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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1929
Page
8
Abram H McMichael seventeen months old and Mary Irene three years old, both children of Harry G and Edna M Harish McMichael of Pequea Township near New Danville, died within days of each other from influenza and influenza with pneumonia. The parents survive.
The Golden Rule class of St. Peter's Lutheran church Neffs ville held a spelling bee Saturday evening at Johns' Five Hall Neffs ville. Four classes competed with three prizes in each class a program was presented and refreshments were served. Hat Pin One of the blessings the present generation is denied making a walnut with a horseshoe oil Louis ville Couries rane
In Holland bicycles are the preferred transport with one bike for each resident, underscoring a culture built around cycling. The text notes bicycles as the dominant vehicle in daily life across the country.
The county allocated funds to charitable institutions totaling 160,000 dollars. Disbursements included County Home and Asylum, Eastern Penitentiary, Home for Friendless Children, County Prison, Huntingdon Reform School, and other facilities. County offices returned excess to the treasury, supporting salaries. Inmates averaged 122 per day with prison repairs and salaries totaling substantial amounts.
The Lititz Olivets posted several wins including 28 to 17 over Shamrock C C of Lebanon, 56 to 25 over St Anthony C C at Rothsville, and 52 to 41 over Battery H in Lebanon in extra five minutes. Tonight Shamrock G C visits Rothsville for a return game, and Friday Lititz hosts Lititz Alumni.
Samuel Wilhelm of Oregon wed Alma I. Landis daughter of Jacob and Mrs Landis in Trinity Lutheran parsonage Ephrata with Rev J W Smith officiating at six Saturday evening. A ring ceremony was held and reception followed at 916 North Lime Street Lancaster hosted by brother and sister in law H S Stegelman. The couple will reside at Talmage.
The Lancaster Automobile Club alerts motorists that through traffic stop sign rules are strictly enforced in Lancaster. Several hundred drivers have each been fined $2 in the past two weeks for failure to stop, and Mayor Frank C. Musser says the fine will rise by $2 for each successive offense.
The Christi ana Fire Company held its annual election with Frederick Schillinger named president and M. D. Keen as vice president. William Murphy became recording secretary while Thaddeus B. Harry is financial secretary and C. F. Mirst treasurer. W. S. Beyer was elected trustee with William Gillespie as fire chief and Ralph Barr as chief engineer.
A garbled column mixes whale breathing, surface behavior after death, a claim about speech loss curing with a hole in one, and a golf club boy praising record keeping. It reads as a miscellany of stray observations and whimsical statements from a periodical page.
A compact meditation traces journeys to knowledge through Paris and beyond. It contrasts the lure of insight with the grim veil of delusion, as the author contemplates truth, perception, and intellectual struggle.
A proverb quoted warns against making a friend too close, suggesting one eye to watch and another to guard. The phrase contrasts friendship with vigilance, implying closeness can invite loss or deceit. It reflects a cautionary tone about trust and loyalty.
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