Watch For Disease Of Common Potato
United States Department of Agriculture warns gardeners nationwide to watch for potato wart a disease recently found in Luzerne County Pennsylvania gardens. Irregular warty growths near eyes mark infection. diseased tubers should be burned and ground staked off. outbreaks tied to European potato shipments. quarantine restricts further imports.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
College of Agriculture
Federal Horticultural Board
J. G. Sanders
England
Postage Rules for A. E. F. Soldier Mail
The War Department announces that letters to officers and enlisted men of the expeditionary forces addressed to the town in France where the recipient is stationed fall under foreign postage at 5 cents an ounce. Mail addressed by unit and army post office number uses domestic rates of 3 cents an ounce.
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Washington
War Department
France
Army Post Office
Tom Thumb born in Bridgeport and exhibited by Barnum
Charles Sherwood Stratton known as Tom Thumb was born in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1838? He was exhibited by P T Barnum worldwide and married Lavinia Warren in 1863. He stood about two feet tall at first and later reached 40 inches. He died in Middleboro Massachusetts in 1883.
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Tom
Charles Sherwood Stratton
Tom Thumb
Bridgeport
Conn
P. T. Barnum
Mercy Lavinia Bump
Lavinia Warren
Middleborough
Mass
Insects Killed by Plowing
Plowing to improve next season's crop conditions will also kill many overwintering insects in the soil including wireworms cutworms white grubs and corn earworms.
Lincoln Visits Moody's Sunday School in Chicago
President-elect Abraham Lincoln spent a Sunday in Chicago before his inaugural. Guided by D L Moody he visited each class and shook hands with every scholar, then delivered a brief address. Thomas C. MacMillan recalled the lasting impression this meeting left on him.
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Abraham Wincoln
Chicago
Washington
D. L. Moody's
Moody
Thomas C. MacMillan
United States District Court
Chi
Red Cross January Report Highlights War Refugee Garment Efforts
A January Red Cross report notes a Cleveland conference on expanding women's work and large refugee garment orders likely. Donations and shipments are logged from Fairbanks, Sugar Grove, Paxton, Hymera, Graysville, Merom, and several schools and individuals, totaling chemises, socks, sweaters, shirts, pajamas, baby comforts, and packing materials.
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Cleveland
Red Cross
Washington
Fairbanks
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Real Ipa
Oy Schroeder & Price
Isheeran Building Owners
Sullivan County
Cloud Gillesme
Mattox
Snow
Beasley
Caoui
Crmemistinaire Anderson
Pisg
Fi Ansel
Hdna Romine
Glendale
Edgar C. Stewart
Jas
E. Bosinger
Fairboonks
George N.ifwler
Scott B. Fuller
Radioon
Harry Ro Launchh
Sidney W. Lambeth
Vadie E. Gibbs
Wim. B. Shepherd Jr
Wim. B. Shepherd
Neet
Ella O. Alumbaugh
Hamet BD. Fumble
Juno. W
Ella Armitage
St. Et al
Chas. C Spencer
Fia C. Spencer
Hagelin
David Hummel
Hunt & Gambill
John L. Dozier
Walter H
Elsie Leach
Ida C. Spencer
Sullivan
Mary Agner
Frank A
Vada M. White
Snow & Cochran
Elmer E. Thomas
Lawrence D
Mabel Mary Mayfield
Murphy
J. R
Mollie McElroy
Josh Beasley
McCammon
Clara A. Mason
John Beasley
L. Davis
Mabel Burch
Melville C. Manifold
Dixon
Chas. C. Spencer
Jackson Township
Daisy M. Twissel
Edward Russell
Hymera
Wm. J. Williams
Sam
L. H
Nicholson
White Ash Coal Co
Jefferson Township
Brooks
Boyd Andrew
Chas. E. Wolfe
Evan Bedwell
Turman Township
East
Fidelity Loan Co
Lincoln
D. L. Moody’s Sunday
Cago
James A. Sexton
Grand Army of the Republic
R. H. Palenske
RED Cross Report
Sugar Grove
Nye’s
Chapel Aid Society
Paxton
Bailey School House
Shelburn
Dagger
Shiloh
New Lebanon
Farmersburg
Merom Station
Benson School House
North Hamilton
Elizabeth Williams
Ruth Allen
Fern Beck
Gladys Dailey
Graysville
Father Sprigler
E. G. Carruthers
Kittie Springer
Seidel
Robert Taylor
Richard Bailey
Chas. Wade
Daisy Wilkey
Emma Thixton
Harry Bland
Austin Everhart
Jonathan Scott
Nancy Denny
J. T. Scull
J. W. Eaton
Harry Stratton
Sam Springer
J. P. Stratton
Wm. Bolinger
R. W. Cadwell
Council of Defense
Carlisle
Jack
Redette
P. O
Osborne
DeLavel
Indiana
All Dui Vvcl
LVOG
Wuvialeio
Harrison & Drake, Auctioneers
Eugene Allen
Homer Trimble
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