SWEET POTATOES GO TO ENGLISH QUEEN
Barrel Of "Golden Sweets" Shipped By Special Request. Wrapped In Paper.
A barrel of sweet potatoes grown on the Eastern Shore was shipped last week to Queen Mary of England, described as the first consignment ever sent by request to a member of the Royal Family from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore.
The first consignment of sweet potatoes ever shipped by request to a member of the Royal Family of England from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore went on record last week. The shipment was made from Machi-pongo, Northampton county, Virginia, and consisted of a barrel of "Golden Sweets," addressed to "Her Majesty, Queen Mary of England, Westminster Palace, London, England."
The request for the sweet potatoes was relayed to the Eastern Shore by Elisha Lee, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad System, who is abroad with Mrs. Lee. Cable information conveying that order was brief, merely advising that a barrel of "Sweets" grown on the Eastern Shore of Virginia be shipped without delay to Her Majesty.
The potatoes were grown on the farm of Scott Brothers, near Machi-pongo, and were carefully culled, brushed and each potato wrapped separately to stand the oversea journey. The packing was supervised by F. B. Bell, Exchange Agent at Machipongo. The barrel was routed to connect with a steamer at New York on Sunday, and should be delivered at Westminster Palace in London within a week.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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SWEET POTATOES GO TO ENGLISH QUEEN
Barrel Of "Golden Sweets" Shipped By Special Request. Wrapped In Paper.
A barrel of sweet potatoes grown on the Eastern Shore was shipped last week to Queen Mary of England, described as the first consignment ever sent by request to a member of the Royal Family from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore.
The first consignment of sweet potatoes ever shipped by request to a member of the Royal Family of England from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore went on record last week. The shipment was made from Machi-pongo, Northampton county, Virginia, and consisted of a barrel of "Golden Sweets," addressed to "Her Majesty, Queen Mary of England, Westminster Palace, London, England."
The request for the sweet potatoes was relayed to the Eastern Shore by Elisha Lee, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad System, who is abroad with Mrs. Lee. Cable information conveying that order was brief, merely advising that a barrel of "Sweets" grown on the Eastern Shore of Virginia be shipped without delay to Her Majesty.
The potatoes were grown on the farm of Scott Brothers, near Machi-pongo, and were carefully culled, brushed and each potato wrapped separately to stand the oversea journey. The packing was supervised by F. B. Bell, Exchange Agent at Machipongo. The barrel was routed to connect with a steamer at New York on Sunday, and should be delivered at Westminster Palace in London within a week.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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SWEET POTATOES GO TO ENGLISH QUEEN
Barrel Of "Golden Sweets" Shipped By Special Request. Wrapped In Paper.
A barrel of sweet potatoes grown on the Eastern Shore was shipped last week to Queen Mary of England, described as the first consignment ever sent by request to a member of the Royal Family from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore.
The first consignment of sweet potatoes ever shipped by request to a member of the Royal Family of England from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore went on record last week. The shipment was made from Machi-pongo, Northampton county, Virginia, and consisted of a barrel of "Golden Sweets," addressed to "Her Majesty, Queen Mary of England, Westminster Palace, London, England."
The request for the sweet potatoes was relayed to the Eastern Shore by Elisha Lee, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad System, who is abroad with Mrs. Lee. Cable information conveying that order was brief, merely advising that a barrel of "Sweets" grown on the Eastern Shore of Virginia be shipped without delay to Her Majesty.
The potatoes were grown on the farm of Scott Brothers, near Machi-pongo, and were carefully culled, brushed and each potato wrapped separately to stand the oversea journey. The packing was supervised by F. B. Bell, Exchange Agent at Machipongo. The barrel was routed to connect with a steamer at New York on Sunday, and should be delivered at Westminster Palace in London within a week.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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September 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:New Britain Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, Watauga Democrat, The Alaska Daily Empire, The Sauk Centre Herald, The Carbon County News, The Lambertville Record, The Bismarck Tribune, and Seward Daily Gateway.
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SWEET POTATOES GO TO ENGLISH QUEEN
Barrel Of "Golden Sweets" Shipped By Special Request. Wrapped In Paper.
A barrel of sweet potatoes grown on the Eastern Shore was shipped last week to Queen Mary of England, described as the first consignment ever sent by request to a member of the Royal Family from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore.
The first consignment of sweet potatoes ever shipped by request to a member of the Royal Family of England from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore went on record last week. The shipment was made from Machi-pongo, Northampton county, Virginia, and consisted of a barrel of "Golden Sweets," addressed to "Her Majesty, Queen Mary of England, Westminster Palace, London, England."
The request for the sweet potatoes was relayed to the Eastern Shore by Elisha Lee, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad System, who is abroad with Mrs. Lee. Cable information conveying that order was brief, merely advising that a barrel of "Sweets" grown on the Eastern Shore of Virginia be shipped without delay to Her Majesty.
The potatoes were grown on the farm of Scott Brothers, near Machi-pongo, and were carefully culled, brushed and each potato wrapped separately to stand the oversea journey. The packing was supervised by F. B. Bell, Exchange Agent at Machipongo. The barrel was routed to connect with a steamer at New York on Sunday, and should be delivered at Westminster Palace in London within a week.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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September 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:New Britain Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, Watauga Democrat, The Alaska Daily Empire, The Sauk Centre Herald, The Carbon County News, The Lambertville Record, The Bismarck Tribune, and Seward Daily Gateway.
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SWEET POTATOES GO TO ENGLISH QUEEN
Barrel Of "Golden Sweets" Shipped By Special Request. Wrapped In Paper.
A barrel of sweet potatoes grown on the Eastern Shore was shipped last week to Queen Mary of England, described as the first consignment ever sent by request to a member of the Royal Family from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore.
The first consignment of sweet potatoes ever shipped by request to a member of the Royal Family of England from the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore went on record last week. The shipment was made from Machi-pongo, Northampton county, Virginia, and consisted of a barrel of "Golden Sweets," addressed to "Her Majesty, Queen Mary of England, Westminster Palace, London, England."
The request for the sweet potatoes was relayed to the Eastern Shore by Elisha Lee, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad System, who is abroad with Mrs. Lee. Cable information conveying that order was brief, merely advising that a barrel of "Sweets" grown on the Eastern Shore of Virginia be shipped without delay to Her Majesty.
The potatoes were grown on the farm of Scott Brothers, near Machi-pongo, and were carefully culled, brushed and each potato wrapped separately to stand the oversea journey. The packing was supervised by F. B. Bell, Exchange Agent at Machipongo. The barrel was routed to connect with a steamer at New York on Sunday, and should be delivered at Westminster Palace in London within a week.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Milford Chronicle, September 24, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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September 30, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:New Britain Herald, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, Watauga Democrat, The Alaska Daily Empire, The Sauk Centre Herald, The Carbon County News, The Lambertville Record, The Bismarck Tribune, and Seward Daily Gateway.
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