County Welfare Reports Outline Free Service in Lancaster
April reports from eight Lancaster County welfare agencies show hospital free service shifts, with Lancaster General down 273 and St. Joseph’s up 876. Totals for four months: General $11,956.45, St. Joseph’s $3,301.55, Community Service Association $5,283.82. 685 families under care so far this year, peak 191 in March. Rossmere Sanatorium provided 2414 free hospital days at $7,242 cost. Welfare Federation funds support Rossmere and charity care. Red Cross aided 247 ex-service families. 36 first aid entrants and 442 Boy Scouts. Filing notes indicate banks hold the welfare reports for public inspection.
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Lancaster County
Lancaster General Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Community Service Association
Rossmere Sanatorium
Rossmeer
Welfare Federation
Rossmere
Red Cross
Lancaster Council
Cink
12000 Bobwhite Quail Released With Leg Bands
Game Commission workers distributed 12000 bobwhite quail the largest number in recent years. Birds were leg-banded with numbers 15101 to 27600 before release and placed in counties with suitable conditions. Report any dead birds and return bands, two bands already came from cats.
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Game Commission
Tightens Ban on Imported Cattle
Beginning June 1 Pennsylvania tightens controls to keep Bang disease infected cattle out of the Commonwealth. Regulations enforced by the bureau of animal industry aim to protect healthy herds, with 5515 herds blood tested and 693 Bang disease free certificates issued. Twenty six states have similar rules.
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Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
T. E. Munce
Bureau of Animal Industry
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Munce
How Chromium Plates Improve Paper Money Security
Henry Weltze of Carlton Plating explains the shift from steel engravings to chromium plated intaglio currency plates. The process starts with a steel engraving, creates a negative, builds an electrolytic plate, then chromium plating produces durable, uniform impressions. Abrasion is reduced, aiding counterfeit detection.
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Henry Weltze
Carlton Plating Company
Weitze
Britain’s Spider Web searchlight debuts in air raids
After a decade of experiments Britain reveals a new anti aircraft tool the Spider Web. The checkerboard sky pattern allows gunners to plot raiders like artillery targets and determine speed height and direction from tables within seconds per a Collier’s Weekly correspondent reporting official tests.
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Britain
Collier's Weekly
How to Clean Ornaments and Polish Metals
The text outlines methods to clean copper and brass using vinegar or acids followed by washing and drying to prevent corrosion. It also describes rubbing with whiting for a light finish, or using rottenstone with sweet oil for a richer shine, then polishing with flannel, chamois, or whiting.
Insulation Affects Home Costs Says Canadian Official
G I D Mallory of the Natural Resources Intelligence Service argues that proper insulation reduces annual heating and cooling costs, influencing buyer decisions as the public recognizes large tax savings on well insulated homes.
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G. ID. Mallory
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Tattoo Removal Technique Described In Old Text
A historical note describes removing tattoos by applying a concentrated tannin solution to the marked area with a tattoo needle. The skin is then rubbed with lunar caustic until black, excess dabbed away, and a silver tannate forms a black layer that peels after about two weeks, leaving reddish scars.
How to Preserve Newspaper Clippings
The best method is mounting with library paste and covering with a fine transparent silk fabric to slow chemical changes in wood pulp newsprint. Stored in a tight container in a clean dry atmosphere the clipping will last indefinitely.
Porcelain name origin traced to shells and piggy backs
The word porcelain derives from Italian porcellana meaning a little pig. Early Portuguese traders named cowrie shells this for their piglike shape and later applied the term to Chinese earthenware that is white and glossy like shell interiors.
Aviator’s sealed barograph sent for official testing
An aviator attempting to break a record carries a sealed barograph. After landing, the unopened device is dispatched to the bureau of standards for testing to verify the record claim.
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Bureau of Standards
Understanding how sound travels to the ear
The article explains that sound consists of air waves or vibrations and that hearing occurs when these waves hit the eardrum and are conducted to the auditory nerve’s receptor endings.
Glass polishing note with rubbing alcohol instructions
The text gives a method using equal parts denatured alcohol and ether to apply on glass with a clean wool cloth. Rub briskly then sprinkle with rouge on a small piece, mentioning cham.
Barefoot Boy tale sparks Whittier clue debate
A Nebraska preacher claims to be the original Barefoot Boy who inspired John Greenleaf Whittier. The piece argues Whittier wrote the poem years earlier while editing the Middlesex Standard in Lowell, Mass., suggesting the boy in Whittier’s poem represents universal youth rather than one man.
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Pess
Nebraska
John Greenleaf Whittier
Whittier
America
Old Country
Middlesex Standard
Lowell
Mass
Whittler
Western Newspaper Union
Secret of Briand's love revealed
Paris reports the long suppressed tale of Aristide Briand eleven time premier and faithful lover who never wed. A Nantes girl Jeanne Kermanidec refused Briand, choosing a friend. Decades later Briand helped a struggling former lover, who declined his marriage offer. she died in Cocherel and Briand laid flowers annually at her grave.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
France
Nantes
Jeanne Kermanidec
Briand
M. Briand
Africa
Cocherel
Blurbs describe new book notices and jacket text
The piece explains blurbs as brief summaries or praise used to announce a publication. It notes the term as literary jargon applied to jacket copy and promotional blurbs by editors and publishers.
Air in Libraries Should Be Washed, Study Finds
Government researchers report eight year tests on leather books show acids from Cheainas lane and tannins cause deterioration when exposed to polluted air. Unexposed samples remained sound, while exposed bindings cracked and disintegrated, suggesting library air treatment may be needed.
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Department of Agriculture
Lane
Why Electricity Is Not Yet Fully Understood
The article notes electricity as a form of energy and reports there is no definitive knowledge of its true nature. It discusses the electronic theory proposing atoms consist of electrons and that all matter is electrical, with specific electron counts given for hydrogen and oxygen.
The Shrike or butcher bird found in United States
The shrike a song bird with the nickname butcher bird has about 200 species total and two species reach the United States. Around ten inches long the birds eat insects and mice and small birds. Their feet are weak so they cannot hold prey. instead they impale prey on thorns using their beaks.
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United States
Moisture Ruins Paintwork By Blistering And Peeling
Moisture in walls causes paint failure as water vapor escapes warm surfaces. If surfaces are not thoroughly dry before painting an overheated interior accelerates blistering or peeling of the film.
Descriptions of Blood Clots in Egg Anatomy
The passage explains how clots form in eggs through overstrained egg organs. It details inflammation of membranes near the ovary and oviduct, swollen vessels releasing material, and the fate of clots entering the egg.
Red Letter Days and Pop Origins in Historical Usage
The text explains red-letter days as auspicious dates marked in calendars and prayer books. It discusses why soft drinks are called pop from corks popping on opening bottles and notes British maps color the empire in red or pink to highlight territorial claims.
Rice shower custom roots in Hindu fertility symbolism
The tradition of showering rice on newly married couples traces to India, where Hindu beliefs link rice with fecundity and prosperity. This practice reflects cultural emphasis on blessings for growth, happiness, and prosperity in the couple’s married life.
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India
Hair Graying Tied to Pigment Loss from Severe Shocks
The article notes that hair turns gray due to loss of pigment and that extremely severe shocks can trigger this pigment loss, leading to gray or white hair.
Washington Bicentennial essay contest winners named soon
The national winner of the George Washington Bicentennial essay contest will receive the commemorative gold medal. Thirty four states and Hawaii contributed, with state contests and a judging panel of prominent educators. Regional and state honors accompany the national prize as events continue through June and November.
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United States
Hawaii
Federal
Bicentennial Commission
United States Commission
Washinton
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Washington, D. C
George Washington
Mississippi River
Congressman Bloom
George Washington Bicentental Commission
Washington
California
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