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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1879
Page
4
A garbled festive verse humorously rewrites Twas the Night Before Christmas with a narrator and family reacting to a chaotic Christmas Eve. The piece lampoons overstuffed stockings, pets, and a doctor’s visit as treats and troubles mix in a chaotic household.
A garbled OCR style entry describes a moment of aid involving a whistle and a character named Jalap, with a doctor’s exclamation about recovery by next night. The text is incomplete but hints at a sudden departure and concern for well‑being.
In a domestic reflection, the author laments neglect of everyday courtesy within families. He argues that lack of polite speech and gentle manners stems from training and example, not affection, and notes how rude conduct by parents may breed similar behavior in children. He urges consistent home etiquette to create happiness and warm, sunny households.
Fragmentary notes describe Baraiun-Cotted wool treated with camphor for paregoriofi and sweet oil, with ear bandaging and fresh aid. It mentions boiling in strong liquor and soaking feet, calling these remedies heat of all remedies, Cramexeniss, and contains garbled guidance about cooking and sugar.
A Peoria Transcript correspondent reports J Chellew of Glasford Peoria county OS is working on a device called a thermachion to produce heat by mechanical means. The apparatus uses a clockwork power source and a boilerplate iron box with a cradled plate claimed to generate heat through mechanical vibration, aiming for a patent and improved heat output.
A compact apparatus uses a small wire in an iron box to generate heat. In minutes a cup placed inside overheats to boiling, with temperatures around 250 degrees and potential aims at 500 degrees. The inventor touts portability and low operating cost, usable for heating rooms or generating steam for engines.
Scientific notes discuss papers that glow in the dark and compare solar features, noting a Brazilian privilege for making paper from the fig tree wilt. It also recounts early petroleum use in New York City before 1857, with 40,000 barrels produced annually and later increases shown by October shipments from the United Kingdom.
A chaotic collage of dialogic fragments and jokes from a past era. The text includes stray lines about tea, judges in Texas, romance extracts, a Cincinnati dyer, a Scottish proposal, and a Pittsburgh telegraph anecdote. It also mentions a remedy for colds by Dr Jayne and notes on parsing the dollar.
Iridescent glass, traced from Pompeii to Bohemian factories, is formed by a controlled chemical process that colors glass through surface ridging. The method, using strong acids and heat, yields rainbow hues that change with position, shape, and viewing angle, with Bohemian pieces favored for European markets.
An intelligent physician Dr. R. C. Strovien of Montereal discusses Oxygen Treatment as a revitalizing agent with over twenty-five years in practice. He cites rapid improvements in nervous debility and muscular prostration, including a sister in New Orleans, and notes hundreds of testimonials supporting its value. Drs. Starker and Palen of Philadelphia promote the remedy and offer a 200 page brochure from No. 143 Girard Street detailing its philosophy and case histories.
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