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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1911
Page
7
A Preach magazine tale reports on ingenious lodging houses in China where beds are a feather mass. Guests sleep on a vast feathered deck, with a giant cover and many slits, allowing heads to escape when a waking dram is served each morning.
Fragmented excerpts recount anecdotes about early ballooning wit Kingsley Coxwell and a joke on dentistry. It includes Swift avoiding Ascot, Deacon Troda’s view on women’s dress, a shipboard romance moment, and humorous one liners from The Chicago Tribune and Judge.
John W. Gates hosted a late afternoon bridge game in his Trinity Building office. A young guest played for 25 cents a point but won a final 15 000 dollar clearance, revealing the stakes were 25 dollars a point. Gates warned the loser would be driven from the city if unpaid. The check was cashed.
A 1914 column cites Professor Kron and The Lancet warning that opening mail at breakfast risks ingesting germs from envelopes handled by many. It urges readers to read mail either before or after meals, not during the meal at the table.
Instructions for leather binding care. Wash hooks lightly with warm water and soda to remove grease, rinse, and dry. Mix gum arabic with water and egg white to make a glair, apply lightly with a sponge, and dry. If frothing occurs, dab with a dry sponge or palm until settled.
A collection of short quips and jokes including a new bride recalling hot biscuits for three months, a misunderstanding about heredity and environment, a lunatic chasing imaginary flies, and lines on flattery. The pieces reflect playful social humor and quick oral exchanges.
An advertisement announces sub-agent status for A R Kochel of Leola who will install scientifically built lightning rods at short notice. Kochel is described as an authority on lightning rod construction and cites many rods placed in the area as proof.
Executors of David Hollinger announce a public sale of the farm in Warwick Township Lancaster County. Sale on the prom road from Rothsville to Brunnerville, featuring a six acre tract with outbuildings, water pumps, and fruit trees. Land is well cultivated and buildings in good repair. sale begins at 2 1 2 PM with terms announced by Ammon Hollinger and Fremont Plant.
A Democratic candidate seeks the county commissioner seat in the September 1911 primary. The race is governed by the Democratic Party rules and schedules the primary on Saturday September 30.
The General Assembly proposes two constitutional amendments. One would restructure Philadelphia courts into five separate Court of Common Pleas and consolidate Allegheny County courts into a single court, with venue rules and judge counts set by law. The other would adjust debt limits for counties and cities, allowing Philadelphia to incur increased indebtedness up to three percent under specified conditions with a sinking fund.
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