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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1923
Page
2
Winter vegetables parsnips should be dug before solid freeze to preserve flavor or stored in earth. Artificial lights for poultry boost production with a twelve hour day. Dairy cows require regular feeding times. Brood sows need exercise and protein. State College offers an eight week winter agriculture course starting January 8.
After the war she married and faced illness but revealed her wounds to comrades of the Second Michigan. They welcomed her as from the dead and she secured a pension by act of Congress. Mustered into George B. McClellan Post in 1897, she died in 1899 and rests in the G A R burial lot in Houston’s German cemetery.
Max Hart of the G A R Houston chapter profiles Mrs Seeley alias Frank Thompson as the sole woman to join the Grand Army of the Republic. She served two years in the Second Michigan as postmaster scout and spy and was orderly for Gen Poe at Fredericksburg. She fled the army, returned in disguise, and later wrote The Nurse and Spy while aiding hospital work.
Mrs Adam Redeau hosted the Society of Farm Women No 5 monthly meeting near the Fruitville pike. Miss Vorbes opened a winter cooking lesson series with a dining room table arrangement demonstration at the Reidcau home. Miss Forbes urged using a serving wagon for trips between dining room and kitchen and led a beverage segment with cocoa coffee and tea tasting.
A plum tree in Mrs. Catharine Asner’s yard in Wer nersville is unusually blooming as winter nears. Residents from the county and nearby areas visit to view the rare sight, since crops are harvested and most trees are bare. The tree is not expected to bear fruit due to upcoming cold snaps.
Adams Oleswski, the garbage collector, saw wages jump from 45 to 100 dollars a month after council cited poor waste conditions. He testified that sorting and removing bottles, shoes, Paris green, and other nonedible items from family cans was required nightly to feed pigs.
Archaeologist Max Schrabisch under the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society reports a banner stone unearthed during investigations in the Wyoming Valley. He also notes a tally stone likely served as a moon calendar and an Indian rock shelter found on Bald Mountain along Maosy Creek.
Central Pennsylvania Master Bakers Association meeting in Sunbury concluded bread prices will remain steady and loaf size will not change. Forty five attendees represented $5,000,000 in investment. C. C. Latus of Pittsburgh, formerly Reading, spoke.
The U S Asbestos Company of Manheim announced a link with Cane Asbestos and Framington’s Waite-Wild Company with Cape Company offices in London and Turin to boost production by moving machinery to Manheim and expanding. The Cane connection will enable distribution of all firm products in the U S. Also noted: 90,000,000 marks in Malt Book stamps reaching Lancaster via mail from Germany, and local farmers husked corn for Willis K Stauffer amid family bereavement. A nearby farm sold for 7,500 dollars due to health reasons, praised as a top potato grower. Finally, Lancaster officials question the Susquehanna River navigation project after Maj. Harrington’s report doubts freight viability for ocean traffic, with a congressional survey urged to consider appeals.
Fox hunting has begun in the lower county. Nelson Boyd caught his first fox last week near the Cetoraro Water Co. plant in Colerain township. Foxes are plentiful in that area, signaling a busy season ahead.
The report notes Mr. Boyd as a leading fox hunter expecting a strong season and a full share of sport. His pack ranks among four known in the county, with Deovze Gall accompanying on foot, often keeping pace with the chase and among the first to finish a hunt.
Ambrose J. Bell, Civil War veteran, asserts that General Reynolds saddle, bridge, and blanket used at Gettysburg are not in existence. He states they were destroyed by fire in Lancaster many years ago.
Jake Fritz of Quarryville and his famed coon dog are hailed as county champions with ten catches, two of record size. Rival Ben Green, from the Susquehanna River hills, turned down a $100 offer for his dog to train another. An Ephrata subscriber calls for more cider mills due to expanded apple growing and wasted bushes. James C. Henninger buys the old United Brethren church in New Holland to salvage materials for new bungalows at Hill Crest.
Madrid stands as the highest city in Europe by geographical elevation, measuring higher than other major capitals. The claim highlights Madrid’s lofty terrain and its distinction among European urban centers.
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