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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
6
A lone woman recounts a tense encounter with a male lion in the Dam river area. She stood motionless as the predator watched, feeling blood rush and fear, then the lion slipped away after she kept silent and still. Her gun bearer Lang Wan had vanished two miles away.
The piece discusses mistranslation of German kur as cure versus care and explains the true sense of cura. It reviews The Spirit of Paris noting the Grand Guignol theater, its church origins, and how actors seek nervous laughter to gauge success, with audience tension rising to moments of relief.
A north side physician rushed home after a telephone warning that his three year old son had ingested bella donna pellets. Dilated pupils showed poisoning. The father gave an emetic with mustard, then offered another dose as the child begged for it, demanding to be fed. The incident is reported by the Indianapolis News.
A historical note credits Lt. Jesse Lazear of the U S Army with discovering that yellow fever is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a finding that made the Panama Canal possible and spared vast mortality. The account recalls Lazear's sacrifice during experiments.
A Queensland reef coast tale describes water temperatures reaching 108 degrees F at Moo Jee on November 21, 1909, with a shore edge layer of water hotter than the air. Tests later showed surface water at 112 degrees F on January 10, 1910, when a thermometer buried in sand near the water’s edge registered rapid heat.
A foreign resident in Switzerland was fined 10 francs for his daughter plucking three buttercups on land newly owned by others who forbade it. The court reduced the fine to 3 francs after appeal. The case sparked notes on gendarme shares and attitudes toward natives versus foreigners in Swiss law.
An English nobleman tests a tall highlander gamekeeper by disguising as a poacher. After being attacked, he returns home to recover two weeks, casting doubt on the keeper’s loyalty. Also, a lamb defends itself from a dog, chasing it into a shop, while onlookers and a farmer intervene.
A condensed clipping compiles remarks on jury maps, indictments, and court-sauce humor with quoted exchanges from Pittsburgh Post and Boston Transcript while stitching in literary quips from Balzac and Heston Tran script. The tone mixes legal satire with social curios.
A Punch tribute after Thackeray’s death recalls a baker who fed hungry children from his cake slices. The anecdote portrays Thackeray as loving the young, challenging the label of cynic by noting his quiet kindness in Bedfordbury.
The piece quotes Dr August Lummer of Breslau University noting color blind people lack cones in the retina. In darkness their rods work efficiently so outlines remain clear, meaning color blind individuals would never see ghosts even in dim light. The New York World features the explanation as war era science.
Along the Lexington Cumbria road in Massachusetts a monument honors rebel colonists who killed British soldiers on April 19, 1775. The most notable memorial is to Samuel Whittemore, then eighty, who killed three soldiers, was shot bayoneted and beaten, left for dead, recovered, and lived to ninety eight. Chronicle record notes his age and endurance.
A Washington luncheon tale mocks senators as two women try to gain admission without cards. The doorkeeper suggests they know a senator, then concedes with a bow that their credit is high, allowing them entry, as reported by the Washington Star.
A young man mails two letters to the washwoman and his sweetheart with swapped addresses. The washwoman receives an invitation to an auto ride and tears erupt when the woman reads a remark about crumpling a shirt bosom. In the second item, Small Sadie and her mother meet a friendly bulldog, prompting a frightened exclamation about the dog with the tangle face as they walk.
A witty Chicago Tribune quote shows a waiter replying to a diner about beet vs horse meat. The exchange highlights humor in dining skepticism as a staple of mid century newspaper tone.
A brief remark from the New Orleans Meantime notes how quickly a street car travels when someone runs after it versus riding in it, hinting at urban transit tempo and crowd behavior. The quote emphasizes speed perception in different passenger positions and reflects local urban life coverage.
A Beefeater and chief yeoman porter nightly lock up the Tower of London. At midnight the keys are taken from the governor, escorted by guards, and the sentries challenge with Keys. The porter replies King George's keys and God bless King George, then returns the keys to the governor until the next ceremony.
A comic artist sketches a cavicature of a woman’s hat that amuses him until his wife insists on one like it. She praises beauty over humor and even has a similar hat made. Moral: You can’t caricature a woman’s hat. Other snippets parody family banter and humorous wordplay from popular periodicals.
Lancaster and Lititz lines list daily and Saturday departures from Lancaster Lititz with times through evening plus Sunday first cars. Services include Lancaster Petersburg Manheim routes with multiple morning and afternoon departures and weekend adjustments.
A dense listing of coming events across Lititz and surrounding towns includes picnics at Lititz Springs and Landis Grove on August 30, public school openings September 1, Dauphin County Fair in Middletown September 25, Buch and Elser-Oberlin family reunions at Lititz Springs, Berks and Lehigh County fairs, and multiple county fairs in Reading Lancaster York and Allentown through late September and early October. Local bands, church gatherings, and community picnics are noted with invitations extended to all residents.
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