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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1928
Page
6
Eyewitness account describes Yezd as Persia’s henna hub with 80 mills. Henna leaves come from Bam, and Yezd exports dye to Persia and neighboring regions. A camel mill worker swirls in a dust filled, sunken mill chamber as a boy shovels powder into jugs.
The Last Supper was painted for the Duke of Milan on the wall of the Madonna del Grazie convent and is now decaying though copies exist. A fine Royal Academy copy represents its origin. The Mona Lisa in the Louvre is likewise rated among the greatest paintings.
A new safe design emits loud reports if tampered with by burglars. The safe uses one inch thick plates inside as a heat sensitive material that resists melting breaking or destroying. The invention aims to deter break ins by warning and hindering thieves.
A four year old girl and a boy of similar age found a lead bird in a neighbor's yard and began inspecting it. They asked several questions, prompting a family member to explain. The girl then asked if planting the object would grow into a hind.
Freddie wonders if his brother Frankie came from heaven and must have landed on his feet. Their mother confirms the heaven origin and explains Freddie’s joke implies Frankie is bow-lessed.
T R Preston argues banks and farmers share the burden of rural prosperity. He cites Ohio, North Carolina and Pennsylvania as balanced examples where mixing industry with agriculture reduces problems, boosts employment, revenue and education, and suggests small towns should attract manufacturing to revitalize communities.
The banker farmer movement expands in Pennsylvania with leaders like William S. McKay of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association. County agents and Key Bankers coordinate statewide, funding agricultural programs, livestock distribution, and farm education. The effort aims to strengthen banks’ role in supporting farming communities and improve local prosperity.
The article argues that banking institutions contribute to the state's material prosperity and, more importantly, reflect a service that will positively shape the character of those it serves. It frames banks as not merely economic agents but moral agents improving society.
The article credits a Payettesville Arkansas national bank president with major aid to Randolpk County farmers. He promoted purebred Holstein cattle, funded county agent work, funded 43 prize breeding stock, and distributed seed and poultry to develop 100 hen flocks.
A fragment notes Pekitia residents lacking heat for winter and includes a humorous Uncle Eben quip about crops and Adam and Eve. The excerpt ends with a Washington Star attribution and a proverb-like line about happiness tied to a failed crop.
Ta receives mixed criticism from both sides over actions described as fair and impartial in managing gas-related matters amid California piper context.
Anakin reflects on simple contentment and spiritual striving in a fragment that blends poetic thoughts with a Zen-like focus on daily labor. The Boston Transcript notes lessons learned and applied as key to success in present actions.
The Washington Post editor recalls Lindbergh's New York reception where crowds cheered as the aviator received modest honors. The piece contrasts onlookers’ imagined missed opportunities with memories of Crawford and Nilson, once childhood friends who chose education over chance and faced different fates decades later.
The Budapest city fathers are drafting a bill to rid the city of rodents. They expect swift approval, stating they shouldn’t have trouble ratifying the measure per Farm and Fireside.
An early text fragment claims an instrument of torture was introduced into Ving land in 4417 by John Helland the duke of Exeter. He supposedly resided at the Tower of London and the device allegedly became known as the "duke Exeter's daughter."
An English author reflects on modern humor describing jokes about nothing or those used by Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, as emblematic. He notes the thirst for renown and the strong urge for honor as driving forces behind such jokes and their purpose.
Mrs James Murphy of Brockville Pa recounts her experience with Sorbol Quadruple in the Brookville American She describes relief after a few days with the external remedy noting its pleasant use and low cost Made by Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio and sold by Lewis Moyrs drug store locally
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