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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
6
A tale of engineering by George W. Boschke with the Galveston sea wall. After a devastating flood news warned the wall would fail, yet Boschke and the crew maintained faith and the structure stood against a severe storm.
William Gillette told graduates of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts a Booth era anecdote about Hamlet. In a crowded moment a substitute actor, wrapped in a mantle, quickly arrived to poison the king and shouted a line about pouring poison in his ear.
The article blends a quixotic note on a rustic cure from oaks and earthworms with a German voyage anecdote about Coleridge, then shifts to a Vera Cruz rising under Porfirio Diaz. It recounts a telegram misread as a prompt order, leading to nine executions, illustrating conflicting interpretations of action in history.
A humor filled exchange about heartbeats and courtship ends with a witty remark from Yonkers States. The dialogue contrasts a young man and a sweet young woman over daily heartbeats and propositions reflecting light modern dating humor.
Stewart Edward White recounts an encounter in Nijrobi where an English hunter describes a hunt ending with a rhinoceros charging and mauling him. He recalls a nearby lion chorus, carrion birds circling within ten feet, wind from their wings, and a grievous, grewsome scene before collapsing miles from camp.
A London Spectator tale recalls a Turkish sergeant who, while a British officer fired at a sea dolphin, proved unbothered by danger. The sergeant, Yussuf, joined ashore, dressed, smiling, and explained that the near-miss held little concern. The incident highlights calm, death-avoidant mood of Turkish troops amid a playful misfire.
A playful exchange frames a romance as a young doctor tells a girl his pulse does not accelerate, prompting a question about real affection. The Washington Herald quotes a witty line while Goethe counters that age does not corrupt or refine true childlike nature.
Gas meters depend on sheep skins for diaphragms and bellows. Each year New York City uses about 40,000 skins costing around 40,000 dollars, with nearly 399,000 sheep needed nationwide. Skins are inspected in a dark closet to detect bramble damage and prior rough handling before acceptance.
A 16th century legal view records that English law allowed no middle name for commoners and punished name extensions with whipping, amputation, or hanging. The piece cites a notorious case of a man insisting on six names, who endured multiple punishments before execution.
A frugal couple marries on S80 a week and, facing cramped living, devise an improvised elevator via a dumb waiter for their baby. The tale highlights ingenuity born of poverty and daily fatigue in a tenement setting, as recounted by the New York Post.
A man whispers to a woman that she can have anything on the brief fare as they are seated in a fancy restaurant. She replies that she would rather have the reading done later, requesting to hear it after.
The Boston Transcript quotes a scene on masquerade attire and identity, praising the proper conduct while a wry line about greatness and bluffing echoes a Philadelphia Bulletin remark. The exchange highlights social performance and perception across papers.
A listing of Friday July 4 Independence Day events through September 6 including Lititz Springs picnics at Lititz Springs and various church S S picnics. Many other picnics and reunions planned in Lititz area with St Paul Lutheran and Union S S groups and regional church events.
Passenger bus timetable lists daily departures from Lancaster and Lititz with multiple morning, afternoon, and evening times. Saturday and Sunday variations note half hour intervals and special end times, including references to Manheim and Easter schedules.
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