Harness deal foe harness surplus in 1920 court case
In Martinsburg the court heard claims about steps by government and Harness Company officers to gain control of surplus army harness. Key figures Lt Col George Goetz Major Henry Benke and Major Byron allegedly planned to benefit from a rebuild contract, violating public policy and the 118th section. Proceedings featured testimonies and counter affidavits as Judge Baker reviews evidence with no immediate verdict.
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Taj States
United States Harness Company
Saidge Baker
Sieg
Martinsburg
Oderals
Conoi
Aitergot
Henifan
Goer
Hig
Rangon
Rangon For the Purpose of Experiment Sine7th Col. Goetz
A. W. Yates
E. C. Morse
Goetz
Wee
Bass
Yas
Cochran
Byron
Benke
Henifin
Col. Yates
Hogan
Idlense
Acen
Rawson
Ess
Ers
Neue Hogan
Eca
Fairlie
Guy D. Gaff
Words That Shaped Our Cloth The History Of Calico Muslin And Wool
A compact look at how common fabrics got their names from Calicut Mosul and Cambrai. It traces calico from Calicut, muslin from Mosul, cambric from Cambrai, and worsted from Norwich area, noting linguistic roots and historical spread of these textiles.
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Indian Peninsula
Calicut
Mosul
Mesopotamia
Marco Polo
Bagdad
Aleppo
Europe
Gaul
Charlemagne
France
India
England
Woreted
Norwich
Linsey
Worth While Child Cries Over Movie Trip
A boy at his garden gate cries about going to the movies. A passing woman asks what’s wrong. The boy blurts that his parents won’t take him. The scene includes a humorous exchange about disagreements and accidental growth as Henry ponders admitting he was wrong.
Oil Prospects Reported for Berkeley County Fields
In Berkeley county a new oil venture organized in Hagerstown is pursuing a 2000 to 5000 acre tract leased for exploration. Hugh McGown, longtime oilman, notes seepages in Washington and Berkeley counties with tests from Sulphur Lot Springs showing trace petrolatum. Drilling may begin near Bedington at 1500 to 2000 feet, under geologist supervision, with similar prospects in the Hancock district. J A McKethan and J A Lemmon Jr. join as officers in the new company.
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Berkeley Coeunty
Omy
Hagerstowe
Berkeley County
V.40
Illams- Port
Samo
Hugh’ © McGown
Texas
Kentucky
West Virginia
McGown
Washington County
W. Va
Bedington
Pittsburgh
McCown
Lancaster County
Hancock
Indian Spring
Dean's Kidney Pills urged for kidney weakness in Shepherdstown ad
Government health figures show deaths from kidney trouble up 72 percent in 20 years. The ad urges rest and Dean's Kidney Pills as the remedy, citing Mrs. M. E. Jacobs of New Street Shepherdstown praising the product. Price 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. is the manufacturer.
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Government Health Bureau
Dean
Shepherdstown
M. E. Jacobs
New St
Shepherdatown
The Offering of Silent Love in Shy Refrains
A fragmentary verse fragment contemplates devotion and desire. Lovers express longing and willingness to pay for affection, while elusive sentiments persist beyond direct speech. The lines mix shy emotion, romantic imagery, and mysterious metaphor.
Two Dartmouth Mirthful Minds in Old New Hampshire
Daniel Webster and Stephen Grant, famed Dartmouth classmates, sparred with good humor over race and education. Grant, cross-eyed, teased Webster as they recalled Moor’s Indian Charity School origins, while Grant’s own antics and a Wentworth misfit in New Hampshire’s hills illustrated a life of witty, sharp law practice.
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Daniel Webster
Stephen Grant
Dartmouth College
Grant
Webster
General Stark
Stephen
Dan
New England
Lene
Mace’s
Indian Charity School
Joshua Moor
New Hampshire
Manover
Tom
Gram
Hanover
Bell
Law
Wentworth
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Chang
Blake
Hay & Biraw
Berane Nighest Coh
Cumberland
Alpha Portland
W. H. Knode
Windows
J. Y.blac
Shenandoah Juncti
Ford
Jon
Moe Young Apple Orchard
Uper Steuntom
Red Road
Starke Delicious
Register Office
Miss Loud
Mann’s
Diehl & Bro
Charles Town
Reliable Marble and Granite Works
Aeana
Guare Diehl & Bro
Charlie Town
W. V
Eggs and Poultry
Frengit Ste
Benj. Hartzell
M. C
E. D Suman
MO. H. Schoppert
Fancy Grocer
Cigars
Welshans
Main Street
Baretta
Aali Peper Bulb Tsecallear Foundry
Deraing
Sas
International Stockley Mills
Norristown
Evanston
Mm. Beltzhoover
Fieo
M. Beltzhoover
G. P. Morison
King and
Colley Streets
E. Douglas Davis
Roy S. Proctor
Martinsourg, W. Va
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S. M. Langford
Martinsburg, Wes1
Carl Owens
Harrison Schley General Insurance
Jefferson Security Hank
DR. Fahrney
Hagerstown
Maryland
Diagnostician
H. C. Marten's
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