Farmers Homes Robbed of Very Choice Antiques
Two men posing as antique dealers visited Miss Belle Clendenian of Mechanics Grove East Drumore township last week. After admiring her valued antiques they departed, and a few nights later several items were stolen including a Heppelwhite mirror and a fine coverlid. The theft targeted pieces previously shown to the men.
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Lancaster County
Mechanics Grove
East Drumore Township
Belle Clendenian
Clendenian
How to Get What You Want Prosperity Handbook No 7
A bank promotes its Prosperity Handbook series offering guidance on saving and attaining goals. It highlights sixteen handbooks including titles for youth and homemakers, and invites readers to ask for Number 7 and to inquire about opening an account after reading.
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Bank For
Half Dollar From 1806 Found Buried Under Lancaster Road
A half dollar minted in 1806 was found buried six feet beneath a Lancaster highway bed. The coin, long covered by successive road layers from cinder to macadam to concrete, was recovered during ditch work by State highway inspector Samuel L. Kirk. After cleaning by a jeweler, the coin was identified as a genuine 1806 US half dollar.
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Lincoln Highway
Lancaster
Samuel L. Kirk
United States of America
Magnesia town links to magnetism and magnesium oxide
The ancient Asia Minor town near Smyrna, now Mianissa, is tied to the discovery of jadestone properties that inspired the terms magnet and magnetism. It also lent its name to magnesia, the oxide of magnesium.
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Magnesia
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Mianissa
Columbus and Toscanelli tied to world’s shape voyage myth
An early tale states the ancient Greek philosopher Iratosthenes deduced Earth’s roundness and measured its circumference. The Genoese Toscanelli reportedly studied these writings and urged Columbus that sailing west would reveal new lands.
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Iratosthenes
Toscanell
Columbus
Derivation of the Word Automobile
The term automobile comes from the Greek auto meaning self and Latin mobilis meaning movable. Originating in French usage, it was initially applied to pleasure carriages. The word emerged to name the horseless, self-propelled vehicle as demand grew.
Modern dairy barn design promotes cow health and clean milk
William A. Radford explains how clean barns and healthy animals protect milk quality. The article describes a near ideal dairy barn with continuous sunlit windows, suction ventilators, and a layout for 43 cows with water bowls, overhead tracks for feeding and litter removal, and a weather tight frame construction on a concrete foundation.
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Michigan
Too Many Beds Spoil the Garden Advice on Planting
The article warns against excessive flower beds harming landscape design and endorses hardy flowering shrubs for tall, long lasting color. It notes shrubs reach 10 to 12 feet, live for many years, and outlast annuals, remaining beautiful with proper midseason care.
Importance of Regular Engine Oil Changes
Motorists are urged to value regular oil changes despite improved lubrication systems. Heat and gasoline contamination degrade oil, metal particles clog parts, and insufficient draining lets dirt remain. Change after 200 miles, then every 2500 miles in warm weather or 1000 in cold. use oil suited to engine per expert guidance.
Time to Overhaul Auto and Refinish Body
Spring season brings a window for careful auto overhaul and refinishing. Shops ease work demands now, allowing thorough repairs and flawless finishes before demand for speed peaks. Owners gain reliable attention and avoid delays when spring road use rises.
Boxing Spy of Ages and Inventor Legend
Fragmentary claim highlights a boastful figure titled as inventor of boxing and a self styled king of boxing era. The text references Leo and an evasive title suggesting a legendary status tied to boxing history.
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Entor
Spy
Hie
Jens
Leo
Try Advertising in the RECORD. You’ll find it pays.
Advertisers are urged to place ads in the RECORD with the promise of effective reach. The note emphasizes the financial payoff of insecting space in the local paper and encourages timely booking for best exposure.
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J. Albert Hall
East Main Street
Fath's—Master Cleaners
H. E. Dunkle
Neffsville
Elmer E. Harry
E. Petersburg
Oui
Farmers National
Doan
Doan’s
Milburn Co
Mig, Chem
Buffalo,n.y
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ficor
W.M. Amer
Parcel Post
D. E. Sawtelle
Harrington, Delaware
Willard
North Broad Street
Lititz
Wayne Zartman
J. Alvin Enck, Prop
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