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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
6
A historical note describes Roman customs where women could not drink wine and must greet male kin with a kiss, risking severe penalties for violation. It cites Ignatus Mercuryinus allegedly killing his wife for wine theft and a noblewoman losing her dowry for excess drinking under the pretense of illness.
A Cincinnati Times-Star note recalls Bishop Burgess of Long Island dining at a press club where waiters mispronounce ranks. The exchange sees Burgess correct his title while the waiter confesses misreadings, praising Burgess as a face card of his profession.
A Victorian style excerpt explains parchment making from animal skins, detailing liming hair removal, stretching, fleshing, whitening, pumice rubbing, and drying. It also includes a humorous dialogue about choosing a husband from three suitors as narrated by Uncle Henry and Annabel.
A humorous letter to a local paper complains of beggars on the railway line. An elderly man with a wooden leg allegedly paced the express from Blankton to Spaceley, disturbing passengers by begging through open windows.
The Portuguese royal son of John I and Philippa, English princess, funded voyages that spurred discovery and inspired Columbus. The passage contrasts fragile friendships with the enduring laws of friendship, morals, and nature as Goethe observed.
Nature turns over a new leaf in the spring but in the fall she paints things red. Diligence above all is the mother of good luck.
Mr. Mark the Baring reflects on modesty in his book Hugsian Ts tays and Stories. A German examiner once questioned his language ability, and after a modest reply he failed him. On a second attempt he declared he spoke German as well as Bismarck and praised his own writing. The examiner awarded full marks.
The article explains that a camel’s stomach has four compartments with water cells that can be opened or closed by strong muscles. When drinking, the camel fills these cells, then seals them. Later the animal releases water from selected cells to drink again, enabling five or six days without drinking while crossing vast deserts.
Holman Hunt recounted a tale of a carpenter who saved The Shadow of the Cross from a major error. While examining the studio the man noted the scene would be ruined if dust and sawdust appeared, saying no one has ever seen clean wood with no dust. The carpenter’s remark amused the artist and kept the painting intact.
The note recalls nautical measures and routes from New York to Liverpool with distances in nautical miles and miles, cites reference points for record estimation, and lists the first lights seen on both coasts. It then pivots to a light joke about Frederick the Great and ends with a few light quips from Live Table Talk and the Louisville Courier Journal.
A fragmented snippet presents a dialogue on quarrels at home with a Shakespearean line about grief and consolation. The rough OCR tone resembles a human interest aside rather than a full report. No clear persons or places are identified.
A Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post tale recalls Mrs. Cleveland amid a pageant of misread names at a White House reception. A guest named Decker believed his name was simple to pronounce but the slips continued with Cracker Baker Sacker Black and other misreadings, prompting a moment of social embarrassment.
The article recounts the early development of friction matches. John Walker introduced crude versions in 1827 and improved them in 1883, while L. Allen in Springfield, Massachusetts, produced the first practical U S friction match in 1836. Allen’s lack of patenting led Alonzo Phillips to secure a patent, relegating Allen to a manufacturer under another’s claim.
In 902 a Venetian custom gathered brides at St Marys Eve with dowries in chests and after mass they wed and blessed by the bishop. Roving sea men seized brides to Triest but the doge pursued and rescued them in the Port of the Damsels. The Marian games continued until 1379. In Constanti nople fire fighting centers on a watchtower alarm and bargaining captains with owners for payment to save property.
A fragmentary excerpt notes Ouida expressing pessimism in Lady Dorothy Nevill's reminiscences from 1887 with a Jubilee epitaph or verse. It contrasts Ouida's mood with a quoted French social anecdote about the Marquis de Blank and sparsely cites selections from poems and essays, including a Penn reference.
A consolidated list of lodge, club, and board meeting times in Lititz and surrounding areas. It covers Lite Lodge No. 28 K of P, Lodge 106 LO Fyr Renee Soregonddy, Morning Star Temple No. 7, Washington Camp No. 6% FP, Stevens Post No. 517 G A R, Jr O U A M, Lititz Borough Council, Lititz School Board, Lititz Hose Company, Warwick School Board, Lititz Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance, Lititz Y M C A, T A, Court Lititz No. 2 F of A, and related venues in Rudy's Hall and city halls.
Bus times list Lancaster Lititz Neffsville and Manheim routes with daily, Saturday and Sunday departures. Key starts include Lancaster at 6 A M and Lititz around 5 45 A M, with multiple half hour intervals and several afternoon cuts. Sunday services begin with Lancaster at 7 A M and Lititz at 8 15 A M, with additional measured departures throughout the day.
We offer a large stock of Company Coal hard medium and soft in all sizes. A wide assortment of lumber. A durable slate variety. Victor Wall Plaster Calcium Plaster and Pewter Sand. Granite roofing and several roofing brands. Ground alum and various salts including rock and table salt. High grade phosphate from Griffith and Boyd.
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