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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
5
A page lists numerous church services across denominations in Lititz and nearby areas with times for worship, Sunday school, and Christian Endeavor meetings. It also includes brief notes on a travel anecdote about Carcassonne and an unrelated humorous insert.
Explorers claim vast untapped wealth beneath seas and deserts. Oceans carry metals in seawater while depths below one mile unlock heat power. The article envisions draining swamps, irrigating deserts, and expanding human presence to all oxygen rich lands and polar regions.
A Manchester Guardian columnist notes that during the fourth century the pagan emperor Julian barred Christians from using classical Greek and Latin authors in schools. Apollinarius then tried to make a Christian literary Bible by turning Old Testament history into epic verse, Psalms into odes, and the Gospels into dialogues, but Julian’s reign and this literary Bible were short lived.
The text recounts Henry VIII earning the Defender of the Faith title from Pope Leo X in 1521, its revival by Parliament in 1544, and its continued use on coins as FID DEF. It also notes Charles K. Harris writing the song After the Ball after inspiration from a Chicago ball and a quarrel between a couple.
A national food show selected New England apple pie dawdy as the characteristic American dish. The deep dish pie features tart apples sliced into a rice dish, maple sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, dotted butter, and a rich crust, baked slowly to ensure thorough cooking.
Men asked to answer affirmatively to work in a national organization seeking commission based representatives in Reading Pennsylvania. Training at company expense and territory duties offered with starting pay from 20 to 25 dollars per week but typical starting ranges are 35 to 45 dollars per week. Address to FRIEDERICKS Room 1 810 Penn Street Reading PA 2ef12 with short personal note and availability.
A nursery maid guides a child in the garden while a gardener jokes about gender and the abundance of women. The exchange ends with a light remark on the “best crop” and a playful nod to parity in the world.
A magazine writer says any American girl with 30 000 a year can marry the best in Europe and, equally, can choose a match here in the United States. The Shreveport Journal notes this as part of a broader discussion on wealth and marriage opportunities.
Executors and administrators announce public auctions of live stock and farm implements across Lititz Penn Township and nearby roads. Listings include two February sales near Lititz Erb s Mennonite Church and a March 4 sale by Wayne Groff Bareville featuring 26 Holsteins a bull 350 chickens horses and mules and numerous implements.
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