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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
6
A man demanded stamps be laid gum side up as the government directs and pressed the cashier to replace five stamps with the same orientation. He argued the different placement could transfer germs and cause illness and left with his stamps after the cashier complied.
A collection of quotes extols flying as a supreme sport linking fitness intellect and daring. Figures include D Annunzio cited by Clifford B Harmon and anecdotal bits from New York Times and Youth's Companion about weddings and hats. The writing blends aviation praise with light literary vignettes.
An Irishman refuses to remove his bag for a lift, saying he does not wish to impose on the driver. The column then references lines from London Stray Stories about social miscues and a note on ancient well drilling. It closes with a Paley-like moral about the value of employment.
A fragmentary clipping notes Morocco's climate and people with remarks by Cleveland Leader, then recounts a Louisville woman in a Bible class who declines to read a verse, saying she passes after a classmate’s turn. The Indianapolis News item frames the episode as a social anecdote.
The Campanile project in Venice reveals Roman bricks reused in earlier structures such as relics and walls. Bricks are found in slices with undisturbed layers, bearing a horseshoe imprint suggesting Roman nail-on shoes. Some bricks date to the first century and indicate non Venetian origins.
A reflective narrator urges fixation on hopeful horizons while contrasting grinding debt collection. A dialogue reveals others attempt to collect from him as he notes the difficulty of gathering money nowadays.
The Washington Post recounts Douglas the “little giant” who claimed he marks every man he meets to remember them. Colonel Harmon, once mayor of Detroit, recalled meeting Douglas in New York and Douglas recalling Harmon years later. The anecdote highlights Douglas memory and political circles in 1880.
Local fraternal orders meet weekly and monthly at Rudy's Hall and various Lititz venues. Affected groups include Knights of Malta Lititz No 53 and 253, Lamp posts of Morning Star Temple No 7 Ladies of G. A. R. Rothsville BPOE 659 Swan Hotel, G A R Stavens Post 517, Lititz Springs Council 19 Jr O U A M, Lititz Borough and Warwick School boards, Lititz Hose Co No 1, Lititz Y M C A, 7 W C T U Lat, Loyal Temperance Legion Court Lititz No 296 F A. Meetings span Mondays through Saturdays with multiple monthly and biweekly patterns.
A local supplier advertises a large stock of coal lumber slate plaster roofing materials and various salts. They list company coal hard medium and soft grades granite and period roofing options plus mutual rubber roofing and roofing supplies. Also offered are ground alum common fine salt rock salt and table salt along with high grade phosphate products.
Schedule notes show trolley departures from Lancaster and Lititz with early morning starts and hourly runs, including Saturday intensified times and Sunday first trips. Additional routes Lancaster to Petersburg and Manheim list varied times and noted Saturday extra runs.
The June 4 1911 BR Time Table lists train departures from Lititz for Reading and Philadelphia path weekdays at 7 58 A M and 1 08 and 7 P M Sundays 7168 A M and 7 03 S F for Lancaster and Columbia weekdays 8 119 A M 1 26 and 7 03 P M Sundays 8 9 A M and 7 03 A M For Lebanon weekdays 7 03 P M Sundays 8 19 A M and 7 08 P M
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