TIME MACHINE ... 1984, 1934, 1900, 1888, 1881, 2005

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April, 1984
The Capital (Annapolis, Md.)

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Candidates stump in Md.

Vote quest draws pair

PRINCESS ANNE, Md (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson took his campaign to Maryland's Eastern Shore while former Vice President Walter Mondale picked up endorsements in Baltimore, with the state's primary only two weeks away.

About 1,200 supporters packed an auditorium at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore last night, having been treated to a gospel music program before Jackson appeared about an hour late.

But he brought the message of his "Rainbow Coalition" amid thunderous applause and cries of "run Jesse, run. "

Jackson told the audience he was running a "poor campaign" that had a "rich message." "If they (Hart and Mondale) had my budget, they could not compete and if I had their budget, they could not compete," he said. Before the night was over, Jackson picked up about $2,000 in pledges for his campaign.

August, 1934
Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pa.)

Wear Rubber Clothes To Avoid Mosquitoes

Easton, Md.. Aug. 15— Mosquitoes were reported never to have been seen here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in such quantities as they are now.

Pickers of tomatoes for the canning houses are harassed by them. In Dorchester county the insects are so bad that the pickers of tomatoes are clothed in rubber boots, rubber coats, gloves and head coverings.

The tomatoes are gathered daily, but,the mosquitoes are hampering the work to a great extent. The insects appear in clouds, millions of them swarming about the tomato pickers.

Footnote: February, 1934, saw more snow and cold than usual on the Eastern Shore, as did our February of 2014. Hopefully, the February weather wasn't a precedent for the summer mosquito population!

March, 1900
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac Court House)

Arrangements have been made by the Worcester Telephone Company, of Snow Hill, to extend the line to Girdletree and Stockton and thence to Pocomoke City, via the grange. This will give communications to the Virginia lines to Franklin City, Chincoteague, New Church, Bloomtown and all principal towns in Accomac County and in Northampton County as far as Cape Charles.

April, 1888
Rochester Republican (Rochester, Ind.)

A Handsome Blond Given Ten Tears.
PRINCESS ANNE, Md , April 20.—The jury in the case of Mrs. Emma Farlow, of Crisfield, on trial here for poisoning her husband on July 9 last, returned a verdict Thursday of manslaughter. She was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.  Mrs. Farlow is only 19 years old and a good-looking blond.

February, 1881 (Time Machine archive)
(The Denton Journal)

Since the Christmas holidays the price of eggs, instead of going down, as is usually the case, has been steadily going up. Eggs are selling in Baltimore for fifty cents a dozen, and in Philadelphia they are several cents higher than this. The price paid in this town (Denton) for several days has been 40 cents. It is said that the cause of the scarcity and the consequent high prices is owing to the cold weather and snow-covered ground from which the chickens can not find anything to eat. They are fed regularly, but it is said there is something in the ground which is peculiarly productive of eggs.

February, 2005

Pocomoke City received official word that it was being listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The designation would make Pocomoke property owners eligible for state and federal tax incentives. The listing would not affect what property owners could do unless they applied for federal assistance.


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