Sweet potatoes flood market with ample supply
Wholesale dealers report abundant Virginia sweet potatoes on the market and cheaper than white potatoes. Virginia tubers are larger, firmer, and cook more thoroughly, offering a strong dietary option. New York Maryland and Delaware crops are smaller and less uniform but remain available.
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Newark
Abunance
Iicome
Virginia
New Sore
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Hillside Park Cafe Closed and Contents Sold
Vice Chancellor Lane orders injunctions against the Newark saloon Thomas Hand and Hillside Pleasure Park. The ruling directs removal of furniture furnishings and instruments not in active use, tied to prosecutions by the Anti Saloon League of New Jersey.
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Lane
Magainst
Thomas Hand
Newark
Hillside Pleasure Park
Uses for Kapok Across Markets and Regions
Kapok is the fiber around the silk-cotton tree seed found in Pepica countries and abundant in Java. It is imported to the United States in large quantities for filling cushions beds and life preservers and used in upholstery. Kathleen shared stories to a niece and nephew during a family dinner where Margaret corrected the tale.
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Java
United States
Kathleen
Margaret
Mathices
Gasolineless Sundays Prolonged East of Mississippi
Fuel Administration extends gasolineless Sundays east of the Mississippi amid influenza fears. Governor Maasach and Brig. Gen Charles Richard cite no impact on epidemic from driving. Public savings praised as about 500000 barrels or 10 ship loads avoided, keeping gasoline stock for wartime shipments to a minimum.
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Mississippi River
Fuel Administration
Samuel Metal
Maasach
Anne
Harry A. Garfield
Charles Richard
Price listing notes for retail cash and credit prices
The article explains that prices are by the pound with two columns. Consumer Pays shows fair cash prices and higher credit prices. Fractions listed cost the consumer the full cent per pound if billing sums exceed a pound, and all prices are per pound unless stated otherwise.
Unclaimed Letters At Local Post Office Listed
The post office notes unclaimed letters for William Girmick Mrs L A Hollister Etta M Mason Miss Osborne and J W Russell at 261 Franklin Avenue. Frank C Drake superintendent signs the notice.
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William Girmick
L. A. Hollister
Etta M. Mason
Minced Chicken Mystery at Dinner
A diner cannot recall his exact order after finishing the meal. He recalls only that what he ordered was minced chicken, prompting the waiter to verify the bill. The exchange appears in the Boston Transcript as a humorous anecdote about memory and misremembered meals.
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Boston Transcript
Love Apples and Tomatoes Old Beliefs
A historical note explains that tomatoes were once called love apples and were believed to bind sweethearts. The belief linked shared fruit to thwart separation by fate, though it also warned the fruit could be poisonous.
Cleaning tips for old brushes and broom bristles
When bristles get soft from long use or stiff, soak the brush in hot water with a little baking soda. Move the brush up and down in the water, then dry it. Hair brushes or any brush can be treated the same way with good results.
Late-Blooming Star Panny Pero Shines Among Journalists
Among the small group of brilliant women journalists of the last century Panny Pero stands out as a unique figure. She married and was widowed before she began to write and became one of the era’s most popular authors with a fret book selling about 132000 copies.
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Panny Pero
Book Live Up and Appinaten
An odd quotation lingers about regular fellows and irregular habits as a playful essayist shadowed by a simost pam osopher voice. The fragment suggests a humorous take on everyday life and quirks without a clear narrative or solid context.
Sweet Thought Sugar Debate Rumors
A brief literary note contrasts cane sugar with beet sugar, claiming cane sugar surpasses beet sugar while beet sugar offers no advantage. The line appears as a quoted proverb from the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
One Way of Escape in Streetcar Seat Sketch
A humorous observed scene shows a woman marrying a man who surrenders his streetcar seat to her. The man then tries to disappear into his newspaper to avoid further attention from a skirt in the car door area.
A Timid Nature
A timid nature prompts avoidance of risk and strong caution about actions. The text hints at fear of consequences guiding behavior and decision making.
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B. W. Stager
Phome
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Betel
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