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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
5
Pupils from all grades must report to the public school Friday August 26 at 10 a m for room assignments with separate Cedar street and Orange street entrances by grade. Students need cards to enter rooms and vaccination, attendance, and early start guidance are outlined along with teachers’ conference details.
Henry Fairfield Osborn reviews John M. Dyler’s The New Stone Age in Northern Europe and argues prehistoric peoples showed cultural progress and virtues, countering the idea that early humans were brutish savages. He notes durable crafts, trade items, and societal developments across Eurasia.
Thomas D Lane junior law student at the University of Kansas rode freight coal cars to Minneapolis and St Paul to seek Federal aid for vocational education. After three days and several train changes he reached the board and was classified Section One, granting tuition, supplies and training pay until completion.
A Kansas City Star piece profiles Otis Warren Barrett detailing his globetrotting to sample diverse cuisines. He praises training the palate and notes his innovation turning palm sap into white sugar, boosting global sugar totals while surviving on local fare.
Ke Bush-Brown argues in the Journal of Heredity that the Arab horse’s famed endurance stems partly from anatomy. The breed reportedly has five lumbar vertebrae, one fewer than other horses, linking structure to function and allowing strong weight bearing despite smaller size.
A London Morning Post anecdote shows a stone breaker comparing a pile of rocks to the Ten Commandments. He quips that you can keep breaking them but never rid of them. A cheerful minister notes the workload ahead.
A Swiss made dime sized watch, 17 jeweled and encased in gold, is the latest fad in Lancaster via Tell Watch Co. The ring watch resembles a massive gold ring with a hinged cap and a one cent lid, valued at 109 dollars or more.
A fragmentary page lists dessert ideas including Pineapple Fluff, Frozen Plum Pudding with chocolate and cream, Sour Cream Pie with meringue, and a fruit-wrapped custard. also a recipe titled Chop Suey With Liver with liver cubes, onions, figs sauce and seasonal seasoning.
National Geographic describes Mount Rainier as a dominant glacier peak, its 15 000 foot rise above sea level, and its crater features. It notes weather cap shadows, steam temperatures near 150 degrees, and safety warnings for climbers along Gibraltar rock while detailing Rainier National Park flora fauna and accessibility from Seattle and Tacoma.
Simple seasonal advice urges applying kerosene oil to stoves with a soft cloth before a lengthy summer absence. The aim is to keep the appliance in excellent condition upon the owner's return. Datdedt neepe A.
The Association of the Hard of Hearing called for cultivation of clear speech reading at a recent meeting. They praised distinct enunciation using the lower lip and tongue over lip movement and nasal twang, advising against masticating words.
Ada H. Carper administrator seeks private sale of Lot on New Street Lititz Lancaster with 39 feet frontage and 124 feet depth adjoining Kraft Buechter and Habecker for 2900 dollars. Hearing set September 9, 1923 at 10 AM in Lancaster Orphans Court. objections to petition due with Clerk.
An old promotional passage argues nine of ten diseases are preventable with simple lifestyle and regular elimination. It warns against harsh laxatives and praises Beecham's Pill as a time tested household remedy widely endorsed across generations.
A Lititz resident Mrs B Oehme recalls chronic back and side pain chills headaches and dizzy spells. She credits Doans Kidney Pills with relieving symptoms and improving health after trial begun in 1907 with a follow up statement in 1919 confirming continued well being and urging others to use the product.
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