Ingenious patent for hair combs with a hooking under side
A Washington Post note describes an inventor patenting hair combs with a small under side hook to engage the hair. It also notes political items from Virginia and national figures, plus local railroad plans and social events in Winchester and Richmond, including a Virginia mansion incident and a veteran obituary.
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Washington Post
John W Daniel
Senate
Virginia
George Washington
Washington, D. C
Washington
Memorial Address Praises Archibald Alexander at Princeton
The Rev W M Paxton delivers a praising address unveiling memorial tablets at Princeton on April 29, honoring Archibald Alexander and the Princeton Seminary legacy. The speaker extols Alexander’s leadership, influence in the Presbyterian Church, and writings, noting his humility, genius, and impact on students.
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Robert Alexander
Rockbridge County
Adolphus A
Esta B. Alexander
Stuart
Augusta County
Wm C. McClure
Buffalo Forge
This County
J.S
Emma
Nettie McClure
Glasgow
Alexander
Archibald Alexander
Lexington
William M. Paxton
D. D
Princeton
N. J
Princeton Seminary
John Bunyan
Dr. Alexander
Presbyterian Church
John Wesley
Regulation of Corporations Stifling Prosperity
Speech by George B. Cortelyou of the Consolidated Gas Company argues against harsh corporate restrictions, urging fair regulation that preserves efficient service and low rates. He contends supervision must not become management and emphasizes the public’s desire for reliable service, impartial treatment, and transparency.
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George B. Cortelyou
The
Consolidated Gas Company of
New York City
General Robert E. Lee hailed as a great American
An editorial estimate from the Salt Lake Evening Telegram marks January 19 as the birth anniversary of General Robert E. Lee. It praises his military career from West Point to command in the Confederate Army, notes his surrender in good faith, and argues he remains a magnificent American and the foremost hero of a lost cause.
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Dr. Hodge
Hodge
Alexander
Ithuriel
Satan
Salt Lake City
Utah
Robert E. Lee
Washington
West Point
John Brown
Harper's Terry
United Stated
Confederacy
Virginia
Lincoln
General Lea
Wilderness
Gettysburg
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Appomattox
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall
Jeferson Davis
Howers
Rural patrons told to stop yielding postal coins
Estimates show about 300 million pennies a year were collected by rural letter carriers from boxes to pay postage. The Post Office Department orders end of the practice after February 1 and directs patrons to enclose coins in an envelope or deposit them in a coin-holding receptacle so carriers can lift them and attach stamps when used with mail for dispatch.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Department
Virginia's Campaign for Education Today
John Stuart Bryan in Colier's Weekly praises Virginia's education drive, noting rise from 35th to 17th among states in four years. He argues country schools dominate the landscape, reflecting faith in public schooling and civic virtue across generations amid hardship.
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Fara
Virginia
Virgina
John Stuart Bryan
Colier's Weekly
No Diplomats From the South in U.S. Foreign Posts
The Washington Herald argues that the South, though contributing the largest export item cotton to foreign trade, has no diplomats posted from Southern states. The writer deems this an oversight by the President and the Secretary of State and urges future representation for the region and its historical diplomatic role.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
William Black
North Carolina Presbyterian Synod
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Frederick
William Hodges Mann
Virginia
Executive
Virginia Antisaloon League
Thomas Jefferson
Bureau of Statistics
United States
South
Southern Confederacy
Washington Herald
Charges Against Staunton Police
A joint council committee has spent two weeks secretly examining over 100 witnesses into alleged police force inefficiency and misconduct. Report originally due Feb 1. processing continues. Recent actions include one dismissal for drunkenness and running amuck on duty and a 30 day suspension for breach of discipline.
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Common Council
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Martin Dies
Texas
Pension Committee of Congress
Congress
Europe
Clifton Forge
Messrs
J. H. Carlisle
W.G. Mathews
F. I. Cabell
Richmond
C. & O. Railway
Natural Bridge
William Wood Finney
E. C. Kent
Petersburg
Prospect Hill
Chesterfield County
William Finney
Eliock
Powhatan County
Finney
Virginia Military Institute
Catifornia
Pony Express
A. Alexander
Rockbridge
W. M. Paxton
Cathedral of St. Paul
London
Christopher Wren
Egypt
Napoleon
Earth
America
Cline Ding
Jackson
Salt Lake Evening Telegram
Campaign
Old Dominion
Staunton
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