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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1928
Page
2
An excerpt notes half of forgiving friendship relies on overlooking human failings and choosing grace toward those one likes, framing mercy as a social virtue and practical habit. The piece underscores kindness over judgment in daily interactions.
A fragmentary note compares risky curiosity to forbidden fruit and reflects on ancient manuscript labeling. It cites Fuller on danger, and describes early Egypt and Greece using papyrus labels on scrolls for library shelves and portable bookcases.
Lancaster launches a drive to rid the city of overhanging signs and drafts an ordinance to empower officials to remove them. The move follows a Chamber of Commerce recommendation, with earlier voluntary removals by merchants and past police inaction against refusals. In Manheim, Mr and Mrs C S Sharbone head to California to visit the Shearers in Pasadena. Farmers Trust and Peoples Trust of Lancaster City plan a merger totaling assets over 18 million dollars, highlighting the Farmers Trust as the county's oldest bank.
Solomon L. Hagy, a former resident of Schoeneck in West Cocalico township and Ephrata High School graduate 1916, was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania after taking the oath in Philadelphia. He later taught science at Ephrata High and physics and biology at Chester High School while studying law, graduating from Temple University Law School.
A special election will be held on Tuesday April 24 to approve a $400000 bond for new school buildings and additions. Plans include a new Neffaville site building after a recent fire and a twelve room grade school in the township's southern section.
Sam Tuckeroff testified before Burgess Brinton and Chief Entrikin in West Chester charged with being disorderly. He described buying liquor from a bootlegger he called one of the town’s biggest, claiming the man sold it by the gallon. Tuckeroff was ordered to pay a fine.
Curt Reser of York Pennsylvania aged twenty three has been admitted to hospitals and sanatoriums thirteen times in twenty three years. He is now confined to the West Side sanatorium in York with a fracture to the right thigh. Most of his hospital visits stem from accidents.
A consignment of Hungarian partridges arrived in Centre County from Holland after a forty three day journey. The shipment included forty three birds in crates with two identified as lead birds.
A six acre seedless box huckleberry patch near New Bloomfield, discovered in 1846 by a Dickinson College professor and reported to Asa Gray, is donated by C. C. Hoverter and Howard Scholl to the state. It will be the Box Huckleberry State Forest Reservation under the Department of Forests and Waters.
Miss Susie Krebbs living on Sizerville road five miles from Emporium has allegedly killed over two hundred rattlesnakes in about thirty years. Her single day best was twenty two, including many mothers with broods, snakes ranging from five inches to over five feet.
Liggett and Myers reports Chesterfield Cigarette sales jump from seven billion in 1922 to twenty eight billion in 1927, a 300 percent gain. The firm touts wider adoption, better taste, and global popularity across major cities, with advertisements claiming mild yet satisfying flavor.
Lancaster officials announce strict enforcement of fireworks laws after July Fourth fatalities. Mayor Musser and District Attorney Hosterman pledge cooperation with county authorities to curb illegal firecrackers blank cartridges and toy cannons. Violations carry fines up to 200 for minors and up to 60 for city ordinances with possible jail time.
In a brief Scots cartoon a wife reveals she has saved silver coins hidden in a hut, claiming her husband’s unkind words filled a box with shillings. He expresses astonishment at the accumulating stash and the plan to tide them over.
In a Washington Star excerpt, Senator Sorghum recalls abandoning a radio talk after noting audience fatigue at home. He cites prior speakers who believed they were hitting a nerve, only to see listeners drift into a daze during broadcasts.
American dramatic critics note frankness as an alleged New York comedy provokes sharp reactions. One critic reports laughter from the rear rows indicating a joke being told back there.
A serious man warns that money isn’t the sole aim in life while another argues many chase money and he won’t set new fashions by contradicting that pursuit.
A weary hobo pleads with a passing stranger for a spare leg, but the passerby refuses. The terse exchange captures harsh street life and the caller’s helpless demand.
Fragmentary wartime style note references stamp dependence and family ties. Mentions Paris Pele Mela and a timetable with seven oclock. Appears as a cryptic micro-telegram rather than a full article.
Ailing burglar feebly quips that the sight of a gold watch causes his rapid pulse as a doctor and patient discuss the fainting scene in a passing show.
A brief banter between a farmer and a hobo features a sharp punch line about laziness and barns. The exchange flips the lazy stereotype with quick retorts and rural setting hints.
A staged exchange mocks a speaker described as insufferable and a terrible bore. The crowd's grousing targets his overlong oration on every facet of the topic while joking about his audience and his money from fish ventures.
A concise note on ego and action from American Magazine. It argues that purposeful action rests on belief in a value, otherwise inaction prevails. The piece stresses self-confidence framed as grounded conviction rather than boastful ego.
A boy named Johny bought a neat air gun and pointed it at a chicken but did not pull the trigger. He avoided harming the animal and showed restraint in a tense moment.
A rural conversation features He-Yes-I recalling country upbringing while She-Well asserts she will not be brought up there. The exchange hints at generational or lifestyle tensions without additional context.
The college nine faces a rough day as the home crowd hears groans and complains about the team. Arlington College's nine plays away, seeking a turn in form and morale.
Senator Sorghum says George Washington’s prestige is evident as his portrait appears on a two cent stamp and a twenty dollar bill per the Washington Star. The remark highlights continuing reverence for the nation’s first president and widespread ubiquity of his image.
In a past chat, Mrs Brown recalls proposing parties from her youth while Miss Bright reveals receiving a proposing party just the night before. The dialogue centers on social customs and a newly shown engagement ring.
Mrs Meeks says her son returned after one o clock and received a talking to. Mrs Milds notes her daughter came in after three but asserts she cannot be spoken to.
A salesman promotes a large hope chest to a customer, claiming ample space and long usage. The exchange hints at fitting a shopper’s needs with a sizable storage piece.
A humorous exchange plays on social gaps as a traveler claims recent travel while a cafe encounter prompts a joking rebuttal about car ownership. The brief dialogue highlights quick wit and everyday irony.
A satirical piece frames a motorist’s fate from purchase to daily routine as oil and fate intertwine. Senator Sorghum reflects on past promising career rumors while acknowledging future promises. The dialogue hints at political themes and the cost of ambition.
The dialogue recalls a playful scene with a racing motorist boasting of records, a humorous exchange about speed and injury, and a shopper insisting on a hat described as “mannish.” The humor centers on gendered fashion and bravado in a light social vignette.
Readable fragments hint at stray verses and stray names. The text mentions driving to the office and a daughter with unclear context. Its meaning remains obscured by garbled OCR and lacks coherent events or identifiable entities.
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