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Keeping the doctor away in an apple driven nation
The Hamburg Reporter surveys the idea that apples keep people healthy as annual apple production rises to about 104 million bushels. It highlights Johnny Appleseed’s legendary role, traces his travels from Springfield Massachusetts to Ohio and Indiana, and notes his impact on westward fruit cultivation. It also discusses education spending versus luxuries and notes coal production stability amid fuel fears, plus local church notices and community announcements.
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United States
Johnny Appleseed
Middlewest
Congress
Springfield
Mass
Valley of the Potomac
Pennsylvania
Penn
Ohio
National Coal Association
U. S. Bureau of Mines