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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1927
Page
7
After their son disappeared, Calcutta parents placed a local notice. The ad describes a fair complexioned boy wearing half pants and a banian, missing since Tuesday evening, and asks informants to contact 230-32 Corn Walls Street.
A local jeweler says diamond cuts are standardized and American and European cuts of the same type and size look the same. Regulations for a good cut place one third above the girdle and two thirds below.
Naval observatory notes Saturns rings and Jupiter can be detected with an opera glass in clear conditions. The rings appear plainly in a small Bell glass at five to ten diameters power, making the features easy to observe.
Tactics is the branch of military science that deals with troop movement when facing the enemy or in battle. It must be distinguished from strategy, which concerns the general conduct of a campaign. Phone your news to the Record.
A. Gordon King of the American Gas Association says the modern kitchen mirrors factory efficiency with well lit ventilated workspaces and appliances arranged to minimize motion. He notes gas ranges tested for safety and efficiency at Cleveland's lab with Blue-starred labels guiding consumers. The piece argues home life underpins society and stresses respecting home modernization in real estate.
Floyd Bucher, agricultural agent, predicts a record potato crop for Lancaster County with the best conditions in years. He also forecasts a fair year for farmers, a normal wheat crop, corn yields at 70 to 80 percent, slightly higher tobacco acreage with good yield, and excellent alfalfa.
The Lancaster County Firemen's Association has launched a campaign to stop motorists who drive to rural fire scenes. Reports say roads near recent blazes were blocked by tourists, delaying equipment and allowing flames to gain headway. Phone your news to the Record.
The text advises on well drained, humus rich ground for small fruits and lists varieties for strawberries raspberries currants gooseberries and grapes. It covers planting depth pruning of roots and canes row spacing and general care for long rows versus thin beds to ease cultivation and moisture conservation.
Growers pay a premium for true to name trees with a certification seal. Demand for certified stock rose as nurseries ran short this spring. In 1921, 2480 trees were certified and 13 nurseries requested service. last year 13 companies certified 1819 trees while 267 rejections occurred in 1921 and 9250 last year. The program reduces misnamed trees and mixing of varieties after digging.
Experiments at the University of Windia Agricultural College station show well ripened grapes free from injury can be stored at 5 to 40 Fahrenheit for several months. Red varieties keep longer than white or slack types with Brghton lasting 13 days and Delaware 111. Other good keepers included Barry Diamond Herler Caco Agawam and Vergennes.
The article stresses timely and thorough cultivation from early spring to August for fruit trees and plants. It advises continued cultivation until frost for similar crops and recommends fertilization when soils are not fertile enough. Barnyard manure is cited as the best fertilizer.
Kathleen Coyle daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh Coyle has been chosen as Miss Philadelphia for the 1927 Pageant of Beauty at Atlantic City.
Mike Helen Hooba of Berkey California and Teley Wills of Berkeley clash in a tennis match captured in action with both players focused on the ball.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a potential sleep talk and a humorous exchange about a kiss. It references someone named Brown-Wiy-er-tielen as a pet name and mentions Detroit in a disjointed, unclear context. No clear event or outcome is discernible.
Patrolman James Dooley of Revere Mass narrowly escaped a four foot hawk that attacked him after scratching his eyes. The bird lunged as Dooley wrestled it, and Patrolman Bixzo fired his revolver ending the hawk’s life.
A designer comments on a home fully furnished with antiques illustrating how a dwelling mirrors its mistress personality and style in a thoughtful, period tone.
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