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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1927
Page
2
A reflective snippet discusses the life of Jesus and the writer's aim to compare present life with vowed commitments. The text centers on humility and the challenge of living up to a promised path. The tone suggests a devotional meditation on faith and personal integrity.
Seemingly random OCR fragment mentions souls effort and a price line for the Record at $1.50 per year. No clear event or names to anchor a full news item.
Tra W Bryson of 124 East Ross Street Lancaster, long time employee and office manager for deceased Lancaster produce dealer H A Mettfett, inherits a quarter interest in the business. Bryson, 46, with wife and three children, is a native of Ephrata. Bryson and Mettfett’s widow serve as executors.
The April Modern Priscilla Magazine features a tale by Anna Balmer Myers. It is set among the Pennsylvania Dutch, appealing to readers in Manheim and the surrounding community.
A 1852 milestone describes the first use of a kite to haul a wire rope across the gorge below Niagara Falls. The device bridged impassable rapids enabling construction of the suspension bridge. The account notes the daring method used to span the boiling stream.
Quote from Temple notes that true health for the rich requires exercise and restraint, living as if poor, a stance described as the harshest aspect of poverty.
Watch Elimination Watch Elimination. Bodily waste in the blood is called a toxic condition and may cause dullness backaches and headaches. Poor kidney function shows as burning or scanty urine. Many use water and a stimulant diuretic to help kidneys. 50 000 users endorse Doan’s. Ask your neighbor.
The narrator recalls Finland as the most remarkable progress story in Europe since leaving Russian tyranny fifty years ago. He describesBirch bark culture, bark bread, extreme baths, sparse commerce in Helsinki, pine forests, and lakes. Col. Berdan and Prof. Donner aid his travel narrative amid language barriers with Helsingfors cab drivers.
A Berks county reader asks if planting grapes on Arbor Day is legitimate. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes Arbor Day is legitimate but not a legal holiday. Plant grapes when ready and avoid future mandates on motives.
County agent Bueher explains bracing fruit trees by bolting through weak crotches. For a stronger fix, use lag screws with bent heads to hold wire or an eye bolt of half inch iron. A No 8 or 9 wire ties bolts, and when bracing three or more limbs a heavy harness ring with radiating wires may be used.
The maple sugar season opens around Lackawaxen Pennsylvania as trees were tapped last week. Officials expect a short season due to insufficient ground frost, which is needed for a longer run. The Record- 1.50 per year.
Birds help farmers by consuming large insect populations. When measures attract and protect birds and provide nesting boxes, bird populations increase several fold and crop losses from pests decrease.
The Colonial Knitting Mills bought a fifty acre farm near Mohn ton to erect a mill and related structures. Ground will be broken within two weeks for the first unit measuring 100 by 100 feet, with further buildings planned to complete a million dollar enterprise. Many new homes will be built to support the project.
Todd B Sperling of Newfoundland Pay won the annual James Beck oratorical contest at Moravian College and Theological Seminary with Unto the Hills. T R Bassett of Philadelphia took second, with Milton Yaeck of Watertown Wis and Robert Hooker of Nicaragua Co also speaking.
In 1783 the Georgia colony trustees attempted to prohibit rum as described in Liberty. The note frames this as an early Prohibition effort and links it to a historical debate.
Health experts note Chippewa infants show fewer rickets cases than white babies due to greater exposure to direct sunlight. The observation highlights how sun exposure may influence vitamin D synthesis in early childhood.
Fragmented OCR text describes a telephone system linked to an organ setup in Liverpool with unclear details. It mentions a single instrument requiring seven telephones, a tuner arrangement, and references to a “Steed on owl” and “VRE Ne.” The readable portion suggests a discussion of circuitry or installation issues without coherent context.
A very deaf elderly woman walking the street declines giving money or listening to tunes from an Italian peanut roaster. She pauses, shakes her head, and objects that she cannot hear the music and finds it boring or smelly.
A conversation between a young preacher and a profiteering landlord ends with the preacher declaring he will deliver sermons at the penitentiary next Sunday. The exchange centers on a rent increase claimed as unjust by the preacher for his parishioners.
An automobilist stops at a filling station and has tires inflated and the radiator filled with water. He jokes about how stations stay profitable while the attendant admits occasional doubt about earnings.
A brief report explains how a sun stroke occurred to the first fish and why the fish was bumped into by a sunfish. It outlines sequence of events with emphasis on causation and impact.
A witty aside compares roses to other names and wonders if a purse could buy more by renaming flowers. The playful meditation hints at value, language, and consumer choices without asserting a fixed outcome.
A dialogue fragment recounts a maid announcing celebration of arriving at her twenty fifth place in a Berlin kitchen scene. The exchanges show a mistress questioning and the maid mentioning friends and a celebratory visit. The piece centers on the maid's milestone in a domestic setting.
A light dialogue shows a husband lamenting three quarters of his salary going to the grocer and his wife asking how the remaining funds are used, reflecting a Progressive era urban joke about household costs.
A lone old woman recounts surviving a shipwreck after deciding not to sail on the day of departure. She explains her change of mind led to her unexpected rescue and continued life.
In a brief comic exchange a man asks a fellow for five dollars claiming a prior loan. The other denies owing any debt, prompting a lighthearted dispute over memory and lending.
A quirky exchange centers on the idiom smelled a rat as a woman reacts to her husband’s entrance with a wary, feline-like look. The dialogue hints at suspicion or hidden mischief behind a domestic moment.
A humorous verse notes the aviator's wife smiling at her husband when he is down and out. The poem echoes a stereotype that aviators are modest, and suggests pride goes before a fall.
A cryptic note suggests Maude and Filbert have separated while humor reflects on modern life. The speaker contrasts domestic tastes with neighbors' possessions and the desire for what others own.
A wife recalls a heated first quarrel after her honeymoon. She tells a friend it was terrible but worthwhile, noting the memorable gift from John a fur piece described as a cloud with silver fox lining.
A fairy offers the youth one wish and promises wealth with caveats. The youth asks for a football ticket instead, hoping to keep things simple and square.
A fragment quotes Capper's Weekly jabbing about a race and names Mr. Goldstein and Alaska. It notes an Iceberg remark and a playful dig at Presbyterian identity, reflecting satirical tone and newspaper humor.
A playful exchange about understanding the active voice in English. Wifle-John questions the concept as Uubby responds with exasperation and a reminder of the need to grasp basic grammar.
Fragmentary historic verse expresses resilience amid hardship. The speaker urges the blue ones to cheer up, promising sorrow will pass and new troubles will follow, reflecting a cyclical mood of hope and challenge.
Mundy claims the reason you cannot find a job is ignorance of real work. Rastus counters that knowing hard work is key explains why he thinks many understand the effort.
The quote contrasts a financier with a germ expert, noting that Flo does not resemble a great financier and casting Bugey’s view on wealth and science.
A playful exchange shows a visitor insisting the picture is a horse, while the artist retorts that a sense of artistry is missing in the observer. The dialogue captures a brief clash of perception.
A fragmented ad copy contrasts a stock clerk and a delivery man over pay envelopes and value, with a tag line from Good Hardware implying financial incentives. The text reads as a humorous workplace exchange about pay and job satisfaction.
A brief overheard exchange portrays a hungry traveler asking a woman for a lunch quarter. The terse dialogue captures a moment of daily scarcity and social interaction in a metropolitan setting.
A fragment describes a man content with Bull Creek and locals Mrs Wrinkles and Mrs Cutter speaking about antiques and luck, noting a fondness for old items and community chatter. The light local scene centers on residence and neighborly banter.
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