Roanoke visit exhausts a Southern travel diary
A traveler recalls the Roanoke city tour in Virginia with notes on its mountains rivers and spring water. The account covers the landscape, city growth, electric light works, and a Sunday church visit highlighting the local music and hospitality. It also mentions regional development and a contrasting war history in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Roanoke
Luray
Virginia
Alleghanies
Norfolk and Western
Ailea
Dulinis
Mainerala
Sherhlan
America
Ananoke
Rusvelas
Abyssinia
Talno
Norwich Lack Company
Boston
Crystal
Hotel Roanoke
Ozoye
Learn to Swim This Summer for Safety and Joy
A call to education and project ideas urges inland cities to adopt swimming programs for all ages. The piece notes drownings occur mostly among those who cannot swim, and highlights the joy and health benefits of swimming as a life skill. It cites a need for youth training and warns against unsafe boating practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Letrer
Lincoln
Thasapake
Ford
Surgeon General
Washington
Monsey
Army
Congress
Tne
Po Uante
War Department
Patent ‘Office
Post Office Department
Cangree
Cleveland
Buchannan
Treasury
Tua
Jonas Jones the town postmaster and a vow broken
A Detroit Free Press item recounts Jonas Jones, famed for settling scores and later becoming town postmaster. He vows revenge on rivals, supports a widowed woman, then marries and divorces her, taking her signs and papers as his career rises in the same town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
bin Jones
Jonoa
Widder
Jonas
Fll
Stanton
le Atnate Constitution
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the Cranbury Press
Cranbury, Nd
Qeorge W. Burroughs
David A. Wells
Edward Atkinson
Chfe
Bureau of Statistics
Worthington Ford
New York
Smith
Noton
Jacob BF. Child
Mixcouri
Siam
Cockerill
Mankew
China
Child
Thin
Misouri
J.C. Norwys
M.D
Clesses
James A. Bradley
Floyd Wardell
Panappany
Boonton Station
Henry Ball
Wardell
Medical Sacily of
New Jersey
West End
Asbury Park
Vic
George T. Welch
Passnidy
Walter 2
Dblugou
James Vasu Deventer
James von Deventer
Princston
Deventy
Somerville
Rutgers College
New Brunswick
Daventer
Princeton
Towan
Mercer Hall
Old College
First Presbyterian Church
Eifteen
van Deventer
Aureory Mao
Reanko
Jielen Hunt Jackson
Johnny
Papa
Paris
Momma
Fie
Gracie
Jemmes
Detroit
Mike
Farmer Brown
Parmer Brown
Johnnie
Pop
Trenton Hardware CO
E. State St
Trenton
John S. Bercen
John S. Bergen
Mark
Dobbins & Large
East State Street
Trenton, N. J
THE
Alang
GEO. E. Snedeker & CO
N. Warren St
Masonic Texiple
N. J
W. D. Wear
Hightstown
Richard A. Donnelly
Opera House
South Broad Street
Pruss
Watsueh
Dr. King
Ne Fe Clayton’s
Hueleguerlis
N. PF
Claytons Drugelst
C.ribsam & Sons
Broad Street
WN. J
Sie
A. S. Voorhees
Hightstown, N. J
United States
Cook & Jaques
Atoire
State Street
Trotter
Prince
Ris Mndlam
Idthario Nancy Frank
Happy Medium
Purxek Sispruat
Thay Miehty
Molly
Geo. MM
Patehon
Slaol
Niko Geand
Stamboutl
Petirn Privilemean
MTA O
Welto
Rigeld, Hichtstown, N. J
Lupton Bros
Matawan and
Keyport
P.O Address
Matawan, N. J
Hazelton Brothers
Haines Brothers
Hallet & Cumston
Newby & Evans
Story& Clark
Chicago
Edna Piano-Organ Co
Cox & White
Extoy
Philadelphia
G. A. Bartow & Son
South Broad St
Emrich
Ailai
TR Lenton
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