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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
8
A Merry Christmas continued recaps church Christmas programs across United Evangelical St Pauls Lutheran St Luke Reform St James Lutheran and United Brethren. Kids received candy and oranges. decorations impressed. pastors and students delivered recitations solos and duets.ضع
A humorous observation notes that Japanese greeting rituals delay pedestrians as two natives stop in the narrow street to bow deeply and inquire after each other's ancestors and even stomachs. The exchange, filled with formal phrases and mock grandness, highlights social etiquette over quick advancement.
A Paris doctors notes a case of sudden hair whitening in a young French soldier after a battlefield blast. The London Lancet explains pigment cells moving to the hair root to decolorize, with pigmentophages spreading and then returning once color returns. A nervous shock may hasten this mobilization, whitening occurs at injury sites.
Wayward persons by the light from a Christmas candle formed the tale as Mrs. E. G. Geyer read and the choir performed hymns between chapters. The audience was deeply impressed and scholars received a candy box after the service. Superintendent H. R. Wertsch was given a fishing rod and reel by the school for faithful service. The church also rewarded Pastor S. G. Haas and pianist Miss Laura Smith with money purses, while James Seather got a similar gift from the Ladies Bible class. Festive decorations of Christmas trees were on display.
Lancaster PA 1915 proclamation from Judge Milton Eby ordering the Court of Common Pleas and associated courts to convene on the third Monday in January 1914 at the Lancaster Court House. Officials, jurors, constables, coroners and prosecutors are summoned to attend with rolls, records and examinations.
A creditor seeks a receiver in equity against the Lancaster and Northern Railroad and its president J. W. Williams. The bill notes the 1906 incorporation, construction of 3.5 miles of a 10 mile line, no rolling stock, and no operation. Williams is alleged to plan tearing up rails to cover damages. A preliminary injunction restrained tearing and a rule to show cause for a receiver was set for Saturday.
Dr F Lucas Benham of Exeter South Australia argues that enlarged tonsils in children result from drinking impure faucet water. He notes improvement and fewer attacks when patients drank filtered or boiled water, a claim reported by the New York World.
A New York American quote argues ocean salinity stays steady as river input remains uniform. The passage shifts to a Puck cartoon scene where De Goosby laments ruin and Reggy counsels resilience, while Da Goosby mocks a valet’s misplaced pride.
A humorous panel shows a father instructing his son on arithmetic while a wife interjects with a distracted reply. A dealer touts an antique as the latest craze, delivering a lighthearted contrast between domestic humor and salesmanship.
A list of upcoming sales printed at the RECORD office announces dates and locations. Scheduled auctions include a Hallville property on Tec Friday with buildings, a Lititz corner lot and household goods on the same day, Rothesville livestock and farm gear on Wednesday, a Willow Street Lititz house and barn sale on Saturday, a Warwick area livestock and implements sale on Tuesday, a Clay township farm stock auction on Thursday, and a Lititz Cedar Street household goods sale on Saturday hosted by various owners.
The undersigned will sell at public sale at Will Lener's Sale and Exchange Stables Eph rata on Saturday January 1 1916 one carload of western horses as part of a New Year's sale event. The listing notes three carloads of horses to be auctioned at the stable.
A sale of 3 to 6 year old horses from Kansas and Nebraska. Includes No 1 Big Feeders with quality shape and good big chunks and speedy road horses. Terms: cash or notes with approved security at discount. Sale begins promptly at 1 P.M. Clerk: Clayton Musselman. Express carload of horses.
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