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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1924
Page
2
A quiet Catskills dawn unfolds as lavender light widens with each clock strike. Thrush song rises with gray morning skies, whippoorwills call, and distant crowing marks the start of farm life. Nearby critters stir as a cowbell tinkles in the meadow and a gentle breeze rustles young oaks near the window.
The article argues there is no profit in box-hives or gums or in cultivating honey plants alone. It states sweet clover, white and yellow, grown for soil improvement or forage, yields good returns and along railroads ditches and fence rows will be a profitable weed for farmers with land.
The farmer still relies on the multiplication table amid ups and downs in farming. USDA figures show skim milk powder output doubled in five years, cow testing associations doubled in six years, and ice cream production up over a 12 year span.
A notice reflects a local exchange where a girl at the west door buys the latest heptibiy song named Cheer uy. The Boston Transcript notes the item may soon fall from popularity in the neighborhood.
The text notes that girls were married before fourteen, with lower-class mothers at fifteen, grandmothers by thirty, and aged by forty, describing life stages in ancient Egypt.
A Detroit News summary notes England's poet laureate history with Ben Jonson receiving letters patent in 1616 or 1619 and the role of Charles I in making the laureateship permanent. It traces earlier practices to Henry IV and discusses pensions, wine, and court poets who sang of kings and nation.
A guest refuses hash at a friend's dinner saying he never eats hash at home because he knows what's in it, and never eats it away from home because he doesn't know what's in it. The host presses, the guest explains the reason with a witty moral about ingredients.
A Swedish alloy Dizigoid claims gold like color and luster with steel like hardness and acid alkali resistance. Reportedly an aluminum bronze with copper up to 80 percent, it may replace German silver which uses nickel copper aluminum and zinc. A traveling salesman notes open questions about Lynching in Scranton Gulch as a dispute stirs civic morals and posse tensions.
In a humorous exchange Senator Sorghum recalls a moment when his brief remarks drew unexpected weight from the mysties. He quips that his speech felt heavy yet the crowd found it oddly light and cheesy in tone.
Residents of Scedale and vicinity report a curious radio mystery. Mrs Blanche Moore of Iredale heard music while approaching her stove. The sound amplified as the stovepipe seemed to conduct signals from a neighbor's radio, bringing distant melodies into the kitchen.
Abe Buzzard, former Welsh Mountain outlaw, will soon be a free man after serving six years at Eastern Penitentiary Philadelphia for chicken theft in Chester County. At 73, he has spent 48 years behind bars and hopes to walk a straight path post release in about three months. He once escaped Lancaster jail and briefly evangelized while still stealing chickens. Buzzard’s notoriety centers on Ephrata Mountain known as Buzzard's Glory, where his home stood and where he roamed during thefts and evangelistic tours.
Feeding breeding hens requires milk and green foods to boost fertility and hatchability. sprouted oats or cabbage help. Condensed buttermilk fed at three pounds per hundred birds with less meat scrap improves egg fertility. Due to early frost, unripe seed corn dries poorly. store in a heated place to prevent poor stands next spring. Eggs for incubation should be held under 50 to 60 degrees for up to ten days. avoid freezing at 28 degrees and chilling at 40. incubation starts at 68. For delivery, cover frozen milk cans and the hauler’s load to avoid reductions in pay.
A Lancaster mother, Elizabeth Yackley, fined at least $2 for failing to send her son to school. The case drew attention as she was accused of confining the boy and dressing him in girls clothes, which she denied though the boy never attended class. She said she will move to Brooklyn, New York. Christiana police patrol notes reveal a new scheme targeting ultra corpulent bootleggers. Fat individuals found wearing aluminum devices strapped to waists are subjected to taps by officers. if the tap sounds hollow the man is invited to the police station.
Earl Wright of Lancaster was arrested by Constable Steigerwalt for felonious larceny by Roy Patton of Vintage. Wright allegedly entered Patton’s home on January 11 and stole 18 muskrat and skunk skins valued at 54 dollars, some recovered at the sale site and identified by Patton. Wright posted bail for a hearing.
Terrance J. McVey and David Weber, son and son-in-law of former proprietor Jos McVey, assume control of McVey's Restaurant at Center Square Ephrata last week, signaling a family transition in ownership and operation.
The Church of the Brethren will hold its general conference at Hershey Convention Hall from June 4 to 14. A similar gathering drew about 59,000 in 1921. Preparations include improvements to the hall and housing arrangements for spectators, with Hershey chosen by unanimous vote for the fourth time in the three year cycle.
Shenk will conduct an educational Ridgeway Special tour from Lancaster starting January 30 and running to February 20. The itinerary covers famous resorts in Florida and Cuba.
In a post surrender exchange at Appomattox General Lee complimented General Meade about his gray hair. Meade replied that the hair grayness came from Lee’s own actions, a sparring remark cited by the Detroit News.
A solitary engineer runs a remarkable high pressure pump plant at the base of Mount Washington New Hampshire. The system raises water 3725 feet to the summer hotel against 2250 psi. By comparison New York fire department systems reach about 300 psi.
An Italian creates a sensation by renting a tenkey as a hoon companion and dining with him. The loyal animal enjoyed cocktails, asparagus, fruity cheese and apples. A Toronto barber keeps walking perches from India and Egypt that travel 18 miles to seek water. The harbors pets roam to the shop door and wriggle along by fins. Scientists chum up with unlikely friends as Lord Avebury's pet wasp is preserved in a museum.
The quotation recalls Marcus Aurelius noting Rome's fretful dis quiet, likening it to today and offering counsel to find pleasure in one steady act. Agnes Repplier echoes the theme, urging rest in "one equal act" and thoughts of God as guidance across centuries.
A collection of kitchen tips and recipe fragments for tongue toast mock mince pie and real mince meat. Includes tongue toast with cream bread crumbs and watercress, mock mince pie using crackers vinegar and sugar, and a detailed minced meat filling with apples jelly suet brown sugar and citrus.
A London visitor accompanied by five girl companions enters a Paris cafe. He orders a hot drink and three plates, then starts to pour sandwiches from a pocket stash. The manager confronts him as the band plays, prompting a terse exchange.
In the witching hour a neighbor encounters Mr Flubdub leaving home and questions his late outing. He replies he is going after his wife despite the quiet streets and the suggestion that a stormy night may bring issues with a supposed affair.
A traveler asks a near-sighted man for his spectacles during a three hour railway trip. The reader lends them, then the traveler takes the paper and leaves, highlighting a wry interaction over sightedness and courtesy.
Mitchell Bronk laments the decline of traditional grammar teaching as seen in Scribner. He recalls how parsing in school dissected Paradise Lost and Shakespeare, forming a living grasp of language now missing in children’s work.
A Fort Benning private cleaning a recently issued rifle found a paper note taped inside. It claimed the firearm had been used by Private Prar Webster 2010218 of Company 1, 125th Infantry in World War I battles at Kriginhilde Stellung and during the Manse Argone offensive, with dates and a count of rounds fired. The note spoke of deadly actions in France and warned that whoever uses the rifle would learn its history.
Scientists apply feline scent theory to big cats by using catnip to lure them into traps. Large quantities of catnip oil are produced, making scent traps practical and reducing need for chasing. The method promises a cheaper, effective deterrent against marauding cats and dogs in western regions.
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