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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
6
An article by W A Radford promotes a modern six bedroom colonial farm home designed to keep children content on the farm. It describes a 54 room home with large living room, brick fireplace, dumb waiter, nursery, two wing bedrooms, baths, electric light, running water, and a modern heating system. It argues attractive farm homes reduce city exodus and reflect ideal rural life.
A reception hall opens into the dining room on the opposite side, with the smaller room serving family needs. A hall leads to a small bedroom, stairs to the cellar, and the upper floor. The wing holds the large kitchen, a houndstavitary, and a dumb waiter links storage to the kitchen to ease food transport.
The article explains a method to achieve a dead black finish on ironwork. It details priming with red lead and linseed oil, using boiled or raw oil with dryer if boiled oil is unavailable, applying a second body coat, and finishing with superfine lamp black thinned with turpentine and a dash of varnish. Exterior use suggests adding spar varnish for durability.
The article explains warm air heating by convection. Cold air enters and travels through several pipes around the heat chamber, where it is thoroughly heated. The resulting small air streams rise through separate ducts to rooms, emerging warm and moistened from the register.
Dr H W Anderson of the University of Illinois warns that many home orchards are neglected or diseased, risking spread to commercial orchards. He urges destruction of failing home trees, better spraying practices, cooperative spray rings, and consultation with experiment station experts to cut costs and protect investments.
The article explains black raspberries differ in color and flavor and demand more room. It describes planting two and a half to three feet in-row and six feet between rows, with shallow bud center coverage and shallow soil over roots. Shoots reach three to four feet by season end, dividing into branches. strongest shoots should be staked and tied.
A vineyard task urges repairing grape trellises in early spring. Replace rotted posts, secure loose posts, and re staple wires without pinching. Tighten wires to withstand cane growth and wind pressure, preventing fruit loss and preserving vines.
Ericsson and his premier John Ericsson patented a seven a crew propeller for steamships on February 1 1838. The design and construction of the famous Monitor were also the work of Ericsson who came to America from Sweden sailing into a new era of naval engineering.
Overpopulated goats on Guadalupe Island alter behavior with a 5 percent shift toward bark and seaweed. The herd shows changes in feeding and climbing trees in search of foliage, signaling adaptation to scarce browse.
The treaty of Guetui ay Oidalge was signed by the United States and Mexico on February 2, 1848. By this treaty Tesus New Mexico Afivema and Osrai were ceded to the United States upon payment of abel.
The Cleburne Alabama News notes a misanthropic headline advertising gets wire but asserts advertising generally pays, with rare exceptions like the cited individual.
A reflective note argues that the existence of bad people and worse people serves a moral balance. It claims that such comparisons help individuals measure themselves against others, providing a social mechanism for self assessment and consolation through contrast.
A short notice notes a product named 666 advertised as a cure all for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria claiming to kill germs during midsummer to September 15. The fragment presents historical patent medicine style with bold claims. No individuals or organizations are clearly named in the readable text.
Meteors are only visible from Earth when they encounter the atmosphere. Their speed causes them to burn and emit light, after which they succumb to Earth's gravity and fall toward the planet.
A New England minister placed a porch mat bearing In God We Trust. To avoid guiding others into temptation, he also bought a strong chain to fasten the mat to the floor.
A reflective quote urges strict moral discipline, warning that even a single sin can harden the heart and open a path to many iniquities, highlighting the value of constant conscience care.
A compact reflection on judgment of self. It weighs whether one has lived up to inner standards. The quote ponders personal goodness, growth across years, and how self-evaluation evolves with time.
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