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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1911
Page
7
Sardines, the young of pilchard, swarm off Sardinia in spring. They are netted, washed, salted, scrubbed, dried on green beds, boiled in olive oil, and packed hot in tins with oil. Quality depends on immediacy after capture and oil purity.
A young French girl enters a theatre with her father and sits before privileged American girls. Her unassuming beauty and poised calm contrast with the overdressed peers as she carries herself with grace, discipline, and quiet energy.
The piece notes Wall Street traders rely on charms and superstitions such as lucky coins and rabbit feet. It mentions a hangman’s rope fragment and beliefs in Tuesday as low day for bulls and high day for bears. It recalls charts systems and a market register once used as a flawed aid to speculation.
A student studying locomotive business visits the Manchester locomotive works and learns harsh factory realities from veteran staff. A foreman escorts the student through the boiler shop and reveals that a worker inside a boiler cannot escape, illustrating brutal wartime danger.
When a sublime spirit leaves this life, hearts turn austere and senious. The funeral oration on Balzae laments the genius who soared above the crowd and suddenly wings into the unknown, a tribute to a majestic intellect.
A collage of witty quips from Catholic Standard and Times, New York Sun, Philadelphia Record, and others. Items reference memory, wealth, stage life, and social tastes with succinct jests and sharp observations.
Nineteenth century quirks appear in Dr. Dunlap’s will cited by Chambers Journal. He leaves to a brother books to teach reading, a big silver watch for punctuality, a pipe to a brother-in-law for marrying his sister Maggie, a silver tankard to a friend’s eldest son, a silver drink cup to a sister, and a five acre field to another sister, all reflecting sharp wit and sentiment.
In a small country store crowd Deacon Witherspoon recalls a heavy rain anecdote about an overflowing cider barrel. Reuben Henry adds a tale from Pickaway county of hog killing time and a kettle of boiling water that froze instantly.
A small Jura village Port Lesue hosts about a hundred residents all of whom are black or copper colored. The community traces its origins to Toussaint L Ouverture who was brought from Haiti and imprisoned nearby. After his death his friends settled and intermarried into French village life, and all are now enfranchised.
The poem argues that poets should seek immediate pleasure for readers, not as degradation but as truthful praise of the universe. It frames pleasure as a natural, effortless goal that honors human dignity and the primal principle of enjoyment guiding life.
In the Toledo Blade excerpt, a minister questions Tommy about honesty. The boy answers that lying would bring the devil, while telling the truth would also incur the devil’s wrath, revealing a grim moral lesson.
A Baltimore American anecdote recalls Dr. Kaifem becoming very angry when told he minded the fitness of things for seizing every chance to go on a sleighing ride during a winter day.
The confident performer says the violin can imitate the human voice, while the candid friend notes the variety of human voices. The exchange appears as a brief quotation feature from the Washington Star.
A reflection on self pity and ego from Charles Kingsley urging focus away from personal desires. The quote contrasts misery with self centered longing and calls for restraint in seeking respect and approval from others.
A brief illustrated page notes social quips about marriage roles with sharp lines. It quotes exchanges about kissing and consequences, and includes a remark on personal improvement and modeling behavior by others. The tone is witty and satirical.
An Eng fish actor quips critics are fine chaps yet condemnations annoy him. An actress questions why top house gods are called, with a playwright replying the distinction lies with bottom-house critics. A joke follows about shells and age of the egg, as an actor and five retired soldiers discuss danger in their trades.
The excerpt recalls a visit to Venice with a joking exchange about the city. It features Mr Richquick and a narrator noting busted sewers and a notably slow experience in the town.
A compact home care note urges regular hand care despite a busy life. It advises frequent manicurist visits and at home routines: thorough drying after washing, glycerine rub, and nightly washing followed by a gentle cold cream massage to keep hands healthy.
The piece supports government action to prohibit use of the mails for dunning or threatening cards and other suggestive notices. It argues creditors should not force unwarranted publicity into debtors’ affairs and condemns indecent mailings as nonprivileged, even under masquerade.
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