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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
7
Dr. Stejneger of the Smithsonian relates a camping tale where a salamander emerged from hot embers unscathed, prompting the superstition that the reptile is fireproof. He suggests the belief arose from such rare, misunderstood escapes rather than true resilience.
Harper's Weekly reports that two prospective safe breakers gained long term employment at two safemaking plants, learned internal methods, and formed a pair to breach safes nationwide. After discovery the industry tightened controls by vetting workers, separating tasks, and monitoring ex-employees to prevent insider knowledge from being misused.
A description of the modern spoon making process from stock rolling and cross rolling to cutting dies for outlines, blank forming, and final stamping of the sterling and maker’s mark. It notes the switch from incised to raised marks when the latest process is used.
The article notes the royal House of Hohenzollern suffered infant losses in the early 18th century. It cites two princes who died in infancy from a nervous shock after a gun salute and from the burden of a crown placed at baptism. It also touches on coin portraiture and a quip about literature and poverty.
In public schools, a demonstration uses 100 sheets of four by four foot six inch paper with quarter inch grids and black wafers to show one million spots. A hundred sheets make a million spots, filling a 450 foot line or five rows of 90 feet, enough to cover walls of a large room. The Bible’s 3,500,000 letters would, if each letter were a dollar, fund about half a battleship.
A Washington Star anecdote recalls an absentminded lawyer who hailed a taxicab to court and invited the judge to ride along. The judge accepted, but the lawyer rushed inside to file papers and returned to find the judge left paying the fare, a prank that backfired.
During the 1585 siege of Antwerp by the Spaniards, the Dutch built a large fist bottomed warship named Finis Belli plated with iron. The ship, hoped to end the war, ran aground under Spanish batteries and was captured by the Duke of Parma.
In London a large musician with a big viola and flute hailed a hansom to King's Hall. After wedging into the cab the driver demanded payment. The musician showed a shilling saying it was the legal fare for carrying him and his instrument, but questioned what about the flute. A humorous note ends with the driver’s wary remark. A separate anecdote reports a woman buying a watercolor kit with salvia-based brush moisteners. a note to the dealer complains the saliva is missing.
A Baltimore American fragment recalls a man joking about enjoying his wife’s strict temperament. He notes her rigid house rules ban smoking, while a chimney smokes all day, turning a light truism into a comic reversal about domestic discipline.
The text cites Nagget and his wife with quips about marriage, noting that a wife's effort to improve a husband grows with his value. It humorously contrasts a saintly tone in Catholic Standard and Times with a pancake gag from Wow and a cough syrup miscue from Judge.
A passerby asks to speak with the parson but is warned by a servant that he is drafting a sermon on self control. The quip hints at happiness being social, not solitary, and linked to communication and others' existence.
A vintage alert on antique fraudsters active across Europe with Verona Venice Siena and Rome shops. Sir James Yoxall explains how dealers age new wares by boiling ivories baking pictures and aging bronzes with chemicals. He describes techniques to fake old canvases and introduce mold and cracks to fool buyers.
A Pearson’s Weekly piece notes the Bank of England is classed as a tavern in London census due to a 1604 charter grant allowing beer sales. It cites St Paul’s as another holder of a brewing privilege and recalls clerical beer use and child tea shortages in historical times.
The principal center for distributing articulated skeletons for medical study is Paris and ships them worldwide. Prices range from 50 to 300 dollars, reflecting detail rather than the subject's alive condition. Cheaper skeletons show only a basic framework while expensive ones reveal detailed nervous and circulatory systems.
Mrs Oldcastle and the hostess debate art versus taste as they stroll from the picture gallery to the drawing room. The exchange contrasts Botticelli with raspberry jam, captured in a light Chicago Record Herald tone.
In a cartoonish exchange from the Philadelphia Press the speed of a city editor is joked about. The quip notes the editor read twelve stories in under a minute, tied to an elevator breakdown.
A remark on tailoring and fitting attire with a hint of wit from a Baltimore American excerpt. The quip contrasts a tailor’s fitting touch with a playful image of pressing mourning suits with sad irons.
A short aphorism notes that money comes from strangers, advice from friends, and nothing from relatives, as quoted in Lippincott's. The saying emphasizes practical sources of help and cautions about family ties in material terms.
The excerpt questions if the prisoner exceeded ethical bounds in his defense and concludes he simply went to jail. It reflects on the legal boundaries and consequences of his actions.
Herodotus notes many oracles with Delphi and Dodona as premier centers. Worshippers held strong faith. promoters were ordinary people. Oracles offered two sorts of predictions: secret information or vague generalities, with belief sustaining the institutions.
A quotation from the New York Sun describes an odd pastime where tents stand on edge. It notes tents can balance on blotting paper or a smooth polished table when not worn. The playful suggestion invites trying the stunt when other amusements lag.
In a dialogue framed as a humorous economy note, Wifie boasts of economizing by visiting several bakeries and buying a dozen doughnuts from the shop with the smallest holes, while Hubby reacts with approval and a judge offers a punchline.
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