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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
8
Rates for various advertisement lengths are listed with prices for 2 weeks to 1 year. Transient ads must be prepaid and delivered by Wednesday noon. Job work offered neatly and promptly. communications to the RECORD OFFICE, ??? Lane, Co., Pa.
Ralph Fry of Nazareth was appointed superintendent of the Nazareth Foundry and Machine Company and began his duties on Monday. Fry has long been with the plant, earned advancement by merit, and is a Drexel Institute graduate from Philadelphia. He previously worked for the Pennsylvania Cement Company and hails from Lititz.
Harper's Weekly reports on solar heat: the sun loses heat by particle fall, its radius shrinks about 150 meters annually, and it will heat Earth for millions more years. Radium and helium presence are cited as heat sources, with radium capable of raising water from ice to liquid per hour.
The sunflower supplies pithy stalk blocks that absorb water and seal battleship hull breaches between steel walls. It also yields cigar aids, edible oil from the seeds, seed cake for cattle or poultry, honey from blossoms, a yellow dye, and silky fiber from stalks. Chinese use stalks for fuel and potash. the plant is believed in New England to keep malaria away, and blossoms allegedly follow the sun though not true.
A fragment from the London Telegraph shows a magistrate silencing a witness who insists on telling the truth. The judge indicates that the truth is not desired in court, revealing a curt exchange that emphasizes control over courtroom narrative.
Ominous spoken exchange asks if a daughter may pursue a postgraduate biology course. The father answers cautiously, inquiring what the girl wants to buy first. The brief quip reflects a local Pittsboro Post style on humor and intention.
Fragmentary note references a Kansas fisherman claim about a catish tomcat and stroking, plus a quip about stroking a whale to hear it spout. Mentions Kansas City Star and Cleveland Filmin Dealer with garbled phrasing and stray letters. No coherent event or dates.
Augustus Rapp, 65, German farm worker for Cornelius Kreider in Penn township near Manheim, was struck and killed by passenger train No. 7 on Saturday evening. Investigated by Deputy Coroner J. B. Stroh, death ruled accidental. Body sent to county almshouse.
The Easter and Cochran store unveils Fall fashions across departments. Millinery showcases hats from plain to elaborately trimmed styles, with many under 5 dollars. Men's wear and floor displays feature tailored suits, dresses, coats, and new fabrics plus art goods and accessories. Music by Youngs Piano Parlors tops the shopping mood.
A grand festival is planned in Clay on Saturday evening, Sept 23, under Clay Circle No 68 Brotherhood of America. The event offers varied entertainments and music by the Mt Airy cornet band, with all welcome to enjoy an evening of fun.
A list of sales with bills printed at the RECORD Office and notices in the RECORD. Auctions include farms near Warwick township, Ephrata, Millport, Lime Rock, Akron station, East Hanover, Warwick, Hinckerville, Clay Township, Pine Hill, and properties of deceased owners. Dates span Sept to Oct with multiple parcels of land, livestock, and personal property offered by executors and agents.
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