816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 1, 1999
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This column is for readers who have questions
but don’t know who to ask for answers.
“You Ask—You Answer” is for non-cooking
questions. When a reader sends in a question, it
will be printed in the paper. Readers who know
the answer are asked to respond by mailing the
answer, which will then be printed in the paper.
Questions and Answers to this column should
be addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancas
ter Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522.
Attention: Lou Ann Good.
Do not send a self-addressed, stamped enve
lope for a reply. If we receive the answer, we will
publish it as soon as possible. Please include
your phone number because we sometimes need
to contact the person to clarify details. We will not
publish your phone number unless you request
it.
QUESTION Joann Patches, 525 Power Rd.,
Manheim, PA 17545, wants to obtain a copy of the
book ‘Twas Seeding Time, 1 ' by John L Ruth. The
book tells the story of Anabaptists during the early
years of American history.
QUESTION Debrah Giambalvo would like to
purchase a machine made by Colebrookdale Co.,
Boyertown. Her mother-in-law uses it as a cookie
machine and has had the machine for more than 40
years. Dough is added to the machine and cranked
through one of three cut-outs on its removable blade.
It also has a tip that looks somewhat like those used
to decorate cakes and one that has many small holes
as if to make spaghetti. It looks somewhat like the old
meat and nut grinders. The machine has a Pennsyl
vania keystone logo on it with a “50* in the center.
QUESTION A reader would like to know if any
one needs a gentleman to assemble or make some
thing at his home. Would pick up and deliver. Call
(301) 733-6371.
QUESTION Ralph Glass, Roaring Spring,
needs an operator’s manual for a Miller transport
disc, model #2HK-5201.
QUESTION—A New Holland reader is looking for
a quality play for Christian children of various ages to
perform. Where can she find some plays?
QUESTION Anna Bryan, Oxford, N.J., wants to
know where to find cardoon seeds, which grow into
an Italian vegetable that grows big leaves with deli
cious stalks. When cooked, it’s a delicacy.
QUESTION— Margaret Diamond, Southampton,
N.J., writes that while riding in a car, she spotted a
truck tire hobby horse hanging in a tree. Does a read
er know where to obtain either the pattern or a hobby
horse?
QUESTION Omar Fisher, Lancaster, wants
100-200 small wooden thread spools. Please write
how much you want for each spool to Fisher at 133
Buckwalter Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602.
QUESTION Sherri Pitman, 212 Ironstone Dr.,
Lititz, PA 17543, would like to rent a portable cider
press for one week in October.
QUESTION—The Van Horns of Mt. Pleasant Mills
would like sources for wooden sash insulated
replacement windows to fit an old house.
QUESTION Mary Weaver. 480 Frysville Rd.,
Ephrata, PA would like to purchase both “Sociability”
and “America Sings,” songbooks.
QUESTION —Melvin Long, Whitehall, Md., wants
a repair manual for a 12V battery charger.
QUESTION Lois Ann Martin, 3630 Depew Rd.,
Canandaigua, N.Y., writes that John Eward Zoller, a
former radio pastor, used to mail out booklets to lis
teners. He is now deceased, but Lois Ann would love
to have booklets written by him.
QUESTION Norma McClure, Freeland, Md.,
purchased an old lamp at an auction. The top globe
was glued and separated during transporting it. She
needs to know how to contact someone who can
repair glass because the globe is beautiful.
QUESTION A reader from Annville wants
paperback books from the White Indian Series by
Donald Clayton Porter. There are 30 books in the set,
the reader needs from 21-30 in the series.
QUESTION—A reader is looking for a source to
purchase Superset or Nestle hair setting lotion or a
similar product.
QUESTION Tom Hicswa Sr., Hammonton,
N.J., is searching for information and a head gasket
for an oil pan that fits Centaur Tractor Model KV
Engine No. 125620 made in Greenwich, Ohio.
QUESTION Ezra Burkholder, Washington
Boro, writes, “Help, bulrush or cattails are taking over
the pond.* Any suggestions on how to control them?
QUESTION Mrs. Clyde M. Stauffer, R.l, Box
294, Port Trevorton, PA 17864, would like to purch
ase books written by Lois Lenski and old school read
ing books such as “Jerry and Alice,” and “Dick and
Jane,” series. Send her book titles and prices.
QUESTION Anyone interested in purchasing
an antique, hand-push seeder imprinted with: Plant
Jr., Made in U.S.A., Marque Deposee, M. Ind.
RGTRDA No. 17269. . . .On seed box: Iron Age C3B
C 39? Contact Albert Liebno Sr., 3211 Bear Run Rd.
Taneytown, MD 21787.
QUESTION Diane Columbus is looking for a
dried thistle source.
QUESTION — Don Meily, R.l, Box 144, Hershey,
PA would like to find a Coleman vase table lamp in
working order. Will pay a reasonable amount
QUESTION Marie Miller, HC62, Box 660, Hon
esdale, PA 18431 is looking for Corelle dinner plates
in the strawberry pattern.
QUESTION Irvin Zimmerman, Box 2351, R. 2,
Fleetwood, PA 19522, is looking for Eli Z. Zimmer
man milk bottles in quart and pint sizes.
QUESTION Jim Grube would like to trade four
turf tires and wheels for four ag tires and wheels. His
tractor is a Deutz Allis 5215 compact diesel. Massy
Ferguson 1010 is interchangeable. Contact him at
673 Lancaster Pike, New Providence, PA 17560.
QUESTION E.L.Z, R. 2, Box 221-B, Log an ton,
PA 17747, wants plastic canvas patterns to copy and
return.
QUESTION —Carl Kline, Rt 1, Box 163, Womels
dorf, PA 19567 wants to buy an out-of-print book,
"Basic Bible Doctrine,” by Millard F. Day. The book
was formerly printed under the title, "Whafs in the
Bible,” a small paperback published by Moody Press.
QUESTION Judy Corbin Brosious, Sunbury,
would like a book written by Rev. Harvey M. Lawson,
Hanover, Ct. Lawson's mother was a Corbin and
published a genealogical record of the Corbin family
about 1905. Judy is doing research on the Corbin
family.
QUESTION Marian Belka, Old Forge, N.Y., is
looking for the descendants of Rudolph and Anna
Harris who once had a farm in West Nantmeal Town
ship in Pa.
QUESTION David Thompson, New Market,
Md., would like to know if there is anyone to repro
duce several brass shippers identification tags,
which had been placed on the top of milk cans. The
letters are approximately Vz -inch high.
QUESTION —Doris Gehman, 1207 W. Elizabeth
town Rd., Manheim, PA 17545, wants a children’s
book, “Roundabout Red Gate Farm,” a lift-the-flap
treasure hunt book by Linda Hayward and published
by Grosset and Dunlap, copyright 1987 ISBN
0-448-11326-0.
QUESTION Steven W. VanKuren, R.l, Box 26,
Montrose, PA 18801 would like to know if any readers
know who has a registered Holstein with Coleman-
Crest prefix or a daughter from a Holstein with that
prefix. He writes that Coleman-Crest was his family’s
dairy farm and he would like to purchase a heifer or
calf for showing.
QUESTION D. Himmel, Chester Springs, would
like to know where to purchase good quality dark
brown velvet for a women’s coat collar.
QUESTION Gregory Badger wants to know
where to order western shirts made from feed sacks
with the colorful artwork Pawnee Bill’s Wild West
Show.
QUESTION Brenda Garber, East Petersburg,
would like to know where to purchase millet hulls to
use pillows.
QUESTION—Suzy Almony wants a set of red and
white “Currier and Ives’ plates made in the U.S.A. by
Homer Laughlin.
QUESTION Ada B. Zook is looking for the
words to a song that contains the following words:
“Dry pasture, dry pasture, no feed for the cattle, no
grass on the ranges, no clouds in the sky. There’s
black buzzards circling, your ears are bare leather, git
along little doggie or you’re bound to die.”
QUESTION—Ada B. Zook is looking for “Shoo Fly
Girl,” by Lois Lensky and a horse story “Savage, Sui
cide Horse.”
QUESTION Henry Chase 111, 345 Center Rd.,
Charleston, ME 04422, is searching for a hand-held
com shelter.
QUESTION Karen Mull, Elizabethtown, would
like to know where to purchase an agitator for an
electric butter churn manufactured by Alabama Man
ufacturing Co. The agitator is plastic. The motor sets
on top of a barrel shaped 3-gallon jar. The agitator fits
on the lid inside the jar. The company must have
gone out of business because letters addressed to
toe address on the motor are returned. Anyone know
where to find an agitator?
QUESTION Dennis Slodysko, Shade Gap,
would like the address and phone number for the
Hydro Mac skid loader MFG Co.
QUESTION Anna Bonham, Honesdale, would
like to know where to purchase dolls of Princess Di’s
and Prince Charles' wedding and Fergie’s wedding
dolls.
QUESTION Nancy Wallace, Lancaster, pur
chased a Niagara lounge chair with heat and rolling
massage years ago. Now she needs service but
doesn’t have a current address. She tried Brocton,
N.Y., but the letter was returned.
QUESTION Tom Salvadore, Newtown, wants
to know where to purchase wood chisel handles for
Stanley Wood Chisels #7sofor several sizes ranging
from V» - to 1% -inches.
QUESTION G. Sweitzer, Airville, would like to
know the chemical recipe for the solution in which
apples were dipped prior to cold storage over the
winter. What else can be done to improve the texture
of York Imperial apples stored at 32 degrees?
QUESTION Shirley Miller, Nazareth, wants a
candy thermometer that can be used in the micro
wave. Everywhere she looks, she can only find the
kind that cannot be used in the microwave. Anyone
know where she can find one?
QUESTION Patricia Stoltrfus, Honey Brook, is
collecting milk moustache ads. Anyone able to help
her, write to 1395 Suplee Rd., Honey Brook, PA
19344.
QUESTION Mitch Hughes, Frankford, W.V.,
wants to purchase old metal signs advertising Dr. Le
Gear products, with a picture of the world’s largest
horse, a Percheron.
QUESTION —Myra Byers, 2420 Lemar Rd., Mer
cersburg, PA 17236-9616, is looking for a crochet
pattern for a wall hanging that spells “Home Sweet
Home.”
QUESTION Fred Appel, 814 Country Lane,
Paradise, PA 17562, would like to contact someone
who has cockscomb seed to sell. It should be the
small crested type, not plumes.
QUESTION Anna Zimmerman, Box 2351, R. 2,
Fleetwood, PA 19522, is looking for the following
books; "Lift My Lamp," by Anna Balmer Myers; “White
Mother” by Jessie Bennett Sams; and "Treasurers in
an Oatmeal Box,” which is a story about a retarded
boy.
QUESTION Anna Newswanger, 185 S. Pool
Forge Rd., Narvon, PA 17555, would like to know if
anyone will sell her a book, "Memoirs of Chur
chtown,” by Levi B. Yoder 1831-1906.
QUESTION Cheryl Lawrence, Ephrata, would
like a source to purchase Cornish Ware.
QUESTION —A reader is looking for an oversized
tin scoop for a small candy scales. She has all the
weights but needs a 10-14-inch scoop to make the
scales complete.