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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
3
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The report notes a 15 year old Angora owned by Mrs. Taylor of West Chester died weighing 16 pounds. The animal was a prized family pet reared from a kitten. The item sits among regional curiosities and small-town anecdotes from Franklin to Muncy.
Muddy ground from heavy rain imprinted tracks tracing from a man’s rear yard to the former position of an automobile. The clear evidence shows the thieves used the car to flee the scene, directing investigators to the vehicle’s location.
A compact historical note traces the word tip to vails and avails in Elizabethan times, cites Dr. Johnson and Swift on gratuities, highlights Jonas Hanway’s reform efforts, and notes the lingering practice of tipping. It also recalls Old Parr’s age claim and the Desmond countess tale, framed by 18th and 17th century sources.
A detailed observer notes Spaniards as expert stokers inhaling deeply, swallowing a bottle half pint at a time, and exhaling smoke through nose and mouth in clouds. The account describes continued smoking while conversing, with satisfaction evident in the ritual.
A noted Tennessee lawyer famed for temper and deafness clashes with a younger judge. The judge fines him ten dollars for contempt as the deaf lawyer asks what was said. The clerk explains the debt, and the lawyer quips he will pay it as a just debt in the Saturday Evening Post styled vignette.
The article explains ants use five noses in their antennae to detect nest identity enemy odors same colony scent trails larvae and pupae and even prevent fights. It notes scent sense develops after three days and twelve hour olds mixed with other colonies may not recognize outsiders.
A humorous note on a courteous English judge who quips while sentencing, then a miscellany on sea water composition, minerals, and trace elements, including tiny gold amounts. It briefly touches deer and stingray in seaweeds, then shifts to the daily motion of the Earth and competing theories of inertia versus solar orbit.
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