Endowment drive at Roanoke College prompts alumni pledge
A Roanoke College meeting in a bar setting discusses a $500,000 endowment campaign. Pres J. Smith and alumni pledge support, with talks on leadership and fundraising strategy. An ensuing sermon compares two church groups to a windmill and a living fountain, urging selfless service.
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Pres
Ics
J. Smith
Colts
Iames G Martin
Prolamni Association
Roanoke
Salem
Christian Endeavor Society
Fred
Dr. Rolfe
Fragmentary OCR notes on plants and remedies in old almanac
The readable fragments mention world almanac experts, plant species cultivated over 2000 years, and highlights such as rice cereals and fruits. It notes pineapple strawberry and orange varieties, brief references to China and California, and a mention of Dean's soothes stomach and liver with a mild laxative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
California
Itrida
Thief Holds Up Chickens Cash Collected in Disputed Stolen Funds
Farmer Schrack of Listie Pennsylvania found a wallet with 900 in cash after a chicken theft. A neighbor claimed the money, admitting theft of chickens and proposing to settle. Schrack demands legal restitution or full damages and keeps the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schrack
Listie
United States
Schrock
Welcome Feature on Intelligence Tests in Public School
Read about how standardized testing like the Bling test shapes perceptions of children in New York public schools. A subnormal girl sent to an institution is deemed near normal and returns, while peers react with surprise. A quip about marriage conveys social attitudes toward gender and autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower East Side
New York City
Minnie
Rubber road dressing tested in Colombo on Darley Road
United States Consul Marshall M. Vance reports Colombo municipality experiments using rubber dressing for roads. A Sri Lankan planter’s invention spreads hot mixture of pure bark and scrap rubber onto the surface, then gravel is sprinkled and compacted by steam roller. Initial results suggest easier handling than tar and asphalt, with rubber dressings lasting eight to nine months, though costing 50 to 75 percent more.
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Colombo
United States
Marshall M. Vance
Darley Road
Dean’s Kidney Pills prove cure for Shepherdstown man
An endorsement from H. O. Kretzer of Shepherdstown details kidney pain relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Hil's Pharmacy. He reports his back and kidney issues vanished and urges others with similar troubles to try the remedy, noting a 60 cent price and the Foster Milburn Co. stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kretzer
Dean
Shepherdstown
H. O. Kretzer
Hil's
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Eve
Ieanoke College
Wey
St. Paul's
Ngws
Maude
Ceylon
Eagle Knitting Mills
Darby
Miles
Aladdin
Security Oil Standard Lion
Perfection Oil
Aladdin Security
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Nash
J. W. Buckles
Jefferson and
Berkeley Counties
W. VA
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