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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1878
Page
4
A poultry feeding essay argues for consistent care for hens through all seasons to maintain egg production and health, warning against overfeeding. It also shares a New England irrigation experiment using wooden troughs to divert a stream over rocky land, doubling grass yields and increasing land value.
The article mocks James Vick of Rochester for taxing Americans on seed mailings while foreigners pay four cents per pound. It riffs on cross border shipping to Windsor, jokes about Vick’s enterprise, and notes varied germination experiments, including potash, chlorine water, camphor, and mutton carcasses sent to Europe. It also describes tropical trees and dates, praising fresh dates as superior to dried, with notes on date production and foliage.
A curio mix of recipes, home repair tips, and social musings. It covers oil extraction pastes, putty like mortars, paint priming advice, and air quality for bedrooms. Also included are potatoes cooking guidance, glass chimney safety, wedding anniversaries customs, a humorous Chinese dining anecdote, and reflections on how men fall in love.
The article explains tidal forces from gravity by the sun and moon, detailing how atmospheric and oceanic surfaces react, the concepts of spring and neap tides, and how landmasses alter tide propagation. It notes the Antarctic origin of the great tidal wave and the Bay of Fundy’s extreme tides, with a short discussion of water wave motion. Also included is a section on glass types and the potential switch from metal type to toughened glass in printing, highlighting cleanliness, durability, and moldability benefits.
Circular crown glass discs four feet in diameter are blown by hand and yield about ten square feet of window glass each. The largest pane from a disc is roughly 22 by 4 inches. Diamonds in Australia and Africa are linked to volcanic vent formation. The Boston District Telegraph Company wires public planes and operates citywide telephone links. Xron resists alloying due to its high melting point.
A humorous, fragmentary Victorian era miscellany features verses and quips about a tireless whistler, the risk of late-night noise, temperance jokes, and satirical notices. It blends misheard phrases with mock claims of musical misadventures and social anecdotes from various periodicals.
Tobacco prices and land labor costs favor Virginia, with Virginia second to Kentucky in output. A table from the 1876 agricultural report shows Virginia and Kentucky lead production, while Virginia yields higher money per acre despite lower market prices. The piece notes private sales and local manufacture keep average prices low, yet total value per acre remains strong. Tobacco News.
A German doctor notes Cleopatra's Needle in the Thames area shows rapid granite weathering. He compared it with the Thebes obelisks and Peter the Great statue in St. Petersburg, arguing Paris air will soon damage Cleopatra's Needle, unlike Egypt's climate. He warns London’s damp, smoky air will further erode the surface unless protective steps are taken.
To distinguish wrought, cast iron from steel polish or file a bright surface then apply nitric acid for one to two minutes and rinse. The resulting color reveals iron type: pale gray on wrought iron, brownish black on steel, deep block on cast iron, driven by carbon content.
A Blurous Heapache and uncomfortable symptoms from a disordered liver may be quickly relieved by using Dr Jaynes Sanative Pills. The advertorial tone promises rapid benefit and positions the product as a remedy for digestive and liver discomfort.
Lippincott's Bagazine for March opens with Edward King's second paper on the Bulgarians and Russia, outlining history and politics with engravings. James A. Harrison covers Sweden, while other contributors discuss the Fort Fisher capture, Paul Scarron, Europe’s coal field, and Mary Dean's Small Force and Comedy. A vivid piece on Jewish life in Eastern Europe appears, and an engraving notice from Baltimore praises the Iron Worker and King Solomon image as a major art work with symbolic, Masonic themes.
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