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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
6
An old piece mocks camel riding by noting camels are temperamental and dangerous. It describes bites, circular jaw motions, and camel scars among drivers. It cites Dr Naebtgal's quip comparing desert travel to a harsh stool and dog obstacle tale for emphasis.
The excerpt recalls Mark Twain as city editor in the 1870s Virginia City Enterprise using witty paragraphs to promote advertising. It cites odd, vivid facts from murders to weather and crop reports, including a mocked buried forest claim and a joke about returning lost items through ads.
The essay by Rev Samuel McCamb argues dreams use allegorical dress to shield waking fears, preserving sleep and health. It notes dreams draw only from past experiences and may carry inherited symbols from distant ancestors, formed by the pre sleep mental state and hidden nervous system markings.
A brief item notes a quip about breaking in and singing in New Orleans with a lyric line about a young man and a key. The tone recalls a Times-Democrat style cartoonish aside on calmness under contradiction attributed to Zimmermann.
Edgar Lucien Larkin argues in this New York American piece that large telescopes and a powerful arc light could reveal a minuscule diamond through the vast scale of space. He uses a thought experiment with a ground ring and a distant sun to illustrate how perspective governs visibility.
In Daviess County Kentucky a plain farmer who disliked Whigs buys his wife a new dish set. A hidden portrait of Henry Clay provokes his anger and he breaks the dishes, then buys another set to avoid Whig portraits. Separate items recount Sarah Bernhardt’s financial dispute over a Yildiz wardrobe and a monastic racecourse tale at Sandown.
A country schoolteacher cashes her monthly bank check as a teller apologizes for dirty bills. The teller jokes about microbes and the teacher replies that no microbe could live on her salary, a light editorial quip from Lippincott's.
A succinct modern fragment presents a speaker recalling a search for opportunity. He claims to have pursued openings in the world, and in a twist of fate declares he is now “in a hole” after overreaching. The excerpt ends with a proverb about recovering excesses by restraint.
Lancaster to Lititz and Manheim runs with varied departure times, including 6 A.M. starts and hourly or half hourly intervals through the day. Sunday starts differ, with first car at 7 A.M. in Lancaster and Lititz, and schedules listed for multiple stops. The text cites routes and times for Lancaster Petersburg and Manawim lines with miscellaneous numbers and hours.
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