Man Found In Box Car With $400 Goods In Roanoke
R Hilton of 1408 Patterson Ave Roanoke Va was found in a box car at Bluefield railroad yards after boarding at Christiansburg. A revolver and merchandise worth about 400 were recovered. Hilton claimed the goods were found in charge of several negroes and said he planned to turn them to police on arrival but was asleep when arrested. He is held in the city jail as police investigate.
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R. Hilton
Patterson Avenue
Roanoke
Bluefield
Hilton
Christiansburg
The
Cty
Dillon
Binefield
Sulphur Deposits Found in Aleutian Volcanoes
A large sulphur deposit at a snowbound Alaskan volcano on Unalaska Island is estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 tons with mining likely soon after a claim is filed. Heat and vapors keep it ice free, while the peak stands about 6000 feet high. Additional deposits were found on Akun Island and near Stepovak Bay on the Alaska Peninsula.
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Unalaska Island
Akun Island
Stepovak Bay
Alaskan
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Town Peculiarly Named and Bible Film Plans
A survey party on the Euphrates asked a local Arab for the village name, receiving m'adri meaning I do not know, yet the name was recorded on the map. Separately, American producers announce Bible pictures intended to promote religion education and social welfare, aiming to quell world unrest.
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Reynardson
Euphrates
M'adri
America
Liniments Free From Sting Promised by Montague
A notice touts Montague's Liniment as non irritant and fast acting for cuts burns wounds swelling sprains bruises and neuralgia. It claims quick healing, germicidal properties, and suitability for man or beast in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague
Ady
Last Fragments Of Empire Map Of Red Dots On Hudson Bay Map
A map in Winnipeg shows red dots marking 3,000,000 acres once controlled by the Hudson Bay Company. Since 1870 the company has sold off lands to settlers, shrinking the last fragment of its old empire as dots disappear from the prairie parcels.
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Western
Canada
Hudson Bay Conpany
Winnipeg
Hudson Bay Company
Charles I
Bogland
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
North Saskatchewana River
Company
Hudson Bay
Eltthers
North American
Apples Remain America’s Most Reliable Fruit
The Hartford Times notes a national apple shortage in 1919 with 24 million barrels harvested, down from 1918 and 1916, equating to about one apple per day per family if evenly distributed. It argues apples are America’s fruit for health and dependability despite tight supplies.
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America
Hartford Times
Growth of American Pin Industry in the United States
The article notes fourteen billion ordinary toilet pins, 720 million safety pins, and a billion and a quarter hairpins produced yearly in the United States. It states 235 million needles are used monthly, with a factory value of 13 million dollars. Forty nine factories operate with total capital of about 499 million. In 1850 only four pin factories existed with 164 thousand capital and 297,550 pins produced. The growth is described as tremendous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Local Personal News From Bluefield And Vicinity
Mrs. Albert C. Fets returns home to South Bluefield. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tate. Vaughn and family visit Bluefield area from ede. Miss Helen Pettijohn returns home from Lyncbourg. Vertie and Stella Crabtree visit from Richlands Virginia. Elizabeth French visits cousin Mrs. P. J. Dudley in Russell Street. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Morgan guest in city from Diane Kentucky. Mrs. J. W. Snyder travels to Roanoke for weekend with daughter Mrs. Warry J. Crigger. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. H. Minsohn. mother in New York with relatives. E. E. Perkins returns from Huntington after state card exam for registered pharmacist. Mrs. C. A. Calhoun of Pittsburgh leaves Bluefield after visiting brother R. R. Harding. Lettie Godfrey leaves for Tulsa Oklahoma to join Standard Oil Company. Mrs. Edward Frazee at Bluefield Sanitarium after operation. Frazee resting well. Mrs. W. Jones and daughters Vara and Ruth of Tazewell stop in city en route home from Farmville after school. Frank M. Archer family return from Culver Indiana after Culver Military Academy finals. son Francis Ageber graduated. Francia Archer accompanies parents home.
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Albert C. Fets
South
Bluefield
J. W. Tate
Oea
Elizabeth French
Knoxville
H. Minsohn
Finsohn
New York
E. EE. Perkins
Huntington
C. A. Calhoun
Pittsburg
R. R. Harding
South Bluefield
Lettie Godfrey
Tulsa
Okla
Standard Oil Company
Edward Frazee
Bluefield Sanitarium
Frazee
W. Jones
Vara
Ruth Jones
Tazewell
City
Farmville
Jones
Frank M. Archer
Mary Louise ‘Archer
Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
Francis Ageber
Francia Archer
Elman to Play at Colonial Theatre Next Friday
Mischa Elman the great Russian violinist will appear at the Colonial Theatre on June 18. The article notes the usual fate of virtuosos when their names become widely connected with fame and public expectations.
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Mischa Elman
Colonial Theatre
Simple home remedy urged to fight catarrh nationwide
A Kentucky druggist promotes a cheap formula using athol Arcine and Mentholized Arciné to treat catarrh. Gargle with a pint of boiled water, snuff or spray the nostrils, then repeat twice daily to relieve sore inflamed membranes. Start at first sign of cold in the family.
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Kentucky
Elman Denies Engagement Rumors Amid Romance Talk
The young violinist Elman rejects rumors of engagements with popular musicians. He says he hates romance and wishes readers would see him as human. He notes temptations he faces and compares himself to college boys who focus on baseball and girls.
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Elman
War chariot price in Solomon era Egypt cited in fragment
Fragment notes a price for an Egyptian war chariot during Solomon's era, mentioning GINO and unclear wording. The readable part highlights a market valuation but lacks full details about exact cost or context.
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Solomon
Gino
Ex captain turned hotel manager touts veteran staff
The ex captain now runs a new $10,000,000 hotel claiming every employee is a former service member. He lists roles from desk clerk to bell hops with wartime pasts, noting a policy of employing veterans across all positions.
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M. P
Agricultural Dept debunks claims on ancient grain germination
The U S department of agriculture rejects stories that wheat and other cereals wrapped with ancient Egyptian mummies germinate. French tests show grain over a few years old won’t germinate, though under ideal conditions some seeds may sprout for up to ten years.
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United States Department of Agricultural
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