We. Vouch for Them United States Tires Ad Claim
The ad extols United States Tires as produced by the world’s largest rubber company. It touts material choice, vast facilities, exclusive methods, and extensive testing to prove superior tires. It concludes that selling United States Tires is good business and urges buyers to choose them for every need.
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United States
Jno
F. Longenecker
Frank B. Burkholder
Lititz
M. K. Hoke
Penryn
J. F. Reitz
Millway
Beekeeper Profits From Stings Formic Acid Trade
An eastern woman profits by raising bees for stings rather than honey. Over 24 years she has supplied firms with tens of thousands of stings yearly, yielding a lucrative formic acid trade for druggists. Sting collection is simple but precise, involving gentle handling and distillation to obtain acid used in homeopathic and medical applications. The acid, derived from Formica rufa ants, was among the first gol fat acids discovered.
Lightning splits chestnut tree and provides kindling
In Sta Pa on August 27 Mrs George Burhenn of Carmen Hill faced a heavy storm that toppled a chestnut tree. A bolt of lightning struck the tree, burying her under splinters but leaving her unharmed. The fallen wood then served as immediate fuel and kindling for her stove.
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Sta. Pa
George Burhenn
Carmen Hill
Nex Houge
Richenn
Burhenn
President to Visit 30 Cities On Tour
President Wilson plans a nationwide tour visiting thirty cities to promote the peace treaty. He will be absent from Washington during the trip and return after the itinerary concludes.
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Wilson
Washington
Coca Cola Formula Sold for 25 Million
The Coca Cola Company of Atlanta reportedly sold to New York interests for 25 million dollars. The deal, overseen by Guaranty Trust and Chase National Bank, hinges on auditor reports confirming earnings and financial status. Bottling rights and Asa Candler buildings were not included. Can adler and family remain principal stockholders. The sale marks a dramatic rise from a $500 formula investment driven by heavy advertising.
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Coca, Cola Company
Atlanta
New York
Asa G. Candler
Mr. Canadler
Guaranty Trust Company
Chase National Bank
Candder
Coca Cola Company
America
Death Valley: Desolate Desert Between Foothills and Sands
Death Valley lies 276 feet below sea level in California on the Arizona border. It spans about 70 miles long and 10 to 24 miles wide, bounded by high foothills and near Mt. Whitney. Summer highs reach 130 in the shade and nights stay sweltering. sand whirlwinds scour the barren landscape. An almost bottomless salt marsh marks the center, with a road crossing midway where many travelers have perished crossing the desert. Wildlife includes coyotes and rattlesnakes, while water is scarce and streams vanish in the sands. The Detroit News
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Death Valley
California
Arizona
Mt. Whitney
Detroit News
Brandtstown Poet Calls Boycott To Fight Packers
A local poet decries food prices and packer profits urging a boycott to starve big sellers. He argues laws fail to curb excess and contrasts paper dollars with tin cans while condemning Bensote drugs and acids enriching packers living in luxury on millions saved.
Washingtons Nutshell Vital National News Summary
Assistant Secretary Tacsevelt urged Congress for 18.6 million for Navy upkeep. Senate blocked the bill. Inquiries accuse Packers for errors in the cost of living report. Baker signals no radical court martial changes. War Dept says Army to 223,000 by October and a city chain for cooperative buying to curb prices. Railroad shopmen weigh Wilson wage plan. FTC seeks railroad control over meat transport. First Army Division units land in New York as Wilson tours west starting September 3. Pershing finishes work and heads home by September 1 to arrive in New York around Lent. Wilson asked to settle labor disputes with U.S. Steel. Paris peace effort cost about 1.25 million by July 4, with year-end near 1.5 million. Wilson requests 520,000 more to square accounts. expenditures deemed modest given Paris prices. Notable items include 14,602 for autos and 13,587 for confidential costs. Mission personnel drop from 1,800 to 400 by July 1, including 88 civilians.
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Tacsevelt
Comeress
U. S. Senate
Swift & Conpaty
Packers Control
Baker
War Department
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
First Army
New York
Gen. Pershing
United States Steel Corporation
Congress
Paris
Probable Cost of President's Trip
The Railroad Administration is silent on the amount to be spent for President Wilson's trip. It is known the figure will approach 14000 dollars, a little more than half of the 24000 annual allowance. The party includes Mrs Wilson and Dr Grayson plus officials and reporters. Newspaper men pay their own travel costs, totaling nearly 1000 dollars each for transportation alone.
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Wilson
Grayson
Hig
Tumnulty
Smithers
Broaka
President Thanks Men Who Resumed Work
President Wilson wrote to Hoboken New Jersey painters union Local 78 thanking striking members for returning to work and adopting resolutions supporting the government. He praises public spirited action as patriotic cooperation to relieve the situation with wisdom and energy.
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Wilson
Painters Union of
Kew Liberty Motor Tested Advances in War Department
The War Department announced completion of two twenty four cylinder liberty motors delivering 675 horsepower in initial tests. The motor is said to compare favorably with foreign motors of similar size and would aid military aviation with a low speed propeller. It weighs 1.97 pounds per horsepower and uses slightly more gas than the liberty twelve cylinder.
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War Department
Lower Prices Promised as DOJ Watches Retail Markdowns
The Department of Justice, citing a sharp wholesale price drop, says retailers are urged to lower consumer prices and expect swift provisions if not seen soon. Officials report most dealers are cooperating to reduce living costs and reflect lower wholesale costs in retail. The House pensions committee reports bills to raise Civil War veterans pensions and adjust widow and disability benefits, plus transfer of pension work to the Pension Bureau.
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Department of Justice
House of Representatives Committee On
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Pension Bureau
Growing Fruit in Pots Advocated by Expert
A horticultural expert Mr Hudson spoke before the Royal Horticultural Society in Lorton advocating pot cultivation for stone fruits. He claimed pot growing with glass cover extends marketable cropping, improves color and flavor, and allows nearly continual ripe figs with minimal pruning. Roots are pruned yearly to reuse pots.
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Hudson
Royal Iorticultural Society
Lorton
When Will Turnpike Be Freed
Residents around Ephrata seek release of toll on the Clay ant Hinkletown turnpike. The Good Roads Association of Northern Lancaster County reports the State Highway Department will free the pike from toll once legal issues are settled. The department has leased the M B Sweigart quarry between Murrell and Hinkletown with Leroy Stroh as manager and is moving machinery for stone supply to the turnpike and nearby roads.
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Ephrata
Hinkletown
Good Roads Association of Northern Lancaster Co
State Highway Department
M. B. Sweigart
Murrell
Lerael Stroh
Community reunions and fairs in Lancaster area
A series of reader notices list several gatherings including the Elser-Gberlin family reunion at Epbrata Park on the 6th, Genselner reunion at Lititz Springs, Brubaker-Herebey reunion on the Brubaker Homestead four miles north of Lititz, Obacca Growers Association picnic at Ephrata Park on the 16th, and the County Fair at Lancaster starting on Tuesday the 3rd.
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Elser-Gberlin Family
Epbrata Park
Genselner
Lititz Springs
Brubaker
Lititz
Obacca Growers’ Association
Ephrata Park
Tuesay-Funday
Lancaster
iPlan Program for State Firemen's Convention
Plans for the entertainment of visiting firemen and ladies at the Pennsylvania State Firemen's Convention October 7 to 9 in Lancaster are set. The program includes tours of Lancaster to Rossmere Hotel with a reception, dancing, vaudeville, and a grand hall at Rossmere. A first class big show is scheduled for the Fulton Opera House. The committee seeks city permission to use two city blocks for a public street dance on October 9, and the schedule notes Thursday as the big parade day.
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Rossmore Hotel
Grand Hall
Rossmere Hotel
Mistaken Identity Tale From Shared Lake Shoes
Mr Philip Weisman of Lancaster reports a humorous misidentification on a lake trail in which a woman partly bathes her feet and asks for her shoes and stockings. Mayor Gates of Medford and Governor Olcott are involved as bystanders, sharing a light moment before the woman learns who the men were.
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Philip Weisman
Lancaster
National Editorial Association
Canada
Washington
Oregon
Strike limits leech supply threaten Lancaster region
Lancaster Aug 26 Special to The Record. George C. Liller, a lone practicing leech physician, warns strikes in Norway and Sweden disrupt leech imports. He reports a plague killed 50 of his leeches in a Lancaster area herd and says leeches cannot be raised locally due to climate, eggs and a silk cocoon.
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Lancaster
Norway
Sweden
George C. Liller
America
Berks
York
Liller
State Aute Act Enforcement Plan Revealed
The Highway Department outlines rigid enforcement of the new automobile regulation act starting Sept. 15. Inspectors will check licensing, vehicle weights, headlights and second-hand dealers, with power to test devices and prosecute illegal use of lights. Local police to cooperate on state highways.
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Sam E. Conner
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Bolt
Tade
Brandtstown
Vital Washington News
By Raymond H. Le¢raw
Bpposil
Reconn
Kew Liberty Motor Tested
R. J.reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
Comittee
Europe
Lazell
Newburgh
Curtis Hensel Lititz
L. N. Moyer
Lititz, PA
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