Faluable Oil From Cocklebur Waste Found
Experiments by Prof. L. B. Rhodes of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture reveal cocklebur seeds as a potential oil source. The oil is light yellow with a savory odor, usable in paints, varnishes and edible products after removing alkaloids. One bushel yields 96 pounds of oil, with early results suggesting uses in lubricants soap making and as a fat substitute if scaled commercially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Rhodes
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Claims honor for Georgian in sewing machine birth
The centenary of Haas Howe birth is noted by Hartford Courant as the inventor who eased millions of women’s drudgery by sewing machine progress. The Savannah News questions Goulding as the Georgia claimant, arguing a Presbyterian minister from Liberty County may have built the machine first but lacked Howe’s patent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haas Howe
Hartford Courant
Howe
Savannah News
Francis R. Goulding
Liberty County
Goulding
Kiail
Georgia
Monkey Bridge Myth Surfaces in Natural History Issue
Prof B W Gudger revisits the myth of South American monkeys forming living bridges over alligator streams. The tale dates to Acosta 1589, with Humboldt doubting it, and Miller and Cherrie proposing a plausible origin from observed monkey crossings. Also cited is Lynn W Meekins noting Chinese color preferences influenced locomotive sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Gudger
Natural History
Gudger
Padre Jose Acosta
Baron Humboldt
South America
Leo B. Miller
George K. Cherrie
American Museum of Natural History
Lynn W. Meekins
Scientific American
Pacific
Ching
Woman Health Claims For Dr Pierce Prescription
Committed to relief for exhausted women the ad promotes Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for fatigue dizziness and aches. It touts success stories from Mrs Emmet May and Mrs Anna Hurd and offers liquid or tablet forms with free confidential medical advice from Dr Pierce s Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalidy
Buffalo
Beaver Springs
Westfield
Anna Hurd, RK
F. D
Census Work Boosts Lancaster County Agriculture
Lancaster County is touted as the leading agricultural county in the United States as census enumerators begin January. The piece explains that every resident, including farm families and even farm vehicles, will be recorded with names ages birthplaces and occupations for general statistics only. It notes protections against tax use and privacy laws ensuring identities are erased upon data transfer to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster County
United States
Uncle Sam
Washington
Census Bureau
Pennsylvania Farm Products Show Opens in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania's fourth and greatest Farm Products Show runs January 20 to 23 in Harrisburg. Farmers and enthusiasts from across the state will view top farm, garden, and orchard exhibits and the latest farm machinery. Eleven agricultural meetings run simultaneously, offering tips from stock raisers and fruit growers. Special reduced railroad rates are arranged to Harrisburg for attendees.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Soundness of a horse guides buyer and breeder
The buyer and breeder should judge a horse’s soundness before purchase. A thorough, systematic exam is essential, focusing on desirable and undesirable qualities. The RECORD notes a government booklet F.G.793 from the Department of Agriculture for further guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Why They Were Scared Nicely A Boy's Observation
A boy's composition recalls fear when observers first saw tobacco smoke attributed to Walter Raleigh. The tale notes people mistook the smoky apparition for a steamboat or locomotive, having never seen such machines. The piece reflects early curiosity and superstition about new technologies.
Persian dervishes in village life and their tribute
A feature describes Persian dervishes as beggars who wander villages, announcing themselves with a harp and wearing a conical cap and animal skin cape. Their threat laden pleas for gifts are common as they offer fortunes, prayers, charms, and healing, keeping a portion for their chief after a living wage.
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Mideast
Persia
Spruce Villa Farm
J.clayton Brubakeree
A Farmer and an Irishman Banter Over a Plane
A farmer and an Irishman in a field watch an aeroplane pass. The farmer says he would hate to be up in it, while the Irishman retorts he would hate to be up there and not in it. Cartoon brief from Cartoons Magazine in The Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartoons Magazine
Doan’s Kidney Pills Back up Lititz Local Testimony
A Lititz resident described severe back and kidney pain with dizzy spells and colored urine. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills he recovered and remained well, with the promotion urging readers to ask for the same remedy priced 60 cents at dealers. The ad cites Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo New York as the manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
North St
Doan
New Presidential Range Emerges in Vermont Peaks
Avon Chamberlain notes a rival presidential range in Vermont after the Green Mountain club's Skyline trail reveals unnamed summits near Bread Loaf Mountain. North of these heights stand Mount Abraham and Lincoln, with four nearby peaks named Mount Grant, Mount Cleveland, Mount Roosevelt, and Mount Woodrow Wilson.
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Presidential Range
New
Green Mountain Club
Abraham
Lincoln
Grant
Grover Cleveland
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Poisoned by Ini behind the scenes at the Globe
Miss Violet Vanbrugh recalls early days during Trimmed in Scarlet with a comic poison scene from Romeo and Juliet. An ink bottle mishap had Juliet sip ink and spill on her white dress, provoking amused gasps from the audience. The tale appears in London Tit-Bits. Holland flower gardens grew after Constantinople's fall in 1458 as Dutch crusaders carried seeds home.
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Ini
Globe Theater
Violet Vanbrugh
Juliet
London
Holland
Constantinople
East
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S. BR. Winters
Popular Mechanics
Keystone Hide Co
Lancaster—Bell
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S. Prince St. Lancaster
Krowth Telephones
Kage
Lazell
New Wealey Muar
Lewis N. Moyer Lititz
Curtis Hensel
Veryone
T Sutherland
Evan Sutherland
Breehurst Ave
N.Y, City
Savannah
Elias Howe
Ford
Haarlem
J. Fred Essig
Real Estatf
Essig
Smay-It
Dr. Scholl
W. M. Grube
E. Main Street
Long & CO
Lititz, PA
SLATE
Vermont
D. A. Long
D.D.S. Lititz, PA
E. B. Beck
Broap Sr
Sierra Bell
H. K. Cooper
Geo, L. Keith
Main and Cedar
Joseph B. Wissler
Duke Street
Lancaster
Hershey & Gibbel Conveyancers, Scriveners Real Estate and Insurance
J. B. Herr Notary Public
Keystone Underwear Co
Ind
Maple St
Lincoln Ave
Howards. Young
East Orange St. Lititz, Pa
Phong
Agency For
Oxford
Zartman Bros
Bear's Carriage Shop
Columbian
Royal
Hood Tire
Agate
Aluminum
Wm. M. Amer
Berd & Teet
Hassler, d
Lititz, Penna
Lawrence K.grosh
Life Insurance
P.O
Frank E. Schnerer
Spruce St
Bell
Hershey, Leaman & Co
W.H. Muth & CO
L. N. Moyer
Draggist
E. Main St
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