Hard Tires Over the River and Asphalt in Good Road Making
Addressed to The Mining Journal Publishing Company Frostburg MD January 6 1912 notes on hard tires over the river a humorous fragment from Keyser West Virginia Tribune and discusses the part of asphalt in good road making including its biblical allusion and the growing use of asphaltic oils for dust suppression on macadam roads with references to United States Geological Survey publications and the National Good Roads Congress.
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Dead Sea
Secretary of Agriculture
National Good Roads Congress
Texas
David T. Day
United States Geological Survey
Mineral Resources
United States
Agricultural Educational Train to Visit Maryland Stations
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with Maryland Department of Agriculture launches an Agricultural Educational Train in Maryland January 9 to 13. Lectures by Maryland Agricultural College experts cover dairying seed selection soil fertility alfalfa poultry husbandry fruit raising silage and soy beans. The schedule spans four Philadelphia Division four Washington Branch four Washington County and four Carroll and Frederick County stops starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending by 5:30 p.m. each day. In Eckhart Miss Alice Blanche Story marries John Willison Lee at the Eckhart Flat addition’s Presbyterian manse.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Philadelphia
Washington
Metropolitan
Maryland Agricultural College
College Park
Richard S. Hill
Farmers’ Institutes
Washington County
Carroll
Frederick Counties
J. N. Beall
Alice Blanche Story
John Willison Lee
Eckhart
Lee
Eckhart Flat
New Year Wishes Found By Journal Friends
Good New Year wishes arrive at the JOURNAL from many friends including Overland Outing Club president Clyde Richardson secretary O B Wittig and treasurer George R Biddington of this place Rev E C Allard Crisfield Md J M Shields Clarksburg W Va and numerous others privately and formally.
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Overland Outing Club
Clyde Richardson
O. B. Wittig
George R. Biddington
E. C. Allard
Crisfield
J. M. Shields
Clarksburg
W. Va
Diamonds Needed Here Stimulus for Local Mines
The Everett Pennsylvania Republican notes the nation’s wealth in soil forest and mine but a shortage of precious stones. It laments a yearly $41,000,000 outlay on diamonds imported from abroad, urging domestic discovery and development of local stone resources.
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Everett
Republican
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Helpful Says Frostburg Woman
Frostburg resident Mrs. Cleaver Richardson testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her backache head pain dizziness and urinary troubles while improving overall health. She recalls using them in 1907 and notes a complete cure for a family member's kidney trouble as well. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Frostburg
Bright
Doan
Cleaver Richardson
Center Street
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Marriages Listed For Frostburg And Nearby Towns
A compiled list shows multiple marriage pairs including Douglas Wright of Frostburg with Nellie Porter of Eckhart and Guiseppi Posella with Gevanna Mas cio of Frostburg. Other couples include Walter Duncan of Midlothian with Emma Meager of Borden Shaft and Ferdinand Ravenscroft of Midland with Jennie Young of Lonaconing. Additional pairs feature Ernest Warren Murphy of Frostburg with Lois Pearl Warnick of New Germany and Philip Acordina with Bertha Louise Winebrenner of Mt. Savage. James Washington Montgomery of Midland with Maude Marie Porter of Lonaconing and Henry Crump with Sarah Hodge Miller Landen of Mt. Savage. Thomas Mark of Boswell Pa. with Dora Mathis of Mt. Savage and Francis Patrick O Neal of Midland with Elizabeth Ellen Barrett of Cumberland. John Thomas Darnley of Lonaconing with Bessie Hoopengardner of Elk Garden W Va.
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Douglas Wright
Frostburg
Nellie Porter
Eckhart
Guiseppi Posella
Gevanna Mascio
Walter Duncan
Midlothian
Emma Meager
Borden Shaft
Ferdinand Ravenscroft
Midland
Jennie Young
Lonaconing
Ernest Warren Murphy
Lois Pearl Warnick
New Germany
Philip Acordina
Bertha Louise Winebrenner
Mt. Savage
James Washington Montgomery
Maude Marie Porter
Henry Crump
Sarah Hodge Miller Landen
Thomas Mark
Boswell
Dora Mathis
Francis Patrick O’neal
Elizabeth Ellen Barrett
Cumberland
Social Service Emphasis Expands Religion Beyond Sundays
The Men and Religion Forward Movement promotes a Social Service focus, urging churches to address community needs daily. It calls for honest public leadership, permanent relief for the poor, safe, clean entertainment, fair wages and working conditions, and a real gospel of Good Will Toward Men guiding action beyond pulpits.
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Jesus Christ
Church
Kansas mines get phone system as safety aid
The Kansas Legislature authorized a state law requiring a complete telephone system in each mine. A recent Southeastern Kansas cave-in saw trapped workers communicate with rescuers and guide efforts, saving all safely. The Times notes the phone’s advantages over air tubes or pipes for safety signaling.
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Kansas
Kansas City Times
Grantsville Poet Mrs Getty Praised By Cumberland Paper
In Frostburg readers admire Mrs Getty whose verse inspires a wave of praise from Cumberland's Daily News and regional papers. The “Sweet Singer of Grantsville” is urged to continue contributing to uplift the intellectual and moral comfort of fans across Garrett and neighboring counties.
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Sara Roberta Getty
Dailyews
Brother Oder
Garrett County
Grantsville
Death of Jacob McKenzie In Frostburg District
A Frostburg resident, Jacob McKenzie aged 60, died December 29 1911 near Frostburg from heart disease. Funeral at St Ann's Church near the family home followed by burial in the church cemetery Monday morning. He was noted as a useful citizen in Frostburg and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Jacob McKenzie
Frostburg
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
Allegany Cemetery to Fence Grounds Cited
FrostfurG Mo January 3 1912 letter to MiIninc JOURNAL urges high substantial fencing around Allegany Cemetery to keep out cows and other grazing animals seen as desecrating graves and dangerous to monuments. Nine cows reportedly in the cemetery New Year morning.
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Frostfurg
MiIninc Journal
Allegany Cemetery Company
My Good Resolution for the New Year
In Ebenezer style the author vows total abstinence and service to God. He contrasts famed conquerors with King Alcohol, claiming alcohol fills jails and asylums while he deserts the King’s army of inebriates to avoid state-supported institutions.
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Eckhart
Inc
Alexander
Greece
Indus
Cesar
Germany
France
Spain
Britain
Napoleon
Europe
Washington
Old King Alcohol
The Man in the Woops Preaches Liberty and Sobriety
A monologue urges temperance and self improvement, recalling hospital visits and executions as grim reminders. The speaker compares military recruiting to family disruption, toastfully promoting faith, charity, and personal reform. He vows to persevere in the struggle against intemperance and to set a pious example for fellow workers in the coming year.
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Jessup
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T. S. Cooper
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland, MD
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Reniers
Pittsburg
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Irene Wade
Orphans’ Court
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Henry Thomas
Milson Thomas
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