Lititz Post Office Entry as Second Class Matter
The notice records that the item was entered at Lititz Pennsylvania Post Office as second class matter.
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
4
The notice records that the item was entered at Lititz Pennsylvania Post Office as second class matter.
The article notes corn prices dropping below a dollar in Chicago signaling cheap mush this winter. New corn meal is available at Ideal stores and should sell quickly as cool air arrives. Local millers base prices on homegrown supplies, with current stock limited and new crop delayed. Oats are cheap and sugar is decreasing, aiding housewives in cutting costs. Fried mush becomes popular in cold weather, eaten with molasses and praised as rib lining food.
I announce the sale of the Spring Lake Ice Co and its hauling fixtures to Reuben Dull, who will assume the business on November 1. All unsettled accounts may be paid to the undersigned or to the new owner, with thanks for past patronage and a request for continued support. David L. P. Bricker Ady.
Lexington residents join Akron families including Mr and Mrs Samuel Heiser and son Samuel. Enck and Rothsville couples visit Edwin Enck while Metzler and Fehnstock families travel to Petersburg and Akron. Dozens of local households, including the Meilys in Philadelphia, share Sundays with kin and neighbors across Lancaster County.
C R Huber a Lancaster trolley conductor delivering the mail weighs 311 pounds and generates laughs rivaling star comedians. A tale about an aged conductor Schoppy, and a nursing bottle on a car prompts a roaring reaction from the crowd. Onlookers recall J I Stoner.
A reception for Mr and Mrs Ray mond Ritz was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Greek on Sunday with out of town guests including Ms Lizzie Martin and two children from Lancaster. A fine dinner was served. A gold hunting café watch was lost on Main Street between the Square and toll gate on Saturday night. The initials I J H are on the lid and 1918 on the pack. The watch is Illinois made. Finder should return it to the Record office.
A long list of visitors and locals share travels and social calls across Lititz, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Atlantic City, Dover, Chester, Rexmont, and nearby towns. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Atlantic City visiting Moravian Home, Henry Buch's birthday, and a funeral party from Lititz to Lancaster for William De Haven. Also notes medical praise for Raezer's Pulmonie and a quip about ridicule.
On Harry Ditzler’s Front Street premises a Dutch nut tree yielded a bushel and a half of nuts and could yield more as shade. Local growers like Mr. Fritz of Ephrata and Mr. Jones of Willow Street promote grafted Dutch nut stock, selling trees at $1.50 each. Suggestions include planting nut trees at the Spring Grounds and honoring Lititz soldiers with an avenue of trees. Also reported: Mrs. Samuel G. Keller, 78, of Neilsville, died after a stroke. funeral at Manheim. Dinner honors Mrs. Himmelberger after her hospital return, with many Lancaster and Lititz residents present.
A public sale is set for Monday October 25 1920 at 2 o clock on a farm formerly Brackbill s Hotel one mile north of Brownstown Pa The lot features Fresh and Springers cows including winter cows plus a large group of cows awaiting freshenings The seller invites buyers to inspect the stock and terms will be announced at sale time by the proprietor
The Watertown Standard notes a quirky poem about ten yellowbacks decaying to one after misadventure from a car tour. The piece closes with pointed social riffs about perspective, virtue, and civic topics such as suffrage, dress, and the League of Nations.
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