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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
2
John Freyman of Leighton 90 years old recently cut six acres of grass with a scythe on his property. The report highlights his continued work ethic and rugged rural life on the Keystone exchanges page.
Farmer John Lander from Clarion county grows a remarkable eighteen pound cabbage head with a harvest two weeks early. The Pennsylvania State Firemen's Association plans its annual convention in Wilkes-Barre from October 3 to 8, tied to Old Home Week and the city’s fiftieth incorporation anniversary. Speakers include Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, Charles H. Grakelow, and Samuel B. McCormick.
John S. Myers, nearly 102, born in Missouri, lived in several Pennsylvania counties and served in the navy during the Mexican War. N. L. Getz near Harrisburg pike houses what is described as the nation’s most complete trilobite collection with specimens from a slate quarry and visitors from major institutions. Getz analyzes both positive and negative traits and aims for perfect detail, suggesting potential new species.
Villages across the Indian empire begin house numbering nearly a year before the census. Authorities fix label sizes and paint colors while considering racial prejudice. In Hyderabad tinting and material choice vary, with natives resisting red ochre and white pigments.
A. F. Ricker expands his Elizabethtown pretzel works doubling capacity. Trucks cover four counties. Lancaster and Lehigh are closed to Ringneck pheasants and certain game until 1923. Hunters must observe the ruling regardless of license.
New Fuel E. E. Parker of Lancaster has developed a briquette from ground bituminous coal and limestone with coal gas tar oxalic acid and water. He claims the product costs under six dollars per ton and burns cleanly without offense.
W. E. Meyr of the Bureau of American Ethnology uncovered charred maize in stone slab graves during Davidson county excavations Tennessee. The grains identify as Many-Rowed Tropical Flint showing tropical origins linking North American crops with the West Indies and suggesting long before Columbus hemispheric trade and cultivation.
Officials warn dog owners about the law restricting training to permitted dates and guarding against loose dogs during the closed season. Dogs must wear collars with owner names and addresses and carry a license tag at all times to prevent unlawful chases and potential euthanization.
The piece traces ancient timekeeping from sundials to shadows, noting widespread use across cultures and indicating early methods. It then shifts to the alphabet's origin, arguing writing grew from pictorial origins with caveman art, driven by deeper motives beyond simple self-praise.
Weather observers report early leaf fall on Carolina poplars and deep rooting of grasses. Birds such as goldfinches and robins flock early, signaling approaching cold. Gardeners note seeds forming sooner and sap descending in trees, all suggesting an early autumn.
Three men chased and finally bagged a large wounded bald eagle after a struggle while hunting ground hogs near Leckrone in Fayette County. Frank Sova first spotted and wounded it, later attacked while transporting it. Frank Enzer was bitten trying to help, and Andrew Spantz was bitten requiring medical care. The incident contrasts with a lighter note about seasonal signs and a string of antique quips.
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