Blast proves fatal to two men at Armstrong home
Lee Watson aged 18 was fatally injured and Aven Armstrong 36 was severely burned when dynamite exploded at Armstrong’s Martinsburg area home Tuesday night. Both men, employed at Nority American Cement Corp at Berkeley Station, were taken to Martinsburg hospital. Watson died, Armstrong blinded and badly burned.
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Lee Watson
Aven Armstrong
Armstrong
Martinsburg
Watron
Watson
Lyig
Nority American Cement Corpor Mant
Berkeley Station
Seelity
Clemyl. Watson
Jones
Charles Brueker Farn
Ite
Buttercup Myth Debunked in Cattle Feeding Claim
A note on buttercups misled farmers by claiming cows eating them would improve milk quality. The text says the belief is unproven and notes that sows do not eat buttercups.
Rock Formations Describe Monadock Derived Isolated Remnants
The term monadodck from Mount Monadock New Hampshire defines an isolated mountain like rock remnant rising above its surroundings. In the geologic cycle, Stone Mountain in Georgia is another instance of this class.
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Mount Monadock
New Bampellre
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Boston Maze Complaints Prompt Storied Advice
A visitor to Boston complained to a resident about getting lost in its streets. The Bostonian advised to keep going straight ahead, claiming you will always reach your starting point. The exchange captures local humor about navigating the city's labyrinth.
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Boston
Cheese Tale Surfaces From Aged Rail Freight Myth
A well known author recalls an old story about a railway freight agent who allegedly held a shipment of Camembert cheese for three days and warned it would be shot if not tailed promptly, a humorous exaggeration about pretentious logistics.
Early Dietetics Writings Highlight Ancient Interest
The fragment discusses ancient interest in dietics from Hippocrates and Mainomedes, noting early writings on dietetics for a patron's son. It mentions the term America originally applied to central Brazil and Vespucci's voyages, with Merentor in Wi as the first broader usage reference.
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Ames
Hippocrates
Mainomedes
Salndly
America
Brazil
Vespucel
New World
Merentor
Inside a hen and the sigain swine tale from Lynn
A quip from Capper’s Weekly notes a bizarre line about an inside of a hen and the feminine of sigain being swine. The remark appears in school exam papers in Lynn Massachusetts near Boston, offering a darkly humorous explanation for why teachers die young.
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Lynn
Mass
Boston
Capper's Weekly
Alexander the Corrector Alexander Cruden in England
Alexander Cruden, famed author of the concordance, believed himself commissioned by God to reform English morals and adopted the title Alexander the Corrector in his self styled mission.
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Alexander the Corrector
Alexander Cruden
Ingland
Alexander the
Corrector
Explorer Sir Martin Frobisher Failed Gold Hunts
The English navigator Sir Martin Frobisher led attempts to find gold near the North American coast in 1577 and 1578 but returned with ore deemed worthless on both expeditions.
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Martin Frobisher
North America
Man Takes County Road Scraper Over Disputed Repair
Hearing before Justice J J King heard that William Hickson parked a road scraper on the pike and began road work himself after a request to repair the Hapcook district road was denied. He allegedly removed a wheel to prevent recovery. a warrant for stealing was issued, but Hickson agreed to return the machine and the charge may be dismissed.
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Hapcook
Wiliam Hickson
Wilk
Mimo R. Murray
J. J. King
Hickson
Murray
Hackson
Kaylor
Comstable Barnhart
Four Dry Agents To Be Placed On Trial
Maryland loses rights to four prohibition agents and chauffeur over the murder of Lawrence Wenger. Judge Morris A Soper remanded the case to federal court for trial with date to be fixed. General Robinson appealed to the U S Supreme Court alleging error in removal and petition amendment. Agents named include Robert J D Ford F Ely John M Barton W by Stevens and chauffeur William J Trabing.
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Maryland
Ivy
Prohibition
Chacffeur
Indietaent Foy
Lawrence Wenger
Harford
Morris A.soper
General Robinson
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Attorney
Arightale
Robert JD. Ford
F Ely
Johm M. Barton
Stevions
William J Trabing
The
Town plans reward for arrest in Keedysville hit and run
Residents of Keedysville discuss offering a reward for the arrest of the driver who struck Miss Burbyer on Tuesday night and fled. The injured Miss Berk, principal at a nearby school, remains in danger of not resuming teaching for several weeks while recovering from the head injury and continued concern for her condition grows.
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Keedysville
Damins
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