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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
6
Describes spider fights as a struggle for survival when silk supplies run low. Spiders destroy rivals’ webs, seek new homes, and engage in fierce battles that can end in retreat or death. The piece notes tactics and the occasional defender’s ability to resist. Source cites the New York American.
An 1876 Chelsea embankment meeting with Thomas Carlyle prompts a meditation on the sea as the sea of God’s goodness. The excerpt from John Foster and His Friends contrasts Carlyle’s moroseness with a moment of philosophical insight. Other notes reference Byron’s burned memoirs, a New York dinner tale about self confidence, and a London Stray Stories pun involving a rich Mrs Nutyehe.
A Baltimore American letter questions expression use in discussing a raid. The writer contrasts phrases amid a broader debate on wording, noting Annapolis as a reference point and suggesting sensitivity to language in public discourse.
A brief fragment notes the fascination with work and the emotional pull of keeping the idea near. Jerome is referenced, and the piece hints at a brighter side of the theme within a Florida Times Union style.
The breadfruit tree, widely planted in the West Indies, grows from cuttings and bears large leaves and a coconut sized fruit with a rind. When baked, the flesh tastes like mashed potatoes and milk or sweet bread, and can be made into puddings with sugar and milk. The timber and bark have industrial uses, and the sap forms a mucilaginous liquid for sealing wooden containers.
In Dr. J K Dosmers The Last Leaf a vivid portrait shows Emerson as elderly and forgetful yet amiable. His memory wanes while intellect and spirit endure, with moments of distress over forgotten names and a lingering gentleness evident in small acts of care.
Dover correspondent reports a cautious scene at Elms Vale on the borough edge. A flock of seagulls inland in a newly sown field was attacked by a larger flock of rooks. The rooks rallied, drove off the gulls, and then patrolled the field as sentries. Naturalists note this sentry behavior matches rook habits.
A London advertising fad from forty years past claimed Robur cured all ailments and offered life extension. Readers were urged to request free samples, but a leak of its recipe—cold tea with rum—ended the craze as people began making their own.
A terse, period ending item notes real humiliation linked to financial distress. It mentions coughing to lose the roof over your head and foreclosures on the mortgage and automobile. Pittsburgh post provides the fragmentary stance on debt, housing, and car repossession.
Impatience wings by the goal and Antention wears mink packaging a misstep. Resolve begins on foot, gains pace, and crosses the line first to win.
In Hama Syria four namra water wheels driven by the Orontes river power the town’s water supply and irrigation. The largest spans about seventy five feet in diameter and all four creak and groan constantly. Built of dark mahogany they appear like iron from a distance and are operated on the undershot principle. Children bathe nearby and, for a small coin, ride between spokes or cling to the wheel for a turn.
A field guide explains railroad building by contract. With right of way set, contractors staff up and move in sections of 200 to 300 miles. They supply crews, teams, gear, food, and materials and must meet strict specs as if building a house. Hazelton segment shows upfront costs of stormboats, camps, and campsites, totaling over 6 million before earth moving begins. Each camp becomes a small city with stores, hospital, sleeping shacks, kitchens, and warehouses. It’s a massive logistical operation driven by contractors near a kinglike level of responsibility.
Bluejay enjoys wooded habitats and enters fields and near dwellings to forage. It imitates other birds to attract them and teases owls and sparrow hawks by simulating wounded cries, provoking chases and playful, sometimes fatal outcomes.
A fragmentary collage of 19th century satire notes political sculpture and fashion trends. It lampoons bronze frock coats and marble trousers while citing humorous exchanges on art appraisal and social rituals from Boston Cleveland and Baltimore newspapers.
The article explores poultry as domesticated birds kept for meat and eggs, tracing the term to Latin pullas and French poule, and notes the absence of a direct French equivalent. It mentions related terms volaille and oiseaux de basse cour, and contrasts with German federviech.
An odd exchange from the Kansas City Journal notes a wife’s disappointment visiting Shakespeare’s home and a failed trip to the tul of Diogenes. The Birmingham Age-Herald mocks Dobbleday’s vanity, saying he acts like a cornerstone-laying figure even on street corners.
A Princeton Tiger quips that a man’s display of three carpets and ten rugs on the clothes line makes a combination hard to beat. The playful line reflects a humorous scene or shopper’s boast in a campus publication.
A brief London Opinion note questions belief in horseshoes as luck symbols. The item considers whether charms tied to a winning horse carry real fortune or superstition.
Dialogue shows a captain of finance view and a brief, humorous exchange. It lists Lancaster Lititz trolley schedules with many times, plus weekend variations and a few garbled figures. The text preserves names of locations and line references, reflecting a transit notice style.
Saturday events include a Hopeland Home picnic at Hopeland Park hosted by Ladies of Hopeland No 21 and Brotherhood of America with band music. Also on Saturday September 13 a Hiser Oberlin family reunion at Lititz Springs. Millport Union US celebration happens at Reist's grave on Saturday September 18. Linden Hall Seminary fall term opens September 23 to 26. Lehigh County Fair in Allentown September 23 to 26, Lancaster fair September 28 to October 3, York County Fair October 6 to 10.
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