Government Fixing Wheat Price Threatens Farms
Maryland Miller argues against wartime government min price on wheat and corn, showing projected losses of millions from fixed pricing. He cites open market figures, flour barrels, and costs to claim fixed price would depress farmer incomes and raise bread prices, warning of widespread economic harm.
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Mish
Maryland
America
Canada
Yerrel
RAI Ee
Firnisha
Hagerelawn
Hagerat
Farmers’ Organization
Hagerstown
Heavy freight movements on Baltimore and Ohio system
February dispatches show unusually heavy movement of cows, freight, and other commodities. A total of 2672 loads were sent from Keyser West Virginia and Fairmont fields. no traceable delay noted on the Western Maryland Railroad.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Ibis Jannt Keyser
W Va
Fairmont Fields
Pyramid Pile Suppositories Claim Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Suppositories claiming relief for itching bleeding or protruding piles. It urges readers to obtain a six cent box at drug stores and offers a mail order request from Pyramid Drug Service in Marshall Michigan for samples.
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Pyramid Drug Sen Oy Pyramid Bldg
Marshall
Ich
Damages Sought Over Cut Sycamore Trees in Jefferson County
Miss Minnie Hopkins sues Jefferson County Telephone Company for 5000 dollars over two sycamore trees on Harpers Ferry pike. Trial cites destroyed trees devaluing property by two to three thousand dollars and a decayed tree posing a danger to power and telephone lines. Jury awards 1000 dollars amid land ownership dispute and county land claim.
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Jeferson
Jefferson County Teleiphone
Minnie Hopkins
Harpers Ferry Pike
Charles ‘Powa
Miss Hopkins
Teléphone Company
Northern Virginia Power Company
Pike
Tle Plains
Hopkins
Love or Money? Worcester Woman Refuses Engagement
Miss Eleanor Bertin, 24, of Worcester, faced a dilemma as suitor Barit proposed a feast in memory of his late mother. Bertin’s decision centered on whether to accept financial support or a marriage proposal, highlighting a clash of affection and wealth.
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Eleanor ‘Bertin
Worcester
Ieagn
Sweethear
Fire destroys barn and stock. losses about 25000
Early in the week a fire at Marytind House of Correction charred a barn and several fire stock and implements causing an estimated loss of 25000 dollars. Insurance is believed to cover roughly 15000 dollars of the total.
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Erly
Lankford
Marytind
House of Correction
Ings
Umbrella Fire Sparks Panic at Chester Church
A burning umbrella owned by Prof. Frank Anderson caused alarm at St Daniel's Mo EB Church in Chester on February 5. The minister Rev. sought to calm the crowd as smoke and debris rose, prompting evacuations and a brief panic while firefighters investigated the blaze. A local cough remedy advertisement then appears amid the chaotic report.
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Panto
Chester
Frank Anderson
St. Daniel's Mo
Ithdehurch
Gas Takes Seven Lives In Baltimore House Deaths
Baltimore, Feb 16. Four dogs and three people found dead at 20 North Madeira Street, likely from gas poisoning. Victims named are John Guenkel, 47, his wife Catherine, 12, and George Rebrens, 53. Gas escaped from a torn stove range hose. two empty whisky bottles and another half-filled bottle found. No life signs since Sunday night.
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Baltimore
North
Madeira Street
John Guenkel
Catherine
George Rebrens
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Clear Skin and Health
A vintage health ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative substitute for calomel. It claims improved appetite, pink skin, bright eyes, and buoyancy by stimulating the liver and bowels with olive oil. Take one or two nightly. millions sold yearly.
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Edwards
Fragmentary report notes a quarrel heard near a door
A garbled line appears to describe someone hearing a quarrel at a doorway. The fragment mentions a living pest and a speaker named Ab that thue swouan, but the context is unclear and details are missing. No identifiable persons or organizations are confirmed.
Free trial offer for rupture treatment ad from Main Street
An old advertisement promotes a free trial of a rupture treatment claiming to cure hernias without surgery. It urges letters to a New York area address, touts natural closure and reduced need for trusses, and warns of gangrene risks from untreated ruptures, using persuasive medical scare wording.
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Ringo
Lever Bros. Co
Cambridge
Mass
St. Adame
Noyie
Tree for Ruyta readme on Main Street notice
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Rice Yno Adams 190 A Main St and a vetting or treatment note for rupture. The readable elements include a location at 190 A Main St and names Rice and Adams.
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Rice, Yno
Main St
Adams, N
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