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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
8
The article traces St. Vitus dance to a Fourth century saint and a Diocletian era chapel where women with nervous disorders danced in devotion. It links the term to chorea and notes German folk practice of dancing before the saint's image on June 15 as a belief for a year of health.
The article notes Nova Scotia’s 200 year sheep industry with 1693 records of 173 271 sheep in Arcadia and a current 200 979 head count. It cites wool value ranking behind Quebec and attributes Nova Scotia wool quality to low shrinkage. Winters demand shelter on the mainland while some south shore islands graze year round on kelp. Enterprising farmers on the south shore corralled wild kelp fed sheep onto nearby islands.
Timely reminders cover crop timing for Hessian fly control in wheat seeding and machinery readiness for seeding silos corn cutting and potato digging. Advice also includes forestry on abandoned land, fall poultry markets, fattening hens, dairy price trends, feeding new oats, saving seed beans, and fumigation for grain moth in bins.
The timetable lists daylight saving times and standard times for several stations with war tax details. A returning special train departs Willow Grove at 8 00 P M, standard time, 9 00 P M daylight saving time, for the specified stations.
Dr Clarence S Fisher curator of the Babylonian section at the University of Pennsylvania museum plans a major excavation in the Holy Land. He expects to uncover iron chariots cited in the Bible and other artifacts, marking the first dig since World War I near Beihshan where historic battles occurred.
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