Tidewater Cement Works inspection draws 400 guests
A Tidewater Company cement plant inspection near Union Bridge drew over 400 guests including Gov. Tener and Gov. Crothers. The 27 acre site with 248 ton daily output aims for 40,000 tons yearly and plans completion by August 1. Gov. Tener and party later traveled to Harrisburg while Crothers proceeded to Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John RK. Tener
Poennsylvania
Crathers
Portland Cement Company
Union Brile
Cunell
T. Herbert Shriver
Union Bridge
Cherick Hefsre
Speerkminkins Govergor
Companis
Hitk Dane
Bungie
Mrederick
Fubl Apers Lion
Tener
Harrisburg
Covernor Crothers
Annapolis
Mass of queer happenings from 1910 news files
Arthur B. F. Reeve collects odd events from 1910 news: a farmer’s fortune found in tin cans, a man who slept for years, a mute man who spoke to his family, strange laws and hats, and bizarre incidents from trials to animals. The piece reads as a playful pastiche of freak occurrences and legal oddities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur BB. Reeve
California
Tao
Hackettstown
Alonzo
Aly
Morristown
Nod
Aetandis
Garden well cared for in spring garden plea
An editorial plea urges readers to grow a small garden to offset high living costs and teach self reliance. It suggests everyone from clerks and ministers to housewives and youths should tend green things, finding health and profit in even modest plots, with a family dog for companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indour
Ordi Mark Sie
Tess Howit
Farm With 30 000 Hens by Asa G Candler Jr
Asa G Candler Jr plans a large scale poultry farm near Atlanta Georgia named Briareli Farm to revolutionize the egg business with year round fixed prices and contracts. He aims to secure 75 000 eggs daily at peak with 2400 eggs a day on busy days and uses long term contracts with hotels cafes and grocers to guarantee freshness and deliveries. The 15 acre site sits on druid hills with concrete buildings designed for cleanliness and easy drainage to handle floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallavs
Asa G. Candler, Jr
Bopaehil
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Mr. Cander
Attinia
Candler
Canoe
Vr Cradler Sedis
Briareli
Mr. Candler
Gio
Bane
Quarantine Views on Diphtheria and Feline Dangers in Chicago
A Chicago Tribune excerpt discusses quarantine likely for diphtheria and scarlet fever, arguing domestic pets spread illness and urging publicity by Dr. Charles Y W Reed. It questions public acceptance of pets as disease vectors and warns about potential carriers and household transmission. The piece links germs to various diseases and notes sensational fears about urban health and pet exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Y W. Reed
Howlett
Chicago Tribune
Motors Make Boys Lazy Do rich families curb high school athletics
Westport High School athletic director L L Hoopes warns motor cars among Kansas City high school students erode athletic participation by wealthier sons. He notes most top athletes come from self-supporting or less affluent backgrounds, and that fraternity rules also exclude some rich students from teams. A few wealthy boys remain on rosters, but are rare exceptions. The piece laments the loss of discipline and democracy fostered by athletic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiunsas City
L. L. Hoopes
Westport Frigh School
Kansas City
Westport
Hoopes
Kansas Cnty
Board of Education
Cumberland Water Project Aims July Start
Notes of statewide happenings report Cumberland's new water system likely starting July 1. A bronze memorial tablet honors Adelbert Shipley in Ellicott City. Naval Academy graduation sermon delivered by Captain Clark. Governor Woodrow Wilson tours through Baltimore endorsing self government. A Delawarian rector denounces Confederacy, prompting some parishioners to leave. A May 31 special Keedysville election to fill a vacant town commissioner post has been reled. A duck flock yields 327 eggs in 11 days in St. Mary’s county. St James United Brethren Church in Big Pool incorporated with Newton Funkhouser George Sites Jacob Martin and George Brewer as trustees. The board of lady visitors inspected Gelair almshouse and jail, reporting good grounds but lacking furniture. Crabbers along Choptank and nearby rivers complain of scarcity compared to last year. Trial in Talbot County ends with manslaughter verdict for John Mills in the Christmas Day killing of his uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Ellicott City
Adelbert Shipley
Clark
Naval Academy
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Baltimore
Te West
Clarence J. Ball
St Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church
Seaford
Del
Keedysville
Alvin
Davis
James H. Ziegler
Powell
St. Mary’s County
St. James
Oxford
Tilghman
Bellevue
St. Michaels
Tred Avon
Miles
John Mills
Talbot County
Allen Mills
Millstown
Eels Held by Dam In Their Migration Up Susquehanna
Eels moving upriver in the Susquehanna are blocked by McCalls Ferry dam. Many drinkable pools on the York county side show eels crawling on rocks as they attempt the northward migration. Few reach the Lancaster county fishway, and experts urge action to move eels around the dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehanna
Susquehanna River
McCalls Ferry
York County
Lancaster County
Meehen
York
Motherhood and the need for proper preparation
An editorial urging women to prepare for childbirth with medical care to avoid postnatal shocks and nervous strain. It stresses that a healthy mother leads to healthier children, warns against unprepared experiences, and offers confidential advice from Mrs. Pinhiaut in Lynn as guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia KF. Dinkins
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SIT Cement Plant
Govs. Tener and
Crothers
Tidewater Company
Carroll
Frederick Counties
William Davis
Richard ST. Cisse
Darrestown
Montgomery County
Toby Town
Montgouty County
Murray Vaniliver
Democratic Safe Central Committee
Rolly
Dale
Dune 7
Bartholomay
WM. H. Shipley
N. Market Street
Hhi
Rhiseris
Reginlivtol
Cheiven
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indianapolis
Defenses of
Washington
Fort Corcoran
National
Michael Corcortn
Deters
Nventor
Chicago
Tye
Stransett
Maryland
W. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Baltimore & Ohio
Ilo
Atlantic
Feveral Assembly
Presbyterian Church
International Convention United Society of Christian
Grand Lodge
In Philadelphola
Eles
Calericne Medical Association
Portland
Ore
Disciples Aft
San Prane Cnt
Tndernational S. Association
Cail
Harper Kentucky Whiskey
Venerere
SY Louis Otte
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