Butter prices and wages in 1811 ledger reveal local trade
A Mercertown ledger dated 1811 1812 shows butter 11 cents per pound bacon and tea priced, wages 50 cents per day. The notes contrast prewar and postwar costs and reflect price life in a general store. Second hand bookshops relate life and supply stories of how books move between private libraries and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Patterson
Mercertown
Mercer
Paul Allen
New Castle
Albanian cabinet formed amid resolution reader's move
Monsignor Jannoli, noted as a reader of the Albanian resolution, is reportedly organizing a new Albanian cabinet. The report notes the move follows the resolution's success and signals a potential government reshuffle.
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promised Health Boost
An advertising claim touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as tasteless and easy to take. The copy cites dramatic weight gains and health improvements in children and adults, urging readers to buy at local druggists like Love Metown Kennedy and to beware of imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy
MclKee
Love & Metown
Kennedy
McCoy's
Film Stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford Arrive
Word from Tirana reports that June 17 Douglas Fairbanks and his wife Mary Pickford, famed American film stars, arrived there today for an undisclosed visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Ten Communists Disrupt Meeting Of Third Party
A small band of ten Communists threatened to disrupt the Farm Labor Progressive third party convention in St Paul Minnesota. After three days of closed doors the radicals pressed for full recognition and equal representation and demanded acceptance of their platform for an independent ticket headed by a La Follette exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Clark
Intermi
Inal News
Sergios
ST. Paul, Minon
la Follette
Wisconsin
Bartholomews Go to Capital for Witnesses
Dr Bartholomew and Mrs Bartholomew of Laurel avenue left for Washington to testify in a criminal case involving the alleged theft of about 1640 dollars in goods from the Bartholomew auto. About 1300 dollars worth of items have been recovered and will be returned to New Castle residents after the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Bartholomew
Laurel Avenue
Washington, D. C
Bartholomew Auto
Washington
New Castle
Men Work Under Carbonale to Control Mine Fire
Men labored beneath the eastern half of Carbonale to reach the fire burning for some time. City officials and the coal company planned to mine coal nearest the blaze and backfill with clay to isolate the flames, hoping to save surface structures from collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Carbondale
Coal Company
Fifteen Thousand Christian Endeavor Delegates Attend Reunion
Fifteen thousand delegates are expected for the eleventh biennial State Christian Endeavor Union convention in Pittsburgh from July 7 to 11. More than 6,000 have registered. Philadelphia sends 600-plus. Homer Rodeheaver leads a 500-voice chorus. a street parade exceeds 20,000. Forbes Field hosts night meetings. pageant July 10 features over 10,900 participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Christian Endeavor Union
Christian Endeavor
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce
Homer Rodeheaver
Billy's
Forbes Field
Sig
Soldiers’ Memorial Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Debut of Countess Elissa Zapardo Landi on English stage
Mr and Mrs C A Allshouse thank friends and neighbors for sympathy during illness and death of their daughter and for cars and floral tributes. Under the name of Miss Elissa Landi she made her debut as a Countess on the English stage, granddaughter of Empress Elizabeth of Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Allshouse
Elissa Landi
Elissa Zapardo Landi
Elizabeth of Austria
Blue Law Showdown Faces Erie In Sunday Closures
Erie officials and church groups prepare for an injunction request to close moving pictures on Sundays and enforce strict Sunday laws. Mayor Williams vows firm action if the order is granted, threatening bans on gas stations soft drink stands amusement parks and golf courses.
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Erie
Willams
Williams
Nie
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Christian Endeavor Reunion
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THE
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Chicago
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