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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1931
Page
4
The Lititz Record, entered at Lititz Pennsylvania, is designated as second class matter by the Lititz Post Office. This notice indicates the newspaper's mail classification and official handling status with the local postal authority.
The American Council of Learned Societies begins compiling a linguistic atlas to record U S dialects across regions and cities. Researchers will focus on key words like cow idea water vase and milk to map pronunciation differences. The atlas aims to clarify why foreigners think all Americans say Howdy do.
A linguistic expert weighs melodiousness across languages naming Italian Turkish and Telugu as among the most musical. The discussion mentions Ceylon pearls and their famed fishery dating to the Sixty century PE, noting renowned silver-white pearls and their quality.
Practical tips on improving bacon flavor with sugar in the pan and easing nail and screw insertion by rubbing with soap or oil. Also notes a five cent bulletin on Canning Fruits and Vegetables at Home from the Government Printing Office in Washington, DC.
A little girl who ripped her doll during the week attends Sunday school and is asked what Adam was made of. She answers Dust. When asked what Eve was made of she replies Sawdust, delivering a prompt, cheeky punchline.
A brief exchange about harmony and timing ends with a sharp reminder that it is eleven o'clock. The dialogue hints at social friction and punctuality as motifs in a simple domestic moment.
A humorous excerpt from Der Wahre Jakob in Berlin where a carpenter negotiates a bill for ten hours of work. The craftsman alternates between round figures and precise increments, ending with a bid of eleven to avoid the appearance of padding.
Jones jokes about a report of a man who divorced after his wife searched his pockets. Smith asks what to do with it. Jones replies to put it in his pocket.
A young girl named Mary stood apart from other children at a party. When invited to join, she softly said she was watching for the prince, expressing a quiet anticipation rather than joining in.
The exchange features a witty quip about a car cooling system as a punchline to a dialogue. Roberts boasts its efficiency while Woods humorously notes its impact on pedestrians.
A brief dialogue shows a caller seeking Miss Jones, a maid apologizing that she is not available, and the caller questioning the apology as it troubles her conscience. The excerpt captures a social exchange on availability and propriety.
A Birmingham Gazette cheekily records a child’s quip about a neighbor claiming to inspect a datum. The brief dialogue shows the mother and boy reacting to the neighbours comment with humor, highlighting light local wit.
A father asks his eight year old daughter what she will become when grown. She replies she plans to be an artist or dancer, joking that she does not think she will be much use at motherhood.
A fragmentary dialogue discusses possible fire strain and peeling orange rind as a gesture of good faith, lacking clear context or identifiable people, places, or events. The garbled lines resemble an informal inscription or archival note rather than a complete news item.
An agricultural school debate outlines farming categories as extensive, intensive, and pretensive mentioned in the National Grocers' Bulletin. The student discussion links these approaches to practical farming methods and market implications.
A historical account credits Samuel Plimsoll with championing sailors safety. It notes his rise from poverty to Parliament to push a measure establishing a hull mark for safe loading lines, amid opposition from shipowners and critics.
The term camera traces to the Latin camera meaning a room, via Greek camera and Trench English chamber. Renaissance toys featured a dark room allowing a lens to project an inverted outside scene, called camera obscura. The invention of photography sought to fix this image, using a device named camera.
The text argues that scapegoating is unethical and illogical as blame is unfairly shifted to others. It notes that the guilty often escape punishment and may reoffend, while those in superior positions shift fault to protect themselves, calling it cowardly. It emphasizes the harm of foisting failure on less powerful individuals.
A visitor to Wales learns of Denbigh and St Asaph workhouse where John Rowlands, born there, later became Henry Morton Stanley. The tale notes his unloved upbringing, the renaming, and his famed discovery of David Livingstone in Africa, framing Denbigh as a destination for his fame.
At Norwich Great Hospital inmates were once required to bring a coffin to a party era. The coffins were used as cupboards in cubicles and wore out when residents died. Now each resident pays £1 to supply a shroud instead.
The Garfield monument in Lake View cemetery Cleveland began in 1885 and was dedicated in 1890 costing 225000. It stands 780 feet high with a 50 foot diameter tower and five exterior panels depicting Garfield's life. Stained glass shows an allegorical funeral scene and a second casket holds Mrs. Garfield who died in 1418.
The Cyrmansium wiiguia high school at Osnabruck founded by Charlemagne celebrates 1125 years. It gained university status in 1680 by imperial and papal decree, but after Swedish forces seized Osnabruck three years later the Jesuits were ousted and the school returned to being a high school.
Pineapple contains bromelin aiding digestion and pairs well with meats and fish. Hawaii supplies much of the fruit, driving down prices. Recipe for Ham Baked with Pineapple includes soaking ham, browning in fat, adding crushed pineapple and water, then baking. Also suggests pineapple stuffing with bread crumbs, butter, celery, and drained pineapple syrup for baked fish or meat.
From the past fifty years ago item notes two German tramps convicted of rape fined 850 and 14 years imprisonment. Other items report amputations after accidents, fruiting North Carolina cotton plants, a horse dealer returning from Canada with fifteen horses, a Sunday school picnic at Springs Park, crowd harmony with Potts Town excursionists, hand injuries, birthday celebrations, a Rome distillery incident, candy plans by G Fred Regennas, local quarrels labeled a nuisance, the death of Mrs. Sarah Eichelberger, a severe storm causing damage, and local market prices butter 22 cents a pound eggs 18 cents.
The city introduces numeral suffixes to the historic telephone designations to permit growth for 154 years without altering the existing cataloguing system. The change aims to preserve continuity while expanding the service framework in New York.
Twenty five years ago Mrs. Charles Bear of Spruce Street was surprised by forty friends for her birthday. The guests enjoyed abundant food and merriment. Milton Hacker served snapper soup at the Sturgis House from a 19 pound turtle caught along the Hammer.
The Five Company will hold a supper in the rear of the school house on Saturday September bth. Alexander's Old Time Fiddlers will furnish the music. The Young People's Circle of the Evangelical Church hosted a doggie feast in Rogers Meadow Tuesday evening with nineteen members attending. Mr and Mrs Harry Mease and Mr and Mrs Raymond Mease attended Emanuel Youhower's funeral in Boyertown Sunday. Mrs C C Kafroth returned from a tour to Washington and Oteen NC. Mrs Olive Mohn visited her son and his wife Eugene and Beiglesville. Mr and Mrs Jacob Landis of Akron and Mr and Mrs Wallie McQuate of Lincoln visited Mr and Mrs N T Long. Mr and Mrs Paul Royer and family of Bluefield W Va spent a few days with his parents Mr and Mrs Francis Royer.
A reflective piece on sharing space for open discussion and welcoming others with hospitality. The text urges balancing heart and mind, valuing friendships, and preserving room for diverse opinions in civic life.
Grant Dulton reclines unhappily as Philip stands with one foot on the fender and the other on the mantel, a strained moment captured by the Observer. The image conveys conflict and unease within a domestic setting, with precise body language heightening tension.
The San Francisco Chronicle quotes a remark about middle age by noting that a stranger of your age seems old while peers from youth remain boys. The line contrasts aging perception with familiar youthful bonds.
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