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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1879
Page
4
Practical guidance on whitewashing walls fences and outbuildings for health and durability, plus methods to color with pigments and ash blends. Includes cranberry garden culture, planting, and maintenance tips for perennial vines and borders. Also covers humane horse training advice, with cautions on patience and gentle handling.
Wr Armstrong 101 died in Mechanicsburg recalling seeing George Washington at the river. Jane Perkey 60 found dead near Linglestown under suspicious circumstances with a fresh grave nearby. Railroad survey work reported from Chester Valley road area. Tyrone township Blair County lacks justice or constable for 25 years. Ginger of Westmoreland County poorhouse found heir to large German property. State fish commission sending many young fish statewide. Benjamin H Holgate of Wayne County committed suicide after political defeat. James Groff of York killed in Philadelphia accident. Berks County taxables 30,330. real estate value 63,03,488. New cattle disease in Huntingdon County. State board bans premiums for horse racing by counties receiving $100 state aid. Petrolean first tested as river steamer fuel at Pittsburgh with success. Robingon Howe in Oil City for parricide of his father Samuel Howe aged 72.
A collection of kitchen and fabric hints including dairy and flour mixtures for cakes and batter on a griddle. It notes diluted ammonia can remove shine from silk temporarily, and provides a recipe for a boiled custard like mixture with eggs sugar oil mustard salt vinegar and milk that thickens over heat and keeps two weeks in a cool place.
Fashion notes describe summer wear options: Lisle thread lace gloves, Panama tweed dresses trimmed with satin, riding habits in blue and blue-black, Esra wool dresses with blue or brown polka satin, white paniers with elbow sleeves, India muslin caps, long marquise polonaise gowns, and black Spanish toilettes. Noted fabrics include Panama tweed, blue cloth, and black barege.
A collage of anecdotes and quips on wealth, aging, invention, and daily folly. It threads jokes about officers, advertisements, marriage, and common misprisions, with brief notes on weather, science oddities, lotteries, and curiosities drawn from newspapers. The tone recalls a late 19th century miscellany page offering light entertainment and misc. reflections.
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