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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
2
Prominent women and social workers in New York propose a philanthropic toy lending drive similar to library book lending. The plan would provide durable toys for a fixed period, with a challenge highlighted by a poor child’s reluctant return of the toy.
The article notes air mail travel speeds of a mile and a half per minute as dangerously fast for the opening month. Officials warn the rapid pace could overwhelm routes and logistics, urging caution and review of schedules and safety measures.
The excerpt contrasts lawful anger with indignation over social wrongs as embodied by Charles Dickens. It notes Dickens’s perennial ire for the poor’s unfair treatment and suggests he benefited from his stance. It reflects a farmers’ journal voice on earnings and social critique.
The first real armored ships appeared during sieges of Gibraltar in 1787. France began seagoing armor in 1858 with four vessels, the Gloire completing in 1861. The U.S. Congress funded armor ships leading to the Galena, New Ironclads, and the Monitor.
The text explains masculine Russian patronymic endings uvitel eviteh teh and feminine endings ovna evna. Anne Ptrovna equals Anna daughter of Peter, indicating the father’s name is Peter. Her brother Ivan would be Ivan [etrovitch], meaning Ivan son of Peter.
Jean Baptiste Lully, who led Louis the Fourteenth era band, died after striking time with a six foot baton. The blow fractured his foot leading to infection and death by blood poisoning. The incident highlights dangers of conducting with a long staff.
The Lititz chamber discusses a potential merger to boost cooperation and growth. Topics include two new industries a Montreal knitting mill citing sewer limitations and a Lancaster mill with negotiations underway. A Harrisburg hotel project prompts resident input while train service reductions and mail logistics are reviewed.
The article lists local school staff and honors, noting Mildred Deardoff tops Latin and French at Hood College and Gettysburg College scholars J G Starr Homer Hackman and Helen F Quinn, with Herr and Toplansky in physical education and music supervision respectively, and details grade allocations and special education.
A sharp remark urges readers to stop blaming fatigue for skipping a walk to work and jokes about a cheerful scene with a Chinese cootie pushing a wheelbarrow carrying eight people as a humorous contrast.
The initial boiling point of kerosene is not constant. It ranges from 250 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit depending on grade, with the average grade around 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
A brief aphorism from The American Magazine emphasizes prioritizing the person over the bargain. It offers a social ethic that values relationships in negotiation and daily interactions.
Lancaster Sound connects Balin Bay and Barrow Strait between North Devon and Cockburn Island and remains the only part of the North West Passage navigable every year.
A fragment reflecting workers singing and thinking together while laboring under the night sky, emphasizing communal life and shared purpose among laborers. John Purrens voice evokes day’s end rituals and solace in collective effort.
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