Publicity harms a minister turned farmer in Pennsylvania
A once prominent minister who swapped clerical duties for a 15 acre Pennsylvania dairy farm faced relentless publicity. Agricultural articles and a USDA bulletin drew crowds, wrecked crops, and disrupted life on the farm, prompting him to relocate and avoid further publicity. He now markets vegetables and dairy with minimal public attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisvile Courier-Journal
Pennsylvania
Flo
United States Department of Agriculture
Man
Fis Giles
Damacra
Notes of News From Across the State
News items from Maryland counties include Hagerstown deaths and accidents, a mayoral race in Laurel, a road project from Sharpsburg to the Potomac, a school year ending July revenue of 90407.81, Cambridge shooting of Raymond Bennett, water rate rising in Centerville, and local transportation and crime events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Weddicord
Garrett County
Oakland
Laurel
W. . Gilbert
Elizabeth Wareham
Howard A. Wareham
Hagerstown
Washington County
Sharpsburg
Potomac
Witomico County
Alexander Ingel
Jealousies of Inset World in Harpers Weekly
A vivid natural history note describes grasshoppers as irritable, often fighting to the loss of limbs or death, with katydids as less numerous but violently combative. A witnessed duel on a woodland stump shows jealousy inflaming a deadly clash between rival insects and their mates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baty
Paul Griswold Howes
Harpers Weekly
How to Tell If Your Hair Is Diseased
A Rexall hair tonic ad urges readers to test by pulling a hair to check the root bulb color, claiming white bulbs indicate disease and pink indicate health. The tonic promises dandruff relief, scalp soothing, and baldness cure with two sizes 50 cents and 1.00, sold at The Rexall Store in Silver Spring, Montgomery County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexalling
Rexall
J. A. Williamson
North Market Street
Humorous Side of Census Reports Revealed by Director Durand
Census officials recount humorous incidents from enumeration work. A Louisiana couple claimed twin boys one white and one colored, while a New York enumerator met a man born in Asia Minor who spoke Yiddish and preached in a Dutch Reformed church. A Mississippi resident listed his dog Jack as family, and a Washington woman deferred a favor by asking the enumerator to tell her neighbor how old the woman next door was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durand
Census Bureau
Louisiana
Venus
New York State
Asia Minor
Kansas
United States
Jack
Washington
Mosquitoes Proved Culprits Behind Malaria Discovery
In a historical account from London Stanford the malarial parasite’s transmission by mosquito sting is traced. Researchers Dr Law and Dr Sombon lived in a mosquito proof hut and survived while attendants fell ill. Their experiments with bitten volunteers showed malaria spread via the mosquito proboscis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law
Sombon
Milaria
London
Stuudkord
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Cure for Grippe
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a rapid remedy for colds and grippe with a 4 dose schedule every six hours. It asserts complete relief from headaches, fever, sneezing, sore throat, nasal congestion, and rheumatic pains, noting no quinine and claiming three years of research and high cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Democrats Plan National Victory Rally And Commemorative Events
A historical account describes a Democratic meeting led by figures including Clark and Norman E, with aims to represent every state and promote unity. The plan features a large ceremony, speeches by national leaders, and invitations to Democratic members of Congress. The tone emphasizes democracy, victory, and party advancement without favoring any candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wats
Cebu
Ayu Torhors
Nevunta
Jipamerarte
Big Unis
Che
Pladvarnan
Hopeful Leprosy Cure Sparks Medical Frenzy Across Europe
The article details Dr Ehrlich and colleagues refining remedy 606 for hereditary blood disorders and infectious diseases. It notes widespread use in Paris hospitals, a Koenigsburg congress turnout, and claims of improvement in advanced leprosy cases. The piece ends with a fire at a Baltimore farm barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyr. Ishaitel
Vienna
Dolor
Scientisia
Frankfort
Germany
Ehrlich
Aberthelm
Fr Hata
Ehrelich
Andrusson
St. Patishburg
Pasteur Institute
Paria
Koenigsburg
Unger
de. Ehrlich
Dir Hata
Japan
Kitasato
Tokio
Perseveriaire
Dawts
Gernig
Fortune Telling Ignores Woman Health and Pleasure
The text argues that true fortune depends on women’s health and urges using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It claims the remedy has helped countless delicate women for over 40 years, offered in privacy at home without embarrassing examinations or questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
RV. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
People
Common Sense
Poor Year Ahead Forecast By Hill For The Nation
Saye J Hill warns of a tough year ahead as business slows and employment may fall. He notes cautious national enterprise will limit growth while grain markets and rail logistics add strain, with mixed prospects for earnings and investment across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Hill
James J. HE
Dushness Mullpole
Middle West
Tacoma girl outlines $10000 marriage pact plan
Lavone Livingston of Tacoma, twenty, touts a bold scheme to attract a husband by offering a mocked up prospect of a lavish home and support for life. She claims up to six thousand dollars could be involved and that many men across the United States are willing to marry for a wife and home.
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Tacoma
Lavone Livingstone
Tewat
United States
Stona
Masi
Or Po
Tarfongt
Ming Oglvinggione
Miss Livingstone
Meriabt
Dosan
Pea
Ine
Enyu
Broadway
New York
Turon
Livingstone
Golden West
de Cho
Shererin
Shy
Murapetus
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Preacher
News OF the
Maryland
Centerville
Hopper
Hartard County Epworth League
Belair
Westernport
Baltimore and Ohio
Wicomico Transportation Comppany
White Haven
Wicomico
James Denson
William Kane
Howard Ash
Elkion
Silver Spring
Montgomery County
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Casper Ciclod Clarke
Mercout Morgan
Europe
Edward Robinson
Wii
Boston
Harvard
Paris
Greece
Robinson
Victors
the Lyric
Baltimore
Meyers
Champ Clark
Norman E
Warton Manor Beach
Os Cosytello
Elf
Wr. Pierce
Hill
Mola
Unm
Kelly
Subcerriie
Gypsey
Real Devg & Cheeter? Co
Pullinvarr
Upad
Thos. F. Allen
West Patrick Street
K. Frederick, Md
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