Pennsylvania Railroad Plans Historic Tree Planting Program
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co announced the largest planting of forest trees in U S history. It acquired land in the Alleghany mountains between Altoona and Hollidaysburg and would plant seeds to yield an annual harvest of more than four hundred thousand railroad ties after forty years.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Co
United States
Alleghany Mountains
Altoona
Hollidaysburg
Dual Heart Discovery and 1932 Farm Fire Report
Twenty five years ago Edward Reynolds of Wilkinsburg near Pittsburg underwent X rays after unexplained ailments revealed two hearts side by side with the left smaller than the right. A stray hog was found head stuck in a teelon milk can on his farm. A double decker barn on W C Venoise’s Lancaster farm burned October 18 1932. Quarryville Fire Co saved the wagon shed and hog pen, stock and straw lost. Loss estimated at $4000. origin undetermined.
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Edward Reynolds
Wilkinsburg
Pittsburg
Reynolds
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co
Lancaster
Chestnut Level
Quarryville Fire Co
Psychosomatic Medicine and the Power of Laughter
Medical authorities view psychosomatic medicine as a real factor in illness. Mental attitudes influence health, and anxiety can wear down the body. Laughter and reduced worry can ease stress, potentially preventing nervous breakdowns amid modern life’s pace.
Flattery Tips From Carnegie List Six Ways To Please
The text outlines six methods to win friends and influence others. It highlights genuine interest in others, smiling, remembering names, speaking to others' interests, making people feel important, and discerning polite inquiries from actual health updates.
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Dea Carnegie
Is TV delivering substance or mere spectacle
The piece questions whether expanding television coverage improves and educates or merely entertains. It surveys programs from films and news reels to documentaries and ads, arguing the medium’s value depends on what viewers choose and how they engage.
School Teaching Taken for Granted
A 1907 writer urged rural patrons to visit country schools to gauge teacher quality. A New York experiment showed cows in a herd spent $350 per animal on careless husbandry while milk sales totaled only $25, highlighting lost value from neglect.
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New York Agriculture Experiment Station
Shiny headed monster startles farm family
A Midwest farm family woke at 3 am to a loud knock and saw a six foot long four legged beast with a shiny head. It vanished before the farmer could shoot. The next morning the family recalled the encounter with a bizarre creature seen near their farm.
Agricultural Bulletin Compares Wheat and Corn Value
United States Department of Agriculture notes 1907 price and protein data for corn and wheat with corn deemed more practical for feeding. An elderly granger in a western town publicized merry go round tickets, defending the spending as wise. The German balloon Pommern won a cross country airship race starting in St Louis, finishing near Asbury Park with a large prize. U.S. entrants placed fourth with all balloons landing in Maryland.
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US Department of Agriculture
St Louis
United States
England
France
Germany
Asbury Park
Maryland
Minister as Servant in the Church and Salary Truths
The sermon discusses the title minister as service to Christ, not mere position. It explains call vs. job, salary as subsidy, and ministers’ aim to win souls rather than pursue wealth or prestige.
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John Doe
Doctor Doe
Jesus
Pr. Foreman
Christ
America
Paul
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Lancaster County
Alfred C. Alspach
Robert E. Best
Robert G. Campbell Robert J. Wiggins
Octoraro Newspapers
Quarryville
BY Jack Reichard
St Paul, Minn
Dr. Gortner
University of Minnesota
Bible Speaks
I Corinthians
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