Fortress Monroe at Old Point Comfort A coastal defense beacon
Jottings describe Old Point Comfort and Fortress Monroe as a historic coast defense site near Washington. Captain John Smith named the area, with the fort featuring medieval ramparts a large parade ground and about eighty acres inside the walls while two hundred acres total. About 600 regulars and National Guard trainees garrison the fort amid modern artillery. Admission requires a pass issued by stationed personnel. Jefferson Davis is mentioned in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Point Comfort
John Smith
Fortress Monroe
Washington
National Guard
Pass
Jefferson Davis
Grain shipments and town notices fill Lugal News
Grant Emmert hauled 102 bu oats to Advance Grain Co in one trip. Demaree and FE A Can ada buy calves. Mr and Mrs J V Y Jones entertained Rev and Mrs S A Jones of Madisonville KY. Her Love wife and daughter near New Transwick visited Row McCabe. Thos Caldwell and family attended John Mall funeral at Thorn town. Visitors at Cataract included Hypes Rohn Carter Mills Swindler and Raymond Rohn. Harve Day returned from Pennsylvania for railroad crossing work in Boone County. Obituary notes recall a loved one lost with a Heavenward faith message. Mrs Neal Day Harvey Day and Mrs Olis Coons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demaree
FE. A. Canada
Mars
J.vy. Jones
Rev
S.A. Jones
Madisonville
Love
Neaf New
John Mall
Thorntown
Cataract
J. 1
Hypes
Chas. Rohn
N.S. Carter
Chas, Mills
Roy Swindler
Raymond Rohn
Harve Day
Pennsylvania
Boone County
Amon
Dav
H.P. Stephens
Mr. Stephens
Social and Military Notes From 1917 Dinner and Harbor Visit
James Gordon and family hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of son Lloyd and wife. Nearby gatherings included a surprise visit to Mrs. Chas. Farlow, with a large church and military reminiscences at Fortress Monroe, Jamestown and Yorktown, and a Virginia Beach trip. Other local items report baptisms, enrollments, relocations, and farming changes among residents and guests across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gordon
Lloyd
James Graham
Maxine
Jesse Emmett
Mildred
North Salem
Missegs
Lebanon
James Brown
Nina Waters
Otis Wall
Fortress Stonroe
Jamestown
America
James River
Williamsburg
Virginia
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Washington and Gils
York River
Newport News
Port O
Hcarcest
Monitor
Alerimac
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Sneah Institute
Fortress Monroe
Hampton Institute
Baltimore
Princeton
C.B. Smith
Fruit for health but excess causes trouble
The article notes fruit is beneficial but excessive consumption leads to internal troubles. It discusses remedies for diarrhea and dysentery common lately. It mentions Sachtieve’s limited Vari factor in medicines and suggests no cure better for both young and old, mild to severe cases.
Nyal's Pain Reliever Advocation Through the Season
The note suggests Nyal's Pain Reliever as near unfailing remedy, praising its efficacy during the passing season. It mentions a promotional offer to obtain a second unit at a reduced price.
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Ford
Advance
Ardware
Lugal News
Grant Emmert
Advance Grain Co
Fathher
Mrs
Neal Day
Harvey Day
Alus
Olis Coons
Chas. Farlow
Sita Pisgah Church
C. L. Airhart
AL. Whorles
Woods
Avscust
Horace Greeley
Gerrit Smith
James Reed
Wilson
Leviathan
DeLou Hall
C.N.C. Danville
Irene Caldwell
Greencastle
Emerald Whorley
Everest Beck
Pittsboro
Rector
Brown
Wonder
S. D. Emmert
Jesse Emmert
George Elliot
Darlington
J. W
Wm. Ross
Klett
Lawson Brown
Steward’s Chapel
Ivan Wall
Odus Spohr
van Riesins
Mr. Spohr
Almay Shing
Herve
Te Chis
James Bowmen
Carmen Canlinger
Indiana University
D. G. Caplinger
Victor
Sam Caplinger
James Caplinger
Kenneth
Wm. Weldon
Francis Sefton
Jeff Shelley
John Weldon
Minnie Weldon
E. A. Canada
Zelan Billingsly
Rush
J. W. Ross
Ore Beaver
We Caplinger
Bh. J. Caplinger
Johnson County
D. D. Hedge
Sun- Ida
Bank of
Nyal
Arith Faas
Panama
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