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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
7
Beechams claim strong relief for stomach and liver troubles touts its worldwide sale. A Lancaster New Era note reports a farmer growing Hickory King corn for corn flour, promising hard white grain with eight-row ears and high yield.
Stephane Lausanne of Paris Matin, a member of the French high commission, declares in a public address that Germans are not the “good German people.” He warns against generosity, cites German aggression and the Lusitania tragedy, and says only force and moral victory through justice ensure their deaths were not in vain.
In New York, ichthyology and herpetology experts heard of a massive lizard found in Borneo by ITC Raven of the American Museum of Natural History. Raven reported a living 16 foot flesh eating reptile, surpassing any known species size and challenging prior beliefs of prehistoric proportions.
The Lancaster County tobacco season of 1918 shows a strong rebound after 1917 losses. Growers report early planting, careful bed sanitation, and extensive use of moth traps yielding uniform, healthy plants and a bright red leaf color. Officials warn against damp cellars and urge growers to attend the Tobacco Growers Association meeting to secure fair prices and protect local commerce.
News notes a shift to traditional bread making, higher sugar allowances, and sweeter soft drinks as postwar relief. Officials urge waste reduction while warning of ongoing food scarcity and urging farmers to test seed corn amid curiosity over an odd 12 inch cornstalk ear resembling a skunk.
Pigs have fallen to about half their weeks ago price. The government plans to fix hogs at 164.5 cents per pound, aiming to lower pork prices locally. Forest Service urges reestablishing wood fuel committees to assess needs, reserve adequacy, and organize supply and distribution for winter fuel relief. Amelia Plan, an inmate at Reformed Mennonite Home, Millersville Pike, is totally blind and has knitted 27 wristlets for Red Cross.
Robert McClure, president of the Strasburg National Bank, rode in an aviation ascent at League Island with a noted French aviator. At 75 years old he enjoyed the flight, reaching about 300 feet while on a day’s visit last week.
A young colored woman at a shoe shining parlor on Ft. Wayne Avenue explains to a customer how she started shining shoes. Her cousin runs a transfer wagon and needed someone to handle calls and business while he is away at war, leading her to take the job and build many customers.
The Red Cross commission to France has set up a 16-warehouse network across France to serve American troops, war hospitals, and thousands of French refugees. Six warehouses are in Paris and ten outside the capital, distributing about 34 000 tons of materials monthly. Medical supplies, drugs, surgical instruments, food, clothing, and building tools are stocked, with American college men directing operations and veteran French soldiers plus Belgian nonmilitary workers assisting.
Sandy and Pat discuss wartime economies of their landladies in Dublin dialect. Pat notes O Grady counting peas for broth while Sandy recalls a landlady who melts margarine and applies it to bread with a brush illustrating frugal wartime habits.
In a playful exchange the senator quips that not every man should devote time to physical culture. He suggests legislators focusing on intellectual growth could curb endless debates and avoid unnecessary clashes.
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