Invention of Electric Crossing Signal Demonstration Planned
Local inventor James L Norris announces an Electric Rapid Wiper crossing signal with rotating lights and a loud horn. The device, designed for city use, provides controlled warning only as trains approach, and will be installed on a major railroad crossing in the city for demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biles
McAllister
Tbe
James L. Norris
Washington
McAlister
Stedena
Delco
Detroit
Mich
Ale
France
Times
Eastern Shore Man Seeks Breezes and Home
A garbled poem appears to praise an Eastern Shore man who calls for calm, home life, and steady work. The verse evokes sea breezes, a wife and children, and a rural quest, ending with a call to endure and cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Shore
Afve
Tates
Cranks
Fragmentary OCR Note in a Local Page Item
A highly garbled OCR fragment from a local page mentions a secretary and unnamed names. The readable parts lack clear events dates places or outcomes, offering only partial phrases and scattered letters. The damaged text provides no verifiable facts for a fuller summary.
Hats and shirts fill a local shop with iron will
A nostalgic feature outlines R D Grier Jr and Seward trunk and bag company history. It praises Dunlap hats and Salisbury shirts, notes local brands, and shares the founder’s moral arc from saloon keeper to pious businessman, highlighting customer service and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selsberg
Avae
Berg
R. D. Grier’s
Townsend-Grace Manufacture
Salisbury
D. Grier Jr
Saliabury
Corvat Gill
Saul
Tarsus
Seward Trunk & Bag Factory
Simon Seward
Seward
D. Grier, JR
Ambiguous Maryland Verse Reflections and Local Shop Memoir
Fragments recount a Maryland scene with poems and musings on fashion, poets, and a shopper tale. The piece recalls a shop named ROBERT D RIDER JR and a clerk Frank in Salisbury, with generic references to preachers, poetry, and a 1924 date.
Fragmented OCR Narrative From Peninsula Store Page
A garbled OCR passage describes a Peninsula store with references to art phrases and customer is always right. Mentions Maryland manufacturers and displays, with scattered names like Bob and Grier. The text hints at competition with Salisbury and a town store, but many sections are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antere
Naleseberg Tate
Peracmel
Yao Eno
Amd
Futores
Maryland
Addit
Hatwrdaher
Evey
Bob
Steve
Tung
Rod Grier
Jy Ha
Salsbury
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Wait Ning
Te Man‘u
Ralph D. McAster
Inventer
B. Tee
Oshie
Tompa Dogier
Arkansas
Hebert
W ¢ Thurston
Salinel
Roesen Brigiter
Mary
Robert D 'Rier JR
Frankeen
Salisburg
Han Brank
Scarborough
Frank Keews
Grier
Jk Habfrdasherk & Shirt Maapr
Robert
Williams Garage
Rear Peninsula Hotel
Our
W. W. Gavin Phaae
Grier & Sons
Saleisbury, MD
Tord
Wexh
Burk
Sia
EU Put
Ufe Pte
Brifhout
Hare Ming
Brown
Rapteoe
Neu Te
BRU
Wicomico Hotel
Service
Feuer
A.C Hubbert
Craig Culver
Harvey Hastings
E. Bonneville
Ocean City
Claiborne
the Shore Transit Line, Inc
Holloway & Company
Samu J
Ro Holloway
Gabe
Dee
Mii Weye
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