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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
6
A conversation about name sakes reveals pride and embarrassment over a town sign named Howard’s Corner. One man recalls earning a nickname from a buggy accident that marred a courting trip, while another notes how locals admired his namesake but his own memory carries a bittersweet tale of the signboard’s origin.
A London Hospital note catalogs magical and medicinal Roman remedies for toothache. Suggestions include using dog head ash with cyprus oil in the ear, a water snake vertebra to scarify gum, a lizard bone when full moon, or a dried chicken bone. It also mentions lemon oil with mallow bugs for ear itching and consuming two rats a month as prevention.
The excerpt contrasts pessimistic and optimistic views in a war reminiscence from Murfreesboro where wounded soldiers recall near misses. It also cites Tennyson and George Hakewell on six generations, noting a century old idea of endless lineage through female descendants and a centenarian’s kin.
A note recalls Keeler's burial at Allegheny after his death as head of Lick Observatory. Brashear sealed his ashes in a hollow in the supporting pillar of the thirty inch reflector, creating Keeler's memorial.
A prisoner pleads for time to think over his case. the magistrate grants six months of deliberation, as reported by the Philadelphia Record. The exchange underscores a rare leniency and the formal tone of court procedure in historical coverage.
In a Chicago News item a steward explains steerage passengers bolt their food to keep it down. The remark suggests a practical habit aboard ships to prevent discomfort or illness during meals.
A collection of stories including Andrew Jackson advising James Buchanan on presentable conduct after a white house meeting, Napoleon's tribute to Frederick the Great, and Henrik Ibsen's wife provoking a reaction over a “doctor” line from his play.
A Cleveland style humor fragment features a congenial boarder claiming odor of cloves signals a toothache, with wordplay on synonyms for thin and a quip about pickles. The piece then drifts through brief exchanges and quotes highlighting irony and wit in a living-room setting. The collection closes with a line from Don Piatt: life is a campaign with defeats and victories.
A Chicago Record-Herald note by Lawrence Hodges describes a mind based method to stop nosebleeds. By imagining rapid running up stairs and heavy baggage, blood flow shifts away from the head to the legs, halting bleeding. The piece cites experiments showing the effect and notes similar mind driven bodily responses such as salivation when lemon is imagined.
An excerpt recounts explorers describing Blackfoot and Alaska native crafts such as buffalo tongue brushes and walrus whisker toothpicks. The piece notes commerce with Chinese diners and mentions dwindling buffalo herds and old plains availability.
In Princess von Racowit's Autobiography the young Empress Eugenie enthralls a dancer with a flawless figure in a white pearls embroidered dress and a noble head. Her auburn hair shines under a royal diadem as she smiles in a mellifluous voice. The scene notes admiration and grace during a royalQuadrille with the Russian consul.
The torpedo fish or Torpedo electricus is the Nile’s electric catfish. It delivers a shock comparable to a Leyden jar, used to stun prey and deter enemies. The electric discharge can travel via metal, and a holder of an iron spear or knife may receive a shock if the fish contacts the weapon.
A London Mail quip pins truth on two disputing elders while the village post master mockingly doubts honesty. A Detroit Tree Press joke contrasts a mother’s pleased denial of age with her daughter’s expression, underscoring humorous social vanity.
A brief quirky note about patriotism and poker motives. The piece cites a Philadelphia Record quip about chips and blue, red. It contrasts distinction as a side effect of a great mind, attributed to Washington Allston.
A compiled list of local organizations in Lititz with meeting times and places. Highlights include K of M. at Rudy's Hall on Saturdays at 7 80 P.M. K of P Lodge No. 23 meets weekly in Rudy's Hall, and Garfield Castle No. 78 K. G. 2 meets Tuesday in Hady's Hall at 7. Jeter Star Temple No. 7 meets monthly, and numerous other societies such as Ladies E., R. O. at A., A. Rothsville, and Lititz Borough Council with monthly sessions. Various school boards, fire company meetings, and M. C. A. rooms are listed with their schedules.
Schedules show departures from Lancaster Lititz and Manheim from 5 A M to 11 P M with varied intervals. Weekend times add half hour increments and special later runs. Sunday starts differ by city, with first car leaving Lancaster at 7 A M and Manheim around 7 39 A M.
June 4 timetable shows weekday trains from Leyte to Reading and Philadelphia at 7.58 AM 1.08 PM and 7.03 PM plus Sunday 7.38 AM and 7.03 PM. Trains to Lancaster and Columbia run weekday 8:19 AM 12:06 PM and 7.03 PM with Sunday 8:59 AM and 7.03 PM. Lebanon service runs weekdays 7.03 PM and Sunday 3.99 AM and 7.8 AM.
The firm pledges satisfaction to customers by offering a large stock of quality goods including coal in all sizes, lumber, slate, wall plaster, calcium plaster, pewter sand, and a range of roofing materials. It also lists salts, alum, and phosphate from Griffith and Boyd as available items.
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