Detour 10 Opens New Scenic Route Through Mercer County
Beginning this week travelers between here and Glen Lyn will detour via Athens. The rougher route follows high land and mountain plateaus toward New River at Elgood with smooths ahead as repairs finish. Scenic views near New River hills, Plymouth, and East River showcase fertile farms, orchards, and berries along the detour.
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Plymouth
East River
North Carolina Chief Credits Women in Education Progress
Governor Angus W. McLean told graduates of North Carolina College for Women that improving women’s status advances civilization. He said women now hold prime roles in national, state, and community life and praised the college’s mission to educate womanhood as foundational to family and society.
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Greensboro
N. C
INS
Angus W. McLean
North Carolina College For Women
Coroner's Jury Probes Farm Woman's Murder
In Beideville North Carolina Mrs William T Matherly 57 was found slain with a heavy blunt instrument. The motive appears robbery with $15 taken from a trunk. A Danville Virginia man was detained overnight for questioning but released after proving innocence.
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Beideville
N. C
INS
William T. Matherly
Danville
Portrait of Jefferson Davis Presented to Society in Richmond
A portrait of Jefferson Davis painted in the Confederate White House in 1863 was presented to the Confederate Memorial Literary society during Davis' birthday celebration in Richmond. All state offices closed for the holiday. The request to acquire the portrait was started by Alexander W. Weddell, then U.S. consul at Mexico City.
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Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Confederate White House
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
Davis
John C. Robertson
Confederacy
Alexander W. Weddell
United States
Mexico City
Virginia Braces for New Life With Mrs Gernsner
Virginia, escaping poverty after her father’s loss, agrees to live with Mrs. Gernsner and her exhorbitant plans for companionship. In a sunlit drawing room she faces a curious, bustling scene as Virginia negotiates duties, money pressures, and a hint of new social ascent amid arrangements with Pietro and a nurse.
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Virginia
Ginia
Virgin U
Maggie
Mrs. Gernsner
Oscar
Annie
Pietro
The Nursemaid in a Stormy Household Farewell
Virginia, unsettled by the Gernsner home, decides not to take the nursemaid position after a dramatic scene with the children. She leaves the house in relief and heads downtown, where a mysterious man on a bus catches her eye and follows.
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Virginia Brewster Aiter
Clarissa Dean
Nathaniel Dann
Dean
Niel
Virginia
Clarissa
Chirl
Pietro
Piero
Mrs. Gerasne
Soap
Gernaner
Pssenger
48Th Street
Fenced a Queer Feeling of Uncertain Ty About Him
A fragment titled To Be Continued hints at an unresolved emotional moment surrounding a male figure. The line suggests private doubt, ambiguous intent, and a waiting pause in a narrative arc.
Negroes Returned to Wytheville for Larceny Charge
Jackson and Russell Wilso ne were returned to Wytheville Virginia Sunday to answer grand larceny charges. Deput Sheriff Tarter of Wythe County transported the men from Bluefield where they had been held for minor offenses before being jailed. Both men were wanted in Wythe County.
The Cop's Fault Judge Demand
Paris scene shows Pele Mele arguing with a officer about repeated meetings. A pickpocket tells the police man he did not want further contact, prompting a tense exchange.
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Paris
That Baby You've Longed For Mrs Burton Advises Women
A Kansas City woman Margaret Burton shares her journey from years of infertility and distress to motherhood and happiness. She offers free guidance to married women seeking companionship and personal fulfillment and invites letters to her Kansas City address. The message emphasizes no sales and no charge for advice.
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Margaret Burton
Kansas City
Massachusetts
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