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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
7
A magazine-style piece argues the fur trade nets farmers 70 million dollars annually and shields vermin control profits from steel traps. It questions farmers’ role in animal suffering and forecasts farmer opposition to anti steel trap laws. Portland cement stucco is praised as a versatile home exterior material suited to varied architectural styles.
The 17th annual Stauffer reunion of Christian Stauffer descendants, gathered at the Springs with nearly 400 attendees from Lancaster, Dauphin, Chester, York and Franklin counties. Officers elected included E. J. Hartman as president and J. A. Stauffer as vice president, with plans to meet next year in Lititz. Also printed is an educational note on water-walking insects and related observations by Frank E. Lutz.
A painter Jonas Lie recalls an old fisherman who fishes all day with unbroken patience. The man asks how the artist can endure painting and watching the sea. The tale contrasts differing standards and the quiet joy found in persistence.
The Boston Herald notes Harvard College library receives A Book for Boys and Girls by Jonn Bunyan, published by Nathaniel Wooder at St Peacock in the Paultres, London. Miss Milter, former owner, bought it from a peddler for six cents, later selling it at auction in London for $10,000 amid a strong market for rare exchanges.
A Hampshire school inspector, after collecting sums, asks for silence and allows the class to describe a cricket match. A student delivers a nearly incomprehensible essay, with the judge remarking on the writing and the match description failing to meet expectations. The report notes the essay's awkward content and the poor pronunciation of the writer.
The Nahant town seal depicts a white man purchasing the peninsula from an Indian sagamore for clothes or breeches. Despite denial by Lyon and an 80 year contest, Lenn won and the seal remains based on that rejected transaction.
Snaggstes speaks of a super-boss described as magnate and leader who directs 50,000 jobs. His slightest word shakes moneyed markets and even the U S treasury trembles. Harkness wonders if he phones a bank president. Bracktan Enterprise notes he rings his wife to stay downtown for dinner.
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