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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
2
A catalog note lists separate trousers for men offered in a price range from 10 cents to 4 dollars 50 cents. The items cover basic to better quality options, with sizes and fabrics likely matching early 20th century department store displays.
Within the county M E Brenner of West Lampeter has been named state highway superintendent at a salary of 1500 dollars. Other items note civic clean up week in Manheim and rabies cases in Rapho township with multiple dogs shot.
Miss Sallie Shireman of Maytown hatched two perfectly formed chicks from a double yolk egg. The twins were connected at the wings and faced opposite directions until a brother severed the connecting membrane. Both chicks were unharmed and the hatchers expressed joy.
Tennis, long based in Chicago but rooted in Thompsontown, Pennsylvania, plans another Atlantic crossing. This will be his ninety fifth crossing and forty eighth round trip. he hopes to reach fifty crossings and perhaps more on his future journeys to Europe.
The piece urges creating a cooperative or national credit framework to give farmers better access to capital. It notes farm mortgages carry high rates, often 6 to 12 percent, while other sectors pay less. Citing Nebraska action and national discussion, it argues recognizing farmers as key to production will address economic troubles at their source.
Henry K. Shiffer, 85, a great great grandfather, continues working at his shoe repair shop in Manheim, maintaining a steady routine at the local business and serving the community with daily repairs.
The Moravian Church or United Brethren traces to Bohemian Reformation led by John Huss. By 1457 it grew from Lititz estate with ministers seceding from the National Church, enduring persecutions, later reorganizing under Count Zinzendorf. Now four provinces unite in doctrine and mission with a General Synod every ten years. The church emphasizes four core principles: Bible as sole doctrine source, worship modeled on Apostolic practice, baptismal fidelity to Scripture, and living faith over formal creeds. Missions flourish globally, funding a 479-strong missionary force and a $515,000 annual budget, including substantial support from field and diaspora sources. The 1911 membership reached 216,661 with large foreign mission converts and diaspora Europeans.
Antonio De Remizio, an Italian national, was executed at Lancaster county jail for the June 6 1910 murder of Tony Serafino in Neffsville. A new rope broke on the first drop and the body tied to a board remained alive for seven minutes before a second rope secured death. Two witnesses described the harrowing scene as the condemned man asserted innocence until the end.
Ten new members joined the Lancaster Automobile Club at the regular May meeting held at the Hotel Wheatland with Dr. William A. Wolf presiding. The club planned warning signs on dangerous county road curves and highlighted street and road improvements. The board reported no reason to incorporate and the Laws and Legislation committee considered a name change later. Old members could rejoin by paying dues by March 1, 1912, with a sixty day grace period. Strasburg was chosen for the June meeting.
In Alaska on the trail dogs are fed once daily after work. Morning meals make them lazy or cause vomiting. Proper feeding is essential for performance. They receive varied foods such as rice, tallow, corn meal, and fish, with cooked options often cheaper and more fattening than raw. The cooked vs uncooked debate remains unsettled among mushers.
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