Ridgeway Automobile Plant Plan Draws Interest
The Ranchester Star reports Ridgeway West Virginia as the site for a vast automobile plant by backers including Firestone and Ford links. Land deals, title work, and local bonds are in motion with 3000 acres eyed near Ridgeway, near Martinsburg rail access. A medical staff and workmen town are planned with railroad transport on a Pennsylvania branch.
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Pean
SS County
Prestene
Ms Fry and Rubber Company
Squire
Ford
de Ctver
Ridgeway
West Virginia
Virginia
Ridgeton
HisMirg
Vicins
H. S Finn
Santry
George Schlack
Maxie Horn Popker Hill
Cl Bic Vas
John Ju Ridgewey
Oruiget
Star
Ridge- Vi
William Jordan
Pern
Detroit
Maxie Hoffman
Bunker Hill
Hoffman
Homman
Jordan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Lines
Martinsburg Evening Journal
Eeeneshis County
W. &. Miller
Pitt and Miller
Pittsburgh
Hd, Montgomery
Messrs
Miller
Montgomery
Pittsburg
Winchester
Ridgeway Station
George W. Schlack
Herrel
Schlack
A. C. Anderson
Martinsburg
H. S. Firestone
Akron
Henry Ford
Studebaker Corporation
Durant Automobile
Washington Air Defense Repels Invading Bombers In Mock Battle
A dramatic air defense above Washington repelled five enemy bombers in a staged encounter. Scout planes warned Langley Field, Bol Ling Field hosted the defense, and pilots claimed the enemy fleet was forced to land and surrender after a simulated battle over the capital.
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Washington
Piloes
Bol Ting Fels
Langte Field
Vashat
Fondra
Olling Field
Potomac River
Alexandria
Radia
Bolling Field
Langley
Cavalry Relocation Ends At Night Race Track Joke
Civil War Confederate cavalry attempted relief of a town but found Union control. They rode through a ghostly night to a smooth highway and, at sunrise, realized they had spent the night racing a track. Also a cartoon sting and a rural joke about a hospital and a nagging wife.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Newsboy Peddles Edgar Guest Lines on Railcar
A railcar scene shows a Newsboy solicitating Edgar Guest works from a gentleman who reveals his identity as the poet. The exchange includes jokey quips about authorship and a casual rural-voice remark about pigs, ending with a grim musing on death and fitness to die.
Accidents and Regulated Families Seek Dr Thomas Aid
An unclear note references Dr Thomas for emergencies and mentions stores and an ailment code. The fragment cites two Livem and a Se end 60e, suggesting a medical or product aid in multiple locations. No clear event or dates are present.
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Dr. Thomas
President Harding Reaffirms Prohibition Policy at Conference
Delegates from Allied Christian Societies quote President Harding saying the nation would never depart from the eighteenth amendment and the prohibition enforcement act. He notes enforcement progress but admits some minor details hinder full compliance while stressing the U S must uphold its global duty without issuing empty threats.
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Harding
Conference of Allied Christian Societies
Upel ‘Ims
White House
Meade
Fred
Wi Sahl
America
Papyrus Translation Reveals Ancient Egyptian Tax System
At the University of Pennsylvania fifty papyrus sheets are being translated to show how Ptolemy Philadelphus levied and collected taxes in Egypt. The documents reportedly indicate even distribution and high revenues with little hardship, as one of three experts in deciphering temotic characters works on the parchments.
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University of Pennsylvania
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Egypt
Mey
Thanksgiving Good for Mankind
Prayerful meditation on natural blessings during Thanksgiving prompts pause and reflection. Even a short respite before daybreak can quicken gratitude for the world, offering a moment to consider our small place against the infinite.
Burdock Blood Bitters Ad Claims Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for vitality and liver health. It touts 38 years on the market and lists a price of 125 a bottle, urging customers to buy for strength and well being.
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Pie Ridgeway Project
Witeley
Jorll
Ridge
Salerworks
Williamsport
WUC Public Service
Ted
Chance
Doan
Mose
George
Boss
Edgar Guest
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Joan
John
Fletcher
Castoria
M. C. and
FE. D Suman
Miss Loud
Mann’s
Shepherdstown, W. V
Istown, MD
G. R. Beddow
Register Building
Shepherdstown, W. VA
WM. A. Riely
Poland
China
Ro L. Kimury
Shepherdstown
Halltown, W. Va
Charles Fown
Ahaixcell Company
Philadelphia
U. S
Ogg
Reed & Myers
Reedson and Duffields
Burhans
W. Washington Street
Hagerstown
Open Road
Ita
the Times
Open Road Magazine
Boylston Street
Boston
Mass
Shep
Tnt
Thet
Ano
Aisi Ou
Norristown
Hay & Straw
Cumberland
Alpha Portland Ae
W. H. Knode
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