Lititz Record details publishers and mail info
The Lititz Record lists editors and publishers E. D. Fulweiler and J. BR. Johnson. It notes the paper is entered at Lititz, Pennsylvania, Post Office as second class matter and provides address for communications at 8 South Broad Street. Subscription is stated as $1.50 a year.
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THE
Record Printing CO
E. D. Fulweiler
J. BR. Johnson Editors and Publishers
Lititz, Pa
South Broad Street
Bread and Wheat Prices Under Senate Investigation
The U S Senate probes why bread prices stay high despite wheat declines. Senator Capper notes farmers earn only one cent per wheat loaf, prompting a subcommittee on agriculture to trace the missing balance.
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U. S. Senate
Sen. Capper
Subcommittee On Agriculture
Roadside Aesthetics urged by state official in Harrisburg
Deputy Secretary Keller of the Department of Forests and Waters urged better care of Pennsylvania road sides in Harrisburg. He recalled fighting unsightly bill boards and warned against snipe signs and novelty stands resembling barrels cones and layer cakes. He urged enactment of the Talbot bill to curb nuisances and noted oil firms shifting to more attractive stations.
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Keller
Department of Forests and Waters
Harrisburg
Department of Highways
Pennsylvania
Indian Tribe Where Women Rule the Roost
Grace Robinson notes in Liberty Magazine that among the Tecuantepec Zapotec on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec women dominate markets and spiritual life while men handle children and errands. She praises tall regal women carrying bundles on their heads, portrays men as weaker, and cites patterns where women lead civil duties.
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Tehuantepec
Mexico
Grace Robinson
Liberty Magazine
Lofty Duties of a Hospitality Critic
A New York hotel employs a professional hospitality critic who must live as a guest for at least a year. He sleeps eats dances and is pampered at the hotel's expense while reporting on the guest experience to evaluate hotel services. The role blends travel leisure and journalism in exchange for payment.
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New York
Mna
New York Sun
Street Scene Comes to Fulton Theatre Monday
Barbara Willison leads the cast in Street Scene at the Fulton Opera House Lancaster Monday evening after a five week run at Forrest Theatre Philadelphia. The Pulitzer Prize winning drama features 50 characters in a 24 hour cross section of American city life with humor and heartbreak.
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Barbara Willison
Fulton Opera House
Lancaster
Fulton Theatre
Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia
New York
Mrs. Jones
Early Alarm Clocks From Ancient Devices to Modern Timing
Modern Mechanics Magazine traces timekeeping alarms from water clocks and sundials to early gunpowder based devices. It notes Greeks used water clocks, Aztecs the calendar stone, Saxons the handle clock, and others the hour glass and sundial.
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Mechanics Magazine
England
Color blindness overview and heredity notes
Color blindness usually affects both eyes with normal eye function otherwise and is often hereditary. Complete color blindness is mainly seen in acquired cases from optic nerve atrophy. congenital color blindness has been reported. It cannot be corrected as it is permanent. Red green confusion is typical. other colors appear normal in ordinary color blindness.
Telephone Cities and Local Central Exchanges in Use
The article explains how telephone systems divide cities into sections or telephone cities each with a central office and a name such as Columbia or Potomac. Local calls stay within the city and connect at the local central, while long distance calls go through trunk lines to a central in the destination city before reaching the subscriber.
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Columbia
Potomac
Central
Tourist Baldwin Disturbed by Sunlit Movie Row
Mr. Dr HW Baldwin from Vunxsutiawney visited downtown Pittsburgh and endured glare from a sunlit rear row where a fat lady enjoyed the film and a busky apple. He handed a pile of papers to Lacy and asked her to rattle them next bite, hoping to avoid a fuss. A dirty took the back of his neck.
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HW. Baldwin
Pittsburgh Post-Gazelie
Authorities Differ on Soldier's Mercy Appeal
The article surveys theories on the origin of the military phrase give quarter. It discusses De Brieux's 1672 claim that a quarter of wages was paid for mercy, the camp quarter origin, and a view linking quarter to friendship and peace.
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de Brieux
Pathfinder Magazine
Single Copies Scorned by This Book Borrower
Publishers rely on libraries for sales while Denmark loosens terms. The duke of Somerset, Lord Protector in Edward VI’s reign, borrowed the entire London Guildhall library, loading books onto carts and taking them away without returning any. A manuscript from the collection, found three years ago, is the sole survivor.
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Denmark
Duke of Somerset
Edward VI
London Guildhall
London Mail
Eggs in Mortar Helped North Water Bridge Stand
An Edinburgh Journal note recounts that the North Esk upper bridge at Montrose, built circa 1780, incorporated eggs into its mortar. Eggs cost about one penny per dozen then, and villagers from Fettercairn and nearby areas supplied hundreds of dozens to mix into the mortar to boost strength and durability of the bridge.
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Edinburgh Journal
Upper North Water
North Esk
Montrose
Fettercairn
Centers of Population Concept in Pathfinder Magazine
The center of population is the balancing point of people on a plane, representing the center of gravity of a district or nation. Imagining the United States as a weightless plane, the balance point would be where the population evenly weights the surface, akin to a single airport supporting the plane.
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United States
Pathfinder Magazine
Country life assets go beyond rest and health
An interviewer asked J. P. Morgan if his country estate life compensated for time and trouble of going to his New York office. He answered that country life pays big dividends in rest and health, but the greatest asset is the people you don’t meet.
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J. P. Morgan
New York
Mr. Morgan
Ashes at High Grave Track Mount Kirksteone Inn Owner
Landlord of the Whirkstone Inn directs on his deathbed that ashes be buried in the highest grave in England atop a 2,500 foot mountain. He asks the urn to be carried by his preferred mule to the summit and laid to rest with the grave.
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Kirksteone
Pass
Mugland
Quirk
Aikingon
Whirkstone Inn
England
Neny
Shee de No
Minor chat at the street ends with calm reply
A casual street exchange finds a man told a friend that she is all right as they pass by. The conversation, described with garbled names, shows a routine greeting during a routine walk. No further events or actions are noted.
Turks Tear Down Ancient Byzantine Wall Around Istanbul
Turkish iconoclasts damaged a 1500-year-old Byzantine defensive wall around Istanbul while seeking building materials for new structures. Local authorities responded with restricted access as crews removed stones and debris. The event marks a clash between preservation and reconstruction efforts in the historic city.
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Istanbul
Lorden's Artesian Wells Meet City Water Needs
More than 200 artesian wells have been sunk in London’s city area providing water from a source softer than the public supply. A reflective note quotes Rochefoucauld on selfishness as the motive behind most human actions.
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Lorden
London
Bribery's Toll Across Nation and New York Exposed
The article notes commercial bribery totals reach one billion six hundred thousand dollars nationwide. It specifies that New York City alone bears about one hundred sixty million dollars in bribe-related costs.
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United States
New York City
Archery Target Description and Scoring Colors
An archery target is 4 feet in diameter with color bands gold red blue black and white. The scores for the rings are 9 7 5 8 and 1. The center color is gol.
For Those Who Aspire It Is Better to Be an Interesting Person
An American Magazine quote emphasizes that personal charm outweighs mere efficiency, suggesting a value on distinctive character over machine like productivity. The remark frames individuality as a key trait for success.
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American Magazine
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