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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
6
Excerpt discusses the idea that a future Golden Age is unattainable, arguing progress will balance gains and losses. It notes the impossibility of ever reaching a superior age than the present. The text also reflects on nature's imperfection and the eye's self cleaning mechanism as a metaphor for human limits.
The mined coal fields of England are depleting but a rich field near Iu has been found. It continues an exhausted vein separated by eight miles and is estimated to hold 28,000,000,000 tons of coal enough to meet Britain’s needs at the current pace for 400 years.
The British government set the fineness of its silver coinage at 925 parts silver to 75 parts copper. This widely recognized standard defines sterling silver. A silver dollar contains 371.24 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy.
The quote compares a man’s steady moral progress to a dog pursuing a trail, a bee gathering honey, and a vine yielding grapes each season, emphasizing that after one good deed a person should continue to act rather than seek praise from others.
The article describes the smallest rail cars as the pish car made without pairs of wheels for track workers. It notes a hand car operated by a lever, capable of near train speeds by a few men. A gasoline engine inspection car is introduced as a new form of hand car.
French doctors report ultra violet rays may prompt hens to lay more often and cows to produce more and better milk. The findings suggest broader effects of UV exposure on animal growth and productivity.
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