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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1878
Page
4
A historical note describes experiments sowing wheat at depths from surface to seven inches, recording germination times and stalk strength. Surface and shallow depths sprouted late or rotted. six inch spacing yielded strongest heads while very deep plantings produced weak growth and few heads.
A historical set of home treatment notes covers emergency care for croup in a child, sprained ankles treated with warm compresses and glues, bee sting first aid including removing the sting and warming baths, and stopping a nosebleed with a moistened plug. It reflects period advice and simple remedies.
The article discusses how a pure mental operation in planning and arranging a device can yield exact representations without physical action. It argues such talent can be learned, warns that early embodiment wastes mental growth, and cites crude inventions and discarded machines as evidence of insufficient thought. It emphasizes forethought and disciplined mental application to analyze and refine ideas.
The column surveys multiple topics from scientific measurements of heat to plant galactodendyon composition, quinine taste masking, and early educational tours for children in St Petersburg. It also compares intra-Mercurial object positions with predicted orbits and notes ocean depth estimates. The piece closes with a religious meditation on obedience to Christ and faithful submission to divine commands.
A collection of teletype style quips and anecdotes from early newspapers. Jokes range from a Michigan woman hiding a cow from the tax collector to a vainly clever exchange about syrup and beets. A theatre blackout, a midnight Kala mazoo scene, and a stray tale of a ticketed boy on a slow train mingle with punning gags about magicians and Goohner caps.
An advertisement touts hypophosphites as a brain and nerve food prepared from Gerard, wheat, and ox brain. Dr. Taylor of a Consumption Hospital in England claims they expand the chest and boost nervous power, with Beones and Williams noting higher cure rates than cod liver oil. Churchill endorses use for debility and nervous weakness. Sold by F Crosny at 666 Avenue New York.
Amid Yellow Fever fears the article extols THERMALINE as a tasteless, affordable tonic to combat chills and malaria. It claims superior efficacy to quinine, broad stomach compatibility, and preventive value, priced at 25 cents per dozen with a free explanatory booklet from Donpas, Dice & Co.
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