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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1925
Page
4
The Lititz Record notes women gathering for charity garments to aid the needy, praising their service despite past jokes. It lists church visits, meals, and social calls among residents and guests with numerous local names, plus brief notes on a cigar factory closure, election results, and rabbit hunting outcomes.
The piece reflects on the November Indian Summer days as poetically charming yet warnings about laziness. It contrasts colonial Indians' garden habits with modern delays in paying bills and neglect of banking, noting Indians left behind in the race of civilization.
Neighborhood items report visits by Menno Habecker and family to Elmer Todd and Charles Rose to his mother in Lancaster. Galen Balmer and Habecker installed a radio for Elmer Todd. Harry Meily praised Shreiner’s Store. A Hallowe en party at Horace Mellinger’s honored daughter Trene with many guests. Funeral for Mrs. Maranda Wolf held at Brethren Church. Many from the area plan to attend the Ministerial Meeting.
Last autumn scarce walnuts appeared but this year trees burst with nuts. Many walnut trees have been sold for lumber due to high prices, while some farmers refuse to part with them. Youths earn money gathering nuts, but shell bark and chestnut trees have vanished from the county.
The item asserts that 666 is a medicine for colds influenza dengue fever and malaria and claims to kill germs including Noo Mard 25 in a period advert.
Sophomore class of the local high school hosted a farewell party at Miss Beatrice Fredericks Rothsville home last Thursday evening. The event featured a large table and games with many class members attending including Beatrice Frederick and Louisa Pfautz among others. Also present were Vera and Mary Reidenback, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ludwig, and several Frewerks family members.
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