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Lititz Record in Lititz, Pennsylvania

10 Jan 1924

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Lititz Record

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Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1924

Page

6

Deaths Across Towns Mark Past Year in Lancaster Area

A compiled list records numerous deaths across Lancaster and surrounding towns from the past year. Names include Mrs. John Boyer near Histon ville and Merrill Eugene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Myers, with ages ranging from 2 to 91 years. Multiple churches and cemeteries such as Lititz, Ephrata, Manheim, Rothsville, Akron, and Lititz Moravian host memorial notices.

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John Boyer Histonville Penryn Lutheran Milton Jacobs East Petersburg Hast Petersburg Mennonite Merrill Eugene Eugene Myers Martieville John H. Wike Lititz United Evangelical Martin L#iey Ephrata Reamstown Abram M. Summy Kissél Hill Minerva Titus Ella Shoemaker St. John’s Lutheran Brickerville Isaiah Buch Warwick Township Rothsville Lutheran Milton Hornberger Brumnerville A. B Elmer E. Evans Moravian Augustus Nies Hallville Middle Creek Carpenter Zwally Akron Akron Lutheran George Frederick Sammet Millport Barbara Ann Weir Columbia Lititz Evangelical David G. Musser Clay Township Dammer Creek Peter F. Brunner Lancaster Susanna K. Gottshall Mennonite Daniel W. Erb United Zion Home Erb Elizabeth Eby Rohrer John F. Kurtz Ephorata Shenk Gibble Mohler Susanna B. Gockley Lancaster Junction Mellinger Sarah Reinhold Swamp Church Cemetery Jesse L. Mumma Brownstown Mary Ann Metzler Owl Till Hammer Creek Matilda Bear Rothsville Lutherans Amos G Rudy John Brenner Kissel Hill James Shoemaker Lib’s Rudy B. Zell Cyrus R. Gibble Brunnerville Jacob Palm Clay Brickerville Lutheran Blanche H. Hitnier Lexington Jerome Sheaffer Manheim Longenecker Home Cemetery Mary Jane Miksch Sophia Stoner Machpelah John M. Gable United Zion Rothsville Emanuel Fry Elsie Strohm Caroline Hoover Wolf Ebenezer Evangelical Jacob Fisher Susanna Witmyer Penryn Gibbel Cemetery John G. Stehman Ephraia Lincoln Cemetery Louisa Buch Monroe A. Bingaman Weidmanville Ephraim Herr Thomas J. Stewart Trenton N. J Rufus Dennis Jerome M. Miller Brethren Jonas L. Springer Reformed
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Size of the Human Body Debate in 19th Century Journal

The article reports varying estimates for the body's surface area with no fixed standard due to individual differences. It notes a man of six feet six inches with a skin area around 16 square feet and mentions men and women of different sizes, highlighting the wide range of measurements discussed in the period.

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Quig State Journal
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Bell Telephone First Aid Contest Impresses League Delegation

A Bell Telephone Company event in Philadelphia hosted a First Aid Contest for a League of Nations delegation from Europe and South America touring the United States. Visitors inspected facilities and observed teams reading theoretical medical problems before deciding the winner.

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League OF Nations International Congress of Sanitation Bell Telephone Company Bell Parkway Philadelphia United States Ccafeteria Bell Company Bell Tr Mi Taylor Ling
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Submarine Cable Links Pennsylvania and New Jersey

A Bell Telephone Company project laid a new 1800 wire submarine cable across the Delaware River from Camden to Philadelphia to avoid dredging danger. The cable was fed from a boat in a figure eight and placed on the river bed, connecting Pennsylvania and New Jersey for telephonic service.

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New Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware River Bell Telephone Company Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad Camden Chestnut Street Amden
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United States Leads World in Telephones

United States holds 63 percent of global telephones per Bell Telephone Quarterly, with Europe at 25 percent and other nations at 12 percent. France faces criticism over its government run system, though constructive proposals were approved. The U S leads in telephone density, about four times Germany, six times Britain, and ten times France relative to population.

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Bell Telphone United States France Wnitac Germany Great Britain
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Low Rate Service Cuts Outgoing Telephone Bills

A dated notice explains low rate station-to-station calls where callers ask for a number without naming a specific person. It notes faster connections and lower rates than person-to-person service, with business and social out-of-town calls using this option. It cites Bell Telephone in Pennsylvania employing 24,000, including 12,500 women operators and supervisors.

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Pennsylvania Bell Telephone Company
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Private telephone firms share world market at a glance

In the United States there are 1 S7h188 private telephone companies, representing about 64 percent of the total number of companies worldwide. This figure highlights the dominant position of U.S. private telecom providers in the global landscape.

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United States
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Selecting Varieties to Start New Chicken Flock

In selecting varieties to start a new flock fancy breeds are often avoided by small keepers. It is best to keep a mixed flock with one full blooded cock, and study their habits. Geese can be raised profitably in small flocks with simple housing and water access. The Coulouse and Embden are the most popular geese in the country, with the Coulouse being the larger breed.

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Noes
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Local motorist reports children planning to lasso alligators

A motorist stopped before the Lazzenberry home to recount meeting many children in the road. They carried ropes and wires and claimed they would lasso alligators, prompting Lep Lazzenberry of Fiddle Creek to remark on the supposed “clever” youngsters and question the existence of nearby alligators. The playful exchange features local color and humorous bravado.

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Lazzenberry Lep Lazzenberry Fiddle Creek
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Just the Other Way Congress Visit Inspires A Boy

A boy visiting Washington with his father watched the chaplain begin each session with a prayer. He asked why the minister comes in every day. The father explained that the minister reviews Congress and then prays for the country.

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Washington Congress Senate House Papa
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Liberty vs. Vaccination Sparks Controversy

A local discussion centers on personal liberty and the conflict with public health measures. Citizens debate whether individual choice should override vaccination for diseases like smallpox typhoid and diphtheria amid sensed sensibility and judgment.

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Caroline Henrietta Seaber Moravian Tome America Toledo Tr. O. B F.B. Burkholder Lititz, Pa Elmer H. Rock Clay Lititz Springs Nat'l Bank
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