U S Coffee Drinkers Lead World in Use of Beverage
The United States remains the top coffee market but not the top per capita user. Sweden averaged 17 pounds per person and Denmark 16, while the U S used about 14 pounds previously. Recent years show U S per capita around 20 pounds with rising consumer purchasing power driving demand.
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U.S
United States
Sweden
Denmark
Kathryn 4H. Wylie
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Wylie
Fingerprint note signed by Lincoln on discharge paper
A Lincoln fingerprint note on public display at the Illinois State Historical Library in Springfield shows a thumbprint ink smear on a small slip reading Let this man be discharged A Lincoln Feb 17 1865. Another note dated Feb 11 1866 mentions Surgeon J Theodore Heard visits Washington provided he does not overstay leave.
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Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois State
Springfield
A. Lincoln
Lincoln
J. Theodore Heard
Washington, D.C
Southern Liking for Limas in Early Colonists
Early colonists in the South adopted lima beans after finding Indians growing them. The long warm summers favored growing limas, making them a southern staple in meals and gardens. Mississippi experiment station research highlights lima beans as nutritionally rich in protein phosphorus thiamine and riboflavin, especially when used generously. fresh green beans offer more vitamins than mature dried varieties.
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South
Mississippi Experiment Station
New York Central to use bay window cabooses in Illinois
Illinois commerce commission permits New York Central to operate all steel cabooses with bay windows. Two other railroads already received similar approval. Commission notes bay-window design reduces fall hazard to trainmen when moving to and from the cupola.
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Tlinois Commerce Commission
New York Central Realroad Company
Commission
Railroad Division
New York Central
Origin of Buffalo Bill nickname and buffalo meat contract
William F. Cody earned the nickname Buffalo Bill from a contract to supply buffalo meat in 1867 1868 for Ka Pacific construction forces building the Pacific railroad. He charged $500 a month for the service as trains moved across western plains with thundering herds hindering travel. In October 1872 P T Barnum noted seeing thousands of buffalo while traveling to Denver over the Kansas Pacific with two friends.
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William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Ka Pacific
The
Pacific Railroad
Western Plains
P. T. Barnum
Denver
Kansas Pacific
Buffalo
Methodist Conclave at Salisbury Held With Prominent Clergy
Hundreds of clergymen and lay leaders attended the Peninsula Methodist Conference in Salisbury. Governors and bishops from Maryland Washington and Portland led as key speakers with ministers from Duke Newark and Baltimore among guests. Sessions are slated for Asbury Bethesda and Sunday will feature minister assignments.
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Clergmen
Salisbury
W. Preston Lane
Maryland
Charles Wesley Flint
Washington, D. C
Carleton G. Lacey
China
Titus Lawe
Indianapolis
Ind
Gerald P. Kennedy
Portland
Ore
Harold E. Bosely
Duke University Divinity School
Durham
N. C
Arthur J. Jackson
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Newark
Del
C. A. Bowen
Board of Church Publications
Nashville, Tenn
Albert E. Day
Baltimore
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
Asbury
Bethesda
Governor Lane
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Flint
Shore Chicken Festival Dates Set for July 12-14 1949
Del Mar Va Chicken Festival Inc directors in Georgetown fix July 12 14 1949 as dates for the Salisbury hosted event. Alfred T Truitt named executive secretary and festival director. Tentative three day program includes chicken cooking contest eye show festival queen dance with top entertainment and a mammoth parade. Last year Georgetown parade lauded for its length and quality.
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Del-Mar-Va
Georgetown
Salisbury
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce
Alfred T. Truitt
Salisbury Chamber
Henderson Elects Fire Commissioner
Henderson Md elected its first town government with 33 votes cast. Five commissioners were chosen two for two year terms and three for one year. Elected for two years were T. A. Montague and Carlton Gooden. for one year Henry Shultie M. C. Porter Sr. and W. E. Stubbs.
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Henderson
T. A. Montague
Carlton Gooden
Henry Shultie
M. C. Porter Sr
W. E. Stubbs
Templeville Social News Of Family Visits And Storm Damage
Templeville residents share visits with relatives in Delaware Pennsylvania and Maryland while a severe Saturday storm causes significant damage with uprooted trees and damaged buildings. Local families also recount weekend visits including Starkeys Bowmans Knottses and Pippins with relatives in Dover Wilmington and surrounding towns.
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John Prescott
Church Hill
Millington
C. L. Prescott
Dorothy Knotts
Annapolis
Gurney Knotts
Amos Wyatt
Marydel
Lee Davis
Wilmington
Carl List
Carlene
Dover
Irons Pippin
Harold Sensihaugh
Chester
Harold Minner
Phillips
Henderson
Henry Pippin
Williston visitors and local social rounds noted
Williston hosts and nearby towns see a string of visits and dinners. Ed Cowens and Shaffer guests from Pittsburg stay at Williston. Clarence Rice and Claudel Wright visit Rehoboth relatives. Uhler returns to Memory Lane after Miami winter. Gelletly and companion visit College Park and mother. Lyons and Neal families host dinners in Easton and Federalsburg. Howard visits Newnan Georgia. Howard remains longer. A. R. Neal hosts Ellwanger and Crane guests. Harold Miller buys a new station wagon. U S Savings Bonds cited as farm and home security.
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Wm. ED. Uhler
Memory Lane
Williston
Miami
Florida
Kenneth Gelletly
College Park
A. G. Gelletly
Irvin DB. Lyons and Family
Easton
Harry McMahon
Federalsburg
A. R. Neal
Milo Crane
Dover
James Howard
Suzanne
Newnan
Georgia
Alonzo Howard
Howard
A. G. Gelletty
Frank Depew
Mile Crane
Denton
Samuel Ellwanger
Albert R. Neal
Harold Miller
Centreville Hosts Queenstown as Sunday schedule set
Centreville welcomes Queenstown for a May 15 showdown while Townsend visits Henderson Millington travels to Galena and Kenton heads to Sudlersville. The day follows last Sunday results with Centreville 9 Queenstown 1 and Henderson 9 Kenton 6 Sudlersville 2 Millington 1 Queenstown 5 Galena 3. A. S. Savings Bonds are the farmer's best buy of today for his financial security of tomorrow.
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Perry Hayden
God
Centreville
Townsend
Henderson
Kenton
Sudlersville
Millington
Queenstown
Galena
A. S
Elstate
Ille
Sadlersville
Fire destroys broiler houses in rural meat plant row
A blaze gutted one row of broiler houses while the adjacent row was saved. Firemen protected the second row as $12,000 in damage was reported. Motorists stopped to view the odd smoke color, described by state police as brown blue and gray from sawdust. Stopes is son in law of Harry Pack, co owner of Rehoboth Poultry. The Romans used shorthand as early as 63 B C according to Britannica.
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Stopes
Harry Pack
Rehoboth Poultry Company
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Limas
Ngvy Spape
J. B. Dickerson
Hamilton P. Fox
T. C. Mulligan
Esse P. Thomas
Denton Journal
Templeville
James M. Starkey Jr
Ruby Lee
J. Medford Starkey
Oscar Lord
Pottstown
M. E. Perkins
John Bowman
Tacony
Harry Markley
Wm. Ware
Bryan Bowers
Esther Hall
Nell D. Knotts
Wm. H. Knotts
Walter Crammer
Huce Messick
Bach Haven
N. J
T. H. Golt
Bette Richard
Denton, Maryland
Ed. Cowens
Shaffer
Mr. Robinson
Pittsburg
Clarence Rice
Claudel Wright
Rehoboth
U. S
Charlie Louie
Dent On Canning Co., Inc
Hobbs, Maryland
B. C
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