Louis McMurray Pioneer in Maryland corn canning
Louis McMurray, a Maryland pioneer in corn canning, built a Baltimore factory and expanded to Frederick after early experiments with oyster and vegetable packing. He and partner Thomas H. Smith developed codified canning methods, shifted to sugar corn in Frederick, faced local skepticism, then scaled operations with new caping and labor ideas. A later patent dispute with Winslow Jones was resolved in McMurray’s favor.
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McMurray
Carroll County
Maryland
Samuel
Louis McMurray
Low McMurray
Baltimore
Mad
New Orleans
Thomas H. Smith
TL. McMurray & Co
Chesapeake Bar
Rappahannock River
Carter's Crek
Carter's Creek
McMurray and
Smith
Cincinnati
Olde
Hartimore
South
McMurray & Smith
Frederick
Peter
Roger Trroake Taney
Braddock Spring
George Washington
Fort Duquesne
Les
Monocacy River
United States
McMurray and Smith
Ikaltimore
Frederick County
Thomas Kense
Maine
Battimore
Winslow Jones
Anemwend
Mr McMarray
McMarras
Sprasne
Charles W. Bryan
Willam Jennings Bryan
Democrats of
Nebraska
Philadelphia
Paris
France
Cross Street
Durant
Deacon Tilghman
Court of Equity
Sugar corn canning era spawns Sprague machines and farms
The Fordham NY makers and Sprague Canning Machine Co. transformed the sugar corn industry. Sprague improved capacity, from three cutters to systems handling 100 000 to 200 000 cans daily. Innovations included by products like extracted syrup and canned mushrooms. West farm operations expanded with cattle feeding on husks and cobs, fertilization, and massive silo use. A public test at Frederick highlighted steam tractors but horses remained dominant. Emphasis on preserving flavor and purity against unsafe methods defined the period.
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Sprague
Fordham
N.Y
Mountain Sugar Corn
Dan G. French
Sprague Canning Machine Co
Hoopeston, II
Great Western
Frederick Cannery
Frederick
Ford
Shaws
West
Frick and Geiser
Tanlac credited by former Yellowstone warden as life changer
Richard Towson, a Landsdowne Maryland game warden and former Yellowstone ranger, praises Tanlac for curing gastric catarrh and digestive misery. He says the medicine restored appetite, energy, sleep, and general strength after years of dizziness headaches and back pain.
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Tanlac
Richard Towson
Landsdowne
Linthieam Heights
Baltimore
Towsen
Yellowstone Park
Texas
Maryland
Navy
Panhandle
Adjourning conference on Russian affairs defers Soviet concessions
The Hague meeting of the non Russian commission adjourned after pledging every participant to pressure Moscow to reject concessions on foreign owned property. Washington approved the stance as European delegates abruptly ended the gathering after Maxim Litvinoff offered to submit the questions to Moscow.
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Hague
Jetter
Washington
Maxim Litvinoff
Moscow
Russia
Ohio Guard Mobilized to Coal Mining Districts
Governor Davis ordered national guard units mobilized to the coal regions in Cadiz and Lancaster, kept at readiness for eastern and southern field actions. Infantry and machine gun detachments entraining for Cadiz while Illinois Acting Governor Sterling urged President Harding to reopen non-union mines and aid Kentucky fields to ensure coal supply.
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Columbus
Davis
National Guard
Cadiz
Lancaster
Harrison County
Springfield
Illinois
Fred B. Sterling
Harding
Bathing Ritual of Asborate in West Africa
A West African practice shows Asborate preparing a ground hole with seven herbs peppers cardamom seeds and bushes then pouring hot water into it. A clay covered frame steams the bather for hours before washing and kneading by a professional. He emerges shivering with cleanliness.
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West Africa
Dreco Herbal Remedy Promises Quick Relief with Testimonials
A Penfield to Danville notice touts Dreco as an herbal remedy for backache stomach trouble and constipation. It claims immediate relief by toning weak organs and eliminating poisons from the blood, with a testimonial from Chris Rocker Sr. of Penfield. Sold by Pearre's Modern Pharmacy in Frederick and advertised in The News.
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Dreco
Danville
Chris Rocker
Penfield
Rocker
Champaign
Stoop
Benu
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Louis M’murray
Everett True
Vpulsasan
Game Warden
Towson
Geo.s. Rodock & Son
S. Carroll St
Adjourneague Conference
Canton
Bryant
Tertoiles
Ohio Guard
Mr. Rocker
H. F. Shipley
Virginia Dare
Nice
McCall
Emerson
New Line
Shipley
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