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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
2
A thousand pounds of dynamite exploded at the Crammer stone quarries near Lebanon on Thursday afternoon. The blast loosened sixty hundred tons of stone, creating a notable yield from the operation.
A frightened rabbit fleeing three hounds sought shelter in Mrs. Samuel Koffel’s kitchen near Montgomery Lycoming County last Saturday. The rabbit escaped when the range door opened. In a separate note, Henry Carson of Slate Run killed a bear that had stolen his pigs. state game warden Joseph Smith declined prosecution.
Thousands watch as trainer Scott Bobbie battles Rose the lioness in a cage of five. He is bitten on the leg and collapses but returns with a chair to drive the animal back to her corner and into a smaller cage, then is taken to General Hospital.
Jacob C Nissley sold his 100 acre farm with 80 perches in Clay township to Christian Zimmerman of West Earl at $200 per acre. The report notes other county items including a 14 foot corn stalk in Strasburg township and various local curiosities and notices.
Farmers and poultry raisers learn electric light can raise egg production by extending wakeful hours and feeding. John S. Bronson of Jacksonville reports faster marketing and higher eye yield with lighting. Prohibition agents raid four Lancaster hotels seizing whisky and liquor, claiming record haul.
Mr and Mrs George Lopek residents near Vanderbilt wed last week in a ceremony attended by their families totaling twenty children. Lopek a widower with eight children and Mrs Kasasink a widow with twelve children agreed to unite their households and support each other.
The St. Louis Times reports the Funsten St. Louis method has made Alaskan sealskins supple and easily manipulated like kid or chiffon. After failures by French and British methods, American workmen developed a dyeing and tanning process that yields flexible, durable skins suitable for garments.
Mrs Caroline Burkley of Prospect Ave testifies that Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription restores health after overwork and worry. The testimonial says the medicine builds up women's strength, relieves nervousness and indigestion, improves sleep, and is non-alcoholic and safe.
Canneries operated by W. T. Finney in Quarryville and Peach Bottom report a strong start as rains spared rot and tomatoes arrive large and high quality. Growers who yielded 10 to 12 tons per acre previously anticipate similar or better output if frosts stay late.
Warner Oland stars as Nick Delano in Elsie Ferguson’s Artcraft picture The Avalanche to be shown at the Paramount theatre next Wednesday. Oland’s performance is praised as his best since entering films, with a debonair gambler and calculating villain portrayal. Ferguson is supported by Lumsden Hare Zellie Tilbury Fred Esmelton William Roselle and Grace Field.
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