Appalachian Petroleum Output Fell Slightly in 1915
U S Geological Survey reports Appalachian oil output totaling 22,860,048 barrels in 1915, down from 1914 by 1,241,000 barrels. Pennsylvania led with 7,888,705 barrels and West Virginia produced 9,264,798. New York 887,778. Southeastern Ohio 4,401,495. average well price was 1.55 dollars, total market value 35,468,973 dollars, and 5,197 wells were completed.
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U. S. Geological Survey
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
J. C. Northrup
United States Geojesrical Survey
Oklahoma
Appalachian
New Yorker
Southeastern
West Virginian
Hentucky
Yreason
Kentucky
Allegheny District
Canisteo
Steuben County
Allegany District
Tren
Bradford
Middle Districts
Ridgway
Elk County
Venango-Clarion
Evans City
Butler County
Lutheran Church
Italiana
Alegheny County
Dorseyville Tec
National Oil & Gas Company
Robinson Farm
Versailles Township
Allegheny County
Clymer Creek
Curry
Preman
South Pean Oil Company
Berea
Butlera
Wayne County
Kenarky
Murphytown
Wood County
Parkersburg
Washington County
Marietta
Newport
Fresh Air for Health and Longevity in Winter Homes
The text urges open windows and outdoor living to prevent disease from impure air. It warns that poor ventilation in offices and heated buildings harms health, increasing risk of tuberculosis, and emphasizes clean, well ventilated homes and year round outdoor living to improve life quality.
A Petticoat Ruffle Gift Idea for Modern Skirts
A petticoat ruffle makes a pretty unusual birthday gift. Embroider scalloped edges on batiste or linen, mount the ruffle on fine embroidery and vallace beading, run ribbon through and tie a bow. The flame should be wide enough to attach to old or new petticoats and match current voluminous skirts.
Unable to Meet Creditors Sparks Witty Exchange
Mrs Naggs notes her husband cannot meet the creditor. Mrs Waggs counters that he meets them more often than he cares to. The brief exchange highlights financial strain and domestic humor.
Second Infantry Leaves for War Zone
Mount Gretna Pa July 1 Part of the First regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard departed for El Paso via Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. The Second Infantry began moving to the Mexican border from Mount Gretna with sections leaving by 6 o clock amid bands and cheers.
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Mount Gretna
Pennsylvania National Guard
el Paso
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Hamilton D. Turner
Signal Corps
No. 2 Field Hospital and Ambulance Co
Secod
State Department of Health
Clement
S. W. Miller
U. A
Tenth Infantry
Tenth
Leonard Wood
James B. Kemper
Simpson
Governors Island
Kemper
W. D. Crookston
Miller
First Infantry
John Ditschley
Tamaqua
Eighth Infantry
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Woman's Division For
National Preparedness
Lebanon
Warren Guardsman Ignored for Promotion
Indignation runs through Warren over Colonel Richards appointing Captain Kennedy of Grove City as major of the Sixteenth regiment. Captain Bordwell of Company I N G P, the regiment’s senior and most efficient officer, is bypassed. Governor Brumbaugh will appoint based on Richards recommendation, seen by Bordwell allies as a direct slight to Company I.
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Warren
C. E. Bordwell
G. C. Richards
Kennedy
Grove City
Sixteenth
Bordwell
Warry
Brumbaugh
Rickards
Its Contrariness About a Club Buffet Phrase
A brief quip notes that a club buffet provides paradoxical comfort. The line “How 80?” hints at confusion, while “Because the members often use it when they are out of spirits” implies the buffet aids mood when spirits are low.
Red Cross to Help Soldiers with Supplies and Family Care
National Guard mobilization prompts American Red Cross to establish receiving depots in San Antonio and El Paso and coordinate supplies for camps. Chapters to pack reading material, clothing, food items and comfort goods under military rules while aiding families of soldiers. Collaboration with other organizations urged to show united community effort.
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National Guard
American Red Cross
The
Red Cross
San Antonio
el Paso
George Washington
Rubber in War Times Bulletin on rubber’s pivotal role in war and industry
The National Geographic Society bulletin explains rubber’s critical place in World War I logistics. It notes motorized transport for troops and munitions, Verdun reinforcement trains, and the shift from horse to motor vehicles. It traces rubber’s rise from indigenous tree sap to vulcanized industrial staple and highlights Goodyear’s birth in 1800 and early US imports of rubber boots.
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Washington
D. C
Europe
United States
Mexico
National Geographic Society
Rio Grande
Verdun
Napoleon
Tropics
Charles Goodyear
Connecticut
New World
Haiti
Boston
Brazil
Economy in Use of Cream Separators in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania up to 38 percent of farmers use cream separators with statewide estimates near 83 000 units. Counties with large creameries show high adoption due to economic gains. skim milk feeds livestock while cream is shipped to creameries. Hardest hit counties include Adams Beaver Bedford Crawford Dauphin Erie Lycoming Mercer McKean Mifflin Montour Blair Bradford Cambria Centre Perry Northumberland Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Warren Westmoreland. Counties with lower adoption border large milk shipment regions such as Montgomery Chester Delaware Allegheny Armstrong Berks Bucks Fayette Greene Lackawanna Luzerne Lehigh and Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Adams
Beaver
Bedford
Crawford
Dauphin
Elk
Erie
Lycoming
Mercer
McKean
Mifflin
Montour
Blair
Bradford
Cambria
Centre
Perry
Northumberland
Potter
Schuinkill
Snyder
Somerset
Sullivan
Warren
Westmoreland
Montgomery
Chester
Delaware
Allegheny
Armstrong
Berks
Bucks, Fayette
Greene
Lackawanna
Lebanon
Philadelphia
Man Must Live in the Present Not Past
The sermon urges focusing on present needs and progress. Rev. W. H. Barraclough emphasizes keeping in touch with today’s age, using past knowledge to solve current problems and engage in contemporary activities.
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Rev
W. H. Barraclough
Destiny's Toy star Louise Huff runs brave freight car leap
Louise Huff, featured by Famous Players in Destiny's Toy at Paramount, performs bold stunts like leaping into moving freight cars. Her quiet, tomboyish past contrasts with her calm, sedate screen persona.
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Louise Huff
Ann Pennington Adapts to Ziegfeld Follies Rehearsals
Ann Pennington settled into the Ziegfeld Follies rehearsals after working at the Famous Players studio on Susie Snowflake, a Paramount Picture. She spent most of rehearsal time waiting for the director to call Lights as she adjusts to studio routine.
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Ann Pennington
Famous Players Studio
Susie Snowflake
Paramount
Marguerite Clark Loves Flowers in Field Beauty
Marguerite Clark, the Famous Players Paramount star, says she is rarely without a blossom in her room. She explains she values flowers for their natural charm, not fashion, and has seen some of the most beautiful blooms growing in fields rather than Fifth Avenue florists.
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Marguerite Clark
Famous Players Paramount
Miss Clark
Fifth Avenue
Ann Pennington Foreshadows Susie Snowflake Scene
Ann Pennington, a Ziegfeld Follies star making her motion picture debut in the Paramount Pictures Susie Snowflake, saw part of the completed film and recalled a scene where she repulses a flirtatious manager. She exclaimed she did not know she could look that fierce.
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Ann Pennington
Famous Players
Susie Snowflake
Paramount Picture
Miss Pennington
Famous Players signs Owen Moore for new Hazel Dawn film
Owen Moore, a leading star of motion pictures, has been re engaged by Famous Players Film Co under a long term contract. He will soon co star with Hazel Dawn in a Paramount Program adaptation of a great stage success. Moore has long been a popular figure since pioneer days.
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Owen Moore
Famous Players Film Co
Hazel Dawn
Paramount
Mr. Moore
Laura Trainor to Describe Missoula En Route to Hollywood
Laura Marie Trainor, a leading Missoula social figure, departed June 2 on horseback bound for the Lasky studios in Hollywood. She has been chosen by the Missoula Chamber of Commerce to describe the city's beauties on the journey and will appear at Paramount Theatres along the route.
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Laura Marie Trainor
Missoula
Mon
Lasky Studios
Hollywood
Miss Trainor
Chamber of Commerce of
Paramount Theatres
DeMille to Begin Farrar Picture at Paramount
Cecil B. DeMille, Director General of the Lasky Company, now on the Mexican border, will soon start work on the first of the Farrar pictures for the Paramount Program.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Lasky Company
Farrar Pictures
Paramount
Actress Marie Doro Studies Artificial Flower Craft
Marie Doro has qualified as a nurse-maid and is now studying artificial flower making for her forthcoming production The Kid directed by William C. De Mille. She jokes that if she stays a screen star longer she may become so versatile she could work almost anywhere.
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Marie Doro
Lasky-Paramount
William C. de Mille
Miss Doro
Stage Set for Public Opinion at Paramount Pictures
The Lasky stage hosts a large courtroom set for Public Opinion starring Blanche Sweet. Elliott Dexter, playing an artist with vivid color, impresses peers though he whistles while painting. Dexter is paired with Myrtle Stedman in The American Beauty under director William Taylor.
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Elliott Dexter
Morosco- Paramount
William Taylor
Dexter
Myrtle Stedman
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