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TIME MACHINE: 1940, 1969, 1895, 1887
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December, 1940
"With Christmas fast approaching the farmers of Delmarvia (newspaper's spelling) again are cashing in on their biggest money crop of the winter-holly- a business with an estimated value of $400,000 throughout the nation, Maryland's share being from $150,000 and $200,000. As a check on vandalistic harvesting, much of the holly will again carry the certificates of the State Department Of Forestry which guarantee that the holly is of honest weight and measure and has been cut according to conservation principles, with the cooperation of the landowner and under rigid inspection."
"A view at Fruitland, Md., as cars and trucks from miles around arrived for the annual auction of wreaths. These are bid on by the load at from 12 to 16 cents per wreath. Wreath-making, for the most part, is a family affair, there being only a few factories manufacturing them."
December, 1940
December, 1969
November, 1895
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December, 1940
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"A view at Fruitland, Md., as cars and trucks from miles around arrived for the annual auction of wreaths. These are bid on by the load at from 12 to 16 cents per wreath. Wreath-making, for the most part, is a family affair, there being only a few factories manufacturing them."
A VETERAN HOLLY TREE
"This tree, which was living when William Penn came to Pennsylvania in 1682, stands on the farm of Joseph Parker near Salisbury. Through the efforts of interested citizens and Mr. Parker, it is being preserved and has been fitted with a marker."
The Sunday Sun (Baltimore)
December, 1940
The News-Chronicle (Shippensburg, Pa.)
December, 1969
The Daily Times
November, 1895
Peninsula Enterprise
November, 1887
Peninsula Enterprise
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