Post Office Listing from Lititz Pa
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
4
Entry noted at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter indicating mail handling status for the item or publication.
A nostalgic piece on hunting as an enduring male impulse from ancient times. It describes the thrill of a successful shoot, the storytelling that grows with time, and the cheap cost of a day’s sport, noting how memories sharpen the shot and stump locations through years.
A patriotic plea urges buying American made goods and supporting Liberty Bonds. It contrasts German pocket cutlery with American products and recalls a fallen General Pershing era soldier, urging readers to back the war effort and avoid German influence.
Samuel Garner, found guilty of murdering Elizabeth Lausch near Adamstown, collapsed in court after arrival in Lancaster. He was revived unsuccessfully and sentence deferred a week by Judge Landis amid suspicions of feigned collapse. Separately William McMiller was sentenced to electrocution for killing Dora Ford.
Borough of Manheim council files extensive complaint with the Public Service Commission at Harrisburg against Manheim Water Co alleging failure to fulfill a water supply contract. They cite recent fires and inadequate mains and storage, asking the commission to require an answer and set a hearing date for evidence.
Mitler and Hehenker advertise an excellent assortment of blankets and vomieris at prices from 2.25 to 11.50. Visit the Broad Street Department Store at the corner of Broad and Orange Streets in tétitz, Pa.
Local Soldier Howard Shue is the first in Schaefferstown to die in France. Influenza deaths of Mrs John Shiner and Norman Beamensdorfer are privately buried. Samuel J Shook was seriously wounded in France. Fourth Liberty Loan drives continue with a few holdouts. Harry Beamensdorfer arrived after Norman's burial. Charles T Hickerwell is named Republican vacancy candidate for the Assembly, running with I Saylor Zimmerman.
Neffsville notes report full corn husking as workers affected by Board of Health orders seek other jobs until factories resume. Chestnuts scarce due to blight, some trees dead. Local cattle dealer Jacob Minnich buys two oxen. Spanish influenza sickens many families. Mrs. Mary Grossman dies at ninety. Mrs. Lem G. Forney and Minnie visit Cape May for naval enlistee Ehner K. Forney in hospital. Funk corn field along State Road shows a picturesque scene with pumpkins and vines as harvest nears.
The influenza outbreak in Brownstown and nearby areas shows decline with only a few new cases this week. About 100 total cases reported in town and Talmage. several patients still seriously ill include Zilpha Pierce Edward Rogers John Abram Bare and Lillie Myers. Reverend D G Reinhold of Northampton visited. at least fourteen local boys are in France with others in training camps. Local committees are soliciting Fourth Liberty Loan subscriptions. Mr and Mrs Tr Mumma of Lebanon were guests of Frank Hacker last Sunday. Reverend J L Boyer expects to return from Hellertown this week after recuperating with his daughter.
A urging notice declares the individual must join the national effort through Liberty Bond purchases. It frames liberty and world democracy as collective duties and warns against personal insignificance. It argues that supporting bonds makes one count in the storm of global conflict.
Last summons for a cheerful girl. private funeral at 2 pm with burial at Hess meeting house grounds. Samuel Shue, 62, retired farmer near Lititz, dies of pneumonia. survived by six children, three sisters, and three sisters in Indiana, Ohio, and near Eastville. funeral held Sunday with interment at Longenecker's.
Ruth May Lutz daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin F Lutz aged 17 died at her North Cedar Street home Thursday afternoon after influenza with prior pleurisy. She belonged to Moravian Church and Lititz High School Junior Class and played cornet in the Lutz Family Band. Survived by parents and four brothers John Benjamin Henry and Robert. Funeral Sunday. burial Moravian Cemetery.
Miss Mary Fahnestock daughter of Mr and Mrs Nathan Fahnestock of Manheim died at her home in the town Tuesday morning at 1 80 o clock of typhoid fever She was forty years old She is survived by her parents a sister Hermia at home another sister Mrs Harry Bruckart of Elm and two brothers Levi of Penn township and Samuel of Rapho township The funeral was held at the house Thursday morning Interment in Graybill s Cemetery near Elm
Elvin M Brubaker of Pleasant View near Lititz died at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday evening after four days of influenza. He was 39, a farmer, and survived by his wife Lizzie Witmer, three children, his parents Mr and Mrs Schaeffer Brubaker, a brother Clayton Brubaker, and a sister Mrs James Heiter. Funeral Saturday at 7:00 A M at the house with burial at Middle Creek.
Stella Reider wife of Sylvester Reider resided near Brubaker's mill Miza beth township died at 7 30 o clock Tuesday evening at her home in her twenty second year She was born near Womelsdorf Berks county Survived by husband and son George no other near relatives Married three years ago Death from heart disease Funeral Saturday with services at her late home and St Emanuel Lutheran Church Brickerville Interment in adjoining cemetery Rev F A Weicksel will officiate
Mary Grossman died Thursday October 10 at her daughter Mrs Benjamin K Huber home in Neffsville aged 90. Survived by children Jacob Aaron Moses Elizabeth Annie Mary and John plus one brother Henry Heagy and a sister Mrs Elizabeth Ensminger. Widow of John Grossman she lived on a farm south of Kissel Hill. Funeral from the Huber home with interment Kis sel Cemetery.
Real estate notices list multiple Lebanon County farms for sale along State Road and near Mt. Nebo, Jonestown, and Lebanon with various acreages from 7 to 159 acres. Prices range from a few thousand dollars per property, with details on house, barn, soil, timber, water, and cash versus credit terms. Listed by J. S. Rutter Farmers Trust Building Lebanon Pa, urging viewings by appointment.
Helen Mae Eckert five-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Irvin Hekert of Lexington died Friday morning at home from indigestion. Survived by parents and two siblings. Funeral Monday. Interment Emanuel Lutheran church cemetery Brickerville.
Rev. Daniel G. Reinhold received news in Lancaster of the death of his son Otto Reinhold in Yale while in government service. He was 27, a former west educator. Surviving siblings include a Panama brother and sister, another brother in cement testing, and a brother in active service in France.
Miss Charlotte L Minnich daughter of Mrs Maurice Longenecker Minnich and the late Zacharias Minnich died at her home near Neilsville from a complication of diseases. She was born on the home farm and lived there her entire life. Survived by mother and siblings Elizabeth Workman Frank Samuel Jacob Henry Ida and Wila. General services were held at the house and interment followed at Kissel Hill Lutheran Cemetery.
Susanna Snavely of Fairland died at her home in the Fairland Hotel on Thursday October 19 due to a complication of diseases. Born August 1858 she is survived by husband Andrew H. Snavely proprietor of the Fairland Hotel, son John at home and daughter Mrs I R Minnich of York. Funeral held Sunday at the late home and Mennonite cemetery at East Petersburg with private services.
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Guiney died at two months and two weeks old due to complications. Funeral was held Tuesday morning with interment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster.
Ralph H Gochnauer of East Petersburg died Tuesday morning at St Josephs hospital Lancaster from influenza and pneumonia. He was 35, a Franklin and Marshall graduate 1904, a Trinity Reformed Church member and former varsity athlete. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs L H Gochnauer and sisters Mrs W O Cake Miss Anna and Miss May at Millersville Mennonite Children's Home.
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