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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1879
Page
4
An old time column urges training boys in farming duties with practical, hands on tasks. It covers giving a boy own small holdings like a pig or chickens, short working hours, and teaching planting, weeding, and crop care. It discusses manure handling, harrows and barrows, and mentions clover as a fertilizer and boracic acid as a preservative for milk.
A new work praised for practical knowledge on home life. The book mixes anecdotes, wit and scenes to show how a home forms the foundation of state and church, guiding readers toward happier, healthier, wealthier domestic life. It promises broad employment opportunities via a summer and fall ad.
Rev C M Baraus of East Guildeford and Playden proposes a polyspienic ship using a bottom of inclined planes to skim water. Demonstrations show a model reaching 105 yards in seconds and 480 feet in under a minute, with the deck remaining dry. The Mechanic notes resistance drops with speed, suggesting possible speeds of forty miles an hour or more.
The St Louis Academy of Sciences explains common myths about lightning rods. Professor Nipher notes two false beliefs: larger hollowed metal rods do not increase conductivity, and electricity travels along the surface only. He clarifies currents fill the entire wire when the circuit closes and that rods attract lightning by offering least resistance, with pointed rods aiding discharge into the earth.
Eminent chemists warn that water left overnight in fest or copper pipes may poison drinking water. Poisoning cases traced to water in ordinary ice pitchers with tin antimony copper linings alarmingly common. Experts urge running taps before use and replacing metal lined pitchers with porcelain to prevent contamination.
Among the many wonderful pieces at the Paris exposition the pneumatic clocks in the Austrian section are highlighted for their ability to set exact time for all city clocks, regardless of distance.
An average man within a year ingests eight to one hundred pounds of solid food daily activity leads to roughly three thousand pounds of matter consumed. He breathes about eight hundred pounds of oxygen gas and drinks three tons of water, totaling just under three thousand pounds of intake.
An object is visible to the naked eye if its color is several to at most 3000 times its diameter, implying a globe one foot in diameter could be seen at about 1000 yards, though some authorities claim greater visibility distances.
A note warns that whuimegs and mince possess narcotic properties and should be used with caution. The advisory highlights special risk for individuals with apopleptic tendencies.
An advertisement touts Tex great PILE remedy ANAKESTS as the only infallible cure after failed potions and ointments. It promises instant relief and hopeful cure from the disease, claims medical endorsement, and offers mail order at 31.00 per box with Sampsun free, by P Neuatache ter & Co, Box 3946 New York.
A restaurant proprietor chats with a pilgrim who claims he got up after breakfast. The exchange includes playful sarcasm as the pilgrim asserts he woke at 17 o'clock and has not eaten since yesterday, leaving the hotel man bemused.
On a midstream ferry a couple shared a secret that the girl would test his devotion by jumping overboard. Johnnie urged he would jump after her but advised removing shoes first to avoid delays. The crowd’s interest waned until peanuts and hay distracted them.
Treasured art world scene describes the Shah of Persia as an artist whose painting features dramatic perspective and a canyon backdrop. The hanging committee at the 14th seagal exhibition places his work in prime position while critics praise lights and tones. A rival claim sparks a sharp reaction and a tragic误 event as a critic dies after a confrontation.
A Detroit reader touts Hop Bitters as a lifesaver after a decade of illness. The note recalls a rough morning in a yard and a garden scene, ending with a temperamental outburst and a slammed door.
The article recounts a printer who mixed up two items captioned A Queer Shaped Limb and Female Pedestrianism. In trying to correct the misprint he leaped from a second story window, spraining an ankle, and now faces exile as a wanderer.
Brown gripes that Jones left them at the beach and champagne improved after departure. Jones explains he returned to the store to watch the boys, finding the shop in topsy turvy. Brown counters that at home his wife and hired girl were standing on their heads as the house spun like a top.
A speaker chides Caleb for ignorance of a phrase about hugging a delusion, comparing it to courting a girl who will abandon him for a better match. The tone challenges his admission and calls for prudence in expressions.
A local paper notes a dressmaker who was on the brink of death has recovered. The item frames the ordeal as a dramatic survival story with regional interest.
A notorious criminal known as Kate Arrh eluded detectives for years but has finally been caught in Buffalo. The notice promotes Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as the best cure for catarrh, advising readers to ask their pharmacist for a bottle.
A historical note explains venomous snake bites from rattlesnakes and vipers, detailing two fangs, rapid pain, swelling, and possible quick death. It warns woodmen to wear boots, and advises drinking whiskey or brandy with hot water and letting the wound be sucked, though it reflects unsafe medical practices of its era.
A board of physicians touts Hop Bitters as a universal remedy proven by trial. Also includes a bread and apple pudding recipe with layered bread and tart apples baked in milk, topped with butter and spice, plus a sweet flour sauce with vinegar.
The article argues that morning fatigue stems from poor bedroom ventilation and heavy bedding. It notes feather beds trap heat, windows alone don’t ventilate without an inlet and outlet, and closed fireplaces worsen air quality by failing to replace lower air layers.
A critique warns against sedative tonics for infants, noting opium's role in creating a narcotic habit and urging prohibition of such medicines. It cites India and the United States, mentions Dobbins' Electric Soap as a trusted brand, and provides a recipe for hot or cold rolls with flour butter sugar and milk.
In making any sauce put the butter and flour together, and it will never be lumpy. The tip emphasizes a smooth roux as the base for sauces. This compact instruction highlights a practical kitchen technique for consistent texture.
The article discusses epilepsy and its severe convulsions, noting early miseries and the risk of relapse without proper treatment. It introduces Dr Jaynes Alterativa as a remedy that purportedly suppresses attacks and removes the morbid tendency with long use, claiming permanent cure.
Malaria threats fade as Stomach Mixtures are hailed as preventive alterative and tonic. The remedy replaces quinine where needed, claimed to improve nerve impulse, blood quality, and immunity to fevers. Also advertised cures include eyelid irritations, barber’s itch, and grocer’s itch, priced at 60 cents a box, by Jahusen Holloway & Co., 602 Arch St., Philadelphia.
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