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The Lititz Record and editor R. E. Buch are shown with post office registration at Lititz Pennsylvania as a second class matter note.
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1924
Page
4
The Lititz Record and editor R. E. Buch are shown with post office registration at Lititz Pennsylvania as a second class matter note.
Short days bring eye strain as earlier lighting improved yet many neglect illumination. The piece lists numerous local visitors and guests at households in Lititz Ephrata Akron New Holland Reading and Manheim detailing social rounds and family visits through a weekend.
The passage argues that lacking an automobile limits access to everything including debt. It notes difficulty transporting gifts like a watermelon, reliance on taxis or car-owning friends, and dangers of walking with the risk of being run over.
Sunday church services are canceled to mark the Church of the Brethren fiftieth anniversary at Middle Creek Meeting House. Community notices include weddings, real estate sales, residents moving, and gatherings by the Women’s Missionary Society and the W C T U with multiple local families noted.
Local families from Lititz, Brickerville, Ephrata, Manheim, Penryn and Lexington shared weekend visits and outings. Notable stops included Luray Cave with Miss Ellen D Pfautz and gatherings at the homes of the Gerharts, Elsers, and Keller family members.
War department notes a mother’s burial with a short service by a priest or minister, music or hymn, a bugle call, and a three-round firing over the grave. After the funeral party departs, the cemetery crew closes the grave.
The article notes that while Chaucer era poets are often called England's poets laureate, the formal office was not legally created until 1619 when Ben Jonson received the honor.
Read ing close to state highway offers market access for fruit and grape vineyards. Nut trees such as black walnut and hazel nuts promise quick returns. A county farmer fanned success on cheap land by focusing on fruit and grapes, indicating continued value in land used for specialty crops.
The piece notes Sir William Pepperell born in Kittery Maine in 1696 as the first native American knighted by a British monarch. It cites his merchant wealth military leadership and 32 years on Massachusetts royal council plus chief justice duties. It mentions later figures Lord Astor and Lord Shaughnessy as prominent examples.
In a London Tit-Bits style joke a mill worker seeks the quietest man. A minder, asked to name the quietest person, cites Bill who is reportedly dead, prompting the judge to reveal the truth and the crowd to react to the quip about long silence.
The KWH unit stands as a busy and efficient public servant. A French government study details one kilowatt hour of energy performing tasks from sewing machine operation for twenty hours to boiling 2.37 gallons of water and incubating 250 eggs, illustrating wide energy savings.
The Lititz Community Show awarded premiums across many classes. Notable victors include A. Bomberger Lititz first in Corn Yellow Dent Class 1, and Pierce Landis Lancaster for Best Ear in Class b. The listings cover produce fruits nuts flowers and dairy and pastry, with winners from Lititz Manheim Ephrata and Lancaster among others.
Dr Frederick R Green explains pink eye or sore eyes, its causes and contagious spread through towels and shared water. It describes stages from irritation to swollen lids, and prescribes care: wash with boric acid solution, use cold cloths, avoid towels, seek a physician if lasting beyond two days, and avoid home-made remedies or bandages.
A Lititz resident urges attention to cold related kidney trouble and urges using Doan’s Pills from Foster Milburn Buffalo NY after a man reports backache dizziness and frequent urination. The ad cites a local gas station and residence and promotes the 60 cent price at dealers.
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