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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1878
Page
1
Fragmentary poem fragment reads of healing, divine guidance, and yearning for relief from inner torment. Lyrical imagery portrays tears, pain, and a plea for a soothing, protective will. Strong personal and religious imagery anchors the piece.
Tom Orton saves a woman and two children from a runaway sleigh in a bustling city street. He is praised for bravery but faces poverty at home as his act brings unexpected reward when Dr. Armitage’s daughter reveals the rescuer’s identity, an angelic blessing to his family.
A writer discusses leg posture in sitting, noting crossing legs arises from leg length, social nerves, and emotion. Long-legged men and shy men show more crossing, which is linked to self possession and discomfort around ladies. The piece ends noting leg crossing occurs during mental confusion from drinking.
A humorous discussion on leg crossing among men and its supposed meanings. It argues crossing legs signals vanity or nervous energy rather than bashfulness, notes the impracticality and potential circulation issues, and asserts the correct leg position for true esthetic taste.
The Virginia City Enterprise recounts an odd theory by Te Wild Grese about a grain found in a wild goose crop in Surprise Valley that grows huge and feeds cattle. An elderly sailor recalls Arctic expeditions with the Investigator and argues there is habitable land at the north pole, supported by mentions of grain-like cereal and geese feeding patterns.
A magazine author explains how weather forecasting evolved from almanacs to the War Department Weather Record and the Chief Signal Officer. Readers learn how barometers thermometers and wind instruments feed daily probabilities, with observations from 140 stations telegraphed to Washington for interpretation and public forecasts.
The article recalls Bismarck as a student and country squire who always walked with hounds. At Guttingey he faced the Dean for entertaining boisterous friends, entering in a dressing gown with a blood hound. Sultan, a Danish mastiff, was his favorite and often joined his walks and rides at Varzin.
A rapid survey of varied topics notes veiled fashion causing near sightedness, centipedes with multiple eyes, theological debates over the dead, ancient penmanship, bird eggs, language origins, Ethiopian depictions, the origin of the organ, and the nimbus in art. It also recalls Lunardi’s balloon ascent, Roman laws, historical prices, and a hardworking student who persisted despite poverty.
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