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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1879
Page
4
A fragmented lyric about singing for the living and the dead, noting that the truly dead are not those buried but the friends who drift apart. The speaker asks forgiveness and understanding as distance and loss deepen across seas and land.
The article warns farmers in the old States that neglecting on farm manures leads to soil decline and lower yields. It advocates preserving and recycling farm waste, forming compost heaps, and adding dung, ash, gypsum, and bone dust to enrich soil. It describes building a clay pit for composting, layering manure with loam and muck, and applying rotted material to crops. It also outlines a method for preparing sweet potato slips in a controlled hot bed and ends with a brief note on making strong coffee preparation for a project titled Domestic Hills.
The piece surveys medieval Easter egg traditions from Scotland to France and England, detailing gifts of eggs stained or jeweled, royal doles, and elaborate egg offerings that included toys, jewelry, and even carriages. It notes lingering customs in remote English parishes and ends with a Georgia murder mercy law anecdote and Col. Alston.
A fragmented reader’s column lists home remedies and tips. It cites roas ted onions for croup, using napkins and oils for comfort. methods to clear cistern water with borax and alum. cleansing lead pipes with potash. softening a clothes line by boiling. egg dishes with parsley and onions. quick baking recipes with cream, eggs, sugar, and flour. and a London Lancet blisters treatment for felons.
A Philadelphia druggist with a four-decade hobby keeps a valued coin and autograph collection worth about 75000 dollars, including a reportedly unique Rachel Jackson signature. Nearby, Benjamin Singerly’s remains were exhumed and weighed 980 pounds, up from 350 at death, a remarkable find alongside local crime, industry shifts, rail bids, and industrial disputes across Pennsylvania.
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