Almanack's Enduring Weather Lore and Gruber Tribute
A reflective piece recalls the Gruber Almanack from Hagerstown, its weather and zodiac advice, and a family memory of Christmas readings. It notes the long line of weather prognosticators from Flack to Shoemaker, and declares the 174th year of publication with John Gruber's passing in 1857.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington
Gruber
John Gruber
Band of Angels
Charles Flack
Charles F. Egelman
Lawrence J. Ibach
Will R. Ibach
W.H. Kopenhaver
W.A. Shoemaker
The
Angels
Crochet and Sewing Pattern Catalog Ad
An advertisement promoting crochet knits and sewing crafts with free patterns and a catalog. It touts instant books, step by step pictures, new items, and gift books priced around $1.00. It lists afghans and quilts and references numerous small items and patterns.
Pornography $200 Million a Year Salient U S Sales Study
The commission survey estimates 200 million yearly U S pornography receipts last summer. It breaks down $60–70 million on sexploitation films, $70–90 million in sexually oriented magazines, 25–30 million in pornographic paperbacks, 12 million via mail order, 5–10 million for hardcore material, and 162.8 million for less-erotic magazines like Playboy, based on box office and publishing surveys and industry figures.
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U.S
Samps
ISIT
Commission
Fanny Hip —Pecslars
Sampson
Playboy
Boxoffice
American Publishers ‘and Distributors Association
Internal Revenue Service
Miners claim fears eased by new mine safety rules
Black lung concerns drop as dust levels fall 50 percent since the Gen Mine Health and Safety Act. D. P. Schlick, assistant bureau director for coal mine health and safety, says fatalities this year total about 130 to 135, with the act touted as a major safety success.
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Blacksburg
Bureau of Mines
D. P. Schlick
Bureau
Schlick
Institute of Environmental Health Hazards
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Elmer “Smith
T.C. Harbaugh
Pier Boss
Washington Fap
F.E.T
Riverside
Montgomery Ward
Miller
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