Mrs Taft Illness Sparks White House Leadership Dilemma
The illness of Mrs Taft prompts Washington to seek an official representative for the president's wife amid debate over who should lead social life at the White House. Comparisons with Mrs Roosevelt highlight differing roles and influence in the presidency. A fur fashion note closes the piece.
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Washington
Taft
Daly Madson
Cleveland
Mrs. Taft
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Modish Taupe Neckpiece and Muff in Fisher Peltry
The illustration features a smart neckpiece and muff in fisher peltry. Elaborately trimmed with heads tails and paws the set is not cheap yet comparatively inexpensive for the stylish material and design.
Countess Leads Wolf In Streets With Pet Wolf
Countess Amelie Troubetzkoy known as Amelie Rives will visit with her pet wolf in leash. She tamed a wolf captured in Russia and walks it daily in Paris, despite husband Count Troubetzkoy’s disapproval. The animal reportedly behaved quietly but killed a bull terrier recently. The second item recounts Mme de Stael at seventeen learning love wanes with distance, via a square diagonal proverb.
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Countess Troubetzkoy
Amelie Rives
Europe
Paris
Russia
Count Troubetzkoy
Mme. de Stael
France
In His Own Way at Elks Opera Thursday Night
Caleb Powers will present his story in his own words at the Elks opera house on Thursday night in a personal performance.
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Caleb Powers
Elks Opera
Typhoid Strikes Graham Area Man and Family
L. S. Gillespie is seriously ill with typhoid fever at a large complex in east Graham. He recently moved from Richlands, bought property in east Graham, and worked for Karr-Hunter Lumber Company. Drs. Witten and Frazier attend him. Mrs. Vieie Hamaker visited Bramwell to see her daughter Jennie Witten, home from Sullins College with typhoid fever. Jennie, staying with Aunt Mrs. Godfrey, was among six students stricken last week, prompting a school suspension. Christmas trees and entertainments are planned by the Presbyterian on December 23 and by the Episcopal on December 27.
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L. S. Gillespie
Big Com
East Graham
Gillesp’e
Graham
Richlands
Lynch
Karr-Hunter Lumber Company
Vieie Ham
Eker
Bramwell
Jennie Witten
Sullins College
Godfrey
Sullins
Church Services in Graham Today
In Graham churches today EpiscopAL Roev C W Sydnor to lead 7 30 p m at St Marys chapel and Baptist services to be conducted by the pastor.
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Episcoval—Roev
C. W. Sydnor
St. Mary's Chapel
Latest Fiction Sparks Fresh Romance Trends
We sample a line of popular fiction aimed at friends and social circles. The collection hints at themes of friendship and affection, proposing ideas suitable for gifting or shared reading moments.
Religious Services and Weather Notes in Graham
Rev J H Franklin and Rev L M Cartwright preach at 7 30 p m with services at the Methodist and Christian churches. Lutheran Sunday school at 10 a m. 3 20 p m sermon by Rev C R W Kegley on Rejoicing in the Lord. League meets at 7 30 p m. North winds and cold air are noted with Denver reporting eighteen degrees below zero in a recent winter.
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J. H. Franklin
L. M. Cartwright
Cartright
Christian Church
Lutheran
C. R. W. Kegley
League
Graham
R. L. Gillespie
A. Worley
Denver
Enver
Wede Purchases Highland Avenue Lot for Home Building
J. W. Wede buys the corner lot on Highland Avenue west of the ice factory from W. M. Mitchell and begins laying groundwork for a dwelling. The move signals growing activity in Graham as industrial articles in The Graham Daily News spur local business confidence for the new year.
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J. W. Wede
Highland Avenue
W. M. Mitcell
Wile
Graham Daily News
Greham
Local Plans for New Homes and Graham Furnaces
Newton reports manipulation of town land transfers for new housing to attract residents to Graham. Graham furnace operation expected late winter or early spring, with many workers needed for repair and startup. Billie Miewell takes a temporary position with Wm Ritter Lumber at Maben. Chamber of Commerce meeting notes praise potential twin-city progress. Special services at Graham Baptist church Tuesday evening support the Salem Baptist Orphanage with tables for making garments and donations welcome. 160 children are cared for at the orphanage.
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Newton
Itis
Graham
Sluefield- Gretcam
Graham Baptist Church
Salem
Graham church appeals for holiday donations in community drive
The Graham church marks its first contribution drive for a charitable purpose inviting nearby residents to donate on the announced date. Several locals are mentioned: Miss May Wilson traveling from Wytheville to Abbs Valley for Christmas, Miss Annie Dudley returning from Christian College in Washington, D C to spend holidays with her parents the Daleys, W B Morten visiting Union for Christmas with family, Mrs C P Greever home from Peacahonies after visiting Mayor W R Graham, and O A Metcalf back from a business trip to Lest r.
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May Wilson
Wytheville
Graham
Abbs Valley
Annie Dudley
Christian College
Washington, D. C
J. F. Daley
W. B. Morten
Union
C. P. Greever
Peacahonies
W. R. Graham
O. A. Metcalf
Westerday
Fayette County Tragedies End In Four Deaths
Three fatal incidents unfold in Fayette county mountains. Henry Kincaid, jailed on murder charges, died by ingesting carbolic acid after bond refusal. Earnest Bowles, eighteen, is charged with fatally shooting his stepfather George W. Johnson. A Hungarian miner's wife returns home to find her two children dead in a house fire at Rus Run.
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Jhree
Fayette County
Henry Kincaid
Kincaid E
Arthur Buckland
Packs Branch
Longacre
Earnest Bowles
George W. Johnson
Bowles
Johnson
Rus Run
Christmas Flower Orders At Two City Pharmacies
A brief notice urges readers to place Christmas flower orders at East End Pharmacy or Birefield Pharmacy with the date 12-16-71 noted as a deadline and contact point.
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East End
Birefield
Right Upon the Scaffold and Wrong Upon the Throne Lecture
Caleb Powers headlines at the Elks Opera House with a recital on his role in Kentucky’s great feud and his trial experiences. The piece recalls Bluefield, the 1908 Miami Valley Chautauqua review, and Powers’ reception by thousands of listeners and admirers.
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Elks Opera House
Caleb Powers
Kentucky
Powers
Bluefield
Wich
Deyton
Ohio
Daily News
Table Dainties and Marshmallow Dates at Tea
Dates stuffed with marshmallows were served at a tea. Cream cheese is used as a filling for dates to accompany sandwiches. Similar treats include cheese balls the size of marshmallows with halves of walnuts pressed on either side.
Sphere of Woman and Its Boundaries in Verse
Poem contrasts the idea of a fixed sphere for women with the view that no task blessing or fate has any weight without a woman. It asserts women's essential presence in all aspects of life, from birth to death, echoing a title line "Heart Throbs."
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Earth
Heaven
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Hello! Central
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