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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
2
Surge of encephalitis cases in St Louis during a two month outbreak caused about two hundred deaths and many more ill. Experts describe the elusive germ and plans for an antitoxin as researchers press on despite limited success and global concern.
Douglas Malloch argues that among many tasks a person faces the first priority is to write to a friend. He reflects on how every small duty accumulates and stresses personal connections over trivial chores.
A historical note details how Dells dolls were once feared as magical objects used to terrify rivals or unfaithful husbands. The article cites German and Stone Age practices, noting doll idols in tombs of elites and weddings where brides offered dolls to the goddess Diana.
The passage reflects Oliver Goldsmith viewing early America as a dangerous frontier where escape from native threats or captivity by predators loomed, describing a landscape of chaos and lawlessness that challenged settlers.
A note describes boners as actual humorous hid bits found in examination papers and essays by teachers.
A turbulent 1923 scene describes weathering and chaos in commerce. Notes of tariffs and shifts in imports highlight tension between Britain and America. The report mentions cheese flows and canal trade impacts as tariffs go into effect.
The exchange jokes about the origin of tennis terms and the playful use of love and enurting glass like imagery, reflecting lighthearted curiosity about the sport's language.
Victoria and Albert Museum in London preserves a thirteenth century staff with twenty horizontal bands of high relief carvings from Genesis to the Creation of Adam and the Flood. The piece also includes scenes from Noah and the Ark, the Tower of Babel, Sodom and Gomorrah, and parallel New Testament panels. Associated with northern Brance cartings, the carved works date to the thirteenth century.
Describes keeping the left hand extended during the backswing to add momentum. Warns against relying on the right hand and emphasizes the left arm driving the swing for a full extension. Mentions maintaining a slow backswing and avoiding bent or broken wrists.
A discussion traces birthstone origins to 4000 B C Egypt and later Hebrew customs. High priests wore breastplates with twelve symbols, linking stones to the twelve trib es, Paradise angles, foundations of bravery, twelve apostles, and the twelve months of the year.
Edward Field oversees final touches on a statue titled Victory planned for the Yale University gymnasium. The eight foot monument measures tall and embodies prowess and sobriety symbolizing young American manhood at Yale.
The passage outlines a historical view of birthstones tracing back to Molangu era and the eighteenth century. It lists stones for each month with several misspellings and inconsistent names, including January garnet and amethyst, March bloodstone or aquamarine, April diamonds, May emerald, June pearl, July ruby, August sardonyx or peridot, September sapphire, October opal, November turquoise, December turquoise or turquise.
The article explains a hereditary tendency to excessive bleeding after injury, focusing on hemophilia in males. It notes a chemical change in blood prevents clotting and claims transmission to about half of a carrier woman's sons. It mentions this inheritance as well known in older, migratory records.
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