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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
6
Christian Herald describes Cairo bazaars with doorsless shops and tiny merchant cupboards. It notes scentmakers street, ancient weaving and dyeing methods, and crowds of veiled women, donkeys, carts, and camels in cramped, lively lanes.
A collage of political boasts and humorous sports anecdote contrasts American territorial pride with a lighthearted referee tale. It pairs Joseph Cook’s expansive geography quips with London Answers style humor about a soccer match disrupted by a missing whistle and a latchkey incident.
A curious paper water trick describes drawing a geometric figure on a small sheet, floating it, and using a pin to reveal the center. It then cites government tests showing rats can live without water, with details of endurance and eventual thirst. The text also includes short moral and literary snippets about hope, joy, health foods, and ethics.
A French village gardener, awarded the Legion of Honor after holding off Bavarians, recounts his lone defense at Bazeilles as officers and gunners fell. A Sixth Avenue incident then follows where a man falsely claims a found parcel as his, revealing the joke to bystanders.
The 1861 firing by civil authorities in Salt Lake City marked the first legal shooting execution in the United States. William Cockroft, condemned for first degree murder, chose to be shot rather than hanged or beheaded under territorial law. Utah later limited choices to shooting or hanging as a state.
The item recounts Sir Boyle Roche as the father of Trish lulls and highlights a few of his quips. It notes lines such as not resting until Treland’s rocky mountains become cultivated valleys and seeing the footprints of an unseen hand on future paths. The best known quip says a man cannot be in two places at once unless he is a bird.
A compact custom of drinking healths in wine arose during Danish rule of Britain prior to Alfred the Great. The practice tied mutual safety to health pledges, often sealed with wine. The note cites a London Standard remark and a humorous quip from Judge's Library about a gas meter reader with garbled speech.
A fragment recalls Charles Mouselet of Quai Voltaire Paris who quips of France as the place where the birds are raw. An exchange notes a marked difference in appearance between brothers, with a jab about distinguishing them.
A compact aphorism about employment warns that idleness leads to loss of novelty and comfort, while a Bentley quote notes that the harm from vicious people lies more in their talk than in acts. The piece frames work as a safeguard and social climate as a risk.
A collection of anecdotes featuring Lord Brougham’s alleged valet insult by the Prince Regent and his later defense of Queen Caroline. Also notes on luminous Asiatic star trees, Vesuvius slopes housing Naples, a child Ethel asking about a family bike project, Chicago notes, and a brief reflection on love and envy with a nod to Elisabeth.
Lancaster and Lititz routes publish weekday, Saturday, and holiday timings. Service begins early morning from Lancaster A and Lititz and extends through late evening with half hour intervals on peak periods. Additional runs connect Lancaster, Manheim, Petersbur g and Manheim with varied start times and weekend adjustments.
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