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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
6
A patchwork of local anecdotes recalls 19th century campaign flair and small town humor. A Hayes era stopover, a dictionary quip about Noah, dusty county trips, a parcel post chicken mystery, aLancaster scar tale, a Warwick dog encounter, and a distractingly loud dinner moment with a minister all mix memory and mischief in this newspaper page.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune reports Crowther argues air quality hinges on motion coolness and dryness rather than chemical purity. He questions toxic atmospheric substances from exhalations, cites 1-2 percent air recycled indoors and 4-10 percent during sleep, and says lungs remain contaminated by exhaled gases.
A Kansas City Star explanation details the immense effects of a one inch fall in the barometer. It notes mercury weight, roof lift in airtight houses, and bodily weight relief, with calculations showing a 400 mile square area losing 160 billion tons of weight per inch drop.
The London Sketch asks which area is most disreputable and a police officer names the Harrow Road district as the worst. He notes byways where officers fear to venture without support and adds Bermondsey is also bad while Wapping has become comparatively respectable.
Pigeons usually lay two eggs that almost always yield a male and a female. Experiments show the first egg is the female and the second the male. A fragment cites a child being told of a visitor, with a light anecdote about a sister and mother.
The 1920s dialogue from the Buffalo Express humor section riffs on social pretensions. A maid apologizes that Mrs Jiggs is out while a plebeian friend jokes about how wealth should buy all comforts.
A humorous exchange in the Philadelphia Bulletin shows a wife urging a husband to avoid late hours. He replies he will aim for four instead of three, highlighting domestic routine and light urban banter.
In a peculiar domestic exchange, Mrs. Benat-Tell notes the absence of a today delivery while Nora the new maid reports the gentleman is not delivering but collecting. Puck interjects the scene with a breezy line about the situation.
The article reflects on the St Lawrence’s claim as one of the world’s oldest rivers born from crustal shifts that formed the Appalachian range and the Canadian shield. It describes a prehistoric world where a trough between islands and the continent filled with sediment led to the river’s formation, with the Gulf of St Lawrence later creating its modern path as the earth’s coastlines changed.
Train and freight schedule details show Lititz Lancaster connections with multiple daily departures on Saturdays from Lititz at 5 45 and 6 45 A M and every half hour until 8 45 P M then 10 15 10 45 and 11 44 P M. Sundays mirror weekday timing for Lititz and Lancaster. Freight cars depart Lititz at 9 15 A M and 3 15 P M arriving Rantentey 11 20 A M and 6 00 P M.
Rail schedule lists weekday and Sunday departures to Reading Philadelphia Lancaster Columbia and Lebanon from Lititz. Morning and evening times include 8 14 A M 1 24 P M 7 06 P M on weekdays and varied Sunday slots. Specific routes include Reading Philadelphia Lancaster Columbia and Lebanon with multiple daily departures.
Reads a condensed list of lodge and fraternal group meetings in Lititz and surrounding areas. Includes Beaty Interesting Hall events at Rudy's Hall Lititz Lodge No 160 I. peers ergy Garfield Castle No 76 and Morning Star Temple No 70 Ladies of the G B meet first and third Wednesdays. Washington Camp No Mio meets Thursdays. Stevens Post No 527 A R meets monthly at Brobst's Hall. Lititz Borough Council and School Board meet monthly. Lititz psa Company No 11 meets monthly on East Orange Street. Warwick School Board meets monthly at Warwick House. Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance Company meets first Tuesday morning. T. OU meets every other Monday. Loyal Temperance Legion meets every other Saturday afternoon Court Lititz No 24 F of A meets second and fourth Wednesdays at Rudy's Hall.
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