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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1928
Page
6
Lancaster County probate notice states Samuel F. Habecker named executor for Susan Habecker of Warwick township Brunnerville Pa. Creditors must settle debts and file claims with attorney Jos B. Wissler in Brunnerville Lancaster Co. Pa.
Estate of George S Bowers of Lititz borough has granted Letter Testamentary to Minnie Bowers executrix. All debts should be paid promptly and all claims presented for settlement to Minnie Bowers in Lititz borough.
David Kennison, the reportedly last survivor of the Boston Tea Party, died at 116 and was buried with city ceremony in Chicago. A bronze marker marks his grave at Lincoln Park gateway beside Lincoln, Grant, and Field monuments, honoring a life shaped by Revolutionary bravado and later hardship.
The Kennison grave survived earlier removals and was finally marked by a granite boulder in 1905. Patriotic societies erected the stone, giving the veteran of two wars against Britain and a Boston Tea Party participant a historic prominence in Chicago's lakefront park.
The quote describes true virtue under hardship, praising high temper and steadfastness like a palm tree striving upward under burden. It attributes the sentiment to Sir Philin Sidney and highlights princely countenance in affliction.
England designers create luminous hats for women to prevent accidents on highways. Glowing chemical paints make wearers visible at distance so drivers can spot them in time to avoid collisions.
Fragmentary excerpt cites W Ward the hook surgeon and remarks on modern paper ink and glue as ruins of future civilization. The passage is garbled with unclear context and lacks identifiable events or dates.
A fragmented report notes a long throw misfire by an amateur player. The critique mentions an errant aim and a missed opportunity, with emphasis on a defensive or strategic miscue rather than a heroic effort.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals Farui and Pleesi¢e with references to a cup and expenses, but the source is severely garbled and offers no coherent event or context to summarize.
Fragmentary note describes Indians learning to wear Murv poin feather shoes with a focus on local adaptation. No clear event or person names present.
Fragmentary text mentions umbrellas and golf balls in a satirical tone about American life. No clear people places organizations dates or events are readable.
The American Chemical Society notes vast fields of wild castor oil plants in Mexico with two varieties. Woody plants yield about 80 percent oil, herbaceous types yield less. Locals call the plant hianevilta and mention a cross named umequat similar to lime in flavor but harder. Cold sensitivity hinders Florida production.
An article notes the vast energy contained in wind could power the United States for more than 460 years, suggesting immense potential for harnessing wind power as a major energy source.
A fragmented OCR item notes conflict around a local restaurant and its owner over bait and time related business concerns. Readable phrases mention entertainment and a disputed establishment named in vague terms with no clear dates or outcomes.
A Yankee trader brought the first corkscrews to Palestine. The patented tool bore the end mark Pat. August, 1858. Locals misread the phrase as the corkscrews' name and now cry Pataug when opening a bottle.
A light buoy reported lost off the Canadian coast two years ago has resurfaced in the Firth of Clyde. The buoy, 14 feet high with a gas light in good order, was overhauled at Port Glasgow and will be returned to custody to Cengday.
Mrs. John Mellinger of New Freedom Pennsylvania says in the Hanover Sun that her daughter removed a goitre with Sorbol Quadruple. She notes the treatment is inexpensive, pleasant, and easy to use, made by Sorbol Company in Mechanicsburg Ohio and sold at Lewis N. Moyer's drug store.
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