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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
2
Wm Nye, 94, of Hively's Chapel York County, helped son Jacob Nye husk corn. Clyde Heller, a truckman, killed a skunk by the Sunbury Shamokin road and earned eight dollars for the hide.
In Kane a white albino rabbit was shot after being spotted near the Hood farm area. Bud Hook, living with his uncle and aunt on the Hood farm near Tionesta, trapped a long winged owl raiding the hennery and found it secured by a pole trap at dawn.
Employees at Standard Steel Works in Burnham report a 40 percent force reduction effective immediately. Nearly the entire night shift has been laid off indefinitely, with 900 to 1,000 workers affected. The men are seeking further details and possible work options.
An early plan proposes returning workers at lower pay. The Viscose and other plants now under construction will provide jobs for the majority of the men who were laid off.
Philadelphia circles plan a 1926 international exposition to mark the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. A 400 member committee is urged to draft procedures and a $50,000 city appropriation, with Congress considering federal aid. Historic dress exhibit shown by Berks County Historic Society includes Mrs Baldwin’s 1819 wedding gown and other period garments from Cedar Hill farm.
Chicago lumber interests urge selecting doors by the architect to match the building style. They note doors shape first impressions and recount historic door styles from sockets to hinges, with ornate medieval and gothic carvings. Read the RECORD, $1.50 a year.
Lancaster market eyes 90 cents a dozen for eggs and chickens at a dollar. Paper costs rise. Lancaster dailies up three cents per copy and 15 cents weekly. Two semi weekly papers up to 3.00 a year. C F Preston reports 1500 bushels of potatoes from 5% acres, selling 1000 at 85 cents. Hershey creamery starts at Stevens sending milk to Hershey daily. East Petersburg forms a 50,000 dollar bank with nine directors. officers later. Reverend John I McElmoyle cleared of charge of conduct unbecoming a minister. Forrest Reinhart captures a Reynard fox at Leiper Boyd’s. four chained in fox depots. Elder A H Hottenstein of East Petersburg turns 70 with kin and ministers at home. Two boys mistaken for rabbits shot by Lancaster county gunmen. Emerson Matter husking corn at Mt Joy only his hair shows. Mountville incident leaves Paul Beatty shot but not fatally.
In Philadelphia district court Joseph Fritsch, Lancaster saloon keeper, pleaded guilty to violating the Volstead act. He was fined 100 and costs totaling 560, with at least 1000 dollars in whiskey seized from his premises. Also noted: jury lists for 1921 will exclude the few local women who volunteered. Other items mention Holtwood fishing, duck migration, and a weathered aside about marriage.
The Pennsylvania State College advises protecting orchard trees from mice and rabbits with roofing paper and tarred string, repairing winter garden sash, cleaning glass, and improving drainage. It also covers selecting dairy cows by size and type, pullet management for laying, sheep shelter prep, feeding indoors to boost lambs, and timely threshing to curb grain moths.
A. P. Miller, long time Clay township educator, noted at Lancaster County Teachers Institute, began in 1874 and has served in Furnace Elizabeth Cherry Grove Miller's Hopeland and Durlach schools, totaling 47 years across primary secondary and ungraded roles. He taught during multiple administrations and attended every local institute since starting.
An effort is under way to have the state purchase the Daniel Boone birthplace farm in Exeter Township Berks County to preserve the historic site. The farm is likely to be sold and risk falling into hands lacking reverence for its associations.
Miss Alice Mellinger of Kleinfeltersville sues Frank P. Ream for 10000 dollars alleging breach of promise to wed. She says she traveled from Kleinfeltersville to Reading to await him, but he failed to keep his commitment.
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island becomes a Paramount release produced by Maurice Tourner. The screen adaptation opens Wednesday for a two day run at the Paramount Theatre. Jim Hawkins is portrayed by Shirley Mason with Lon Chaney Al Fillson Charles Ogle and Wilton Taylor in the cast.
A Thirty years ago a mother from Barre Pennsylvania recounts how Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription rebuilt her health after childbirth. The ad touts a root based tonic free of alcohol or narcotics and urges women to try the tablets with a ten cent trial package from Doctor Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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