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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
3
Wyndham Martyn narrates a fragmentary scene where Sutton and Grant tensions rise as weather delays and fear loom. Trent notes the looming revelation and deals with Grant at Deal Beach, while characters discuss ultimate caprice and the shrinking patience of their circle.
Payson Grant faces ordeal at a remote forest camp as a strange intruder threats and a plan for confrontation set off a night of fear. Sutton, a harsh figure from Grant’s past, confronts him with a confession demand and danger grows until a fatal shooting alters all.
The text notes that when considering elephants at the circus or zoo, observers see an Indian animal, yet hunters claim the African elephant is more handsome and formidable. Only about three have been taken from Africa, and they are nearly untamable unlike the Indian elephant which can be trapped and tamed.
The Fall River Herald-News quotes a playful arithmetic riddle about half of twelve, noting children answer six, while a student claims seven using Roman numerals. The piece highlights missteps and invites reader reflection on simple math visuals.
A Mexican school tradition awards a pupil four cigars for a flawless recitation and the student may smoke them on the spot. When the class performs well, teachers hand out cigarettes and the pupils light up, filling the school with fragrant smoke as the lesson continues.
A garbled note discusses a slang term Hang Phrase linked to a large salamander called the hellbender found in streams feeding the Great Lakes. It describes the creature as ugly yet harmless, extremely tenacious and hibernating in cold weather.
A 1912 house action created experimental parcel post service with an appropriation for fee and equipment funding. The measure aimed to start postal experiments and outline the needed facilities and procedures for the new service.
A collection of business notices lists Huebener and Habecker offering real estate and legal services in Lititz, Hershey and Gibbel conveyancers, and scriveners with wills mortgages and decedent settlements. Also advertised are hauling services, a notary public, a Lincoln Avenue firm, and M. Ada Schnerer insurance. Wingert and Haas promote spring hats at Lancaster store with John A. Haas as proprietor.
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