Wealth, woe, and wonders from a distant century
A 1930s style column recalls fortunes mismanaged by heirs of a varnish trader and legendary 1883 events. It recounts the Tilden heirs, a giant nine foot oxlike fish found near Spring Lake, and trials in cotton exports, science quips, and a Harrisburg Farm Show champion bull. It also notes a Lancaster fire marshal report and a divorce testimony, plus popular 1933 library books Calico Bush and Ghosts of the Scarlet Fleet.
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Tilden Boys
Spring Lake
Smithsonian Institution
Balard
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Rachel Field
E R Evans
Maine
Soviet Breeding Plan Aims at More Meat and Milk
Moscow reports a Soviet scientist proposes a cattle strategy to boost meat and milk by mating small bulls with high milk cows to yield calves with strong milk potential. The piece questions where larger cows will come from and hints at possible US imports. It also cites sugar beet drops and farmers turning beets into moonshine, scolded by Khrushchev.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Khrushchev
Old Sol Gets New Job as Herdsman Power Source
Purdue University ag engineer develops a device using silicon solar cells atop a fence charger to harvest sun energy and charge nickel cadmium storage cells. It powers the charger on cloudy days and at night, ideal for fields unreachable by electric lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LD Sol
Purdue University Ag
Sol
Preventing Mastitis in Dairy Herd Through Prevention Focus
The article stresses preventing mastitis over treatment and warns against overusing antibiotic udder therapies. It promotes proper feeding and herd management as long term, cost effective solutions.
Arizona’s alleged hostility to families sparks outsider complaint
A New York City woman living in Southern California claims Arizona towns refuse to rent to families with children, recounting repeated rejections across the state. She contrasts Arizona with Southern California and notes landlords would not accept her olive branch family. In France, a 1908 landlord rule demanded tenants be fathers of at least three children.
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Arizona
New York City
California
New York
Tuscan
Rue Belliard
France
Bible verses and reading topics featured in services
The notice lists scriptural references for a biblical program or sermon series including Luke 4 14 to 21 Corinthians 9 6 8 Galatians 6 1 5 Hebrews 14 16 10 23 25 I Peter 2 9 10 and Pegerane Reading II Corinthians. It appears to outline readings used in religious instruction.
Chosen People Lesson February 2 1958 Church Privilege
The lesson centers on Saint Peter's message to the church as a chosen race royal priesthood and holy nation. It argues the church's identity as a personal representative of God through all believers and its global, loving reach beyond any earthly boundary.
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Peter
Saint Peter
Belevers
Christ
God
Church
Division of Christian Education
Churches of Christ
BKA
Wae
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Lancaster
BY Jack Reichard
Planet Mars
E C Pickering
Harvard
Astrophysics
Mars
Atlanta
Howard Lawson
Lancaster County
Paul Z. Knier
Manheim
William F. Fretz
Pipersville
Bucks County
Harrisburg
St Loui
Gladys Moore
Ancaster
Octoraro Newspapers
Quarryville
Sterling
Lancaster Phone Express
Alfred C. Alspach
Robert E. Best
Robert G. Campbell
Robert J. Wiggins
By Max Smith
Max Smith
SIE II
Dr. Foreman
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