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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1922
Page
6
The Game Commission calls for immediate submission of reports on game killed, urging Pennsylvania sportsmen to mail reports even if no game was taken. It notes improved participation this season, warns of penalties elsewhere, and asks counties not to lag in sending in their figures to aid tabulation and law observance.
Floyd W. Parsons notes in World’s Work that a passenger locomotive consumes coal at about 1 pound per 52 feet traveled and that each unnecessary stop wastes 600 to 750 pounds of coal depending on train weight, stop length, and grades. Air line air draft can cost up to 2540 pounds in ten hours for a 50 freight car train. A five minute pop off wastes about TH pounds. If firemen saved a shovelful per ton used, coal saved could reach about 1 percent overall.
A New York World narration describes 1700 diners on Eilis Island receiving ice cream as a welcome treat. The scene devolved into food fights as immigrants smeared ice cream on each other face to face, then a bold diner used bread and butter to spread the dessert, ending in chaotic amusement.
An excerpt discusses using superposition to date civilizations by debris layers. Clark Wissler explains that ancient dumps hold older material at the bottom and newer at the top, with pottery fragments aiding dating through successive labars as styles change over time.
Lancaster County Controller Enos E. Mowrer submits the 1921 year end financials ending January 2, 1922. Details include cash balances, outstanding taxes, state and county receipts, various expenditures, delinquent taxes, and the distribution of funds across offices, with sworn affirmation of accuracy.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, a mimeographed circular titled Handling Higgs for Profit outlines crate construction and packing methods to cut breakage losses. Specialists from the food research laboratory studied packaging and shipping eggs nationwide in cooperation with railroads and egg shippers.
Experimental shipments compare slipping cases and packing methods for eggs. Specialists recommend packing requirements used by railroad and express classifications. The guide shows nail counts per crate side end bottom and top, plus packing details with mats and cupped trays for minimizing breakage.
The passage explains laying down a 16 cup filler with receiving side up, layering eggs, and covering with a 16 cup filler. It then instructs adding a 25 cup filler similarly, noting improper packing risks breakage. It warns that thin layers of excelsior or scant filler at top or bottom leave cases loosely packed, increasing damage risk and stained fillers or flats.
Fresh Biting for nest boxes every month is none too often. Se Don't expect 200-egz pullets from thegy hens. Remember that "ike begets like."
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