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Newspaper
Salisbury Evening Times
Location
Salisbury, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1926
Page
8
The report notes a ten percent increase in cucumber planting in the county, with a 130 percent rise over last year. Cantaloupe acreage also up while striped beetle appears in fields and may threaten yields. Dry weather hindering sprouts prompts some replanting, with further acreage data pending.
A Mevies City dispatch from Leon describes severe flooding on the Cowes River cutting roads and rail lines, washing away crops and homes, and burying debris under which hundreds may be dead. Relief arrives with food and clothing shipments, but transport is hampered by mud and damaged tracks.
An elderly resident of Saline tells of his life from birth into slavery in 1857 through manumission and work life. He recalls family, the plantation drumbeat of daily toil, the 21 year age release, and later forty eight years at the Jackson Company and factory before pension support. He remains cheerful on a porch perch, awaiting better days and pondering his missing brother.
A brief note suggests a housefly wings vibrate five times per motion and relates this to a total of 46 vibrations in a recent observation. The fragment hints at a connection between wing beat counts and audible signals in insect behavior.
The police court moves to East Main Street building formerly set for the city library. Voters in Marsons Election District cast ballots in the Salisbury precinct for the September primaries. Bell Street School shifts to Salisbury District while Camden Street site is prepared. The square area is seeded and shrubbery planted with a brick street project and Water Street utilities updated.
A partial readable line mentions names and places, with unclear context and missing details. The readable portion hints at a community note or notice but lacks complete sentences to identify events or outcomes.
Robert A. Borie will exhibit antique painted stars and restored frames at the manse. The display, to be viewed by the public, is set north of Stevia with windows facing the turf and clay sod.
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