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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1878
Page
1
Jim Fowler, a restless farm youth, grows from mischief to study and love Jennie Long after winning respect through schooling. A dangerous accident with a runaway steer tests courage, and a heartfelt note seals a future bond as Jim accepts responsibility and a formal agreement joins him to the Long family.
The article explains that most music boxes come from Sainte-Croix or Geneva, with Paillard & Co. as the leading Sainte-Croix factory employing about eight hundred artisans. It details manufacturing steps from cylinder preparation to tuning, the role of changing cylinders, and the global markets in England, the United States, France, Germany, and Russia. It notes cost advantages in Sainte-Croix, and describes history and variations such as extra cylinders and harp zither attachments.
Two married women on the West Side sought fresh buttermilk and were swarmed by bees after entering a farmer’s yard. The horse reared as the insects attacked the riders, one woman badly stung on face and hands while the other sought help. They freed the horse, fled toward Northeast, and even the granger who helped was stung. the incident ended with both women laughing at the beekeeper’s perilous defense. The article then notes the German Empire’s revenue shortfall of 15,000,000 marks for the last year, below estimates by over 85,000,000.
A mosaic of notes covers diverse topics from schooling in Brooklyn and a dry dock in Baltimore to a Glasgow football election and Lexicvere on moral limits. It cites Mr Worth shaping forms, a Boston organist, and Queen Victoria’s servants. It also details bacon shipments and a Berlin executioner, finishing with autumn dress imports and color trends.
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