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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
2
The piece argues the dairy cow drives farm profitability and soil fertility. It compares milk cow growth from 1875 to now with rising butter prices, urging farmers to replace unprofitable cows, improve breeding, and treat farms as factories. It notes New England farmers reclaiming wealth by dairy use and laments grain farming draining soil nutrients.
Clark Bruner of Columbia owns a 228 year old violin named Jacobus Stainer inherited from his father the late H. C. Bruner. A Elizabethtown chocolate factory is assured. Klein Co. plans and leases Seale Co. building on South Market. U. S. S. Arkansas sailor Samuel H. Keller, formerly on Hancock, serves as electrician on the Arkansas. Southwest ranchers push home fattening of cattle amid a Kansas City market plan. Guy H Killian promoted to general agent for Adams and Southern Express with HQ in Washington. Tobacco growers face low prices and reduced acreage next season. many will cut fifty percent and shed contracts. Farms report poor sales, and tobacco does not keep well in bales.
The Sunday North American announces a March 16 issue with an eight page fashion section from a Paris staff. It promises exhaustive coverage of spring styles chosen by French leaders and includes women and children's dress. Also note Brush the trick duck performs at Linden Hall Auditorium Gymnasium on Saturday evening March 8.
Pennsylvania ranks among the top tobacco producers with Lancaster county supplying two thirds of state tobacco. Ohio and Wisconsin lead cigar leaf acreage. State value totals rose to 8 million in 1910 then fell to 3.5 million in 1911 and 4 million in 1912, with fifty years of tobacco culture said to have enriched Lancaster County by 75 million.
A bill by Mr. Jackson Wayne would designate the daisy as Pennsylvania official flower and create Daisy Day on June 14 to promote patriotism in schools. The proposal notes Pennsylvania lacks an official emblem among eight states and would enact the change if law.
A Reading shopgirl Miss Emily A Felty and Lancaster businessman Walter E Hoffman married within four days after meeting on Monday. They began courtship at a Penn Street department store and wed soon after. Also noting a magic act by Brush performing at Linden Hall Auditorium on Saturday night March 8.
A historic explainer on how eye color is inherited. It describes recessive blue or gray eyes and dominant brown pigment, with examples of Smith and his spouse to show how parental genetics affect the likelihood of brown eyed offspring.
The article explains how ice expands as water freezes creating internal pressure. When water is confined in a vessel the expanding ice bulges at the center until the layer ruptures, with failure depending on vessel strength and edge adhesion. If water is drained from below, surface ice remains intact despite freezing.
Miss Cayenne quips that a newly quarried man trusts his wife’s superior wisdom. She notes a groom used to plain eating implements feels humble when taught to use the silverware from wedding gifts. Washington Star cites social humor on marriage etiquette.
In a staged scene the sleepy Rip Van Winkle figure is escorted by guards to view women’s fashion, with the Courier-Journal noting the gradual reveal of styles. The quirky setup blends playful dialogue with a nod to evolving fashion trends.
A quoted exchange shows a magistrate seeking influence with a husband to sway support in an upcoming campaign. The response notes past failure to induce him to back the requester. The Baltimore American ties the exchange to political maneuvering and informal persuasion.
A fragment notes a man praising a woman for thrift. He recalls a carriage ride where he offered to pay his fare and she allowed him to pay nothing, illustrating her stinginess in social exchanges.
A guide explains cracking pecan nuts by placing them on end in a nut cracker and applying a single vigorous crush to split the shell through the center. The tip highlights a quick, centered break to access the kernel.
In a literary exchange from the Philadelphia record Billicus asks about advice while Cynicus replies that guidance is given only when its consequences are certain. The dialogue highlights caution in offering counsel and the tension between offering help and potential repercussions.
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