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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
6
The article portrays violin making as an art and craft. no universal rules guide the creator. It emphasizes wood aging and precise tuning, noting seasoned decades old timber yields superior sound, and that most violins arise from individual luthiers rather than factories.
A notice warns that illustrations and related artwork must not be reprinted without special permission. It cites publication policies and permissions requirements for reuse and distribution.
Poem praising returning birds and spring. Describes robins, larks, thrushes, and other songbirds. Expresses joy in creation and moral reflection on nature as divinely guided. Attributed to C M Barnitz.
A humorous rural critique of keeping hens tidy with tail docking and punch marks to identify stock. Warns against overdecorating birds, touts a stamped punch as a theft deterent and age marker, and lists practical don ts for poultry trades while urging subscription support.
Jefferson praised Henry as an unparalleled orator with deep psychological insight and popular appeal, yet derided his legal judgment as worthless and his character as avaricious and rotten at heart, noting only money and fame as competing passions. The passage comes from Wirt's memoirs of Henry based on Jefferson's replies. Modern Kitchens at Sea notes chefs supersede sea cooks with global reputations and shipboard kitchens remain spotless and efficient despite vast supplies and space challenges.
A swollen jawed sailor rushed to a dentist and demanded an immediate tooth extraction. He directed the dentist to pull the upper deck second tooth from the aft port side, speaking through pain as the chair neared. The brief comic moment is captured in the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
A historical account outlines experiments with fireflies as a bright efficient luminescent source, comparing natural light from insects to arc and incandescent lamps, discussing light wavelengths, eye perception, and atmospheric effects. It notes future hopes to read the insect secret to create heatless, perfect lighting, alongside local fraternal and civic notices.
Transit times show Lancaster and Lititz line departures from early morning to late evening with mixed hourly and half hour runs. Special Saturday adjustments add extra runs after 1 AM and 6 AM from Lancaster and Lititz, plus late evening services. Sunday begins at 7 AM from Lancaster and 3 16 AM from Lititz with the usual schedule following.
Bear Long advertises satisfaction through top quality stock including all sizes of Company Coal hard medium and soft lumber slate Victor Wall Plaster Calcium Plaster Pewter Sand and a variety of roofing materials Granite Roofing Period Roofing Monarch Roofing Mutual Rubber Roofine and roofing products. It lists ground alum common salt rock salt and table salt along with high grade phosphate from Griffith and Boyd.
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