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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
7
A Youth's Companion account describes two rock heaps seen on Texas plains used as signposts by Indians to locate water. An old informant explains the heaps mark trails to springs, with successive piles guiding travelers toward fresh water and former watercourses.
A young officer describes shell fire in plain terms. The sound begins as a distant two-boom, then a rising scream as shells approach. A flash and immense crash follow, filling the air with iron fragments and bullets, each producing a different shriek as shrapnel rains down.
A Glasgow woman bought furniture at an auction and complained it was dirty. The porter replied that the house was the dirtiest he had seen, noting the trees were only “at lame” every Tuesday and that he read it on a card from a drawer, highlighting a humorous local dialect exchange.
The London Chronicle notes Alexander I kept a dedicated pen cutter with at least 100 quills, never reusing a pen even for a signature. It recalls how steel pens, paper quality, and envelopes transformed writing, with Gilbey reflecting on the long arc of writing implements.
Beewed 1 of James Broest M D late of Lititz Borough Lancaster County Pa deceased Letters of Administration granted to undersigned all persons indebted thereto to make payment and those with claims against estate to present them at once to the undersigned residing in Lititz Borough Pa
Public proclamation by Lancaster officials announcing the Court of Jail Delivery and General Quarter Sessions to begin on the third Monday in April 1915 at the Lancaster Court House. The mayor, aldermen, justices of the peace, coroner and constables are to attend with rolls records examinations and inquiries to prosecute prisoners in the county jail. Dated March 2 1915.
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