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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
7
A vivid account of bluefish corralling menhaden as a shark marauds the crowded school. Bluefish attack from all sides while numerous bluefish tear and bite relentlessly. A lone shark feasts, gulping half a dozen menhaden at each pass, eliciting contempt from the frightened school.
A relic city Baalbeck in ancient Syria features three massive stone blocks in a temple wall. The blocks measure sixty four, sixty three and two feet in length with thirteen feet thickness, stacked twenty five feet high. How builders raised them remains unresolved. Also included: animal anecdote about a Bengal tiger and lion with firecrackers and Queen Victoria’s letters revealing doubt about loved ones in the afterlife.
A London advertisement dressed the coster trade in mock propriety with playful, risqué phrases about clothing and fittings, noting domestic toys and a retired phrase about a weekly notice. The fragmentary item includes a joke line about a mother-in-law and a terse exchange.
In a county court an inquiry asked why a defendant named Cain was absent. A voice from the rear quipped that he was not present because he is not able, a quip cited by the London Mail as a wry courtroom aside.
A brief London scene shows a builder and his friend admiring a new house. The friend asks if this is the last house and the builder nods that it is indeed the final one, though not leased.
A London suburb couple asked a neighbor to watch their villa while they vacationed abroad. The caretaker broke in by a scullery window after spotting a light in an apparently empty bedroom. A frightened man sprang from the bed and a frantic wife fled toward a window. Two constables intervened, one ready to catch the woman, as the invader and his wife revealed they had altered their holiday plans without informing the neighbor.
Harper's Weekly notes the famed French zouave corps from the Crimean War revered for daring and colorful attire, its international make up, and influence on both Union and Confederate armies during the American Civil War, including Ellsworth and the Louisiana Tigers.
The chameleon lures prey with a rapid wormlike tongue its tip clubbed and sticky. Insects grip the end and are drawn into the mouth as the tongue shoots out. Its eyes are large mostly covered by skin and move independently allowing one eye to look forward while the other surveys behind.
A West young woman asks why a painter keeps his eyes half closed while looking at his pictures. An artist explains that looking with eyes wide open is intolerable. The exchange reflects the shy, bashful nature attributed to some artists and the social notices of the era. A closing quip contrasts a daughter's shy charm with the father’s bragging.
A Kansas man reportedly owns a chicken that can dance and attempts to sing. The crowded stage signals growing interest in humorous animal feats, as noted by the Cincinnati Enquirer. Industry, meanwhile, is linked to health, clarity, and wealth in a Simmons quote.
Dr Herbert C Chasp of Boston argues worry is a common cause of arteriosclerosis while aging alone does not guarantee hardened arteries. He notes autopsies show healthy vessels in old age, cites Thomas Parr’s case, and says overeating strain and excessive work also raise risk. many worries lack justification.
The article explains popcorn popping science with heat turning starch into a snow white mass and notes New England as the main producer. It also recounts Dr Portal declining a dancing master Vestris offer of lessons on deportment to enter a sick room, a decision that surprised Vestris.
The article notes the buttonhole’s origin in standing neck fashion and its later use as a place for a flower in coats and lapels. It offers a plaster cast preservation method using white wax and soap, then a cleaning tip with alnat water and turpentine substitute. It also contains quips about blush and the nature of greatness.
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