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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1884
Page
3
The article traces global ear piercing practices among indigenous and Asiatic peoples and questions the origin and value of the habit. It cites Dr. Felix Bremond on ear injuries from earrings, notes modern jewelry shifts to a screw or metal shank, and argues the practice harms sight, aesthetics, and anatomy, urging cosmetic restraint.
Describes cowboy showcases with half broken mustangs, rope lasso precision at long ranges, and horses driven in circles to corral stock. Notes California ranching shifts due to railroads and farming fences, and ends with a historical, scattered discussion of anise from Egypt to Rome and its uses in medicine, flavoring, and culture.
A survey of famous sobriquets tied to Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Calhoun, Webster, and others, noting how such epithets reflect achievements or traits. It also contrasts Western social life with Eastern harem existence, commenting on education, culture, and the idle, ornamented yet stagnant existence in Eastern societies.
In a west England tale of out of season leisure four clerics at a Somer setshire revival club used a coffin as a gaming table while pall bearers played cards after a funeral. A later sexton encounter adds local humor with a clerkly miscue about Wetorp e as the speaker.
Readable sections discuss bean selection methods and price impacts of hand picked versus screened beans, bean packaging styles in Vermont and New York, soap and carbolic acid use as infection controls, and a French vinegar conversion method. Additional items cover plant care, oyster and oxalic acid effects, peach tree cultivation, oat feeding for calves, orchard renewal, marine plant gum use, Arctic zone cereal maturity, a sensitive thermometer prototype, Italian mortar durability, Europe’s forests, and a Japanese fibrous climbing plant called Kusu with potential textile uses.
A long laboratory of domestic lore covers soaking dried corn in warm water, conserving cooking water, and slow simmering for tenderness. It offers glove cleaning with milk and soap, rhubarb tapioca pudding, cassage custard, and a variety of fritters and desserts with steps and substitutions.
A humorous excerpt contrasts a gentleman seen across the street with his presumed affiliations. It then pivots to ads and quips about hotels, art, butter color, and health remedies, including Hostetter's Bitters and Wells Health Renewer, framed in a light, satirical newspaper style.
New figures tally 3995 paper mills worldwide producing 1.904 billion pounds of paper annually. Half used for printing, 60 million pounds for newspapers, with newspaper consumption up 200 million pounds in ten years. Per capita use varies: 114 pounds English, 103 American, 7 1/2 German, 7 1/2 French, 3 1/2 Italian or Austrian, 1 1/2 Spaniard, 7 Russian, 2 Mexican.
A mix of weight height tables showing five feet to six feet tall individuals and weights, a leather waterproofing recipe using oleic acid and ammonia soap, and a humorous rural music shop anecdote. The items reflect 19th century science, chemistry society notes, and everyday street humor.
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