Millville Moss Mentioned as Potential Moss and Molasses Venture
Millville reports an inquiry by a Boston moss and molasses firm into harvesting spaghnum moss locally, noting Dr. Lipman of the State Experimental Station says the bogs and moors here yield abundant moss. Also mentions Central High School activities, a subscription dance, and Central football plans for 1917 with local leaders and society members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millville
City Commission
Boston
Joseph G. Lipman
State Experimental Station
New Brunswick
Holland
Central
Argus
H. A. Society
Hanshaw’s Hall
Ida Yoder
William L. Kay
Thomas Caldwell
James Carey
Blair BE. Smith
Charles Koser
Russel I. Zimmerman
Seymour P. Nissley
Thomas D. Caldwell
Richard W. Mount
Leon
Simonetti
N. Lee Frank
Stadden Williams
George Pavord
Russell
Eyler
Herman Gohn
Russell Wise
Charles Harris
Vernon Wright
Elwood Deppen
Ben Whitman
Central High Notes in The Christmas Argus
The Christmas Argus issue features stories The Spirit of Christmas by Bernard Wert One Good Turn by Bernarda McCormick Sis by Hsther Johns and Ye Olde Time Letter by Margaret Koster all from 17. The anonymous poem One Hundred Lines is drawing attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christmas Argus
Bernard Wert
Bernarda McCormick
Sis
Hsther Johns
Margaret Koster
Cald
Mistletoe Prices Rise for Christmas Mood
The piece notes mistletoe has surged fifty percent in price this season, making the old romance under the mistletoe rarer. Christmas trees also cost more, prompting railroad workers to source trees from neighboring areas, while holly wreaths vary in price though wreath-making on the hills remains an option.
Reading Tunnel Aims to End Crossing Danger
Reading Pennsylvania December 20. The chamber of commerce street committee released its deferred report proposing a $1,250,000 project to eliminate the Reading Railway grade crossings in the city center. The plan would tunnel Seventh Street from the south end to the main station, removing Seventh and Penn streets from daily traffic and improving safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Committee On Streets
The
Chamber of Commerce
Reading Railway
Seventh Street
Seventh
Penn Streets
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Thousands of Santa Claus Letters Routed to Charities
The Post Office reminded postmasters that letters to Santa Claus may be delivered to charitable institutions or reputable individuals for philanthropic use. If no postage is paid or no request is made, or if charities decline payment, such undeliverable letters go to the Dead Letter Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Santa Claus
Post Office Department
Prize Bull Fetches 21500 At Pacific Livestock Show
Finderne Mutual Fayne Valdessa, a junior yearling Holstein bull consigned by Bernhard Meyer of Finderne New Jersey, sold in Portland Oregon to John von Herberg of Kent Washington for 21500, the highest price ever paid on the Pacific coast for a single animal. Six bidders topped the 10000 threshold, with Seattle owner von Herberg securing the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Finderne Mutual
Milk 30 Cents a Quart in Texas Market
In Gonzales Texas on December 20 dairymen raised sweet milk to 30 cents per quart and butter to 40 cents per pound. Turkeys bring 18 to 19 cents with few on the market as most were sold before Thanksgiving. Eggs fetch 40 to 45 cents per dozen, hens 10 cents, fryers 15 cents, cottonseed 55 dollars per ton, and pecans 15 to 17 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Tex
Lavanna
Eges
Ruth Law To Seek World Flight Record Next Year
New York dispatch reports aviator Ruth Law plans another world record flight early next year. She recently set an American nonstop mark during a Chicago to New York flight and now prepares a specially designed aircraft with over 100 mph speed and a ten hour fuel capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ruth Law
Chicago
Miss Law
Boldt Jr. Takes Helm of Waldorf Astoria Hotels
George C. Boldt Jr., heir to a fortune estimated up to 50 million, becomes owner and manager of the Waldorf Astoria and Bellevue-Stratford hotels. At 28, he was groomed since Cornell days, working in every department from cellar to management alongside his late father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Boldt, Jr
New York
Philadelphia
Waldorf-Astoria
Cornell
Minister Fends Off Mad Bull in Narrow Escape
Frank B. Utter a 61 year old rancher and former Methodist pastor of Walla Walla avenue in Wenatchee, narrowly survives after tackling a maddened Jersey bull to prevent gore. He held the bull’s nose ring as the animal somersaulted, escaping with bruises and no serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Wash
Dee
Frank B. Utter
Walla Walla Avenue
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Utter
Mr. Utter
Select Good Lumber for Small Jobs, Don’t Buy Cheap
A didactic note warns that inexpensive lumber may appear to save money at first but leads to higher costs over time due to wear, warping, and failure. It urges choosing quality lumber for durability and long term value.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Axminster
Burns & Company
S. Second St. Harrisburg
Toy Town
Reading Tunnel
Seattle
Toyland
Harrisburg
Seconi
Susquehanna
Otoo
Mackinawan
Texas
Heap Big Chief
Chinchilla
Itee Moon and Macknaws
Order of Owls
Cameron Hall
Second
Walnut Streets
Henry C. Morgan
R. F. Webster
South Fourteenth Street
J. B. Abbott
Pagmenon Street
E. J. Herbert
South Eighteenth Street
J. W. Early
J. H . Bergstresser
Middletown
Brest
Buenos Aires
London
George Bailey
George W. Bailey
World's Sunday School Association
Battle Creek
Mich
Sir Petes Pondevan
United Ice & Coal Co
Forster & Cowden
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