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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1928
Page
3
Freck hands Thomas Brent a candle as he pockets a strange stone. Brent speculates land ownership by a Kansas City owner named Ridge and orders secrecy while preparing to ride to Aunt Margie’s for a horse and directions to the railroad station.
Five directors from St. Louis and Denver push a merger while exposing plans by Kelly Griggs to tighten control. Brent arrives with news of a competing American Syndicate deal, discharges Scrottles, and reveals a windfall plan as Edwards outlines future profits and a new life for the partners.
Lititz records note thirteen trucks delivering 800000 butterfly specimens acquired by the British Museum. The collection, added to some 4000000 existing items, represents the world’s largest private butterfly collection of the late Charles Oberthaer of Rennes Brittany. Executors sold about 200000 items to others while Britain’s purchase filled the rest. Translation of French tags to English is needed before distribution in the Kensington exhibit.
Frederick R Green editor of Health discusses the average human height, its variation by race and geography, and how World War I data from the US Army informs clothing needs and vitality. Dr Wissler notes greater height variation in mixed urban populations and less in moral districts, with tall individuals more common on coasts and inland borders.
The article notes only five holidays observed nationwide in the United States and possessions. It lists New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Independence Day, and one more, with Labor Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Lincoln’s Birthday, and Armistice Day cited as widely celebrated in varying state counts. It mentions birthdays of Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee appearing in several states.
A brief home sewing note describes brightening a young girl's upstairs room with white dimity curtains and organdie pillow covers. Two dainty colors set with the wallpaper, an oblong organdie centerpiece, hem stitching along edges, and five organdie roses finish the look.
Nutrition experts of the National Dairy Iqmeil urge avoiding scolding and discussing discipline with children. They warn unpleasant emotions disrupt digestion and harm child welfare, stressing calm, supportive caregiving practices.
A historical instruction describes dulling a glossy surface by rubbing with a cloth, then using an energy board or fine emery paper in a gentle rotary motion. This process raises a gap created by previous rubbing, returning the surface to a matte appearance.
Editorial notes international athletic contests as a path to world peace but jokes that a mutually winning event remains to be invented. The piece suggests competition could promote goodwill if a format allows both sides to triumph.
A Louisville Times quotation notes sympathy for the down and out, urging creditors to wait while a debtor regains footing rather than press for immediate repayment. The wry remark frames financial hardship with a humane timeout.
A chimpanzee kept as a pet in Berlin shows curiosity by pushing fire alarms and watching the fire engines respond, entertaining onlookers as the scene unfolds during the day.
A quirky headline notes how slang evolves from fierce pirate bravado to modern playful language. It contrasts old rugged profanity with current slang trends, highlighting cultural shifts in speech and branding in everyday discourse.
Local business cards list real estate and banking services with several firms in Lititz. A. M. Shissler, Justice of the Peace, advertises record office cards and assorted signs for garages. Multiple insurance and conveyancing firms noted including Huebener & Habecker, Herr, Hershey & Gibbell, Geo L. Keith, and M Ada Schnerer.
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