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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1926
Page
8
Lititz High School was badly outplayed at Berwyn on Friday, losing 44 to 6 as Berwyn backs broke through Lititz line. Foltz ran 85 yards for Lititz’s lone field goal, while Reist and Hill starred for Berwyn in a rough game with long kickoff and big running plays.
Lititz High footballers travel to Middletown for a Saturday game. Middletown is reported to have a stronger than average high school team.
The Venerable Bede, living circa 673 to 785, is praised as the era’s leading scholar. His writings, by his own account, include a list of 37 tithes and reference to church bells as an early feature.
A French counselor during Yunens court case had his body covered with 120 illustrations. The Record reports on this extraordinary tattooing idea amid ongoing legal proceedings.
A fragmented local column surveys seasonal topics from harvest moon to Thanksgiving, noting tobacco decline and rising apple trade, hunting seasons ending mid December, and public school institutes. It mentions Christmas gift buying, driving debts, and a light political mood tied to election results. It ends with a note on inoculation origin linked to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Dr. Edward Jenner.
A Belgian dendst named Van Helmont coined the word gas in the early 1600s. The Dutch term geest meaning ghost inspired the label and his superstitious neighbors shunned him for discussing ghosts.
The Philadelphia chamber of commerce says the Bryn Athyn Cathedral is among the most magnificent and costly structures globally. Every stone was cut by hand by expert stonecutters brought from abroad.
The Local Legion Post will not promote a basketball team this year after Lititz High School to have a team with Al Boyer as coach. Lititz may field an all home squad but overall hopes for the sport are quiet this winter.
A legend arose after Christ's time about a figure named the Wandering Jew who aided Jesus in carrying the cross and was condemned to eternal wanderings for his cruelty according to tradition retained in historical lore.
The Dearborn Independent claims a giant meteoric deposit near Fry, Arizona weighs 12 million tons and is a nickel steel alloy containing 9 million ounces of platinum. The value cited reaches about 1 billion dollars, highlighting a vast mineral wealth discussion.
Scientists report the rediscovered Tian Solemoz plant shows vigorous life prior to King Soiemun's birth. The specimen, older and knotted, is embedded in rock at an elevation of 7800 feet, suggesting remarkable longevity and alpine resilience.
A note on Japanese belief describes the fox as a primordial being and a messenger from heaven. It colors how common folk view fox sightings as signs from the divine.
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