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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1958
Page
11
The article recalls Dr Dix’s New England lecture tour in 1883 arguing civilization advances corrode home life. He cites 2000 annual New England divorces, moral crimes rising, and warns against intoxicants and unrestrained passions as poisons to national virtue.
A 1933 Lancaster Automobile Club list urged motorists to yield to the right, pass on straightaways, slow for signals, avoid "hearse driving," stay on the right, and watch for children. It urged courtesy and compliance with road rules to prevent accidents and suffering.
The December Tobacco Situation Report from USDA AMS estimates 1957 US and overseas cigar use at 62 billion, the largest since the 1920s, with 1958 seen near 1957 levels. Puerto Rico tobacco, Cuba imports, and binder shifts shape output and pricing, while Atlantic and Pennsylvania crops face weather-driven declines.
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson said the 7 administration will recommend ending the Soil Bank acreage reserve program. He cited annual costs and urged broader government discretion on price supports while giving farmers more planning freedom and seeking ways to reduce surplus farm commodities.
In 1883 a plan proposed to the British Government by the Canadian Pacific Railway offered a loan of one million pounds to the North West Land Co for ten years without interest. The scheme would move 10 000 farming families from Ireland to the Canadian Northwest, granting 160 acres each with a house a cow and farming implements. The company would lien the farms for 100 pounds with interest after two years while emigrants could repay principal anytime. The plan relied on increased land values and rail traffic to compensate the company.
A 1907 weather summary notes deep frost and unseasonable cold into late May in Maryland and southern states, heavy crop losses in Virginia Marshland and Pennsylvania, late palm crops, delayed corn planting in Weedstand and Pennsylvania, and protracted hay, wheat, and oat harvests with late summer insect and fire activity.
A devotional note surveys passages from John 16 1 15 and Acts 7. It highlights how Jesus promises the Spirit and urges steadfast faith amid trials. The piece frames guidance for calling believers to endure and witness in daily life.
A sermon argues a church is alive only with the Holy Spirit, not mere creed or leadership. It warns against political or compulsory power and urges spiritual power to move hearts, influence society, and stand for Christ. God’s Spirit comes to a church that prays expects and obeys.
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