Local Events Column Covers Weather, Chautauqua Talks and Markets
Farmers in the area buy cattle for winter feeding with prices up to 7.80 per hundred. September rainfall reached 6.02 inches, year-to-date 36.79 inches, with a 2.83 inch daily max and 84 hours of rain. Ladies Auxiliary at Moravian Church reelected officers. Debates on Lancaster Chautauqua tickets and lecturer possibilities, including W. Jennings Bryan, continue. Mr. Light and family depart for Pasadena, leaving his longtime Oak Street residence to M. W. Keller. Local market reports show fresh produce, higher butter and egg prices, and plentiful dressed poultry and chestnuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster General Hospital
Bible Class
Moravian Church
G. E. Beckler
Hagen
Mary Guiles
John Wike
J. F. Buch
Lititz
Chautauqua
Hershey & Gibbes
W. Jennings Bryan
D. BE. Light
Locke
Pasadena
Cal
Light
Ella
Oakland
Bay
San Francisco
Mr. Light
M. W. Keller
Family Theatre in Lancaster Books Week of Vaudeville Acts
Manager Dean promotes the Family Theatre Lancaster home to seven big vaudeville acts at popular prices. Patrons are advised to secure seats three days in advance by mail or phone. Prices are 5 and 10 cents for matinees and 10 20 30 cents for evening shows. Shows have been worth several times admission as the winter season advances.
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Dean
Family
Lancaster
Ephrata to Get Letter Carrier Service on Oct 16
Ephrata Pennsylvania will inaugurate letter carrier service on October 16 marking the town’s first mail delivery system. The move follows congressional sponsor W. W. Griest, whose efforts secured the law and funds enabling carrier delivery and collection for smaller post offices in Lancaster county.
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Ephrata
Lancaster County
W. W. Griest
House of Representatives
County Bonds Redeemed From 1899 Issues
County commissioners and County Controller Hall redeemed 831,500 of county bonds issued in 1899 that would mature in thirty years. Interest at 4 1/2 percent was paid, and the timely payoff reduces this year’s debt by 61,500 after earlier 30,000 payoff. Last year reduced by 57,900 with bonds due in 1917 wiped out. Current county debt stands at 340,800.
Volubility Defines Mabel’s Timed Lessons
In a playful exchange, Mabel asks about volubility and her father explains it as a trait of her mother. He notes that urgent business keeps her up late, sometimes past two in the morning, shaping the family’s late hours.
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Mabel
Effect of the Climate on Italian Tangents Gag
A witty exchange features Mrs Morey and Mrs Parvenu discussing time in Italy with a pun about being italicized. The Princeton Tiger quips about shutting him up and a joke about hiring a private secretary to answer fool questions.
The Real Trouble Festive Gentleman Returns Home
A London Opinion note remarks on returning home and the ease of claiming there is no place like home, while signaling underlying tensions. The piece uses a humorous tone to hint at homesickness and social expectations as the festive season begins.
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London
A Freak of Death Valley Saratoga Springs
A Freak of Death Valley Saratoga Springs is noted for clear waters that bubble from a sandy basin like a spring of joy yet carry strong sulphur minerals and a tepid temperature. They act instantly as an emetic upon drinking, per the Exchange.
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Death Valley
Saratoga Springs
Public sale listings printed at RECORD office
A list of upcoming auction bills printed at the RECORD office. Sales span various dates and locations including Warwick Lexington Rome Lititz Akron and Brickerville, with properties such as farms houses and a mill complex, plus livestock and farm equipment. Notices name executors trustees and sellers.
Public sale of valuable real estate at Pleasant View
A public sale will be held on Saturday October 12 1912 at the premises in Warwick township Pleasant View one mile north of Sitting along the Lillie and Lexington turnpike to dispose of property formerly belonging to Harry Trestone.
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Leber
B. Simpson
Warwick
J. Francis Dunlap
John Evans
Lexington
Clayton Royer
Joseph R. Royer
Hoke’s
Penryn
J. W. Biemenderter
Rome
Warwick Township
Lititzboro
Hess‘ Meeting House
Lititz
Rothsville
Gideon Schmuck
Ght View
Harry Firestone
W. A. Muth
BE. P. Althouse
Brenig
Willow Street
Mulberry Alley
Lillie
Mary Ros
Reuben Koser
Nethr
Akron
Lebanon
Lancaster County
H. N. Wolf & Son
Intel
South Broad Street
Hollinger
Levi H. Rudy
Springs Hotel
Broad Street
Ezra & Kline
Pleasant View
Lillie and Lexington
Harry ‘Trestone
Local Fraternal and Civic Meeting Schedule Highlighted
A dense notice lists weekly and monthly gatherings across Lititz and nearby halls. Lodges, councils, school boards, and fraternal groups such as Lititz Castle No. 18 A. O K. of MC, Ladies of the G and, and Morning Star Temple are shown with meeting nights, venues in Rudy’s Hall, Brobst’s Hall, and the Swan Hotel, plus dates for borough and school actions.
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Lititz Castle
Rudy’s Hall
Laitz Lodge
Rudys Hall
Fra Datita Doves
Rudye Hall
Tia M. _aelies “Castle
Rudy's
Morning Star Temple
Rudy's Hall
Washington Camp
A. of Borksville
Gbete
Swan Hotel
G R
Brobst’s
Outs Springs
Jr A
Lititz
Council Chamber
Lititz Hose Company
East Orange Street
Warwick School Board
Warwick House
Litite Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Moravian Chapel
Yal Temperance Legion
Court Lititz
No. 296
F. of A
Rudess Halt
Livestock Market Report Sept 1 Prices and Receipts
Receipts for week ending Saturday Sept 2. Beef cattle 4065, sheep and lambs 105, hogs 418, calves 2398. Cattle: lower range to choice around 25 to 96.50, cows 2.50 to 8.70, calves steady to 12. Food to choice 106 to 11. Westerns 4.60. Sheep and lambs steady. ewes 4.75 to 4.25, fat lambs 4.50 to 8.50. Hogs firm by size and quality. Dressed steers and cows and sheep shown with varied prices.
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Prita
Choivest
Etenay
Market Report Philadelphia September 3 Dairy and Grain Prices
Markets in Philadelphia show butter and eggs steady with price ranges for Western creamery fancy at 80 cents and Penna firsts at 96.90 per case. Wheat quiet but firm with No 2 red in export elevators around 99 cents to 1.15, No 1 Northern 1.14 to 1.15, corn steady for local trade, and oats firm with No 2 white around 40 cents.
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Phila
Trolley Road Schedules And Sunday Start Times
Lancaster Lititz and Manheim routes publish trolley departures from 6 00 A M and continue hourly or half hourly with late evening gaps on weeknights Saturday service includes extra morning cars and special hours Sunday service begins at 6 00 A M in Lancaster and 7 39 A M in Manheim with the same pattern thereafter
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Lancaster
Dears
Manheim
A. M
Transit Schedules for Lancaster Columbia Tehanon
Weekday and Sunday time listings show rail or bus departures to Lancaster Columbia and Tehanon. Times include morning start around 3.16 AM and evening runs near 7.06 PM, with additional 7.04 to 7.06 PM slots on Sundays and a 3.16 AM service on Sundays.
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Reading
Lancaster
Columbia
Por Tehanon
Women and Children's Underwear Sale Listing
An early advertisement promotes women and children's underwear in various fabrics. It highlights Leavy ribbed undergarments in bleached or unbleached options, Neecy nay trade sizes, and very good value at 25e. Also offered is extra fine fleeced white underwear made from high quality yarn at 50e and a selection of bleached West and Crawe children’s underwear in all sizes, nicely fleeced.
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Lancaster
Foster & Cochran
H. S. Williamson
Lancaster County
Park
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the Family Theatre
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Josey Bell
Henry Bucher
Nathan Snyder
K.P. Althouse
J. H. Kauffman
W.dt
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Lutz’s Variety Store
Postoffice
Liritz PA
H. C. Miller & Bro’s
BIG Dept
H. C. Miller & Bro
Walker
Chase & Sanborn
Boston
Corner Bread & Orange Sts
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Ilas Ki
Stein
Congress
Samme
Renovan's
Tinta
He Donovan Company
King Street
Akron Station
N. Wolf & Sons
Diamond Station
Romig Hotel
Notich
Gyrus Schnerer
Elizabeth Township
Delas
Frank &, Hnturer
Amu Ey Burk
Bott
Wil Leber
Hale and Exchange
Ephi«rata
IAD
Manno Ktats
Exeie
John D. Bair
Blue Ball, Pa
Isaac Sarah
John D. Bear
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