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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
8
Guia residents speak hamorre as a native tongue while Bogfish serves as the official language. Spanish is also spoken among the population, reflecting linguistic variety across the region.
Coconut palm sap yields jaggery in the East Indies. The sap is obtained by cutting the flower spathe and juice gives about 15 percent sugar. It is consumed locally and is very impure. Chemically it is largely identical with cane and heat sugar.
A quip attributed to Uncle Khen in Washington Ster plays on the saying a man is known by the company he keeps. The speaker reframes it to emphasize the company he manages to lose, in a concise, wry tone.
A compact quotation framed as a meditation on art. It links constraint to birth, conflict to life, and liberty to death, attributed to Vanity Pair. The line reads as a provocative aphorism rather than a reportable event or人物.
Lititz High School lost the season opener to Kutztown High by 18 to 17 after leading in the first half. In the preliminary girls game Lititz defeated Kutztown 42 to 33. Box scores list Kauffman Foltz Lutz Davidson and others for Lititz with 12 field goals total and Moyer Bordner Sheridan Stump among Kutztown scorers. Referee Greiner and scorekeeper Hertzler handled the game.
The 10th anniversary ceremony at the Compiegne forest site where the Armistice was signed featured the Stars and Stripes and American forces. Officials credited U S leaders Hoover Kellogg with aiding Europe, while the mood recalled the somber 1928 weather as veterans and Legion delegates paid tribute to those who served and died. A separate note mentions an Australian "Andi Road Hog League" formation and Italy’s steam-powered energy project tapping geothermal steam for electricity.
Scientists explain the Rocky Mountains are relatively young and steep. Erosion wears down older ranges, while mountains rise slowly by a few inches per millennium, not in sudden cataclysms.
The text notes that ancient surgeons performed operations such as trephining a skull fracture and crushing and removing bladder stones, all without anesthesia. It reflects historical medical techniques and their lack of pain relief.
The nation reflects on Thanksgiving and politics as the year winds down. Observations note diminishing pests, late leaf fall, and the rising home brew issue. Uplift contrasts with election fatigue and the rush to mail Christmas packages as the season nears.
The Lancaster Automobile Club sponsors school boy safety patrols across the county. The first patrol began at West End Junior High School, with belts and badges supplied by the Auto Club. Patrols aim to reduce traffic dangers to pupils and teach road safety habits to children. The club will host a luncheon on November 28 for delegates attending the county township supervisors convention in Lancaster.
A man famed for talking big addressed a gathering at Farm and Wireside, delivering bold boasts that contrasted with a quieter, practical stance. Local observers noted the exchange between bravado and measured speech, highlighting public interest in the speaker’s persona.
The text notes adhesive postage stamps issued by several U S cities around 1843 independent of government action. Notable examples include New York City and St Louis. Congress authorized such stamps on March 3 1847, shaping subsequent postal policy.
The Lititz Olivers beat the Reading Bears by 14 in a Rothsville game last Thursday evening. Wilmer and Adams led the winners with twin pointers each while Reider and Kellogg did likewise for the losers.
Twenty eight residents from Lititz Manheim and three from Elizabethtown aided Mrs Mary Zimmermans York county corn crop. They traveled by machine and finished the work by 4 pm. Women helped prepare a meal for the group and list of participants includes many Bucher and Snyder family names along with Zimmermans.
Steven Gundlach, a deaf man in custody, tried to rob John McKnight with no weapon. McKnight asked for clarification by writing, and a nearby police unit heard the plea. Gundlach later suggested deaf people should be forced to carry ear trumpets.
Sold through N S Myers for J B Koser a 60 acre farm with improvements in West Cocalico near Clay to Wm Miller of Schuylkill Haven who will run a poultry and nursery farm. Also for Charles A Hess a five acre farm with improvements in Penn township at Elm to Rufus F Heisey of Elm.
The Ladies Sewing Society of the Moravian Church holds its annual sale at the Parish House on Saturday afternoon and evening December 1. Items include plain and fancy needlework quilts cakes candy sugar cake cuellars. Sandwiches and coffee served.
An antique line recalls Aristelle declaring that what is common to all deserves more attention than self interest. The remark, described by the Atchison Glob, frames a timeless moral about public welfare over private gain.
An inscription from Karnak suggests a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea existed in Set I era around 1380 B C. The channel’s course is partially traceable in Wadi Tumilat and was often followed by engineers of the fresh water canal.
Ancient brass images of Buddha believed to be a thousand years old were found near Chittagong. The artifacts display exceptional artistic skill and are viewed as a valuable link in Indian art history. Government plans to offer reward for the relics.
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