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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
2
Six fine pike perished after a blasting operation at a water filled stone quarry near Myerstown. The county game commissioner witnessed the blast in an adjoining quarry and the fish were later donated to a hospital.
Mrs. W. W. Haffley of Renova found a broken garter cost her $150 after a stocking bank incident on a trip from California to Harrisburg. Police and railroad authorities were alerted. In other news, C. E. Logue, famed for killing wildcats, joined the Pennsylvania state game commission as a game instructor.
York County farmers face serious losses as warehouses overflow with apples. Limited demand and slow disposal options threaten income for local growers and tighten market prices.
Unusually heavy apples cover lower York County chards as foliage is masked by ripening fruit. Labor shortages threaten thousands of bushels, raising fears fruit may rot on the ground.
Gyrus Oplinger, a farmer, claims the title of champion potato grower in the Lehigh Valley. He cultivated 110 bushels on a quarter acre, equating to over 400 bushels per acre, well above Lehigh county’s average of 150 bushels per acre.
Williams Grove farmer Henry Martin found what seemed an automobile tire in the road. He stopped to inspect and a large black snake uncoiled and vanished into brush. He estimated the snake to be four inches in diameter. President's Daughter Registers tale notes a York man, Adam Stayman, who courted Bertha Osmont after responding to a matrimonial ad.
A humorous dialogue exchange appears in the Florida Times Union with lines about dressing time and pastry remarks. The excerpt features a joking married couple and a witty remark on women’s education, ending with a quip about marriage certificates as the postgraduate course.
A cornucopia of local notes covers frost on September 18 1918 melon patches tobacco crops and legal studies for Anne Davis. The Manheim Lutheran Feast of Roses marks 150 years as Baron Stiegel early settlers are recalled. Local farms report yields eyed crops and cattle losses while plans probe Lancaster curb markets and fire insurance concerns.
Lancaster County tobacco leaders moved to centralize power by forming a State Federation of Tobacco Growers Societies inviting York Clinton and others to join. The plan, championed by J Aldus Herr and Dr Frear, was adopted by the Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Society during the field inspection day at Ephrata Park.
Mrs Francis B Sayre daughter of President Woodrow Wilson registers to vote in Fountain Hill Bethlehem with her husband Francis B Sayre. The item notes the voter registration and mentions the newspaper RECORD priced at $1.50 annually.
Isaac Overholser an 84 year old Lancaster county farmer, aided by his son Charles, remains active on his farm near Beanstown despite losing his left hand five years ago in a corn shredder accident. He still mows, cultivates, loads and stores grain, proving his enduring vigor and skill.
Thousands attend the Great Allentown Fair daily with horse trotting running and carriage races drawing crowds. Vaudeville circus and comedy entertain visitors as expectations rise for a turnout double the prior fair. On September 25 auto races from five to twenty five miles are planned. Railroads offer special excursion rates to Allentown.
The piece notes corn husk heaviness as a sign of a coming cold winter while other folk await goose bone and squirrel predictions. It urges practical preparation over heedless reliance on folklore and hints that some will act and others won’t.
A judge orders a lingering man away from a street corner. The officer warns him to move as a sick man across the street may need help, and the judge stresses the urgency of being nearby to rent the apartment if needed.
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