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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
7
Head Lice prevention guide warns spring brings lice on birds and on poultry alike. It describes how lice and mites affect flocks, outlines dusting hens with Persian insect powder, using lard and camphor, and offers a cheap home remedy mix of gasoline crude tartaric acid plaster of Paris for infestation control.
A rustic guide advises on artificial incubation, oil use, ventilation, clean barns, and stable ground for poultry care. It warns that foul air causes roup, stresses land for expansion, and urges constant activity and balanced feeding to boost egg production. A LA high school professor jokes about hen teeth and egg value, ending with a tongue in cheek world question.
In Arlington a notorious figure known as Arizona Joe caused trouble by shouting at visitors and hindering commerce. A town plan evolved to marry off the feared man to Mrs. Ven dig, a colorfully described match that ends with Mrs Joe being ejected from their cabin and Arizona Joe disappearing after the wedding night, leaving the town with a wary lesson about unconventional justice.
Fare details list various stations from Lancaster to Jersey City for an exclusive charter by the Iron Steamboat Company. Tickets available in advance or from the conductor. star-marked stations restrict morning sale. Return voyage departs West Point at 3.30 PM after a two hour visit, with Lancaster arrival about 12.30 midnight. Children 5 to 12 half fare.
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