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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
7
Albert Hartman of New Providence, a leading local ginseng grower, and his two associates toured Union and Clear Belt counties seeking wild ginseng. They found little, but the few roots discovered brought ready sale in the New York market.
Last year the Quarryville canning plant packed 10 000 cases of tomatoes. This year 8 000 cases were packed up to last week and with mild weather the output may reach last season’s total. Crops farther south are poor, Maryland reports not half a crop.
Lieutenant R. W. Brown piloted from Middletownfield to Bustleton Philadelphia covering ninety eight miles in thirty nine minutes on the return trip with passenger, despite heavy wind. He beat the ocean to ocean flight mark set by Maynard. H. S. Zimmerman left Lancaster and reached Philadelphia fifty five minutes later.
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The article notes the opening hunting season for gray squirrels on nearby hills. It describes patient ground hunting, signs like finely chewed shellharks under trees, and the hunter watching branches for the animal’s tail. Most hunters use shotguns and rely on keen scent and dawn or dusk feeding times.
Farmers complain milk prices are low while cattle demand remains strong. Fite Brothers of Fulton township run bimonthly Unicorn sale days drawing buyers from Lancaster and York counties and Maryland. Last Saturday 75 cows sold with prices up to 216 dollars and several over 200.
An old advertisement urges immediate use of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to support kidney function and relieve related symptoms. It claims worldwide use, imported origin, and a money back guarantee with three package sizes.
The Walnut Glen Dahlia Farm on Mohn's Hill near Adamstown attracts daily crowds, with hundreds visiting to view 190 standard dahlia varieties plus crossbred and rare new types. Notable plants include Gold Crown and Dee-lighted, a white dahlia echoing Teddy Roosevelt. Rows of colors fill the acres, set around walnut trees in the scenic glen.
A dog was released from a car at the Cameron farm in Donegal Springs and seized a large chicken, later repeated with witnesses from Mr. Frank Watson’s household and neighbors. The acts are described as a modern method of stealing and could prove costly if the violators are identified.
The Sproul family farm at Andrews' Bridge in Colorado valley, where Governor Sproul was born, sold by his mother to Morris Canan of Steelville. The property features extensive meadows along the Colorado and serves as a valued stock farm.
Joseph McQuate of Osborne Missouri visits relatives in the area after leaving Schoeneck fifty years ago to own farms near Osborne and DeKalb County. His brothers include Tenry near Stevens and John at Elizabeth Farms. his niece is Mrs G Asner and nephew Daniel Apple. Former Capt Francis X Seifert, Lancaster, enlisted in 1899 and served overseas, now to be promoted to sergeant at Jefferson Barracks. Treasury data show 1919 fiscal year cigar use down, cigarettes rising over 2.5 times 1914, possibly from increased female smoking.
Twenty-five thousand cigarmakers and packers return to work in New York after a 20 week strike. By a 7 to 1 vote workers accept a 10 percent wage increase and a compromise deal preserving the employers' hire and fire right with factory committees to prevent discrimination. David Levy of the New York cigar makers labor committee announced the decision. The original demand averaged 74 percent.
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