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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1935
Page
9
October brings vivid leaves nuts and pumpkins to Lititz and nearby areas as gardens fade and spirits rise. Social events and organization activities begin anew with schools churches and holiday plans shaping the winter ahead, renewing vigor in homes.
The article notes a historical discovery of a lamp in a coop quieting ducks and traces electric uses in poultry farming. It cites incubators water heaters and egg testers becoming common, with electric lighting extending hens’ activity and boosting growth in fryers and broilers, while rural electrification brings homes and farm work conveniences.
In Rome on Monday the distillery restarted after several months of idleness. Nearby, residents report chestnut hunting failures at Furnace Hills while gray squirrels invade corn fields amid nut scarcity. Local items note fruit yields, family news, and upcoming events including a Gettysburg excursion and a Linden Hall gymnasium fundraiser.
Time drudgery chores on farms are eased as electricity proves essential in modern poultry and egg production, marking a standout national achievement in agricultural efficiency.
Fifty years ago in Lititz a grammar school trip to Elizabeth Furnace Hills for chestnuts occurred. A worker injured himself with a hatchet while cutting a log. Amos Bomberger and bride returned from Baltimore Philadelphia and elsewhere. Dr John Kreiter of Akron and Miss Carrie Zentmyer of Warwick married in Moravian Church. The town enjoyed election banter and a trunk ride through Lititz Springs Hotel yard. A horse tying shed was planned at Springs Hotel. Chestnuts dried on a dining room roof. The new Lutheran church bell arrived at 980 pounds. Henry S Miller donated ripe strawberries out of season. Burglary by tramps stole $11. Martin Hacker rents Lexington Hotel to take possession April 1. A Lititz man urged enforcing an old English swear word law to curb vulgar language.
AWN will curb milk delivery noise in New York by using rubberized shoes on two thousand horses and pneumatic tired wagons. Borden Farm Products President Harry A. Cronk says noise drops seventy percent. This muffling cuts horse weight and wagon mass, prolonging horse life by two to three years and extending service from ten to thirteen years.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation advanced 1.86 billion dollars to banks and trust companies since February 1932 through April 30, 1935. These institutions repaid at least 1.34 billion, over 72 percent, a rate higher than any other borrower type. CFA authorized 2.35 billion in loans to 7,896 banks. 345 million withdrawn or cancelled and 10 million not yet drawn.
The bay berry tree thrives in the West Indies with little cultivation. Bay rum was once a seasonal local industry, but today the distilled bay oil is only one ingredient. Commercial bay rum includes alcohol water orange peel oil and pimenta oil, largely blended for the U S by drug and chemical firms.
A historic tip warns that dirty breaker points stop a car. It suggests using a barely-usable box with an abrasive strip to clean points and doing a professionalish job. For a sticky valve, heat the engine near boiling, remove the spark plug, pour denatured alcohol into the chamber, reseal and let stand to blow out deposits.
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