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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1924
Page
7
A garbled note on cleaning walls suggests using equal parts vinegar and kerosene to wipe painted surfaces. It also references a 1778 German education institution in Leipsic opened by Samuel Keinicke, linked to deaf education and advocacy for the destitute.
The New York Times notes growing openness to transmutation ideas as physicists question long held views on element essential differences and the conservation of energy. It argues science tolerates fallibility and that old hypotheses were pragmatic, not infallible.
The piece discusses hopes that telephones will force clearer speech, enabling faster business and smoother communication. It notes optimism is dampened by the decline of daily speech and questions whether telepathy or telephony will prevail, while acknowledging the era’s fascination with improved vocal clarity.
Editor Fred R. Green notes tuberculosis affects any body part and traces its history from ancient cures to modern science. Pasteurization and cattle disease control reduced gland tuberculosis, protecting babies from tainted milk and improving public health.
An essay argues that cities form gradually and highlights Washington as a prime example of planning. It notes Washington’s streets, widths from eighty to one hundred eighty feet, numerous trees, and a grid layout centered on the Capitol grounds. The piece claims the plan promotes openness and health compared to crowded cities like New York.
A call for thorough cleaning of homes and surroundings to prevent disease. Emphasizes hot water and sunshine as germ killers, with plans for systematized work, vacant lots, gutters, and removal of refuse. Stresses cooperation between households and authorities to maintain sanitary conditions and curb mosquitoes and flies.
Walnut grower L. H. Taylor proposes planting walnut trees along county roadways at 100 foot intervals to beautify roads and generate income. After ten years trees would yield about fifty pounds each, totaling millions of pounds of nuts sold at roughly 15 cents per pound, offsetting taxes and road upkeep for 250 miles of paved roads.
Homeowners often discard shrubs deemed dead after a cold winter and late spring. With time and proper care, many can revive, becoming hardier stock as they come out of winter dormancy.
Docte Jewel of Boston, president of the Alice Jewel International Society of Applied Psychology, announced she is sixty and claims old age is curable. She vows to live to 250, and says others can do the same, with a new Boston photograph accompanying the claim.
On Col. ER Green's New Hedford estate a powerful radio tower beams the New York symphony to concertgoers. More than 2,001 cars park on Round Hill lawns as motor parties visit Sundays to hear the broadcast.
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