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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record lists E. Buch as editor and proprietor and notes a yearly subscription of 1.50 dollars. It also states the paper is entered at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
The piece urges Lititz residents to value the vote and participate in democracy. It argues popular government protects rights and redresses grievances, but only if citizens exercise the ballot. neglect lets selfish forces undermine the public welfare.
An old item extols pie as a staple of American abundance noting pumpkins squash apples and fruits at hand. It contrasts skilled pie making with dietary failures of modern cooks and suggests better pies could ease domestic tensions and even save marriages.
An essay emphasizes the primitive yet vital art of fire making for homes and cooking. It contrasts skilled and careless methods, urges practice for steady heat, and praises groups like the Boy Scouts for teaching proper campfire technique to the community’s youth in Lititz.
A large group of youths enjoyed a Sunday supper hosted by Rev. and Mrs. Noah Hurst. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Elser and their son Rarl, along with the Samuel K. Keller family from Lexington visiting the hosts.
Frank Ketner of Shillington reports on a busy week with a love feast at Middle Creek church, a U B Church convention in New Holland, Sunday communion at Brickerville Reformed, and a birthday party for Margaret A. Gerhart hosted by her parents in Lititz. Attendees included multiple local residents from Akron Ephrata Lexington and Brickerville.
The W M S Evangelical church will hold a monthly business meeting at the Grebill home. The Men's Sunshine Bible class plans its monthly meeting at the Kauffman home in Lititz. Israel Weber sold his five acre tobacco crop to a buyer at 18 5. A G Bear visited Philadelphia by auto. Hackman and family and Sarah Hackman visited Getz family. A E Sheaffer and family took a trip to Philadelphia. Thieves stole a Victrola and a teacher’s watch from the new school building Sunday night. Public sale of the old school building and desks set for Saturday afternoon. Local hunters prep for rabbit season opening Thursday. The H S hosted a Hallowe'en social Friday in the K G BE hall. grammar school social followed Saturday in the S H Wolf building.
Local residents from Halfville and nearby towns spent Sunday visiting relatives in Lancaster Manheim and Denver. Israel Graybill kut a paint job, Randler and Hahn painted, and nearby farmers hauled produce to Lancaster. M G Shreiner advertised homemade stove pipe.
Mr and Mrs Hills Retten of Brickerville host a gathering with guests Mr and Mrs David Rabold and sons Raymond and Charles from Philadelphia Mr and Mrs Monroe Figsel and daughter Elva join from local area Mr and Mrs Milton Werner of Manheim Mr and Mrs Rufus Nissley and Willard Roth of Pine Hill attend the event.
Sunday visits were exchanged among the McQuate Wentling and Knapp families in Rocks Maryland and Lititz. Priscilla Herr and John Reifsnyder visited Elmer Good’s home. Community Show at Lititz drew many locals. Landis and Martin families spent Sunday at Hess church. Tobacco buyers have entered the area but no sales yet.
Mr E C Ramsey spoke on European travel 22 months, meeting Mussolini Hindenburg and Kaiser Wilhelm, wearing native costumes. A Hallowe'en Social by the High School drew crowds. booths raised funds. Numerous local families visited kin in Rothsville and nearby towns with many Sunday gatherings. a public sale of real and personal property by Harvey G Zwally planned for November 3rd.
Saturday love feast at Church of the Brethren with ministers W H Forrey H F Kaylor J J Scrozum J W G Hershey and Reuben Myer. Sunday communion Lutheran harvest home Evangelical Congregational. Monday King’s Daughters Hallowe en social. Community meeting Sunday afternoon Fire Co hall speaker Rev F F Bergstresser. Saturday seven pm marriage of Adam Stauffer and Nancy Gingrich and Paul Auker and Naomi Stauffer with attendants. Various visits among local ministers and families noted.
Government scientist Dr William Bowie warns the earth is cooling from a heat wave and will be frozen life extinct in a billion and a half years. He notes cooling began over 1 5 billion years ago and has averaged one degree Celsius per sixteen million years. He projects the year 16 01 928 will be about two degrees cooler than today.
A U S Post Office Department record shows every U S person spent an average of 5.09 in postage in the past year. Postage revenue covers most postal costs, with over 29 000 publications using second class mail paying about 223 million in postage annually.
Ancient Rome flood notes dating to 1000 B C will be studied by Army engineers to assess flood probability in the Pittsburgh district. Records of floods on the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers covering 168 years will support the flood control study.
The Federal Reserve Board reports marked improvement in United States retail trade for July compared with July 1927. Department stores rise 3 percent, mail order houses 22 percent, and five and ten cent stores 6 percent.
An English sparrow praised as a bug destroyer in its native land was expected to aid farmers. Upon arriving in the city, it altered its habits, preferring urban life and doing little to aid fieldwork.
A Montreal Family Herald report explains pigments preserved in ancient fossils. Insects trapped in mud reveal original colors that endured for long periods, while red stains in crocodile bones may prove to be blood. Nevada desert finds show leaf-like greens in deep wells, once doubted but now reconsidered as ancient plant color.
A Texas woman Mrs Nellie Miller urges living beautifully through choosing lasting values over passing interests. She argues life becomes art when one harmonizes heart mind and action with the world’s beauty, facing difficulties and working joyfully to create a rich life. Capper's Weekly quotes her perspective on living consciously with the music of the universe.
In 1774 Connecticut forced royalist clergyman Samuel A Peters from the colony. Peters published a General History of Connecticut with blue laws he claimed were enacted there. Senators once denounced the charges as libel, but research shows most laws appeared on Connecticut or New Haven statutes.
A humorous exchange centers on a poultry seller and a customer. The customer complains about rarely getting eggs, while the seller jokes that the customer should look for eyes only once a week to get as many eggs as the seller does. The lighthearted dialogue plays on a pun about eyes.
The article discusses whether Idaho is an Indian word, noting authorities generally accept the claim. It cites Colonel Craig, fluent in Nez Perce, who learned the meaning from his Indian friends after years in the region and shared it with Joaquin Miller and members of the Washington territorial legislature before Miller publicized it.
A narrator recalls a grand journey describing snow crested summits roaring torrents canyons and lakes from cliff tops and shaded glades. The text ends with an abrupt question about fuel efficiency asking how many miles to the gallon was achieved.
A physician muses on how patients carry a jumble of knowledge and fads about diet in the mind. The remark suggests confusion between medical understanding and popular beliefs about nutrition as discussed in Woman's Home Companion.
A Birmingham News note states nature yields rabbits faster than ions due to higher hazards, though results for the pedestrian class are not yet evident. The fragment hints at a scientific comparison and upcoming outcomes without detailing specifics.
The speaker recalls a fantasy of serving a queen in a castle by a lake. Reality interrupts the dream, shifting to a day when the castle vanishes and the speaker discovers a deeper truth. In place of fantasy, love and a cherished person appear, ending the inner journey with awakening affection.
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