Peanut, once shunned, becomes South’s leading crop and wealth boost
The New Orleans Times-Picayune lauds the peanut as a latecomer that transformed Southern agriculture. From 1900 to 1919 the crop surged from 3.7 million to over 65.5 million bushels, aiding states like Texas and Alabama during boll weevil crises. Its rise diversified farming, boosted land values, and supported the peanut oil industry, with Virginia dropping from first to fifth in production.
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South
Rio Grande
Africa
United States
Georgia
Virginia
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Richland Boy Sues Loyalty Assailants For $100,000
Actor Robert B. Kegerreis sues 26 members of the Players' Club including John Drew Francis Wilson and Otis Skinner for 100000 in damages. He alleges slander over claims he is pro German and a Kaiser ally before and after the U S entry into World War I. He was suspended in 1918, reinstated by a Supreme Court justice, and says the second expulsion was for alleged nonpayment during the first suspension.
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Robert B. Kegerreis
Players’ Club
John Drew
Francis Wilson
Otis Skinner
America
Keger Reis
Supreme Court
Deed from 1716 Found in Lancaster Chest
A parchment deed dated October 20, 1716, made out to Richard Carter for land along Conestoga Creek in Chester County, issued by John Thomas and Richard Penn, was found by Frank X. Hinden in a chest from a Lancaster sale. Also found were three whisky manufacture permits dated November 2, 1779.
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William Penn
Frank X. Hinden
Lancaster
Richard Carter
Conestoga Creek
Chester County
John Thomas
Richard Penn
No Tobacco League to Urge Smoke less Nation
State convention in Indianapolis discussed plans for a smokeless nation and drinkless nation. Gruesome pictures of nicotine effects were shown by several speakers. It was alleged nicotine dwarfs the growing generation and a hope was voiced to exile Lady Nicotine alongside John Barleycorn.
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United States
No Tobacco League
Indianapolis
Grusome
Nicotine
John Barleycorn
Americans in France Build Fortunes After War
Several thousand discharged American soldiers in France pursue varied paths to wealth. Some work for American firms preparing to operate in devastated regions, others take small jobs while studying. Notable successes include Gerald Kiley and Harold Fitch who funded ball nights for Wilson’s arrival and later ran ambulances and clubs, earning substantial profits. Many marry French partners or join businesses with French families, while others create ventures from ice cream wholesale to tire shops and postcards of American life.
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France
Brest
Chicago Press Club
Paris
Gerald Kiley
Harold Fitch
St. Paul
W. K. Vanderbilt
Kiley
Fitch
United States
J. L. McCann
Tuscaloosa
Ala
George EB. Howard
Pasadena
Cal
Isadore Court
L. Tyler
Memphis
Tenn
Harry L. Drucker
Battlefront
Manheim Township Farm Brings Record Price at Auction
The 33 acre 94 perches property of Geo A Shaeffer in Manheim township along the Neffsville Oregon road sold Thursday afternoon. Jacob L Donple of near Lititz bought the farm for 14010 dollars, yielding about 421 dollars per acre. Auctioneer I N Redman conducted the sale amid skeptical forecasts.
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Manheim
Neffsville
Oregon
Geo. A. Shaeffer
Jacob L. Donple
Lititz
I. N. Redman
Orchid rare in Burma garden shows dangerous bloom
Most Burma orchids adapt to home cultivation with care. A single rare sweet-scented variety called tazin remains elusive, flowering only in malaria districts during tiger mating season when danger to people is high. It fetches a high price in Rangoon markets.
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Burma
Rangoon
Sucker list auction risks in New York broker case
The Record notes a 25 000 name customer list to be sold at auction in New York City. Known as a sucker list it belongs to a broker now a bankruptcy fugitive. Names include doctors lawyers teachers and businesspeople who have paid about 75 000 for investments never made. Creditors seized the list to satisfy claims. If sold to honest hands may do no harm but if to another promoter could defraud many.
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New York City
Lititz
Investment cautions and health notice from Lititz ad
The piece warns readers about trusting promising investments and advises consulting a bank official before sending money. It then shifts to a health advisory on adenoids in children, promoting a Public Health Service booklet titled Keep Well Series No. 2 and offering a free copy by writing to the U S Public Health Service in Washington, D C.
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Lititz
U. S. Public Health Service
Record
Washington, D. C
Nose breathing and adenoid function in air conditioning
Nature designed humans to breathe through the nose with nasal passages warming and moistening air. The head organs are arranged to strain and condition inhaled air, though about 10 percent of cases diverge from this ideal.
Subscriptions alert on newspaper yellow label
Readers are urged to check the paper’s yellow label for expiry dates. If the date has passed, the subscription has expired. If paid in advance, delivery remains insured.
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BG Money Maker
Richland Boy
Kentucky Burley Tobacco
Manheim Township
Cascarar
Mr. Hill
Doug
LeRoy Plow Co
LeRoy, N.Y
Hart
Schaffner & Marx
Fashion Park
Monroe Brands
Groff Wolf Co
North Queen
George K. Shenk
West King Street
Watt & Shand
Shenk
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