Jeweled Stockings and Odd Tales From The Times
A collage of curiosities and anecdotes. Uncle Remus humor blends with fashion notes on jeweled stockings in Paris, a tale of a Tin Can gambler and a rescue dog tale at the Animal Rescue League, plus sketches of frogs as weather prophets, dog skull studies, prairie dog city counts, and other assorted snippets from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Thad
Killen
Animal Rescue League
Mr. Barrow
Children’s Museum
The
Brooklyn Institute
Germany
George Paul Child
Wall
Jackal
Sas
Harper's Weekly
Natural History Museum of Paris
Academy of Sciences
Farm Lands For Sale In Jefferson County Estate Sale
1,169 acres of prime farm land in Jefferson County from the David Billmyer estate. Tract 1 Willow Dale near Shepherdstown 603 acres with limestone soil and water, dwelling, outbuildings, and riverfront. Tract 2 Reynolds Koontz 306 acres with a stone mansion and good water, ideal for wheat, grazing, and apple growing. Tract 3 Shadyside 260 acres west of Shepherdstown with timber, springs, and strong yields. Priced reasonably. prospectus available with illustrated booklet. Apply for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
David Billmyer
Willow Dale
Shepherdstown
Potomac River
Shepherd Turnpike
Shenandoah Valley
Reynolds
Shadyside
Sleep and rest wisdom from a 19th century essay
An excerpt discussing sleep as vital to health, debating how much rest is needed across ages, stressing regularity, a dark quiet bedroom, and light bed clothing. It shares anecdotal remedies and a note on a Berlin gate incident involving an American visitor and a police fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Citizens Bank
Charles Town
W. VA
Braxton D. Gibson
B. F. Langdon
Gerard D. Moore
A.A. S. Morgan
A. G. Wykoop, Jr
Ors
C. W. Henshaw
G. E. Hughes
Geo. W .Smith
John H. Bishop
Eugene Shugart
Jefferson County
Brandenburger Tor
Berlin
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Sam
Leer Vit
DE. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
R. V.pierce
Buffalo
Harrison Schley
Cashier
W.N. Lemen
C. J.4miller
Jefferson Security Bank
Entler
German and
Princess Streets
D. . F. Billmyer
M. B. Ae Geo
S. Knott
J. P. Kearfott
E Z Miner
W. D. Folk
Ye W. Gardner
H. Hill
Franklin Lyne
A Syd Jos
Vaametre
Presigen
E. Rush Turner
N.T. Snyder
F. W. Myers
Farmers Bank of Shepherdstown
Rm Estate Owners
O. B. VanMetre
N. MH. Crawford
W.H. Staley
E. Billmyer
Jno
L. Wilamson Williams
FR. McQuilkin
R. L. VanMetre
Rush Turner
G.S. Callan
F.O. Trump
Geo
Me Knott
Geo, F. Turner
G. W. Hotman
Bank OF
W. VA. S
Washington
John Porterfield
D.s.hughes
J. Frank Turner
Eh Burns
Inc. A. Washington
Olin D. McGarry
3. S. Dalgarn
Jeaac H. Strider
Milton Burr H. H. Cooke
D. S. Hughes
L. Withers
W. F. Alexander
S. Lee Philips
Lewis G. Aibm
Farmers and Merchants’ Deposit Co
First National Bank of Jefferson
J. W. Williams
W. A. Higgs
R. W. Alexander
W. O. Norris
C.N. Coleman
Ed. Burns
W.F. Alexander
R. H. Phillips
W.C. Riley
Ohn L. Burns
William Kahn
C.F. Wail
Robert L. Withers
James E. Watson
Thornton T. Perry
Miss Loud
Mann’s
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Hopkins Gibson
Register Building
Murphy
Joel Chandler Harris
Joe
Remus
Bill
Fletcher
America
Dr. Thomas
Eclectic Oil
Eph
M Jones
Dan
Jones
Tyan
Erick
Shade Lee
Briel Bien
Isere
Engelhardt
Colorado
Acre
Ieee & Nasenee
H. L. Snyder & CO
Liggett & Myers
Durham
N. C
Virginia
North Carolina
Ciupons
Mem Eas
G ST. Louis, MD
Swaverly Oil Works Co
Itteburgh
Geo. M. Beltzhoover
Geo Meltzhoover
W.va
Beltzhoover
J. Wilmer Latimer
Fendall Building
D Street
Washington, D.C
Supreme Court of the United States
District of Columbia
West Virginia
WM. A. Daniel General Insurance Agency
Shenandoah Junction
General Insurance
Florida
Dewell & Triplett
Attorneys At Law
Bisbee
Jacksonville
Fla
T. Dowell
Jos
J. Triplett, Jr
Atlantic National Bank
Barnett National Bank
Havens Straw
Alpha
H. Knode
Kilmer
New Orleans
Lange
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Evry
I Polanco
Hill
Miller’s Pharmacy
Charles Towa
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