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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1928
Page
2
Fragmentary text references the earliest clans involved in maple production during poleolais wars in Loamnia. It notes government support boosting the industry, a decline later, and mentions explorers in the Ent Qigns antiple Leon and a discovery related to Sap.
In Manheim the four church groups Lutheran Reformed United Brethren and United Evangelical host a visiting evangelist as a cold spell ends in heated tents. The town buzzes with talk as capacity crowds attend and remark that the last such campaign was 24 years ago.
Lancaster County Fair Association will rejoin the county fair circuit this fall after a one year interval. Secretary Jacob F. Seldomridge said stockholders voted to resume agricultural expositions. Dates have not been selected.
Mrs. Jacob P. Herr, a well known quilter near Manheim, has quilted twenty five quilts since January 25, 1927, with three needing patching, while also tending home duties and raising many chickens. She has also made two comforts.
Charles Stohler of Akron was arrested by Constable M G Sweigart on a warrant from Lancaster Alderman John F Burkhart for failing to pay for an automobile. He is held in bail for a hearing. Prosecutor M. BR Shhreiner of Lititz led the case.
A New York Times piece surveys the global journey of crops from South America to Europe and beyond. It details the potato’s routes, notes on cabbage varieties, and traces the domestication and spread of carrots, lettuce, spinach, peas, and tomatoes through ancient and medieval eras, highlighting prominent botanists like Kenneth R. Boynton and the role of cultivation in shaping cuisines.
Coon hunting remains popular in the county with many hunters noting a thinner season. Last year many animals were killed, leaving fewer coons this year. Jacob Fritz, last year’s coon champion, hunted less this season while Joseph Rineer of Quarryville caught two coons in two nights. A number of possums were also killed as hides fetch good food prices.
In choosing a burial place the Chinese exercise the greatest cure as it is believed that the selection influences the happiness and prosperity of the surviving relatives.
The article states that Schuylkill Colleges of Reading and Albright College of Myerstown Lebanon County will consolidate in 1928, likely midsummer. It adds that Albright College buildings at Myerstown will be converted into an orphanage by the Evangelicals.
City hall statistics show Dr. John Walter in four years as mayor has imposed fines totaling 23,294 dollars and 32 cents from 2,923 arrests. He is nicknamed the Fining Mayor for his strict motorist enforcement.
William Richardson of Tyrone, a Carlisle Barracks soldier, lay nine days in a Cumberland County home farm barn near Carlisle without food or water. He was found when farmhands heard faint cries, sent to Carlisle post hospital, where his feet were frozen and he was severely weakened. He is expected to recover and was discharged December 20.
Lancaster County Commissioners kept the tax rate at three mills after reviewing Ralph Eby’s budget. The yearly plan calls for 229000 to roads with 195000 for new work and 75000 for bridges of which 5000 is for new work. Court House alterations total about 175000. Treasury sits at 464608 with expected revenue lifting total income to 1018603.
The Garden Spot Motor Tour led by G H H Shreiner of Lancaster departs Monday with 17 passengers for Florida and Cuba and returns February 9. A second 32 day trip with four days in Cuba is booked, leaving Lancaster February 14.
Theodore Zerbe, at his Bowmansville home, slaughtered 11 hogs with weights from 550 to 790 pounds. The slaughtering took five hours, setting a local record for speed and yield.
Raymond Wolfskill and Ralph Kinzer of Denver return from a hunting trip in Virginia with 98 rabbits shot in two and a half days spreading the catch across their party.
Mysterious construction on the old imperial riding academy site in Moscow defies explanation. Engineers and architects fail to determine how the structure without conventional braces sustains its form, continuing to intrigue scholars and stymie standard methods of analysis.
An English scientist reportedly developed a method to fetch eggs older than three months. If proven successful, the plan could boost egg supplies for omelettes and related dishes.
In southern Serbia a long standing custom sees women trim their hair with sheen shears into a childish bob. This practice dates back centuries and reflects regional hair styling norms among mountain communities.
A dialogue snippet presents a humorous exchange about speech impediments and personal quirks. Mr Biggs admits stammering as his peculiarity while another asks about tea stirring with a tight hand revealing distinct traits. The interaction conveys character quirks in a light conversational tone.
A peculiar dialogue centers on a young woman waitress and a customer who approves a killing. The customer argues the fish might have forgotten to swim after ashore and would drown if released back to sea, implying justification for the act.
A speaker urges focus on the view itself rather than the surrounding vistas and challenges. The remark implies better personal progress if attention shifts from dares to the scenery. The exchange hints at a broader theme of perception and self-improvement.
An interviewer asks a woman about the source of her remarkable ability to train and control instincts. She attributes it to inheritance from her mother, a strongminded woman, noting her father was a regular bear who needed subduing daily.
In a clipped country yarn, Og Oaken recalls Huck Shodder at Webrifuge splitting a mess of stove wood when an ax struck the head along a clothesline. A passerby questions the work and whether Huck’s wife is left.
A portly woman crowding a street car repeatedly treads on a man’s toes. He grows angry and offers his seat. She thanks him but he replies it isn’t kindness, it’s self defense, reflecting a sharp, wry Capper’s Weekly tone.
A terse report notes that a woman previously married has remarried, with witnesses repeating uncertainty about her past unions. The exchange hints at a formal acknowledgment of prior marriage and new nuptials without detailed context.
A fragmented OCR item references a man who sent flowers to a woman, with garbled lines suggesting a past romance and an implication of danger or death. The readable text hints at a prior courtship and a stern warning about consequences.
A narrator recalls Barbara Stern reacting to a doctor promising a measles cure in a week. Her quip, Dont make me any rash pronges, showcases unintended humor from a childhood moment. The piece reflects on humor found in imperfect memories.
A playful exchange centers on a man and a talking imitative pet. The poodle left in his care mimics Mrs Peektom's behavior and resists the idea of a man making himself comfortable with a cigar and a newspaper, hinting at household quirks and humorous dynamics.
Traveling toward New York by car near the Virginia North Carolina line, Amin asks if he has crossed. A megro girl by the roadside answers in a regional accent, correcting that the area is Lucy rather than Virginia.
A farmer and a plowman meet on a dark Scottish road. The plowman carries a lamp and jokes about courting his lass. The farmer quips he would not take a lamp in courting, and the plowman replies he thought so when he first saw the farmer's wife.
A quoted exchange contrasts a mechanic who values dignity in labor with a manager who guards speech and enforces long hours. The man in authority defends his fourteen hour day as representing labor's dignity while the worker champions working openly in shirt sleeves and honest, unrestrained effort.
A fragmented text segment blends garbled dialogue and stray phrases about golf and poetry. The piece lacks coherent narrative or identifiable events, though it hints at inner reflection and linguistic play.
The fragmentary OCR text records a quirky exchange involving The Early Bird, a friend Digus or Welk, and a line about catching a streetcar home for breakfast. A separate overheard dialogue shows Betty asking why fireflies glow and Arthur, seven, answering they eat raw food to work it.
Dialogue style excerpt shows a playful exchange between spouses about hosting friends and not hosting friends. The line emphasizes the humor of social gatherings and household space as a source of choice. It reflects light domestic banter likely from a humorous column or anecdote.
In a playful exchange a young woman, Miss Cayenne, responds to a bold question about marrying a tile. She agrees in principle yet notes previous chances were spoiled by an unwanted suitor. The remark hints at social flirtation and light gossip from a formative society page.
Gloria responds that if it were the kind of moment she would not have time to say anything and questions when such an instance would occur.
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