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NEWS OF A DAY
s. FROM THE STATE
DeImar Century Club Entertains
Guests at Pleasing Anniver-
sary Celebration.
A POETIC ,APPEAL FOR AID
Fire Attacks Four Houses at
Seaford and Compels Sick
Woman to lump From
Window.

From Every Evenings Correspondents.
Sesferd. Jan. 26.---A portion of the
Negro settlemut of this town. located near
the Macedonia A. NJ, l.. Church, was
Threatened with destruction by fire yes
tcrdsv morning, the flames breaking out
between and o o'clock fire in the dwelling
Of Howard Pindcr Aided by high wind
this home was quickly n mass Of flames.
Mrs. Finder was i'll in an upstairs room,
her husband being away Mt work. and
before she could get up and dress tho
flames had entrapped her upstairs, and
she was compelled TO Jump from the
second story window in order to save her
life Fortunately she escaped with slight
bruises and was taken in by neighbors.
The high wind carried the flames to
three other dwellings, occupied by Lewis
Young Charles Palmer and Elizabeth
Moore. Palner's home was badly burned
but not totally DESTROYED Mrs. Moore
lost great many of her household goode
and the dwelling Of Young wa. damaged
On the roof and porch The Pinder dwell
ling was entirely destroyed, with all its
contents.
Seaford fre company answered the
alarm promptly and by hard work kept
the flames confined to the four dwellings
There WAS practically no insurance on any
Of the property burned and the loss will
fall heavily on the colored people.
About 4 o'clock Yesterday afternoon the
Are alarm again sounded and the iiremen
made a quick getaway. The fire thus
time WAS confined TO another Negro settle
ment in dwelling owned by :. T.. Thomp
,on. The 'tiremen succeeded in quenching
this blaze with only slight loss.
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KENT COUNTY NOTES.

Dover. Jan 26-Former Representa-
tive J Ed. Hotfecker Of smyrna while
irving to dodge an automobile IN crossing
Commerce street that town, Yesterday.
fell and broke his wrist III two places.
State Archivist Tatncll has received
the third volume of war Records of Del
avares part III the Revolution and war
of 1872 ms volume contains many
valuable letters OF Cqsar Rodney and other
prominent early Delawareaus.
Professor F. p. Schlatter of Cornell
University has be,n engaged 70 discuss
fruit growing at al tho Farmers Insti-
tutes n Delaware this wear beginning on
TUESDAY of next week At Seaford The
other meetings of the week will be at
Bridgevile on Wednesday, Greenwood
on Thursday and Milford on Friday,
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MILFORD NEWS

Milford, Jan. 2G.-1ho Tuesday Night
Dancing Club will rive its first dance TO-
night IN Armofy Hall, NJ $50 o'clock
Faithful Circle Of the Kings Daughters
viii hold It's regular monthly meeting 60.
morrow night at Avenue NJ f. parsonage,
West Front street, Mrs Robert X.
Stephenson acting as hostess.
A surprise party was given last evening
for Mrs William u. Walls, on tho ocba-
sion of her birthday anniversary. by her
children and grandchildren.
Monday evening, Robert 7. Pierce.
who recently sold out his candy store and
business 20 r. ~ Hart of Georgetown.
gave n going out party 90 q few of his
friends. Dancing was indulged in and
refrushments were served
At the home Of Mrs Philip Short. IN
=Aiillville, near town, Saturday afternoon.
q luncheon was served IN honor OF
Miss Helen Daieev uf Ocean View. who
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on Lillian, the four vear~nld child ol
Mr.. aud Mira Rufus lenralcy, by Or
Isllceood and -. Maycrhurg Of vii
mi;lgton and Dr. w. W. Ellis, nj their
homo on Clinton street, Yesterday.
Henry Winchester has gona to Now
York City who're he will participate. IN
the indoor trap shooting championship
70 be held nj Madison square Gnrslrn.
From New York he will 20 on business
trip III Northern pcnnsylYa'iia
Mra, George Clark and Miss Gertrude
HAdler went to llnvre do Grace. Md,
yesterday, where they will attend the
funeral Of their aunt Mrs Robert Hadler
Mra Mary T. Bradlcy Of lfiverton,
Md. il n guest of her daughter, Mrs A.
Il Bradley, of Porter, Del
Mr.. and Mfs. L. Harvey are being con
graduated upon the birth oi a baby boy.
The barpes Ghowan and Happahau-
nork. light, from Delaware Mil 60 Bal.
timore In two of the tug Btandywina,
hargcs pamlro and Marion, loaded with
pulp wood from Pappnhannoek Pinex,
Va. 10 Wilmington, passed through the
canal, yesterday.
John Cook, fireman on the Delaware
City branch Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
he. been granted ten-tlav filrlotlgh ard
has gone to Toledo, Dhin, accompanied hv
his wife, where he will he the guest Of
his daughter. Mrs Gertrude Moore.
Leni Apple, whp has been employed on
tho William Jester farm, near here, has
rented the Houstinp farm at Mount
Pleasant.
Tho northwest winds Of late hnvp ninde
excellent duck shooting or the marshes
near here. The ducks ARE unable 20 stay
on the river. un account uf the raughness
of the water, and arc driven ashore by the
winds.
Mr.. John Simmons II Newark. ~ J.,
is visiting friends ut Fort du pont
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NEW SOF LEWES.

Jswest Jan. 26.-Air. and Mrs. w
Boyd Mchlichael are receiving congratu-
lations upon the birth Of fine baby boy,
weighing IA pounds.
Mary, the 5-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs J. l.. Brittiiighsm, was severely
burned, when she pulled pan OF hot
grease from the stove over on her face and
neck. the pm cutting her face in several
places
Cantain Thomas Joseph, who has been
in st. Agnes Hospital. Philadelphia,
having n cataract removed from his eye,
has returned to loves. much improved.
Repairs arc being made TO the property
occupied bv Mrs Il. F OFT, which was
damaged by the late fire
Mrs. Virginia L. Mustard and sister,
Mrs. Rina Powell, Of Duluth, Mimi, who
we're spending few days IL Lewes, have
gone to Philadelphia.
Edward s. Hill who operates an oyster
shucking house here, ia making daily shin
ments 30 tho city markets Usually this
time of the wear the business - inter
ripted bv ice They arc selling III the
market here at 5n cents per quart.
DIR and Mrs Gilbert Wilthank are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the birth OF
p fire baby hoy
Register OF WINS NllhHin > AAuSNIt
has granted letters of administrnt lou ON
the estate If Daniel Harmon Of lndlan
River 10 the Sussex Trust Co
DIR. and Mrs Rowland q Pavnter Of
Georgetown spent Sunday here with Mrs.
Pavnters father, nr Hiram Il Burton
State Week Councillor g. NJ 1arr of
Scafnrd Junior Order United American
Mechanics, made official visit to Iewcs
Council. No. IA last evening short
speeches were made by Nicp-C ouacilor
Tarr Rev Howard Davis Professor
Herbert = Rausch. Harry NJ Maull.
Samuel y. Pierce Harvey f. Baker and
Past State Councillor Napoleon b Regis
Ter
The grin Is rre,.alenf In this community.
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Denton. Md. visited friends in Laurel,

Denton. Md visited friends in Laurel,
yesterday.
Tho manual tra'a ing class OF Laurel
public school has placed an exhibit in
the show window of Kitchens Il Phillips
store.
A large truck, with n snow pillow at-
tached, has been added TO the equipment
of the State Highway Department in this
town. The overseer ofsihc section extend
ing from nelmnr to q point two miles
north of here has instructions 20 start the
plow as soon rs the SHOW nttalns depth
of thrce inches.
Ten carloads Of sweet potatoes were
shipped from here. yesterday, TO the
northern and central western city markets.
There has been n slight rise IN the price
of potatoes, but IL is estimated that only
one-third Of the crop has been shipped to
date. due TO the low prices that have pre-
ynlled
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NEWPORT FIRE COMPANY.

Newport. Jan. Minquas Fire Co
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
President Thomas Draper; vice-presi
dent. Fred Thompson. secretary \. NJ
Craig: treasurer, Joseph 6. Slack; chief
engineer. Harry Baldwin; trustees. Leon
ard lyman. Thomas Bullen, Hagry Briggs.
Herman King Arthur Salmon, Arthur r
Graomc and John Cunningham. directors,
Thomas Bullen. Harry Baldwin, Fred
Thompson, Thomas Draper Holster Ruth.
Reuben Pordham. and Charles Miller:
fire chief. Thomas Bullen first assistant.
Reuben Pordham, second assistant.
Charles Miller
A new hose truck, which was built by the
Newport garage, was housed on January
%. and the company Is now fully equipped
and ready TO answer all town aud rural
calls.
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POETIC APPEALS FOR AID.

Dover Jan. 2e.-Tie Ladies Md Of
the Methodist Protestant Church of
Dover has Issued uniqre inNtatiors to
their apron social 80 hc held IN that
church, tomorrow evening. To women
are sent tiny apron and the iollow1r e
verses:
This apron Is sent you by the Ladies Aid
Just for Won especially it was made,
The uuslity's good you'll not have any
trash on,
IL YOU wear il 10 our social youll he in
fashion.
Measure your waist Just to an inch
Be sure that the measure does not pinch,
ue know Won have = beautiful figure.
But deeply regret that yog didn grow
bigger.
For every inch youf waist does measure,
Put into the pocket a penny sor treasure,
The u1opey'n be used by the Ladies Aid,
To finance a plan already well laid.
January % is the date we have set,
40 the NJ P. Church. SO don't forget,
Extend TO vour friends q kind invitation.
And bring them along to our jollihcation
A tiny pair of overslls, with the fol-
lowing verse has been sent to the men:
These neat little pants are sent to YOU,
And this Is what we wish you 70 dc,
This little pocket you plairly see,
For a special purpose is meant to he
Now measure your waist line, inch by
inch,
And see that the measure does not pinch.
For each inch you measure around,
In the pocket put the penny sound,
This game is fair you viii admit,
You waist your money, we pocket it.
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TO RUN STRAWBERRY PLANT.

Seaford. Jan. 26.-zThe strawberry
preserving plant Of II A. johnson 4 Co,
of Boston, Mass, which hnd been con
Quoted here for several yenrs until last
year, when il remained idle, viii resume
operations agnin with the coming Of the
strawberry this spring. 9. L. DeLaite,
representing the firm wa. here a few days,
making arrangements for the resumption
of the preserving plant, md told Arthur
Hatfield of Blades. their superintendent
here, that the plant would srely be run
this summer
This means work for several hundreds
Of people. including both women and
children. and IL also means big thing for
the farmers as berries that become too
soft for shipping purposes are readily
taken by the preserving plant The coming
back Of this plan ia welcome news to
everyone in this section
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NEWS OF NEWPORT.

Newport, Jan. 26.-AIrs. Marvin F.
Ball and daughter Dorothy are spending
this week with Mr. ard Mrs George
Bowman of Wilmington
Miss Mary Moyer, who has been con-
fined to her home for the past week suf-
fering from severe cold, Is much inn
proved ard returned to her work today.
Mrs. W + Groonc is spending 3 few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Palmer
of Kennett Square, Pa
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= soon 70 be married. Those present wcrc
Mir.s Laura Townsend, Myrtle Powell
md Helen Dniscy and Mrs Goci Freed
The same evening Miss Dnlscy's friends
gave her linen shower
Tho infnnt child Of Mr.. and Mrs George
Malonoy, which was born on Friday,
january Z, died Sunday afternoon.
David i. Adams died st his home. near
pnkley. Thuredav last, following mn attack
Of eevora rhils Funeral services III
charge of Rev. William l.. barrett Of
Elendale, were held Sunday afternoon
and in'ofmeni made in OnkIey NJ. y.
refnrfsf "
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DELAWARE CITY NEWS.

Delaware City. Jan 2e.--Mra. Dora
Forsha If Columbus. Ohio. aud Corporal
Robert D,lcsuha of Fort du Ppnt were
married by Rev L. W Layiield Monday
evening. They will reside at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Saxton. on Wash
lngton street
The Ericsson boat Anthony Gronos,
plying between Philadelphia and Baltl-
more was DELAYED at the entrance to
the canal fork. last night. due to the cx-
eeptiooallr low tide caused by tho stron &
northwest winds.
Mrs NJ. \ Holiday has ltft for n
weeks stay with her daughter, Mrs.
Fiapigan. IN Atlantic City. " J.
successful operation was performed
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NEWARK NOTES.

Newark Jan &c Fire in small pile
Of rubbish in the basement Of Harter Hall
Delaware College dormitory caused CON
siderable excitement for short time YES
terslav afternoon Some paper had been
thrown down the basement short time
before and it is thought there was a
lighted cigarette stump IN If The blaze
was slight and no damage resulted
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Eve left yes-
terdav for Miami, Florida where they
will remain for three weeks
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DINNER TO MAIL FORCE.

seaford, Jan. %. The postofl'ce force
were tendryed mn elaborate turkey dinner
Sunday, by Miss Ma,tde Reed, the as-
eiwtant postmaster, Tho dinner. which
was served at o'clock was enjoyed by
Postmaster and Mrs. O. W. Short, Hal
bert Robinson, Norris Marvel, Phillip
II Graham, w Harry Brown, Frank
Wheatley and Albert j r.ank. The latter
-four afe rural carriers, 'rIhad Doahielda
the colored ianitor, nctcd an winter on tho
occasion, and paitock of the bountiful
fppnsf
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bridge 4 Seaford Railroad tracks, and
viii erect thereon large mill for tho mnn,l-
faoture of crates, boxes and box shocks
They will employ from IS TO % hands ut
tho start, increasing this number as
business increases.
Tho mill il To be in oper alton by MARCH,
/ and will be equipped with modern
machinery. The ,nnin building will be
The plant viii be equipped with electrio
motor power.
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PINE ASSOCIATION.
New Members Admitted nj This Meeting
Last Nighf.


New members who Joined the Pine
Neiphbofhood Association last night were
Mrs Joseph konitzer, Mira Walter
Rulings, Mrs Elizabeth Downs. Mrs.
Margaret burke Mrs Lena Fafren
Misses Eila VI iIoopes Margaret V
UNeill, Masy Fisher Harry August !.
Jesse Traub aud Master William TrsIb
Mrs. dames Kane and Mss. Floreuca
Warren were appointed to ser We on the
advisory board of tho Wilmington Com
mtiiify Service George i lyon. with
Jafneh Hoopcs asalternate was appointed
To whit field houses IN pbiladelphia ard
note the recreation conditions IN that
city
COMMITTEES. were appointed 70 arrange
for nm "open house meeting on Washing
toms birthday aud To- investigate enndi-
hona at Christians Park The meeting
was held the Reliance Fire Cofnpany
rooms 500 East Fourth street.
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VOCATIONAL WORN COST.

Newark. Jan 26 &C. II Lane Of Wash
ington. u c.. recently visited State Di-
rector f. W. Helm at his office At Della
ware College. to make the annual finan-
ciel audit for the Federal governments ni
all vocational work carried on in the State
during the wear ended June 50, 1920
The audit showed that s44. $3.50 had
been disbursed during the wear 90 foster
vocational training Of secondary grade ~
Agriculture. Homo Economics and Trade
and Industries. under the Smith Hughes
law
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TESTING COWS IN SUSSEX

Seaford. Jan Pc. a. Birmingham
State veterinarian, is in this section testing
cattle. While DIR. Birmingham has not
covered all the territory adjacent TO Sea
ford he said Yesterday he had examined
some Of the farmers herds, looking for
t,iberculin troubles among tho COVE and
finds the cattle in fairly good shape here
the average running low 50 far.
Dir Birmingham IS giving these examl-
nations free and will remain III this section
the remainder Of this week
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ENJOYED GAMES AND MUSIC.

Blades, Jan. 26--Mr. and Mrs. Il. j.
Stacey gave q party, Thursday evening,
IN honor of their daughter, Nora. The
evening was pleasantly spent III games
and music.
Those present were: Misses Sadie
Hastings, Norma Smart. Mildred Nickles,
Edna Green. Laura Greeu. Mary Elliott,
Grace Elliott, Emma Prettyman. Alico
prettyman, Rsbecca Venables, Gertrude
Brown, Flossie Brown, Bertha Josephs,
LOWE Stacey
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NEWS OF LAUREL.

Laurel, Jan. 26.-Miss Mae Kennev
left yesterday for Harrisburg. Pa. where
she will spend some time with friends and
relatives.
Mayor and Mrs II. X. Fooks were
Philadelphia visitors yesterday.
DR.. Gaylord A. Hitch and sou, Filbert
spent yesterday in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. y. c. Hegeman of
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TO ERECT BOX FACTORY.

Seaford, Jan 26.-Parson Brothers of
this town, have purchased from Isaac
Willin three acres of land along &C "a.
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WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

ATLANTIC CITY. - Prohibition at
one fell swoop cut off fully 20 per
cent of the business of the bottle man
ufacturers of this country, declared w.
L. Gundling of Wheeling, w. Va, sec
retary of the National Bottle Manu-
facturers' Association.
NEW YORk.-Purchase for the Rus
sian Soviet government of more
than 5000 tons of flour from mills in
New York state and the middle west
was announced.
SBuRGH.-Jones & Lauehln
Steel Company, an Independent COM
pany of Pittsburgh, announced reduc-
ton of cents an hour of laborers.
lONDON.-It was stated in official
circles here that u meeting prellmi-
nary to the Washington conference on
disarmament and Far Eastern prob
lens, to be held within six weeks at
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she has certain advantages that still
make it a very profitable. worth
while business for the farmers of
this state to follow" The poultry in
dustry of the state produced in
1880 about 6,5O0,000 eggs, and
reached it's high-water mark in 1890,
with 100000 dozen the record for
the last 10 years being about $780,
900 dozen. In 1890 four dozen eggs
per person in Massachusetts were
raised, as compared with less than
2 1-2 dozens per person produced at
the present time.
Following the personal loss of over
$5,000,000 in eight months from the
depreciation of securities, Louis
Liggett, of Boston, president of the
United Drug Company, and a movinP
factor in large number Of financial
and manufacturing concerns, trans
ferred his entire assets to
three trustees, representing Bos-
ton DanA--. houses, who will
administer them for the protec-
ton of his creditors. The trustees ap
pointed are Frank W. Remick of Kid
der, Peabody & Co., Neal Rantoul Of
F S. Moseley & Co.. and Frederic c.
Dumaine, treasurer and trustee of the
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company,
and director of the Old Colony Trust
Company While Mr.. Liggett's action
was foreshadowed to some extent bv
the recent sale of his stables and the
placing on the market of his ~oautiful
estate at Chestnut Hill, the sudden
decline in United Drug stock of nearly
30 points was the final straw that
brought matters to head. The trus-
tees, as well as Mr. Liggett, declare
that neither the United Drug Company
Liggett's International, Liggett's Drug
Stores, nor any of their subsidiaries
is in any way affected and that all
will continue in ever way as hereto
fore.
Arrested in the city treasurer's office
while drawing his salary, Charles e.
Barnett, a superior court officer was
taken to the city collectors office. |
where he paid his 1920 poll tax for |
which the warrant for his arrest had
been issued. Constable John Young
made the arrest With extra fees and /
charges, the original S. tax had
to a bill for $11. The con
stable also sought payment of Bar
nett's 1919 tax, but allowed another
week of grace when Barnett said he
was not able to pay it at that time.
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some Canadian city or city in the
United States other than Washington,
was virtually certainty.
MELBOURNE. - The Australian
government has decided not to inter-
fere with the landing Of Archbishop
ManniX on his return from his around
the world trip, or to insist on his tax
ing the oath Of allegiance, it was an
nounced. There has been some strong
arguments on the matter
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George Guppy was instantly hi..cd
at Ruskin's Island, Maine, when a
lightning bolt struck his home.
Miss - ed Capron of Back Bay,
Boston, has been appointed secretary
to the Protestant Epi-copal Board of
Missions and will be stationed at
Shanghai, China, for four years.
If the Slipping Board decides to
have the giant liner Leviathan re-
paired it will give the Charlestown
Navy Yard an opportunity to bid for
the work. Word to this enect has
been received from Chairman A. d.
Lasker of the Shipping Board. Much
pressure has been brought on the au-
thorities at Washington to have the
work done at Charlestown as it would
help greatly in keeping the 1920 men
now at the yard employed.
Mayor Peters of Boston has ad-
dressed a letter to H. H. Frazee, pres
ident of the Boston American league
baseball club, asking whether reduc7
ton in the price of admission tickets
to Fenway park, home grounds of the
Red Sox, was not possible. Mayor Pet
ers stated he was informed that the
charges of 35 cents for bleacher and
$1.10 for grandstdnd seats were in ex-
cess of the prices charged by other
major league clubs throughout the
country.
Dull nd ond fhnIIc-
ands of acres of valuable timberlands
were destroyed in seven forest fires
which were reported by the Maine
forestry district. The most extensive
blaze was in Benedict, Aroostook
county, where 300 volunteers battled
with a stubborn fire that swept an
area of two miles long and three
quarters of a mile wide, threatening
the village of Silver Ridge.
Judge Decourcey in supreme court
at Boston enjoined union shoeworkers
in Haverhill, Mass, from continuing
a strike now in p. ogress and ordered
the local conference committee i'm
to take up consideration of
a new wage scale. Should the com
mittee fail to adjust the differences,
which were responsible for a strike OF
stitchers in nine factories, the mat
ter will go to an adjustment committee
and then to an arbitration board, Gne
Judge decreed.
The barber shop of John Isgroe in
the Roxbury district of Boston en-
ploying one barber in the afternoon
and several in the evening has been
so busy that the police investigated.
ter the shop, stay a while and then
emerge wearing a smile and the same
beard Then they raided the estab-
ishment In court the follow
ing day two patrolmen appeared |
against Isgroe to charge him with |
keeping and exposing liquor for sale |
and with maintaining a liquor null
3ance at his place of business. In |
he backroom, they said, they had |
seized a quantity of liquor. Isgroe |
was fined 800 and sentenced TO a |
month in the House of Correction. |
he appealed
THE Massachusetts hen, as far as
prices go, sits on the top of the |
world" declared Prof A. f. Canoe. |
read of department of economics,
Agricultural College,
before about 200 poultry men attend
ng farmers week convention at Am
lerst. Mass. while Massachusetts"
lie continued. is not and never will
,e able TO compete with the western
poultry states in raising eggs com
nercially. because of feed and labor,
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A wide variety of mixtures are being sold
Sold by the dealers listed below. Look
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YOU'LL say you never tasted
1 such flavor, such mild but
full-bodied tobacco goodness.
You're right, too, because they
don't make other cigarettes like
Chesterfields. The Chesterfield
blend can { be copied.
Haze you seen the net0
AIR TIGHT tins of SOP