Social notes and club happenings in Clarksburg area
A Clarksburg social page item recounts multiple local events. Highlights include wedding notices for Miss Madaline H. Merrifield and Dorcie Starkey, a family reunion near Gypsy, a surprise birthday party for William Sass, a reception for Miss Beatrice Poulke and Miss Grace Phillips, a Stealey Heights Mothers Club meeting on reverence, the Bradford family fifth reunion on Marshall Street, and a Woodmen of the World local election. The piece also contains recipe snippets and a luncheon idea alongside general social brief items and notices about local gatherings.
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Madaline H. Merrifield
Central
Dorcie Starkey
Pittsburg Pinte Glass
Clarkaburg
Rnfield
Beatrice Poulke
Wilmington
Del
Grace Phillips
Reading Pa
Helen and
Irene Knox
Hame
Maple Avenue
Helen Knox
Beatrice Foulk
Pearl Sandy
Fairmont
Robert Shuttleworth
Claude Maxwell
Charles Lawson
Edith Heavner
Ann Garrett
Wilma Swiger
Amy Tetrick
Edna Haymaker
Frances Stone
Maud Hall
Mothers Club
Stealey Heights
Hewitt
Charles Meyers
James Johnston
R. C. Mick
Lyda Waters
N. Q. Day
Ira Lawman
M. D. Reid
H. L. Mitchell
E. B. Billingham
Griswold
Charles Rideno
Stuffed Cabbage Recipe For Medium-Sized Firm Cabbage
Step by step kitchen guidance describes preparing a white cabbage head by removing outer leaves and boiling fifteen minutes in salted water. A round-bottomed granite dish is lined with scalded cheesecloth to receive the filling.
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Bollag Wat
From Household Hints to Fashion and Insurance
The page blends practical domestic tips for cleaning graniteware and preventing burning food with notes on bright hats and blue and white footwear. It also cites Japan life insurance contracts in 1914 totaling 60 750, and mentions about 300 turtle and tortoise species, some large.
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Japan
Secretary Lansing A Watertown Aristocrat in Washington
A northern New York paper extols Secretary of State Lansing as a Bible and party history expert. Born into an old Albany Albany county Dutch line, he studied international law, admires Foster, and defected once from Democrats in 1896 over free silver.
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Springield
Mass
Lansing
New York
Washington
Watertown
Amherst
Jim Pappa
Bert Lansing
John W. Foster
Paris
Bryan
Democratic Party
New York State
Albany County
John Lansing
Albany
Jefferson County
Complex Marketing System Hurts Perishable Goods Flow
Washington August 21. The article weighs the complex distribution system for fresh fruits and vegetables. It discusses middlemen, price practices, and losses from spoilage, delays, and poor handling, and notes the need for efficient marketing while acknowledging unavoidable waste in perishable trade.
Broadcloth suit with scalloped circular skirt and pleated hips
Description of a black chiffon broadcloth suit featuring a circular scalloped skirt, pleated hips, a short jacket that buttons down the front with a high collar. A butterfly bow decorates the cuff area, which is high and pleated to a point.
West Virginia petition seeks statewide beer and wine license plan
Local readers receive a Montgomery signed letter and petition urging Governor Hatfield to convene the legislature for a state wide amendment allowing sale of beer and wines across West Virginia under strict licensing, with proposed taxes and limits for retail and wholesale licenses and county distribution.
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Grafton
Montgomery
W. Va
J.P. Chapman
B. J. Early
H. D. Hatfield
Henry D. Hatfield
West Virginia
Charleston
Virginia
House of Representatives
Understanding Food Distribution and Marketing Methods
A U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin explains how costs and losses are shared among producers and consumers, stressing that waste reduction through proper grading packing and handling can yield substantial economies. It outlines market machinery from receiving and inspection to auctions, brokers, wholesalers, jobbers, and public markets, and invites readers to obtain the bulletin free in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Hog Farm Is Ideal Region for Roaring Creek Area
West Virginia Hog Company of Mable, led by W. L. Umburn, J. J. Kiem, and Col. Cole, plans to test Roaring Creek as a profitable stock-raising area. A broad 56 by 20 foot house sits on the creek’s south bank near Great Flatbush, opposite Col.1, as locals greet the venture.
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Goff
Virginia
Middlefork
Kittle Run
Keller
Mabfe
United States
Mabie
Buckhannon
Hox Company
Goff and Ammold Hilleary
Kingsville Ridge
Pumpkintown
Philipp Turnpike
Staunton
Parkersburg
Beverly
Theompany
Roaring Creek
Frank Shipman
Walter Kelly
Hog Company
Memorial
Tygarts Valley
West Virginia
Three Forks
Staunton and
Canada Canyon
West Virginia Hog Company
Mable
W. L. Umburn
J. J. Kiem
Cole
Clarksburg
West Virgin's
Great Flatbush
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Social
Bert Reet
Clarksbure
William
Louis Sass
Helge Street
Bradford
Bradfords
Corbin Bradford
Marshall Street
Broad Oaks
Woodmen
Clarksburg Camp No. 3
Woodmen of the World
R.E. J. Johnson
Edward Rebroog
G. D. Underwood
Sima
Ielf
Fiayer
Leo Frank
Canada
Spears Shoe GO
Fourth Street
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