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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1926
Page
8
Rural farmers market pumpkins of many sizes and colors with winning slogan A pumpkin for every purpose. Many are used for Halloween decorations custards frying and canning while others feed cattle or store for winter. Farmers also finish fall plowing seed wheat in potato fields delayed by weather and rely more on commercial fertilizer due to higher fuel use.
Lititz High powered past Lancaster High School Reserves 18 to 0 for its season’s first win. Reist scored three times and sparked a strong team effort as Lititz executed polished line breaks and outpaced defenders. Moore, Minrich and Reist led a cohesive unit with solid defense and repeated first-down runs.
Early surveys show reduced Lancaster County tobacco output due to voluntary cuts and weather. Nationally 1926 leaf production falls from 196.78 million to about 175 million pounds, with Pennsylvania at roughly 45.69 million pounds. Demand rises but favors other regions and higher priced cigars over Lancaster.
Bucks and Montgomery farmers push to close sections to pheasant killing to aid beetle control. Berks agriculturists approve while county petition to State Game Commission is pending. Seven townships already quarantine beetle ravages and spring may extend it. Local growers expect better pheasant care this winter as they aid eradication efforts.
In 1920 forty one Single Comb White Leghorns 36 females and 5 males were shipped from Pennsylvania State College to the Mission Farm India Utah. After a 60 day journey by various means they arrived in good condition. During 1921 22 the Mission distributed about 2900 cents per dozen. At Etah India poultry show over 300 of 1012 birds were progeny of the Penn State Leghorns. This fall seven more Single Comb White Leghorns and seven Rhode Island Reds traveled to India.
City residents rarely see winter trapping in rural areas. A noted trapper estimates Berks County pelts bring about £100,000 annually, with other counties close behind. Muskrat tops the list, followed by skunk, with pelts sold to fur jobbers who ship them to coat and trimming manufacturers.
Sixteen carloads of livestock, mostly cattle, arrive at Lebanon for distribution among Lebanon County farmers. The train from the Pennsy main line carried 25 cars but nine were dropped between Conewago and Lebanon. Cattle consigned to farmers and dealers, with Western steers forming the bulk to be fattened for spring slaughter.
A collection of short notices reflects election fatigue and rural life. Farmers report crops and storage notes while voters recount engagement and apathy, with quips about politics and local industry as November ends.
Several professors at the University of Minnesota published research noting that different sugars such as glucose and fructose have distinct health impacts. The study suggests certain sugars may influence metabolic processes and fruit sugar content.
A young French mechanic reports a bicycle that can convert into a small monoplane reaching 15 feet high. After years of effort, trials concluded safely and the machine is expected to enter the market within a month.
George Harvey, eleven, of Wednesbury Staffordshire, spent 19 percent hours hidden in an old tin trunk at home. He concealed himself playfully but could not free himself until his mother found him crumpled and exhausted as police searched the district. A local business notice follows.
Fragmentary text records a discussion in the British House of Commons mentioning Waimer and Niel in an exchange. The readable portion lacks clear context, actions, or outcomes. No verifiable events or dates are established from the fragment.
A historical note describes a sea carved landform formed by inundation in 1277 at the mouth of a northern sea arm. It lies between two provinces named Yer Cornany and Graniiegen Tolar, with details about its geographic position and origin.
A New Orleans States note suggests novelists abandon forced titles and ride trains to jot ideas from passing sleeping cars. The tip encourages authors to gather inspiration during travel rather than force work at desks.
Excerpt reflects on influence of women as elevating and purifying company. It asserts their presence fosters generous thoughts and a refined spirit, suggesting moral renewal and inner music sparked by virtuous companionship. The passage cites Henri Drummond and a work titled The Measure of Tillende.
A compact meditation on appreciating simple goodness and maintaining a kind, steady spirit. The author urges avoiding petty anger and irritability to keep life pure and helpful to others.
The text notes Americans formerly sourced sardines from Sardinia and Brittany and Norway, but now most come from the New England coast and the Pacific. Sardine fishing runs four months in Atlantic waters and six months in the Pacific, quickly growing into a major canning industry component.
The article notes that most states require twenty one to make a will, while California Connecticut Idaho Oklahoma South Dakota Utah allow eighteen for both genders, and Colorado District of Columbia Illinois Maryland Missouri Washington Wisconsin permit eighteen for females only. It ends with an ad urging advertising in the Record.
Definition of treason: owe allegiance to the United States, levy war against them, or aid enemies. Misprision of treason involves knowledge of treason and concealing or not disclosing it.
Fragmentary notes discuss the moon center of gravity and tidal forces, noting a point about which lunar bodies reserve equilibrium. The text mentions depths and miles and references a big shoe safe at Piaute Bros. Store.
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