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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
6
A Chicago News account describes gunpowder plant work as deadly and highly superstitious. Men face constant risk, earn high wages, and enforce strict self preservation rules. Visitors face ferocious security. a lone toothpick nearly caused a purge when misread as a spark. Women are strictly barred as bad luck.
A compact fragment contemplates longing and human need for appreciation. It echoes themes of desolation and spiritual yearning, suggesting that true reward comes from heaven and divine mercy rather than earthly praise. The lines reference Lowell and a somber, reflective mood.
A survey of Mummery in Mr A Waite's Book of Ceremonial Magic includes a nine day ritual. It prescribes using seven black beans and the head of a dead man in a hazardous sequence to summon a spirit and test invisibility by tasting beans and viewing one's reflection.
The article notes Eskimo widowers in isolation remarry within six weeks after a spouse dies, even among Moravian mission influences. It contrasts this with civilized notions of a wife’s duties, highlighting the Eskimo wife’s extensive labor in camp, clothing, transport, and child care as central to survival on the ice edge.
A fragmentary mix of anecdotes and quips from old newspapers notes a Turkish fable about doors and true self, then shifts to fashion humor. It references D Orsay the Complete Dandy with pockets full of banknotes, a missing lining excuse, and witty dialogue about love and domestic life. The clippings include brief jokes on marriage and a quip about nature pausing progress.
A tribute to brave umpires like Billy Evans and O Day who endured threats and bottles at Chicago games. The piece highlights Evans and O Day's pivotal calls in crucial games, credits umpires with saving baseball, and recalls Wartime-era bravado from crowds at the stockyards. It emphasizes integrity and steadfastness under pressure by listed officials and moments of harsh confrontation.
A dense list of fraternal organizations and public groups in Lititz including Knights of the Maccabees Lodge 10 A, Knights of Pythias Lodge 253, Order of the Golden Fleece Lodge 1050, Garfield Castle 76 K of C, Morning Star Temple 70 LO, Ladies of the G.A. meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, Washington Camp 553 S.O.A. meets Thursdays, Stevens Post 617 G.A.R. meets 1st and 3rd Saturdays, Triangles Council 197 F.A. M., Lititz Borough Council last Mondays, Lititz School Board first Fridays, Lititz Hose Company first weeks, Warwick School Board last Saturdays, Lititz Agricultural Mutual Insurance first Tuesday, TBT M C A Rooms open daily, CG T A every other Monday at Moravian Chapel, Loyal Temperance Legion every other Saturday, Court Lititz 206 F of A meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays in Rudy's Hall.
A fragmentary newspaper snippet presents humorous garbled lines about a bus and a bill, followed by a misattributed quote about heart and understanding. The text appears as a stray OCR piece with quotation errors and odd phrasing, offering little verifiable news content.
Lancaster Lititz and Manheim trolley times listed with daily start times. Weekends add earlier departures from Lancaster and Lititz on Saturdays. Sunday first cars start around 7 A M from Lancaster and 7:30 A M from Manheim with the same schedule thereafter.
timetable fragment shows weekday and Sunday departure times for routes to Philadelphia Lancaster Columbia Lebanon and LOS with early morning and evening departures. Specific times include 7.69 A M 7.05 P M for Philadelphia and 12 storm? not clear. Restated times indicate morning and evening departures across listed cities.
We are bound to satisfy our custom ers by handling only high grade goods. We continually have a large stock of the following on hand. All sizes of Company Coal Hard Medium and Soft. A large assortment of all kinds of Lumber. A hard vein never fading slate. The best Victor Wall Plaster Calcium Plaster and Pewter Sand. Granite Roofing Period Roofing Monarch Roofing and Mutual Rubber Roofing.
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