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Newspaper
Middletown Weekly
Location
Middletown, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
3
An unnamed narrator recalls a tale of a man who loves a woman who never truly returns his affection. The man seeks meaning beyond love, travels to Africa, returns changed, and finds the woman indifferent yet continues to seek reconciliation. Their dialogue reveals unreciprocated passion and a struggle between desire and restraint within a fragmentary narrative.
Miss Rose Borden returns home after teescannenaet period. Neighbors Nellie Brill and Stella Brill visit Mrs. J H Moomaw. Ethel Rothgeb and Grace Spitler of Page County visit J H Funkhouser. Lee Pingley suffers broken ribs from a fall Saturday night on the way home. A. B. Snarr hosts visitors including E L Himelright Maud Peer and Hugh Mowery. Laurel Hill picnic incident ends with a overturned buggy and minor injuries to Sam Hockman Mildred and Geraldine. all escape with scratches.
Twelve Hopi youths sent from the Keam’s Canyon region to the Carlisle Indian School five years ago have transformed from war prisoners into disciplined learners. They quickly rose from low grades to top of classes, adopting English, vocational skills, and leadership in Hopi country. Marathoner Lewis Tewanima, once among them, is hailed as the world’s greatest long-distance runner, with Olympic promise. Washington Tallumotown also earns national recognition as a distance runner.
Marine Corps bugler Harry E. Vincent of the Marine Barracks Navy Yard Wash returns Monday for duty and will be sent to China on October 28 for twelve months. Charlie Sutphin and Eugene Hoffman visited Strasburg Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wakeman are staying with relatives near Waterlock as dust gathers on the family Bible and furniture.
Secretary J. H. Binford of the Cooperative Education Association of Virginia distributes a scorecard to public school teachers. It measures building and grounds sanitation at 50 percent, equipment and decoration at 80 percent, and libraries and card condition at 20 percent. Schools reaching 90 percent receive first grade certificates and may have their names published in the Virginia Journal of Education.
Readers are urged to learn that a cure exists for the disease in all stages with Hall's Cures taken internally. A reward promises one dollar for any case cured by Hall's products, with testimonials available on request. Pills for constipation are also advertised.
The Progressive Farmer argues local merchants will not be displaced by parcels post and mail order. It condemns small dealers who claim farmers should switch for fair freight rates, asserting such views undermine local merchants and misrepresent the farmer’s interests.
In Trenton New Jersey the assembly approved Assemblyman Bresinger s bill imposing a one dollar annual tax on female cats by a 51 to 0 vote Speaker Mc Crans gavel aided passage Bresinger argued cats spread diseases and hinder birds while Simpson urged broader scope to all cats The measure was defeated on the roll call then quickly reversed before final tally subscription note for The Weekly appears.
Excavators uncovered a copper boiler on a stove in Pompeii ruins. Water remained inside, scientists say the vessel held water since the volcanic eruption 2000 years ago.
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