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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
7
The Arat paper mill operated at Roxborough near Philadelphia was built in 1691 by William Rittenhouse a Dutch papermaker and William Bradford printer of Philadelphia. A dietician mocks excess carrots while a scientist discusses brain cortex as a thin layer on the brain surface.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts European impressions on American travelers. An old home diary note mentions a Boston area family, a daughter, and a silk scarf sale in Milan as part of a humorous travel memory.
A quoted engineering official notes widespread waste of food in the United States driven by lack of refrigeration and high spoilage costs. He claims Americans waste about 100,000 in food annually and suggests potential feeds to feed major Western European nations if waste were eliminated.
In Parson Drove near Wisbeach on the Lincolnshire Cambridgeshire border, a wind mill remains seasonally in operation. Historic methods persist with heavy horse-drawn rollers crushing grain and dye residues finding uses in power industries, cases where local practice outlasts Western substitutes.
A self created genius, once reveling in invention, finds himself bound by the vast and dangerous machines he built. He fears his life and thoughts are overtaken by the very tools meant to liberate progress.
History records the Sargasso Sea as a weed covered region off the American coast near Florida. Traditional tales claimed sailors drift and drown among brown weed and massed blooms. New scientific expeditions show sailors need not fear the weed masses as dangers lessened by modern understanding.
A dignified incident ends with a man buying two conservative newspapers and a modern monthly. He hesitates, asks for the magazine month, and explains to the dealer that he is merely a contributor, not a reader, in a moment of self-justification and inconsistency.
A dated classroom exercise from April 22, 1928 shows an American teacher guiding adult students in letter writing. One handmade note to Standard Gas Co. from a pupil named Ch. K. requests resolution of a mistaken last month bill and asks the company to investigate.
The American Institute of Architects proposes a plan to unite architects sculptors mural painters landscape architects and craftsmen to craft a perfect work of art in each building. Merrick Hammond of Chicago, AIA president, says collaboration is essential to achieve durable beauty and order in the built environment.
The Toledo real estate board and the Toledo Chamber of Commerce industrial department have forged closer ties. A special letter to each real estate member signals unified support for new industries locating in the city. When inquiries arrive, the chamber shares suitable property information with on-file listings to assist in promising matches.
An architect explains that a building is an enclosed space or a combination of spaces whose outline follows the desired shape. He notes ancient needs shaped Egyptian Greek and Roman architecture and says past ornamentation told stories because most people could not read. Today printing replaces such decoration as unnecessary details fade away.
Madison New Jersey adopts a unique building code amendment to curb city congestion. The rule prohibits construction of housing with more than one family per 2500 square feet of lot area, effectively capping density at 17 families per acre.
The text argues not to overemphasize proximity to relatives while stressing the neighborhood’s general type of residents matters, especially when children are involved, to ensure they grow up in appropriate surroundings.
The article notes that maintaining a home’s exterior enhances the property value of both the house and the neighboring grounds. It warns that a dilapidated home not only drops its own value but also reduces the value of adjacent homes along the street.
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