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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
6
A noted animal trainer recalls a dining scene in a Palm Beach hotel where a young beauty, her dowager mother, and fiancé watched a waiter spill a full ginger bowl on her head. She calmly laughed and thanked fate, saying she was thankful it wasn’t coffee or soup, a moment the trainer calls the coolest act of self possession he ever saw.
The trunk of the elephant is described as a miraculous organ combining respiration and feeding. At nearly eight feet long it is sensitive and strong enough to uproot trees, lift heavy loads, and shower water into the mouth or over the body. Its length substitutes a long neck, supporting the large head and tusks with robust facial bones and a thick neck.
A Douglas man joins the Massachusetts legislature in old style farmer frock provoking a Boston quip about smarter men lacking clothes fit for the state house. The piece cites a Boston Herald anecdote about dignity and attire.
A Scotch schoolmaster found on the classroom board the phrase Our teacher is a donkey and added the word driver. He opened the school as usual, prompting pupils to expect a cyclone but witnessing a calm, philosophic approach.
A lawyer presses a frightened witness during cross examination, asking if fear governs him as the witness stammers. The exchange is noted for its sharp record-keeping moment in the ongoing trial.
Brown University reminiscence recalls Dr James B Angell recounting a class joke about moral philosophy. Heman Lincoln Wayland quips two contradictory passages from the same author in one book, provoking laughter and a witty解 explanation from the father.
Retumning-Special Train will leave Jersey City at 6 20 P M on arrival of steamer from Up Hudson for Magonss Ace Lancaster about 12 30 midnight Tickets good only on date of Excursion on above special train to each direction Child between five and twelve years of age half fare.
Ancient Rome saw a curious gambling trade where speculators bought houses as fires started. They bid on salvage, sometimes even starting fires to gain profit, with Crassus amassing hundreds of workers and becoming Rome’s largest property owner. The piece also notes John Hunter, famed surgeon, and ends with Scottish rivalry between Glasgow and Edinburgh, highlighting opinions on Princes Street.
A Bengal grosbeak builds a house shaped nest along a stream. It selects a long lithe lid as support with the entrance below. Snakes repeatedly attempt to enter but always slip into the water, unable to reach the nest.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip recalls a visitor’s remark after four weeks in the city. He notes that nobody wears Sunday attire on Sunday, highlighting a simple urban habit observed by the outsider. The line captures small cultural contrasts in daily life.
A fragment from the London Sketch notes a visiting chaplain and his brother debating life’s trials versus verdicts. The taunting line “Oh, dry up” underscores a sharp exchange about painful judgments beyond personal struggles.
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