Insect-Eating Birds Guard Crops Says Survey
A survey by the United States Department of Agriculture highlights the economic value of insectivorous birds to farming. It quantifies how species like thrushes wrens robins catbirds swallows and bluebirds reduce pest damage, with annual insect-damage savings running into hundreds of millions of dollars. The piece argues for protecting and encouraging birds on farms rather than hunting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Ar- Ryue
United States
Tomhey
Moor K. Fisher
Bureau Ological Survey
United Department of Agriculture
Fisher
United
Canada
America
TV Arlusic
Geoygias
Serause
Metthawk
Beeney
al la
Amnt Nighthawks
Warcon
Prolvetiien
Pheawin
eMisiTy
Mesien
Mississippi
Permay Vari
Real Estate Transfers in Shepherdstown and Nearby Towns
Real estate transfers include Kate B. Glass et al selling property at High and Princess streets to A. Martin for 3000 dollars and Ida M. Huyert acquiring a Duke and New streets lot for 1000. Other deeds list George M. Beltzheaver Jr as commissioner selling Rippon property for 3500, Henry S. Baker to Annie F. Jones for 4050, Hannah Reed to Sydney Staubs for Bolivar lots 15 and 16, Mayes Gronise to Lee Grove for six acres near Hillsboro road, Forrest W. Brown Commissioner selling Harper s Ferry lot for 125, Bessie Brannon to Edward L. Harley at Union/Shenandoah intersection for 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate B. Glass
Weipsfaw
Mo B. Baker
Henry S. Baker
Annie F. Jones
German Street
Shepherdstown
Hannah FE. Reed
Baltimore
Sydney W. Staubs
John A. Stuart
Bolivar
Mayes R. Gronise
Lee A. Grove
Daniel Lanecaster
Hillsboro Road
Keys Ferry
Forrest W. Brown
Margaret D. Shugart
Ridge Street
Harper's Ferry
Bessie C. Brannon
Edward L. Harley
Union
Shenandoah Streets
Spring Take Gude's Pepto Mangan Ad Boosts Blood Color
An advertisement for Gude's Pepto Mangan promotes its use in spring to improve complexion by boosting red blood cells. It claims the tonic strengthens energy, fights “Spring Fever,” and has stood as a physician standby for thirty years in tablet and liquid forms. The ad notes to buy only genuine Gude's with the brand name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude
Sperm Whale Tales and Shepherdstown Notes
A long excerpt blends a first person voice describing Sperm Whales and their life undersea with a call to create a history of Shepherdstown. The text references the author’s mind about head size and teeth, children of the Sperm Whale, and a plan to publish a local town history with Helen Pendleton coordinating data and contributors from Shepherdstown. It also touches on prehistoric art found in Eastern Spain, noting cave paintings of animals and humans, colors, and attire.
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Howe
Siey Lane
Sperm
Alway
Handhawk
Lifermation
Shepherdstiwn
Shepherdstone
Helen Fendleton
Repiver
Hank
Hiv
Shephertstowm
Shepherdstown
New England
Wire Kinlay
United States
Helen Pendleton
Ur Shepherdstown
Spain
France
New Self Repairing Leak Proof Inner Tube Described
A Western inventor explains a tubing design for pneumatic systems that inflates after being compressed inward in four spots, thickening walls and sealing punctures automatically. The article claims no mending is needed and that wall strength reinforces the casing. Also notes a population statistic about 1,200,000 Black workers in the United States.
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Popular Mechanics
History Repeats Itself in a Colonial-Era Paper
A classroom excerpt notes how the same themes recur in history as students compare colonial tales. The piece highlights repetition of ideas across generations and emphasizes the enduring relevance of historical study in lessons.
Cardul Promoted For Womanly Troubles In Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cardul as a purely vegetable remedy for women’s ailments. It claims relief from nervous tension and weak stomach during illness and pregnancy, citing testimonials from “thousands” of women and urging readers to try the product for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
C DL Cook
Cam
Cardus
Lawlinvlar
Cardul
Netlon
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Real Estates Praisters
Tiny
Graham Bonner
Washington, D. C
J. C. Knott
East
Hut
Texas
H. C. Marten
W. Va
Eturer of
Bar Iron
Keites
Amman
Ross and Greason
Frontier
Black Law
Renic
Hay & Straw
Antbladts
Reese
Lump
Alpha Rosea Starent
Knode
Diehl & Bro
Charles Town
Old Reliable
M Yeagy
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