Navy Letters From Sam Carter at Norfolk Training Station
Sam W. Carter, in training at Norfolk Company 175 St Helena Training Station Virginia July 9 1918 writes to his mother Mrs W S Carter of Tip Top. He describes daily life washing meals Navy camp size and dining constraints, requests letters, asks about family, notes 120 men in his company from Roanoke and a kind captain, reports good food and fine weather.
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Sam Carter
Navy
Tip Top
W. S. Carter
Sam W. Carter
Norfolk
St. Helena
Army
Front Tazewel
Camp Lee
Roanoke
Papa
Frank
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine offering a $100 reward for incurable cases. It claims thirty five years of use, acts through the blood, and promises improvement in health after a short course. The notice urges sending for testimonials and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, as the makers and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Town street repairs reported by local sergeant and residents
Sergeant Hl Rosenbaum reports a several day street repair effort using crushed limestone cement to fill mud holes on the main thoroughfare. Automobilists praise the improvement while some favor tar patches. Red Cross drive coordinator R O Crockett seeks Red Cross collections and J B Baylor is Graham fund treasurer. May Return to Virginia Jim Ritter, a Graham alumnus, visited eastern Virginia then left for Rochester Minnesota to inspect a farm opportunity.
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Hl. H. Rosenbaum
Red Cross
R. O. Crockett
Tazewell County
Graham Fund
Mr. Baylor
Virginia
Jim Ritter
North Dakota
Rochester
Minn
Graham
Ritter
Bio-feren Promises Health Boost from Patient Trials
A Pennsylvanian reports relief after taking Bio-feren pellets with claims of renewed vigor. A Kentuckian woman notes improved arm use though hair combing remains a challenge, while doctors tout the product as a health builder for overwork nerves and anaemia.
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Kentucky
Case
New Railroad Wage Rates and Local Telegraphers Honor Guests
Local railroad men receive official notice of updated wage schedules aligned with prior wage board figures. J J Dermody of Cincinnati, vice president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, heads a new wage ward aided by McAdoo. Privates Burton Shell Mahood visit Charlottesville as entertainment guests. Graham youths train and send cheering letters home. Barton leads the potato peeling record, while Sidney and Bob outdo him on onion skimming as all learn cooking.
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McAdoo
J. J. Dermody
Cincinnati
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Jim Burton
Sidney Shell
Ed Mahood
Charlottesvile
Graham
Jim Barton
Sidney
Bob
Jim
Bake sale at hotel porch drawn by Princeton visitor
The Methodist church ladies host a two thirty bake sale on the hotel porch offering home made ice cream candies and cakes. A Princeton visitor who bought them out before is invited again with others. The Graham colored baseball team challenges Mayseury for a Monday game and holds a perfect slate this year.
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Methodist Church
Princeton
Graham
Missionary Society of the M. FE. Church
Cheating the Public melodrama at Colonial Theatre
Chester Dowling loves a girl convicted of murdering his father in the 1918 Fox production Cheating the Public to be shown next Tuesday at the Colonial Theatre.
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Chester Dowling
William Fox
Colonial Theatre
Wehrle
Colonial
Birth of a Nation provokes strong public debate and praise
The article discusses intense reactions to the film Birth of a Nation, noting its overwhelming impact after a three hour run. It reports support from the National Board of Censorship and growing publicity from suppression efforts, while praising director David W. Griffith's grasp of Reconstruction era events.
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Charles H. Parkhurst
D. D
National Board of Censorship
David W. Griffith
Alonzo Shepler Endorses Dreco For Rheumatism Relief
From Weston West Virginia comes the report of carpenter Alonzo D Shepler praising the herb medicine Dreco for relief from rheumatism constipation and nervousness. He says the first dose brought a sense of progress and after use his bowels regulate naturally he gained weight and feels younger. Many locals have signed statements attesting to similar relief and Dreco is described as a safe inexpensive remedy available through drug stores.
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Weston
W. Va
Alonzo D. Shepler
Mr. Shepler
Birth of Nation and Lincoln film praised for education value
A reviewer lauds Griffiths Birth of a Nation for teaching history and atmosphere to youths, defending its portrayal of negro history as historically accurate. The piece highlights powerful battle scenes, Lincoln proclamations, and a tearful audience reaction, while noting broader praise for its treatment of Reconstruction era themes.
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Griffith
Lee
Grant
Ford
Lincoln
Entertaining Dinner Honors Mrs Hanger and Hospital Return
Mrs L G Toney entertained on Thursday at 6 o'clock dinner for guest Mrs Frank Hanger of Just Out of Hospital. Robert M Turner of Bluefield, recently released from hospital after weeks of confinement following an operation, attended to business here Thursday.
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Staunion
J. J. Devine
Welch
Wharton O'Keeffe
Bekman
Jess Easley
Gary
Frank Hanger
Staunton
C. W. Keister
Graham, Va
L. G. Toney
Deah
A. M. Blake
Charleston
EB. French
Bluefield
Robert M. Turner
Mr. Turner
Chamberlain's Tablets Praised in Richmond Reader Letter
F B Tressey of Richmond Kentucky writes he has a good opinion of Chamberlain's Tablets calling them a wonder and saying nothing he sold beat them. He endorses their use for indigestion or constipation and urges trying them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. B. Tressey
Richmond
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O. K
Sam
John Arms
Springville
Arms
Rugby
N. C
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Fred C. Neikirk
Meade
Sirens OF the Sea
Opera House
Advan
Bishop King
Falcon
Ebenezer
Ebenezer Church
Bluestone
Ethel Dupuy
Pocahontas
Martha McGuirk
Graham School
Portsmouth
Dinwiddie Kilgore
Norton
C. L. Alexander
Stella Hines
L. O
Northfork News
Cornwell
Col.c. W. Watson
United States Senate
Washington
Senate
John J. Cornwell
C. W. Watron
Fairmont
West Virginia
Goff
Harry L. Snyder
Shepherdstown
H. I. Snyder
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Snyder
Watron
Wilson
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
John K. Ryan
Anaconda Copper Company
Watson
John J. Cornwel
Abraham Lincoln
Samuel Seligman
Manhattan
Leo Kohn
Mr. Seligman
Atlantic City
Aviation Corps
C. Fred Anderson
Huntington
Grand Theatre
Anderson
L. C. Austen
R. N. Haven
Martinsburg
W. H. Sperow
Martinbourg
Northfork
Harry Harris
Ennis
Thomas J. Oidil
Ashland
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New York
The
James W. Gerard
Germany
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