Prosperity Surge Foretold In U S Business Tide At Flood
A national picture shows the United States entering a peak business era with record profits across railroads utilities and express firms. Banks hold large surpluses as creditors, exports grow, and crop yields surpass last year, signaling broad demand for new equipment and robust enterprise. Manufactures push capacity in steel and iron amid high prices, while buyers accept higher costs. The article warns against squandering gains and urges prudent lending.
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United States
New York Times
Maryland's Material Progress Highlighted by Governor-elect Harrington
Governor-elect Emerson C. Harrington paints an optimistic view of Maryland's growth across agriculture industry and commerce. He cites bumper crops in Western Maryland and large staples production in central counties, notes the Eastern Shore's shift toward intensive small crops, and praises railroad and labor improvements aiding Southern Maryland. He emphasizes advancing farming science, embracing new methods, and expanding outreach via the Maryland Agricultural College and statewide farmer education events like Maryland Week in Baltimore.
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Maryland
Emerson C. Harrington
Atlantic Seaboard
Maryland Agricultural College
Baltimore City
Former Missouri Governor Folk Addresses Baltimore Banquet
Former Governor J W Folk of Missouri, guest of honor at a Baltimore credit men association banquet at Hotel Rennett, spoke on unity of effort needed now as never before to advance common goals.
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J. W. Folk
Missouri
Denton Chautauqua
Baltimore Credit Men’s Association
Hotel Rennett
Thanksgiving reflections and public concerns from Maryland
A historic, broadside style piece notes support for President Wilson defending the country, praises Miss Emma Davies for cracking a cruelty case, laments local crime-fighting failures, contrasts modern progress with early 19th century life, and closes with a legal note on auto theft as a growing profit.
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Emma Davies
Easton
Miss Davies
No Apples Surpass Maryland's East in Fruit Trade
Mr and Mrs C E Whistler have stayed in Princess Anne two weeks considering moving from Oregon to the East to enter fruit business. He shipped the highest priced pear carload to New York, averaging six cents per pear, but says West has lost fruit leadership to the East. He acknowledges Eastern markets near buyers, better flavor, and packing. predicts Western fruit supremacy fading and plans to pull out and move East.
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Maryland
C. E. Whistler
Princess Anne
Oregon
Whistler
Medford
New York
Delaware
Virginia
Baltimore Sun
Apples
West
East
Astern
Playing Safe Farming and Market Diversification
Farmers should practice safe farming by growing diverse foods for home use and a money crop as a buffer against failures. The piece warns against over specialization, urges keeping livestock feed and essentials, and notes the farm’s core purpose is providing home and living. It also includes advertisements for horse and livestock products from John Clark of Greensboro.
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Home
Bain
Humphrey
John Clark
Greensboro
Provincialisms in American English Noted by Editors
The letter surveys language peculiarities across the United States noting dialect influences from German in Southern Pennsylvania and Maryland, Scotch Irish in Franklin County, and recurring errors such as taken for took written for wrote and offen for off of. It discusses once common forms like hisself theirselves were and older pronoun forms from Anglo Saxon times as possible remnants of earlier speech.
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Union
United States
England
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Franklin
Delaware
Chaucer
Local Briefs From Easton and Wilmington
Claude Thompson shows marked recovery after appendicitis surgery at Easton Hospital and plans a return home. Roland Carroll takes a new Wilmington job and will relocate with family. A J Messick and Henry Andrew traveled to Baltimore for a business trip. Edward Patchett of Wilmington visited aunt Mrs. W F E Pritchett. Laura Mudge of Preston stayed with Miss Maude Harding. Revival meetings continue at this location.
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Claude Thompson
Easton Hospital
Roland Carroll
Wilmington
A. J. Messick
Henry Andrew
Baltimore
Edward Patchett
W. FE. Pritchett
Laura Mudge
Preston
Maude Harding
Joe the Book Farmer Featured in Journal Today
Readers learn about the fortunes of the character Joe the Book Farmer in a serialized piece beginning in the Journal. The story appears on page three and follows the lives of young farmers drawn into the tale.
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Joe
Journal
Smithson Social Scene Highlights From Thursday Party
Smithson social page notes a Thursday evening gathering hosted by Misses Eva and Emilie Berger featuring a long guest list including Elsie Bilbrough Isabelle Carroll Mary Christopher Ethel Worm Pauline Dieter Velma Christopher Mary Pat tick Amelia Worm Edith Patrick Sophie Worm and several Messrs. Perry Carroll Andrew Worm Levin Walker McMahon Fearins Wodd Pearins Chambers Fearins Legates Brodes. Mr. Oscar Ivins of Wilmington visits his brother A D Ivins along with Lb. J. Andrew and J W Christopher left for a Baltimore trip. Misses Viela Carmine and Henie Trarding have stayed at Trappe. The local telephone line is now completed and Mrs. Ida Whitby is reported very sick.
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Eva
Emilie Berger
Elsie Bilbrough
Isabelle Carroll
Mary Christopher
Ethel Worm
Pauline Dieter
Velma Christopher
Mary Pattick
Amelia Worm
Edith Patrick
Sophie Worm
Messrs
Charlie Perry
Clinton Carroll
Clarence Andrew
Carl Worm
Willie Levin
Frank Walker
Harry McMahon
Harry Fearins
Luther Wodd
Charlie Pearins
Percy Chambers
Roland Fearins
Mars Legates
Loyd Brodes
Oscar Ivins
Wilmington
The White Wyandotte Breed History and Use
The White Wyandotte chicken gained popularity after its 1885 introduction by Rev. B. M. Briggs from the Silver-Laced Wyandottes. Within a decade it challenged Barred Plymouth Rock as a versatile fowl. Today it is favored by large broiler plants and egg farms for fast growth, high breast meat quality, and profitability.
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Kent
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U. S. Public Health Service
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Goldsboro
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Daniel Moore
James BE
Hicks
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Henry Wilkinson
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James Dew
Marc Bryant
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James W. Wooters
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