Fish Hatchery Efforts Boost National Fish Supply
The Fish Commission in Washington reports spring spawn harvests lasting two months. Fishermen along the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay nets supply eggs, with government payment per million eggs and per quart. hatcheries then care for fry until they reach release age. The Susquehanna hatchery near Havre de Grace produced 175,060000 fish last season, and the government saves about a billion eggs annually to prevent stock depletion.
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Fish Commission
Washington, D. C
Great Falls
Washington
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Rmen
Baltimore
Ange
Susqueshanna River
Havre de Grace
Miss Dora Peters Sees Her Beating Heart on X Ray
Miss Dora Peters of 34 Walton Place, age 18, feared a fatal heart malady. Dr J G Messege used an X Ray tube and a dark room setup with a mirror to show her heart beating, confirming her heart was regular and not the issue.
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Dora Bk Peters
Walton Place
Miss Peters
J. G. Messege
Acu
Sie
Life purpose and seriousness in daily living
A discussion on living with intent modernizing youth and adults. It argues many drift through time lacking purpose, defines seriousness as thoughtful analysis, and outlines three factors for genuine thought: broad facts, their correlation, and wise generalization. Excerpt notes common misperceptions and urges purposeful life engagement.
84 year old Henry McLeod continues work as a basket maker
An 84 year old man named Henry McLeod, living in Jonesboro, still works and supports himself. He once traveled to Fayetteville, the farthest he has been from home at sixteen miles. He is father to eight children and grandfather to fifty two, and appears content with his life.
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Henry McLeod
Fayetteville
Jonesboro
Be Ready to Encourage in a School Foot Race
A settement school boy Tom loses a race after peers shout encouragement to others while he hears no cheers for himself. The teacher consoles him as Johnny wins by two yards and Jim finishes second. The tale ends with a moral about support and effort.
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Tom
Johny
Jim
Johnny
Cornhill Magazine
Clerks and Jobs: A Study in Vocational Desire
A historic note observes clerks longing for advancement and unhappy workers across trades. It argues success comes only when one loves one’s vocation, citing examples from teaching to farming, preaching to law, and laments misfits chasing unsuitable roles. The piece cites figures like Lowell and Phillips Brooks in reflections on purpose.
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Dong
Congress
Ster
Phillips Brooks
Lowell
Trout in Camp Style Cooking Method
Clean and rinse a quarter pound trout in cold water and dry it. Fry finely cut salt pork to render fat, remove pork pieces, season fish with salt, cook in hot fat until browned, serve hot without condiments. A dab of high quality fresh butter may be added. Also advertising Stomach and Liver Tablets at 25 cents, sold by Dr. J E. Wood's drug store.
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J E. Wood
Time to Soak in and a Walk for the Goby
A 19th century ad insight notes how repeated exposure matters for ads. The goby Periophthalmus, a mud dwelling fish with eyes that turn, can live out of water and walk on fins. A specimen rests in the Smithsonian collection.
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Western Hemisphere
Florida
Smithsonian Institute
Quilts Pay Off Georgia Farm Mortgage and Boost Enterprise
A Georgia mother and daughter sold heirloom quilts to fund their mortgage payoff and restock their farm. They traded forty years of quilts for cash at a northern hotel, then expanded to accept orders and grow a steady yearly business.
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Georgia
Daugher
Thei
Sulphur Letter Claims Malaria Link and Mosquito Role
A reader from February 6 forwards a letter to George T Anveil arguing that sulphur is propy latic in malaria. It cites two points: mosquitoes can inoculate people with malaria and yellow fever, and blood with sulphur appears to repel mescuitos and fleas.
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Gaston Pries?cian
George T. Anveil
Monster Octopus Captured After Fatal Attack Off Caps
A colossal octopus weighing about 2,500 pounds with 56 foot arms was captured near Caps Flattery by Noah Hay after killing two men and capsizing their canoe. The creature’s back was dark and ridged, its arms bore up to 554 suckers, and the carcass was dragged ashore.
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Tatoos
Iitwassom
Noah Hay
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