Edward McPherson of Gettysburg A Pennsylvania Statesman
Edward McPherson born July 31 1830 in Gettysburg served as journalist author and congressman. He edited the Harrisburg Daily American Lancaster Intelligencer Whig Inland Daily and New York Tribune Almanac while holding posts from deputy internal revenue chief to clerk of the house and chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He raised a Civil War company and served on General McCall and Reynolds staffs. He died in New York City in 1895 leaving a political memoir and Almanac legacy.
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Edward McPherson
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Edward McPherson Kin Mentioned in Obituary Note
The journalist and author of New York City and Hon. Donald P. McPherson, President Judge of Adams County and former member of the General Assembly and state senator, are sons of the late Edward McPherson.
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Religious Bootlegger Carries Bible In One Hand
NORRISTOWN July 31 Charles Ramsey a 65 year old negro arrested carrying a Bible in one hand and a suitcase filled with liquor in the other The officer testified Ramsey said he was a religious man but liked his liquor He was held in a thousand dollar bail Ramsey took his Bible to jail.
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Scant Dress Shocks Returned Missionaries
New York July 31 Dr and Mrs Arthur L Piper longtime missionaries in the Belgian Congo returned aboard the Cunard liner Samaria recounting shock at American attire. They say Masumba women wore beads palm oil and sunshine but found local women now dress in paint powder and suggestion. They contrast moral conditions in Africa and the United States noting no great moral progress. Poets are born and most are dead.
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Stop Itching Scalp Rub Promoted at McKee’s Kut Rate Store
A Parisian Sage hair tonic promises immediate scalp relief from itching and dandruff. The product claims to stimulate hair growth and leave hair luxuriously soft and fluffy, with McKee’s Kut Rate Store and all druggists selling it.
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England Probes High Meat Prices
London reports that the Royal Commission on Food Prices found English butchers reap nearly twice the profit of 1913 and could cut prices by about two cents a pound on half the meat sold. It recommends a twelve member Food Council, registration of retailers, stock statistics from cold stores, and close monitoring of Argentine meat. Housewives greeted the 200 page report with skepticism, thinking it would not lower prices promptly.
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Harry R. Flory
International News Service
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Washington
Food Council
Kato Government Resigns After Tax Dispute
TOKIO July 31 formation of a cabinet from Kenseikai party members was expected after today’s resignation of all Kato government members following a heated tax dispute.
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International News Service
Tokio
Kenseikai Party
Kato
Calles Moves To Shut Down Gambling Casinos
Mexico City July 31 President Calles urged governors of northern border states to abolish gambling casinos. The call came amid federal action to curb vice and restore order along the frontier.
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International News Service
Mexico City
Calles
Rheuma Old Time Remedy for Rheumatic Pain
Old-time remedy Rheuma is promoted as quickly relieving rheumatic pains. The advertisement claims instant relief after first treatment and offers a satisfaction guarantee with refunds at McKee's Rut Rate Store and other druggists.
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McKee
Mix In or Miss Power The Call For Young Men
Jim Borland cites Franklin News Herald and The World’s Work urging young men to engage in community life. Editorials say hermits carry no weight in councils and those who “mix in” take nearer jobs to gain influence and honor. Many readers still avoid burden of effort and responsibility.
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Jim Borland
Franklin News-Herald
George
Ambean Statement Reflects on Aging and Pleasantry
She asks how she will look when old and he replies she will look much the same, noting that her initial pleasure faded as the exchange reveals a nuanced moment about aging and perception.
Heat expands and cold contracts by exceptions noted
A Norristown Herald quote notes that heat expands and cold contracts, but exceptions exist. It adds that coal and skills are larger in winter than in summer, reflecting seasonal variation in these factors.
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