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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
4
The Lititz Record notes editors and publishers E. D. Fulweiler and J. R. Johnson and records its second class matter status at the Lititz, Pennsylvania post office.
The Record questions whether Monday nights smoker will revive interest in the club. It notes shared aims with the Chamber of Commerce and praises past league members while urging renewed, active participation to boost Lititz. Shadows foretell future events as thinkers like Milton Darwin Pasteur are cited among builders of civilization.
The article recalls Atlantis as an ancient island reportedly located in the Atlantic near the pillars of Hercules and first mentioned by Plato. It notes nine thousand years before Solon, a powerful nation vanished beneath the sea, with scholars split between treating the tale as invention or tradition.
The injured man, patched up after a severe crash, thanks the surgeon for urgent care. He mentions paying a fee and keeping money in the bank, reflecting financial concerns amid medical aid.
An obscured historical note describes an employee of a large industrial firm handed a paper to sign. The clerks response hints at doubt about whether the marriage claim was read carefully, and the exchange ends with a hesitant agreement to sign the document.
A centenarian named Husky Melrose celebrated a birthday in England days before a jockeys football match. Melrose, formerly a Yor on minister, reportedly received recognition from the king praising patriotism and service.
The article notes dice play in Pompeii and Ancient Greece. It cites Sophocles claiming Palamedes invented dice, though the true age of dice remains uncertain.
A Washington Star quote notes that a true politician can persuade people voting is enough and then relax. The remark frames political power as easy winning and leaving governance to others.
Miss Catherine Herr of Elkins Park spent the weekend with relatives in Lititz and Manheim. The gathering included Mr and Mrs Elmer Good and children and others from Philadelphia East Petersburg and Middle Creek. Several households hosted Sunday visits and trips to Conowingo and Lancaster Junction.
Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Diehm hosted Mr and Mrs Charles Hosler and son from Honey Brook on Sunday. Numerous households hosted gatherings including Hershey family from Penn and Fairview, Falls from Midway, Balmer from Fairland, and others. John Bomberger on sick list.
Halfville area residents visited relatives in Brunnerville Buck's Mill and Lancaster while others visited Friends in White Oak Mechanicsville Lebanon County and Mastersonville. Tobacco farmers reported heavy stripping last week. A note on the Venus de Medici mentions a Rediscovery by Bernini and Florence de Cosimo de Medici in 1680.
Clay Cullings and classmates attended the funeral of Donald Witman a Wahrata High senior held Saturday at his Adamstown home. Following dinners hosted by the J. W. Gerhart family guests included A Z Weidman and daughter Alice Brickerville and Elser Gerhart Lititz plus O Elser and Samuel W Elser family members. Additional visits occurred at Elmer Rock residence with multiple local residents from Brommerville Fritztown Middle Creek Lititz Schoeneck and Buickerville.
The Bible Class meeting at the Beck home included Rev L A Werner and family and many neighbors. Annie Kindt preached two sermons at the Evangelical church. offerings supported an Evangelical Italian Mission in Milwaukee. A chimney fire at J M Hess was quickly halted by a bucket brigade. fire companies stood by. Velen Snader and others on the sick list. Miss Alma Carpenter and Blanche Zwally visited Monterey. Wellington Rollman hosted by his son. G M Zeisel reports 791 white leghorn chicks hatched last week with another hatch due.
The General Sherman tree in Sequoia National Park, over 4000 years old, continues yielding annual cores from branches to study its seed production. Rangers plant young trees around it, preserving the forest’s oldest living giant and its lineage.
A garbled roster lists countries sending representatives to the Vatican including Germany Argentina Belgium Austria Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Spain Great Britain Netherlands Latvia Lithuania Monaco Peru Poland Portugal Romania Russia Czechoslovakia Venezuela Yugoslavia and others. The passage contains many OCR errors but preserves the idea of a protocol or diplomatic visitation.
The ad claims Wilbur Coon Shoes offers expert fitting across five measurements length ball waist instep and heel with both-foot specialists. It promises sizes from 1 to 12 and AAAA to EEE and urges customers to try the five measurement method for better comfort and smartness.
The article notes the vulcanite self filler pen keeps its historic name though modern design differs from the quill era. It also mentions the penknife is not used for sharpening and the off aynie ies remain hard.
A fragment quotes Dr Johnsen on how men waste life seeking display and applause. It notes that few meet without offense or distraction from ostentation. The passage reflects on vanity and misused time.
An air driven portable timber-sawing machine designed to ease labor cuts heavy planks and timber up to 24 inches. Two men can operate it efficiently enabling rapid timber processing.
The racing grayhound has a brief career, starting about eighteen months old and ending near four years. These dogs typically reach their prime around two years of age.
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