calendar highlights Farmers Day at State College on Thursday June 18 with neighbor notices. Tips include ton litter club progress, pork production claims, disease free potato seed and spraying, cautions on dynamite for drainage, silage planning for cows, and Buckthorn weed guidance with free Weed Leaflet No 1 from Pennsylvania State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Keystone
Pennsylvania State College
Pennsylvania
Agricultural Publications Office
Pennsylvania Makes Gambling Devices Illegal
Governor Pinchot signs the Burke bill making it unlawful to manufacture gambling devices in Pennsylvania including punch boards drawing cards and slot machines. Violations carry a 1000 dollar fine and up to one year in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Wrecked Radio Concert Ends In Home Damage
A Harrisburg area home of Dr. J B Lawrence suffered over 1000 in damage after excessive static during a small concert caused the walls to crack and the ceiling to fall in. No injuries were reported as attendees fled the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. J. B.lawrence
Harrisburg
Dr. Lawrence
Fountain Pen Factory Sold to Local Builders
The Paul E. Wirt Fountain Pen Factory at Bloomeburg, started in 1885 by Paul E. Wirt, famed as the pen inventor, was sold to Robert I. Knorr and Boyd F. Maize, both former Wirt employees. Everett Green of Coatesville, an armless man, bought a car and signed the deed with his teeth after holding the pen between his teeth to sign the dotted line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Wirt
Bloomeburg
Wirt
Robert I. Knorr
Boyd F. Maize
Everett Green
Coatesville
Green
Rome day to demand intelligence test for test designers
A mock tone in the New York Telegraph suggests a dramatic challenge to the creators of intelligence tests. The piece predicts the move will be the laugh of the century as it contemplates the nerve required to demand such a test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
New York Telegraph
Big Manufacturer Promises Bonuses to Keep Children in School
Heads of families at William H Luden's Reading confectionery plant will receive a $250 bonus for each child over 14 kept in school next term. Mr. Luden says many youths leave school to work to support families, and the bonus equals about $5 weekly per child per year. Ended Stormy Career The Baron von der Trenck, a German adventurer, traveled to Paris during the revolutionary era and was executed as a spy by Robespierre on July 28, 1794.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H Luden
Reading
Mr. Luden
Luden
Baron von der Trenck
Europe
Paris
Robespierre
Unity and Concord Two Are Better Than One
A proverb from Ecclesiastes emphasizes the strength of Numbers in labor and support. It notes that two help each other when one falls and threefold protection makes a chain harder to break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corcord
Ecclesiastes
Did It Work Virginia Sniper Quote on Midnight Sun Dial
A fragment quotes Virginia Sniper musing on a dumb man striking a match at midnight to gauge time by a sun dial. The line suggests irony about using unreliable methods for time keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Lititz Resident Credits Doan's Pills For Kidney Relief
Harry Garman of 209 South Broad Street says his kidneys were weak and back pain persisted until Doan's Pills relieved the symptoms. He reports use since 1923 and recommends the product with the urging to ask for Doan's Pills rather than any kidney remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
Harry Garman
Broad St
Doan
Dean’s
Mr. Gavman
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
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the County
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C. E. Logue
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