Grand jury warned on liquor and prostitution in Hagerstown
Judge Wagaman urged the grand jury to probe liquor sales in Hagerstown and Washington county and the use of houses vehicles for immoral purposes. He cited a recent statute with penalties for building house or vehicle crimes and noted divorces tied to houses of prostitution. He left open indicting liquor law violations if warranted by voters' will and questioned widespread liquor sales. A separate note reports a motorcyclist in Bosca wen, New Hampshire, being shown the Webster homestead by an elderly native who recalls Daniel Webster as a former selectman.
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Hagerstown
Wagaman
Grand Jury
Washington County
Mhss
Hrsbands
Grand
Hagersman Herald
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Boscawen
New Hampshire
Manuel Webster
Webster
Harvest season prompts push for electric light rollout
A nostalgic district note urges residents to plan for winter lighting now. It praises electric wiring as safer than coal oil lamps, urging localities to support small electric plants and farmer adoption to ensure reliable home lighting through long evenings.
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West
Tie Walt
Winnee
Ciy
Thousan
Signs and luck with Aunt Lyddy's cherry trees
In a tale from a small town, Lysander Hyne recalls a superstition about planting cherry trees only when the moon wanes. Aunt Lyddy Manset urged timing based on moon phases, and Caleb recounts planting treess while debating fate and signs. The episode blends charm and cautionary superstition with memory of the Manset place.
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Mr. Peasice
Lysander Hyne
Mr. Peaskce
Caleb
Mr. Hyne
Taft
Lyddy Manset
Rees
Mr. Peaslee
Manset Place
Ben Siddall
Amherst
Lyddy
Lydie
How blotting paper came to be and a tale of looking up
An old tale recounts the accidental invention of blotting paper from waste pink rags at a Berkshire mill. A man’s note on the wrong sheet led to the blotting discovery while a woman in a lone town learns to stop despairing by looking up at a blue sky and thanking God, finding hope beyond mud and winter.
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Gilbert Franklin
Charles Crawford
Gilbert
Sant
Gitebern
Willy of Berkshire
Sime
Ceanford
Carey
Mr. Crawford
Crawford
Pepto Mangan Promises Better Blood Vitality
An ad touts Pepto Mangan as a daily aid for healthy red blood cells, claiming sturdy energy and fewer illnesses. It urges choosing genuine Guie s Pepto Mangan and contrasts liquid and tablet forms with laxatives from Down s Regulats.
Lobsters Across the Pacific Warms Then Vanish
A whimsical tale credits Dr. Hugh McCormick Smith with shipping 6 000 lobsters from Boothbay Maine to Ducpabush Washington Yaquina Bay Oregon and California to fix Pacific coast seafood shortages. The voyage ends with the lobsters not being identified or reunited, leaving a humorous mystery about where they went and why.
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Atlantic Coast
California
Oregon
Washington
Rockies
Hugh McCormick Smith
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Dr. Smith
Boothbay Harbor
Maine
Ducpabush
Yaquina Bay
Bureau of Fisheries
Uip
Pacific
Smith
Boothbay
Panama Canal
Arctic Ocean
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Shenandoah Junction, W. Va
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