High grain prices drive waste of laying hens in PA
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture reports wholesale culling of laying hens amid grain price rises. They urge regular, selective slaughter to prevent egg shortages, advising farmers to market hens that have stopped laying or show poor health while keeping productive breeding birds for future years.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Varus
Jem
Bureau of Harm
William Penn Highway route upgrades planned in Pa and NJ
A fragmentary report notes planned improvements on the William Penn Highway between Easton, Pennsylvania and Allentown, plus connections to the New Jersey route from Somerville through Perth Amboy. Officials mention freeing turnpikes and road improvements extending toward Reading and New York.
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Inmer
William Penn Highway outlined with war era plans
The article details toll changes on the William Penn Highway from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and Lewistown, court actions to free tolls, a $60 million bond issue for the highway, and expected completion in coming years. It notes Cambria County road work, Red Cross campaigns, and aviation routing across Pennsylvania. Also covered is a new Red White and Blue Book issued by the Public Information Committee, summarizing U.S. neutrality and entry into WWI, and the era's foreign policy positions.
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Harrisburg
Pitsburgh
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Easlton
Lewistown
William Penn Highway Association
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
Ebensburg
Cresson
Red Cross
William Penn Highway
Lincoln
Jefferson
Williams Penn
United States
America
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Houses of Congress
Germany
People Doings At Indiana And Nearby With Visitors
Miss Stitt returns to Indiana after two years in Corning New York. Mrs Mabel Wastson of Columbus is visiting Miss Molly Lowry. Mrs P J Lockard returns from Pittsburgh with granddaughter Misa Onroyth Orr. Elizabeth Wiggins and Lowry Wiggins visit McKeesport relatives. Elsie Little leaves for Youngstown to visit sister Mrs W J Mitchell. Rev John Stuchell and family travel from Marion Center to Cleveland via visit to Mrs Sara St Clair. Mrs Clair Work and two children depart for Warren Ohio to settle. Mr and Mrs Walter Christy of Pittsburgh visit H C Christy in South Seventh Street. Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of Center Church meet at Mrs W J Wilson on Oakland Avenue. Stella Hasinger arrives in Indiana to summers with parents and resumes Ardmore School position with higher salary.
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Stitt
Indiana
Corning
N.Y
Mabel Wastson
Columbus
Molly Lowry
Railroad Avenue
P. J. Lockard
Pittsburgh
Misa Onroyth Orr
Dy. Lowry Wiggins
Elizabeth Wiggins
McKeesport
Elsie Little
South Thirteenth Street
Youngstown, CO
W. J. Mitchell
John Stuchell
Sara St. Clair
Cleveland
Marion Center
Clair Work
Stella Hasinger
Ardmore
Philadelphia
John E. Hasinger
Wayne Avenue
Electrocution Monday for Montgomery County Killer
CAPITOL NEWS reports Patrick Callery, condemned for murder, faces electrocution Monday at Rockview unless a Governor’s respite is granted. His sister, who was among those shot during the incident, appealed to officials. The Pardon Board has twice reviewed the case with no expected action to stay the schedule.
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Secretary of the Commonwealth
Patrick Callery
Montgomery County
Rockview
Callery
Pardon Board
Workmen’s Compensation Board
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
Detailed Organization Of Our Army
The text outlines two main branches the Coast Artillery and the Mobile Army. Coast Artillery men fortify permanent defenses along the coasts and regions including the Atlantic Pacific Gulf of Mexico Panama Canal Hawaii Philippines Puerto Rico and Alaska. The Mobile Army centers on offensive mobility led by divisions, with field armies formed from two or more divisions under generals during wartime by presidential authority. New York and Pennsylvania uniquely have complete divisions. Field armies gain territorial designations and are commanded by a general, while armies are created only in war.
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Coast Artillery
Mobile Army
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Alaska
National Guard
New York
Pennsylvania
Seventh Day Adventists Open Camp Meeting in Du Bois
Western Pennsylvania Seventh Day Adventists begin a large convention and 10 day camp at Driving Park Du Bois running from the seventh to the sixth. Hundreds will live in a tented city with booths rooms and readings by leading ministers and lecturers from Washington and elsewhere. Bible prophecy Daniel and Revelation will be expounded daily with focus on the second coming and world war context.
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Pennsylvania
du Bois
Worlds Conference
Washington
D. C
B.C. Wilkins
Columbia Union Conference
O. S. Longacre
American Religious Liberty Association
F. M. Wilcox
Review
Columbia Union
Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Johnstown
Erie
Clearfield
Indiana
Warren
Bradford
More Boy Babies Than Girls in France
Paris July 7 official figures from the Medical Monitor show male births surpass female births since the war. The Monitor cites fatigued women from munition work and other strenuous labor as skewing the sex ratio toward male infants, though gynecologists warn the trend may not bode well for France’s future.
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France
CG. F. Bertelli
International News Service
Paris
Medical Monitor
French Academy of Medicine
Monitor
Rendhen
Suspect Spanish Steamer Aids U Boat Near Rio
Buenos Aires reports a Spanish steamer Leon XII running between this port and Vigo showed suspicious behavior. Passengers say on a recent voyage the captain ordered all passengers to stay below as a mysterious vessel shadowed them before exchanging signals and receiving a large supply of goods. The British Admiralty has noted a Spanish liner was tasked with unloading explosives and submarine gear, raising suspicions the Leon XII aided German submarines.
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John White, Jr
International News Service
Buenos Ayres
Leon Nil
Vigo
Cailing
Rio de Taneiro
Inet Marine
Duke
Who Is Your Doctor A Modern Specialist Claim Card
A physician promotes choosing him as the sole practitioner who examines and treats patients personally with up to date methods. He touts drugless and electrical treatments, vaccines, serums, and a new German discovery to claim quick cures, saying some incurable cases can improve with his special combined therapy.
Rel ments for Relief at National Medical Institution
Tyriumph Pils vendors advertise relief. Noticia at drug stores urging readers to write for relief and particulars. The fragment notes an incident near Vigo where a vessel was stopped by a submarine but allowed to continue after examination of passengers' papers. Passengers say supplies were not provided and the submarine commander boarded for inspection.
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National Medical Institution
Milywatkea
Wis. Nl
Vigo
Confederate Veterans Ordered To Save On Their Food
New Orleans July 6 General orders from United Confederate Veterans urge veterans to lead in a food conservation drive. The appeal cites waste in daily meals and calls able-bodied veterans to act while praising wartime courage and endurance.
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New Orleans
United Confederate Veterans
South
Worve PL Harrison
Foels
Argentina Seems Leaning Toward Break with Germany
A brief report notes Argentina's inclination to distance itself from Germany amid shifting international alignments. No specific dates or figures are provided, but the tone suggests growing tension and potential realignment in regional diplomacy.
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George D. Leydic
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Imdiana Nom
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Carmelo Lombardo
Harry L. Tinkeom
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Homer City
New Strand Theatre
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Rolfe Photoplay Co
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Geo. Walsh
Max Linder
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Victor
Jay Belasco
Daddy Manley
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Wallace Reid
Christie
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