Local notices from Yellow Springs and areas in Virginia
Fields washed by a Friday storm and strong winds affect crops while many local gatherings and church services are listed in Yellow Springs Araby and Taylorstown reports. A steady stream of visitors, family gatherings, and musical events accompany notes on health, travel, and community life through July and early August.
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Yellow Springs
Bethel
Shilke
Cunningham
Mill Haven Bethel Edgewood
George Linton
Keafer Rice
John Linton
Rocky Springs
Adams Town Social Roundup of Visiting Friends
Mrs Paul Thomas and daughter return from Baltimore visit. Mia Edna Keller stays with Wachter sisters. Mrs Chas Pratt of Wheeling, W Va, visits relatives. Walter Barr from Baltimore visits Remsberg family. Miss Lulu Thomas in Washington D C. Harry and Mrs Brown spend Sunday in Washington D C. Vernon Poole family with C E Poole in Washington D C. Mrs John Duke and daughter from Leonardtown Md visit Turner family. G Lester Thomas family with Helen G Brown Heart Lake Pa. Miss Viola Houck visits Baltimore friends. Messrs Carroll Rogers Kevin Walker Frank Bowings William.
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Paul Thomas
Baltimore
Mia
Edna Keller
Roxie
Viola Wachter
Chas. Pratt
Wheeling
Wva
Walter Barr
Calvin Remsberg
Lulu Thomas
Washington, D. C
Harry Brown
Vernon Poole
C. E. Poole
John Duke
Leonardtown
W. 3. Turner
G. Lester Thomas
Helen G. Brown
Heart Lake
Viola Houck
Mesers
Carroll Rogers
Kevin Walker
Frank Bowings
William
Velvet fox fur scarf shines in summer mountains fashion
Anna May presents a double fur scarf in velvet brown and gray with fox and ermine lining. The large luxuriant piece boosts wearability of light frocks on chilly days, trims hats, and showcases kimono inspired sleeves expanding toward the elbow.
Hastings Diamond Bribery Scandal Tied to King George III
Indianapolis News notes the Hastings bribery rumor linked to King George III during a 1780 royal tribute, with caricatures in printshops showing Hastings and the king as a sensational “Greatest Stone Eater.” Also mentions white oak’s valued wood and Robinson’s West Virginia gubernatorial nomination victory over Lilly by 549 votes.
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England
Hastings
George III
Agin Xift
Deccan
India
Warren Fastings
London
Billie
Indiianapolis News
Robinson
W. Va
Wheeling
Ira KB
Republcan
A. Lilly
Lilly
Bakeshop in Braunschweig Echoes Jester Till Eulenspiegel
In Braunschweig a building still used as a bakeshop recalls Till Eulenspiegel the 14th century jester known for making gingerbread owls and monkeys he gave to children. The shop at 12 Rackerlint thrives while local reminiscences include Grandma recalling hasty pudding.
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Braunschweig
Till Lulensplegel
Til Eulensplegel
Merry Baker Boy
Traunschweig
Fragmentary caption hints at a domestic dispute scene
A clipped dialogue implies a tense moment between a young man and his partner, with a warning and a threat of a slap if a kiss occurs. The language, though garbled, suggests a conflict over affection and control within a domestic setting.
Bush Meeting Opens August at Purcellville Virginia
Purcellville Virginia hosts the thirty-ninth annual Chautauqua of the Prohibition and Evangelical Association featuring a countywide Sunday School Day and a star lineup including Mrs Franceska Casper Lawson Prof Fred Butler Mildred Matthew Goldmans Orchestra and Hon Charles Handall M C with sessions through August 9 and a closing concert by Goldmans Band.
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The
Prohibition and Evangelical Association
Loudoun County
Purcellville
Virginia
Franceska Casper Lawson
Fred Butler
Mildred Matthew
Goldman
Washington, D. C
E. N. Parish
Lawson
Matthew Mr. Butler
Charles Handall
M. C
California
Charles M. Sheldon
J. Frank Hanly
Prohibition
Henry R. Rose
Lillian M. Phelps
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Hearon Sisters
Sheldon
Rove
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia
Adele Clark
Richmond
Dr. Rose
Heaven Sisters
Butler
George W. McDaniel
J. Hanning Helms
D. D
Washington
Rand
P. P. Claxton
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Federated Society For Community Betterment
H. W. Wiley
Ennion C. Williams
State Commissioner of Health
P. m
J. Wilter Mapp
Do. C. Carlin
Wilson
Moving Pictures
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Creagerstown
Millard H. Hoffman
Glenna Hoffman
Monocacy Valley
Nuinber
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Charles Shilke
Lewis E. Miller
Frederick City Hospital
M. G. Warner
Fair
Chantanqua
Pocomoke
George Hankey
York
William G. Kolb
Franklin Pearle and Sons
James A. Hann
Mastera Jesse
LeRoy Pearle
Franklin Miller
Keedysville
Eastern Shore
Elroy Whitmore
Utica
Geo. W. Hann
Russell Warner
Frederick
Jane BE. Warner
Sue Stevens
Berdie Stevens
Robert L. Ogie
H. B. Ogle
Loys
Bowings
George Harwood
T. C
John Rager
Philadelphia
Pa Fe
George Thomas
Mt. Atry
Frank Allnutt
Boyds
Margaret Daya
H.C. Hull
Araby
Frank Smith
Frederick O. U. A. M
W. A. Lyte
Amed
Charen Rice
Lewis Rushman
A. I
Waltz
K. W. Waltz
Edward Horman
Bessie Horman
Francia Horman
LeRoy McBride
Orray McKride
C. DD
Morningstar
Richard Morningstar
George Allman
D. W. Waltz
Harry Fouche
Busiiens
Felix Phinkard
J. Y W. Cutsatl
Eugene Sponseller
Elmer Main
H. E. Waltz
May Funk
Virgie Perkins
Harry Goodsell
Carrie Summers
Gertrude Morningstar
George Altman
Floyd Altman
Albert Summers
Elmer Keller
Taylorstown
F. B. Rollins
Sky
David Fry
Bessie Spring
Charlie Spring
Mr. Pleasant
Robert Orrison
Luther and
Albert Loy
Maryland
A. C. Loy
Baltimore American
Browning's Magazine
Detroit
Alang
Adamstown
Ant
Mume
Anna May
Franklin Simon & Co
New York
America
Philadelphia Bulletin
Louisille Courier-Journal
Evan
Dovbins
James E. Doll
Helfenstein & Urner
North Market Et
Anheuser-Busch
St.Louis
Anheuser-Busch Branch
Baltimore, MD
Luray
Heart of Maryland
Western
Norfolk and Western Railways
Blue Ridge Mountain
Hagerstown & Frederick Railway
Community Hardware CO
N. Market ST
Hrehives
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