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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1920
Page
2
Raymond Faust of Myerstown bagged a ten pound wild turkey in the Blue mountains. Very few turkeys were shot there this year. A 93-year-old Sunbury man John R. Kauffman says he voted for seventeen presidents.
Ten years of breeding by the United States Department of Agriculture yields hybrids between chinquapin and haparest chestnut that resist blight and produce tasty nuts. A Harrisburg Natural History Society field trip then explored a cave near Hummelstown Swatara Creek.
The article reports on using century-old slate quarry waste for construction and products like bricks tiles and cement. It notes challenges with road use due to dirt when wet, but finds slate dust as a strong binder for granite macadams and durable bricks and pipes, with repairs using quarry dust and oil near quarries.
County records show 15 000 gunners licenses issued. A $50 000 capitalization bank plans a Paradise charter on February 12. Mangel roots and potatoes stored at Elizabethtown Masonic Home. A Brillhart flour mill fire destroys 2000 bushels wheat and 250 barrels flour with $12 000 loss. Local obituaries note John H. Myers, a former cavalryman in the regular army. Missionary marriages and church moves involve Dr Florence Mentzer and Rev W H Compson. Orchard goods include celery from Reamstown and a large Kieffer pear. Deer sightings near Furnace Hill and four deer at Round Top.
Dr. George W. Ashley, state geologist, told the University Club that Pennsylvania has anthracite coal enough for about one hundred years and bituminous coal suitable for roughly three centuries, based on current supplies and demand.
Farm Bureau Agent Bucher secured a carload of disease free Russet seed potatoes from northern Michigan for Lancaster County farmers. About 1 100 bushels will be sold at cost around 2 25 a bushel with at least half the lot spoken for by local growers. Distribution will be from Landisville after shipment, with remaining allotments to Dauphin Lehigh Centre Cumberland Franklin Lebanon Carbon and Schuylkill counties.
A mother tries to curb mischief by offering Thanksgiving at Aunt Florence's. Beatrice resists, preferring to eat at home so there will be leftovers for the next day. The child questions the motive, highlighting a practical concern.
A Sunday sermon features a private footnote from Mrs Wilder warning the doctor to straighten his crooked necktie. The scene shows his dependence on his practical wife and public criticism of his manners.
Austin N. Miller, attendance officer, says excuses like headaches and shoe repairs no longer excuse pupil absences. The State Department requires prosecutions when three days are lost to tardiness, signaling stricter enforcement this term.
K Ulsh of Millersburg suffered a severe arm injury when a shell discharged thirteen feet away. He and companion Leo Hollenback of Shamokin trudged through Pady's mountain in Genter county to a railway crossing, where a train carried them to medical help. One hundred and thirty shot were removed from his arm.
Advert reads that Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription remain standard remedies after fifty years. It touts stomach and blood benefits and notes the speaker Mrs R S Fargo from McKeesport praises both products for improving her poor health.
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