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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
7
A 19th century列 column notes a census at a girls seminary asking about swearing and smoking. It cites various states curbing or prosecuting swearing and reports many girls admitting to swearing and drinking. The piece questions why women imitate men in improper behavior.
The stereoscope enhanced WWI reconnaissance by providing height from two 16 photograph airplane shots. Photographers spaced views 100 yards apart, aligning two images on cardboard for stereoscopic viewing. Early images distorted scale until trained officers interpreted the eccentricities to yield true pictures and actionable data.
The Czech people gain national independence and a plan by the British Bible Society to print Czech Bibles for 50 cents each. Historically, Czech printing faced bans under Austrian rule, with later limited army circulation but home prohibitions enduring.
The article compares per capita meat intake in 1918 across nations. It notes mutton shares of total meat in Britain about 22 percent France 11 Canada 7 and the United States about 3.46 percent. It cites U S dressed meat average 160 pounds per person and highlights cattle and hogs as main sources.
A British invention offers relief for merchants at sea. A nearly circular gas bag with a central floor of heavy fabric can inflate into a raft if the airship deflates. The bag comprises multiple inflatable sections fed by separate air ducts and is moved by simple oar locks and a pair of oars for propulsion.
Gelatine Travers reacts to a $50 loss from a prize fight and learns of impending financial strain. Mrs. Travers cuts out newspaper pages at breakfast to plan purchases at two stores where they hold accounts, prompting a pause in household chores as she hurries to downtown for errands.
Brig. Gen. Benjamin Alvord recalls lax discipline in Allied air camps during his AEF tour. He reports saluting so rare among enlisted men that officers were ignored and only a few captains or majors saluted. A private’s cigar provoked a sharp rebuke about proper military protocol.
A dialogue in the Kansas City Star features Mr. Fuller Gio planning a hazardous cave crawl while a companion misreads the note as a perilous cavern expedition. The real aim is weighing purchasing stamps and mailing a parcel-post package in the local post office.
In New York a secretary from the Automobile Club of America recalls a crowd scene where an old lady assumes an automobile struck a man. A policeman corrects her, saying it was a keg or perhaps a keg and a half of beer that caused the harm.
The article argues that ripe bananas are highly digestible and valuable for nutrition. It notes their high fruit sugar, lower non assimilable starch, and compares digestion times to other foods. It warns against eating unripe or raw bananas with dark skins.
The article notes that bananas can cause indigestion if eaten after a heavy meal especially by children. It suggests planning nutritious banana based dishes despite price increases from 18 20 cents to 40 50 cents a dozen.
West Chester's Coon Club ends winter with a weak raccoon haul and a short, unsatisfactory season due to poor weather. Members cite aging dogs and few climbers, with no major hunts or outings to speak of. The Record offers local home news at $1.50 a year.
Manheim Borough votes to buy a $12,000 LaFrance four cylinder fire engine with 55 horsepower and 750 gallons per minute capacity. The purchase, approved at a special session, follows a $10,000 loan last year as part of a broader department improvement program.
The federal fair price commissioner for Pennsylvania Frank B McClain will punish profiteers starting in Lancaster. He plans to form a Lancaster County fair price committee after consulting local business men. The committee will probe prices of home foods and clothing with exemptions for farmers and producers under the Lever food act.
A lock of Edgar Allan Poe hair sold for 3350 dollars at a benefit auction for blinded Italian soldiers. The donor Almerindo Portfolio, an Italian NY merchant, gave the token to the Edgar Allan Poe Historical Society. It will join the Poe cottage collection in the Bronx.
Whisky valued at 10000 dollars stolen from the McHenry distillery in Benton Columbia county. The eight year old stock was taken from twelve barrels of 45 gallons each, rolled through four inches of snow to waiting trucks with tracks visible. No suspects yet.
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