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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1930
Page
6
A collection of farm tips and notes covering poultry water heating, fire-loss warnings during drought, soil storage before freezes, Honey Week promotion, compost building, hay feeding guidance, bulb root development, farm accounting for 1931, and halo plus rain weather observations.
A Country Home quote notes explorers claim that only amateurs have adventures and that experience matters. It states the unexpected is expected and that inconvenience and hazard are occupational risks faced by explorers.
Washington Great Center hosts roughly 400 associations and organizations in the National Capital. Commercial, industrial, civic, patriotic, religious and political groups use Washington as a logical location for central offices.
The article notes no actual change in Earth’s weight. Dr Paul Heyl’s experiment yielded a more exact result, confirming stability rather than variation. It emphasizes refinement of measurement rather than new findings about planetary mass.
A thoughtful reflection underscores how personal troubles intersect with the burdens others carry, from children to the sick and the poor, urging communal support and resilience in difficult times.
The article analyzes phrases such as that's the cheese and that's the ehiz from Anglo Indian origins, interpreting Qhiz in Hindustani as thing and deriving that's the thing. It describes pigh-falutin as a humorous American variation of high flown language.
A reflective note argues that life’s dark days come not solely from others or fate. Disappointments stem from our own actions and the way we illuminate or dim our paths. The piece urges personal accountability and resilience amid adversity.
A traveler can insure himself for one or two days for 24 percent to 12 cents. On receiving the accident policy a card is issued and the apparatus imprints the traveler’s thumb.
A Country Home article argues that better home training for children aged one to six would reduce blame on teachers for a wrong start. It urges parents to share responsibility and improve early childhood upbringing.
A sapsucker known as the yellow belled woolpecker drills downward sloping holes in tree bark forming cups that collect sap. The bird then remains at the cups all day drinking sap until it becomes stupefied.
A brief note remarks that homesickness stems from difficulty adjusting mentally to new conditions. The text frames this as a misfortune for affected children and cites a country home context as the setting for the observation.
John Barton Payne, chairman, says public service demands by the American Red Cross are growing and will continue. Disasters totaled 108 last year, with 90 in the U.S., 12 in possessions, six abroad. The group employs 794 nurses and spent 4,254,796 dollars, largely in disaster relief and health work, funded by annual memberships during Armistice Day to Thanksgiving.
The American Red Cross launches emergency first aid stations to aid automobile injury victims. Last year 31,000 were killed and over 1,000,000 injured in accidents. Stations already operate along major arteries including Westchester County parkways, Valley Forge and Gettysburg routes in Pennsylvania, and the White Horse Pike to Atlantic City.
Saving mothers lives and better babies stood out in the Public Health Nursing Service of the American Red Cross. About four-fifths of the 794 nurses conducted prenatal and maternity visits while assisting doctors with 1,309,409 school examinations. Statistics show two of every three maternal deaths could be prevented with proper care, and over 15,000 US maternal deaths yearly from various diseases could see more than 10,000 prevented.
Red Cross shipped forty thousand comfort kits to soldiers sailors and Marines on foreign service for Christmas. The gay cretonne bags contain useful and amusing articles and are packed by women volunteers in Red Cross Chapters nationwide. Kits are dispatched by Army transport in autumn to reach foreign posts in time for Christmas trees. The program grew from prewar plans when National Guard regiments were on the Mexican border.
Harvard Stadium installs a ten foot electric clock to answer “minutes to play” at games. Debuted October 18 in the Harvard-Army clash before 6000 spectators. The device synchronizes with a sideline control clock and starts stops with a toggle from On to Off to track each quarter.
Sunday visits span families in Lititz Mount Joy and Strasburg with many neighbors joining at farms and churches. Local meetings at Lititz Brethren Church. The Zug sale of farm implements set for Wednesday. Distress signal 5 9 noted as a generic maritime code, not words.
The Junior C E Society of the U B Church hosted a Hallowe en party Saturday evening at the Fire Hall with games and refreshments. Attendees included Betty Shoemaker Muriel Shoemaker Marie Kathryn Ethel Reisenbaugh Ruth Long Thelma Eitnier Virginia Klaus Mary Jane Hit n er Erma Dunkle Bernice Brookmyer Emily Weller Gloria Grube Lois Helen Buckwalter Violet Kathryn Gabler Betty Zwally Mae Helen Frey Naomi Brookmyer Josephine Binkley Halbert Kenneth Bru baker Robert Wagaman John Bueckwalter Junior Gabler Charles Corbett George Eschbach Kenneth Gabler.
Reamstown resident Ivan Wohlsen escaped serious injury when his wet road skidding car struck a telephone pole near the Samuel Elser home. The wreck left the car a total loss though Wohlsen suffered only minor cuts and bruises. Other items note apple butter boiling at Zacharias Ferry, Filmer Rock away on a hunting trip, Irene and Lillian Whitcraft visiting Mrs. Elmer Rock, Halloween exercises at Clay School, the infant death of the Busser child with funeral at St John’s Church Brickerville, and social visits among the Elser Gerhart and Ober families. Also included is a brief advertising quip from Smita Great Value about a smiling approach opening doors.
A brief admonition on the dangers of hatred, noting it distills poison in the body that harms nerves and heart and can lead to brain trouble. It warns against nursing hatred, stressing that the hater suffers more than the object of hate.
Patent rights owned by a bankrupt company are assets that may be sold or assigned with other firm assets. The Washington Star notes that patent holdings become part of the liquidation process, affecting creditors and potential buyers depending on the bankruptcy proceedings and applicable law.
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