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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record advertises a yearly subscription of $1.50 and notes its post office registration in Lititz Pennsylvania as second class matter under editor and proprietor BK Back.
An article advises that distinctiveness and aggressive advertising make a store memorable. It argues that mere opening fails to attract attention, while visible ads establish name recognition, location, and perceived activity, prompting shoppers to seek out the business and its price range.
A column observes how travelers reveal varying manners on vacation. People seek pleasure on roads and in hotels with social groups, while some insist guests be welcomed. One guest, fond of bridge, avoids playing unless all who wish can join, and if watching, he helps start extra tables to include others.
Miss Anna Grebill leads infant department Sunday program as a pageant titled Summer Christmas features recitations by Robert Buch solos by Gussie Weller and Robert Augsper yer of Akron with piano by M Rebecca Augsperre of Akron An offering supports Mrs H P Beck community news notes attendance at Holiness Camp Meeting at Kricktown Berks County and local travels and camp meetings including Rev L A Werner Rev H F Miller and Miss Esther Herr visits to grandparents and baptisms near Cooper's Mill amid heat wave and swimming in Conestoga Creek with dives from trolley bridge
A fragmented note mentions a group of locals involved in activities or events. The unreadable text limits clarity on names, places, or exact actions, but indicates a gathering or concern about several individuals in the community. Further details are unreadable in the snippet.
Reports detail weekend visits and weekday gatherings among local families. The Ober, Zartman, Gerhart, Weist, and Heisey households, plus Mrs. J W Gerhart and Miss Margaret A Gerhart, are noted attending events in towns including Lexington and Ephrata, with trips to Atlantic City and leisure outings at Thershay Park and nearby areas.
Community notes record John B. Miley and wife visiting Read ing for P. K. Bomberger funeral. Families Attend picnics and trips to Lancaster and Gretna to see airplanes and soldiers horses. Travel included Rayel Graybill returning from California and Isaac Weidman Jr. driving to Huntington. Farm wheat threshing begins locally.
Russell Bechtel of York and Parke Good plus families were entertained Sunday at the Kilmer Good home. Visitors Bernice Ehrhart and Kathryn Zook spent the weekend with Esther Markley in Lexington, returning from a California motor trip. United Brethren Sunday School aid plans an event at Kim Hess Grove in Brunners on July 28 with the Malta Band from Lancaster providing music. John Kandis family and Landis Martin with Suter party drove to Oxford Sunday. Rey Marks and Ene k and Sr. Rey Marks of Moneland enjoyed dinner at Aaron Landis’s home.
The Mt Zion Evangelical Zions Lutheran and Evangelical Congregational churches held a Sunday school picnic at Rocky Springs. A Zion Lutheran church music program Sunday evening featured gospel solos and quartet pieces. Alexander of Mountville taught and Miss Hazel Eckj a niat performed. Numerous visitors from Alliance, Birdsboro, Camden, Pittsburgh and beyond attended church activities and meetings.
Sunday visits and family gatherings dominate the fragmentary notice. Numerous residents from Reading, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Hanover, Penryn and York County are listed with kin and friends visiting relatives, teachers, and hosts. Several names and places recur, painting a mosaic of neighborhood ties and social calls across towns.
Two large family reunions took place in Springs Park on a date in May. The Kulp reunion, the seventh, elected officers including President Charles Bare and Secretary Ivan Rutt, with attendees from Lititz and Mastersonville. The oldest was Mrs. Susan B. Ober, age 77, and the youngest infant J Russell Kulp, 4 months. The program featured prayers, addresses, recitations, and songs and plans to reunite next year on the same date. The second gathering, the Kachel McCreary reunion, met in the north area, tracing lineage to Ulva in the Hebrides, noting emigrants in 1668 and 1755 onward.
A record fragment lists land purchase of 1203 acres from the Penns and notes Swiss origin of the Rachels, with Lancaster Berks and Dauphin counties mentioned for settlers. It details elected officers, program committees, and entertainment for a local Saturday meeting, ending with undecided location for the next gathering.
A fragmentary report describes a newly observed fish in Arizona waters with thick fur like a safeguard against predators. The fish reportedly explodes when removed from water and fur remains intact, offering potential uses in cooling storage and medical lore, though details are scarce and unverified.
An unclear, fragmented passage discusses the value of a good book and the idea that harming a beneficial work is an act against the image of God. The text is garbled and lacks a clear narrative or identifiable figures or events.
A garbled OCR fragment from the Post-Dispatch mentions a lady and a possible flirtatious scene. The text is fragmented with stray phrases about coins in a crock and a late night bed scene, offering no clear event, date, or identifiable names.
The first supervised playground in the United States was established in BR y iD S6 and included a sao leq sand erie.
Fragmentary text discusses sincerity and teen perspectives, with unclear context and missing details. The readable phrases imply reflections on authenticity, unity, and social outlook, but no concrete events, dates, or names are identifiable.
A fragmentary note on how beings perceive life and reality hints at deeper questions of consciousness. The text suggests a contemplation of existence and the limits of observation, raising philosophical curiosities about how beings distinguish themselves from their surroundings.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions packing and pecking books, with unclear names or dates. It shows stray phrases like this will freverit thely bein Bethor the backs, leaving many readable details unrecoverable.
A fragment claims Martin Luther endured numerous whippings in school, suggesting fear of punishment shaped his later religious fervor. It cites Woman's Home Companion on fourteen or fifteen lashings in one forenoon and links early fear to his stance on hell and discipline.
A fragmented report references a person named Deliv born in New Jersey. It notes a city, a concert, and a brief stay with unspecified events and reactions. The text is garbled but hints at a New York setting and contrasting feelings about living in a large city.
An editor's note describes evasive actions and odd phrasing as attempts to edit a draft. The scene hints at confusion and a tense atmosphere in a small newsroom setting. No clear events or individuals are identifiable from the fragmented text.
A garbled banking scene shows a teller lamenting errors in a passbook as a customer complains the account balance did not reconcile. A second speaker reacts with indignation, claiming overdraft confusion and misread figures in the ledger.
Fragmentary text discusses trees, lightning, and risks to various species amid uncertain wording. Mentions increased likelihood of lightning strikes and potential damage to conductors and forest areas.
Ancient Bot ants gardens in Pudua taly are described as the oldest toy rope in local lore, reflecting a historic plant and craft heritage with unclear details and fragmented phrasing.
Readers are reminded that toil keeps spirits bright as ease breeds malaise. The message asserts that daily effort prevents low mood, even when the world seems to pass by and the crowd forgets. It frames labor as a steady antidote to weariness and idleness.
A permanent body named the United States and Mexico International Boundary Commission operates at El Paso Texas. Its duty is to attend to occasional changes in the boundary line caused by shifts in the Rio Grande's course.
A fragmented notice from a small town page hints at winter weather and local routines. The readable bits reference Purley and playful regional phrasing, suggesting a lighthearted column or satirical snippet about daily life.
Good Reputation pays key assets as they open opportunity. The text stresses value of reputation and willingness to invest in positive standing to gain chances and trust from peers and markets. It notes personal branding and sustained conduct as drivers of long term gains.
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