Davis address warns lawyers on oath and ethics at graduation
Washington notes describe John W. Davis addressing a national university law ceremony urging lawyers to serve the public good and retain integrity. Raym ond F. Berry earned a Master of Laws with prior bachelor’s, along with Hunter B. Linton and William I. Rice receiving Bachelor of Law degrees as part of the exercise. A note concludes with a mention of a military reserve growth tied to the National Rifle Association.
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John W. Davis
United States
National University Law
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Solicior
Ami
MiriDavis
Poder
New National Apt
Davis
Raymond F. Berry
Parkersburg
National University Law School
Mir Berry
Rifle clubs spur national defense and veterans’ turnout
The article notes a 1913 push for local rifle clubs nationwide, aided by Congress authorizing free issue of war department rifles. West Virginia now has three clubs with 49 members. It highlights former soldiers joining clubs, civic entertainments in Norfolk, and social engagements involving West Virginia residents and travelers attending meetings and weddings.
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United States
Congress
War Department
Secretary of War
Army
National Guard
West Virginia
Itching Skin Remedy Ad Promotes Zeinol Soap
An old advertisement touts Zeinol soap as a remedy for itchy skin and blotchy complexions. It claims the soap clears rashes, dandruff, and related blemishes, promising surprising results with regular use.
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Local notices recount deaths and community milestones
The area records the death of John Leetch at Council Bluffs from lockjaw after a work accident, with funeral plans in Fairmont. Story notes extended family, the late man’s ambitions, and relatives’ reactions. Other items mention Mrs Wellopix’s stock matters, Stephen B Elkins’s homecoming season, and a newborn girl in California, while statewide highway funding is touched on.
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Stricaen
Fairmont
John Leetch
Consolidated Coal’ Company
Council Drafts
Tay
Iowa
Young Ketch
Oung Leetch
Marsland Agricultural College
Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
A reader describes severe pains and backache fixed by Eyre Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The notice lists personal addresses in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island and cites a physician’s warning that backache, headaches, and nervousness signal inflammation that the product allegedly overcomes.
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Eyre &Pinkham
Dounton St
Nictown
Entertaining Chaos and Mix of Broadway Notes
A chaotic column blends music and stage updates from New York and Broadway. Highlights include a proposed dining room cabaret ban, a theatrical license fee sentiment, a Broadway songwriter praised at length, a comic misadventure with a whiskeying monkey at the Bronx zoo, Belmont race season memories, and humorist Rev. Metarsel winning a $31,000 prize in a contest.
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McCardell
Cate
2Is
Clitter
Divine Alfatus
Elaine
Broadway
Belmont
Toronto
Wonrer
Metarsel
Local visitors and returning students gather in Buckhannon
June 16 report from Buckhannon notes Miss Etta Zickatoose of Hemlock visiting Maud Dick on Bardour street. Clovis, after Wesleyan College, returned home Tuesday. Paul and Worth Forman, after Pittburgh college, came home last week. Walter Phillips returned from Morgantown. Dr Charles Root visited Weston friends last week. Dr Grimes of Barbour Street spent part of the week in Weston. Gerard Williams of Charleston attends commencement exercises. Peter H Koblegani of Dicksburg visited Drayor Burst. Mr Bowbett, from college, left Sunday for Cowan.
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Etta Zickatoose
Hemlock
Emis
Maud Dick
Bardour Street
Rank Clovis
Wesleyan College
Hundred
Paul and
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Pitsburg
Walter Phillips
Morgantown
Zocast Street
Charles Root
Weston Friends
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