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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
7
The Omaha Bee urges readers to embrace losing with grace and composure. It argues calmness under defeat inspires future success in business politics and sports, noting that anyone can win but true character shows in accepting loss without lament. The piece calls for stoicism over sour grapes.
A historical look explains how city freedom began in the medieval era. Entry required guild enrollment and a seven year apprenticeship before burgess status granted dwelling, trade, voting rights, and civic leadership. The key symbolized liberty with gates opening to burgesses anytime.
The excerpt recalls Montrose and Warristown among poets and covenanters facing execution. Montrose chats with his captor as he prepares for the scaffold, declaring his head his own and vowing to see to his own descent. Sir Thomas More is also noted asking for safe passage.
The diamond king Cecil Rhodes is buried in Africa per his will wishing a grave on the Matopas hill near the View of the World rock square and brass plate marking the resting place. Rhodes died March 26, 1902 at forty seven with famed lines about eyes and soul echoed in Emerson.
In a witty exchange a politician notes how a child resembles a husband. A woman says such likeness proves nothing, since they adopted the child last week. Elsewhere, a young man asks for aid after a rejection, and a cousin reveals she only hinted at interest. Rabelaisian humor threads the dialogue about self-command and influence.
A Irish wife of a famed Icelandic scholar visits New York and mocks Iceland as humanitarian to the glee of New Yorkers. She boasts of Icelandic cruelty banished by fishermen baiting hooks with anaesthetics, a wry reversal that spurs humor in the dinner conversation.
Archaeologists recovered delicate earrings attributed to Biote, daughter of Aristotle, found in Chalcis where she was buried. The small gold birds, set with colored gems, move with the wearer’s head, balancing on perches like real doves. The Chicago Record-Herald notes these trinkets endure alongside the philosopher’s fame.
A Victorian note describes Lord Yarboroughs Falcon crew paid extra wages to accept flogging under naval rules. Some scholars say the sailors signed a paper pledging to endure flogging for the preservation of order before leaving Plymouth sound for a cruise. Also explains how cloud color depends on sunlight angle and observer position with high clouds white and rain clouds nearer the earth showing a silver lining.
The bluewing teal gains a forty mile breeze and drops with it, making him hard to hit. Some claim speeds of 150 miles per hour or 220 feet per second. Canvasback, redhead, and bluebill race a gale as well, adding to the sport's fascination. Wingshooting offers shots beyond mortal skill.
A humorous exchange contrasts French and English governance with a quip about rulers. The piece cites Mme de Maintenon and Lord Stair remarks and notes a witty jab about a young lawyer, including a pun about marrying a girl named Sue.
In a short bout between Mabel and Gertrude, Mabel feinted and Gertrude fainted, ending the sparring quickly. Details of the match are sparse, but the outcome records a win by forfeit via incapacitation.
A brief quip from the New York Press notes a late night call prompting extra coffee. The remark contrasts two voices about wakefulness and responsibility, with a Ruskin quote on accountability.
The Boston Globe notes endurance governs success in marathons boxing wrestling and rowing. Athletes peak early then decline as exertion erodes power, with few repeat champions. Boxers and wrestlers face strict limits, while pitchers occasionally endure long careers despite heavy strain.
Berlin ironworker jailed for a week after laughing at a Merrymaker chased by a stout policeman. A man entering a moving train fractured his leg and was fined after hospital discharge. A passenger fined for calling a man treading on a foot a reproachful term. Claire Waldof defied warnings and sang the German national anthem as police stood by.
A St Louis country club practices a pay-for-kicks policy prompting members to fund additions like Jersey cows at fifty dollars. The New York Shave humorously contrasts swift routines in New York and London barbers. Webster defines true eloquence as native, not learned, arising from the subject and occasion rather than ornate speech.
The piece notes that Smith, a skilled impersonator, can mimic anyone convincingly. Tottie wishes his presence, while Griggs is warned he may be lured into a hopeless investment. The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Variety Life comment on the performer’s appeal.
A veteran recalls Amos Stillman of Company A Twenty third Massachusetts volunteers and a tall corporal at Cold Harbor who, amid Confederate fire, sought shelter behind a ramrod stake. Stillman’s quick humor steadied comrades as bullets plowed the earth around them.
A Philadelphia clergyman recalls Bishop Whitaker who opposed ultra high church leanings. A young divine asks if burning pastilles during service would cause anything. The bishop smiles and says the congregation would be incensed and the vestrymen would fume, and the young clergyman might go up in smoke.
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