Buckhannon Happenings Chronicle Local Battery Care
Buckhannon news notes advise car owners on winter battery care from Willard Storage Battery Company. Tips include keeping water topped up, monthly hydrometer checks, and using a free inspection at Willard service stations to prevent freezing and starting problems. Also reports two local men forming Peoples Store Company in Buckhannon and visits by local residents.
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Willard Storage Battery Company
Willard Storage
Tis
Con- Wattery Company
Newsboy Faraday and the Rise of Electric Lighting
The piece traces Faraday’s rise from a poor newsboy to a pivotal figure in electrical science. It recounts his apprenticeship, Davy’s mentorship, and the key discovery of electromagnetic induction that enabled dynamos and power transmission. It notes the naming of the unit farad after Faraday and highlights his humble origins and lasting impact.
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Richard Aspinall
Aspinall
Philippi
Volta
Faraday
Rachael
George Richau
Farday
Sir H W. Davy
Royal Institution
Davy
Davy M
Day
Ama
Ampere
Paris
Milan
Ina
Warner
Electrical Hall of Fame
Local residents note health and travel updates
Fielen Tillery is recovering from fever. C. Weaver of Buckhannon Dank is back at his post after a short illness. L Farnsworth left last week for Parkersburg on a business trip.
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Grace Bott
Young's
la Grippe
G. M. Marple
Lorentz
Toyhur County
Mon. J, G. Young
Young and McWhorter
Grafton
Fielen
C. Weaver
L Farnsworth
Parkersburg
Moonlit Fox Hunt Through Atlanta Suburbs
In Atlanta on January 16 the Atlanta Kennel Club staged a fox hunt by moonlight with fourteen hounds and four cars. The fox, owned by C. W. Gilbert, was recovered after a brief reveal from a lantern in the box. Police detectives Shaw and Maddox watched as the chase zigzagged across Roswell and Sandy Springs roads, ending with the fox eluding capture as the pack bayed along a hillside.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Kennel Club
Thad
Roswall Road
Sandy Bprings
C. W. Glivert
Bill Stod
Mr Gilbert
Reynard
Mr. Gilbert
Bil Stoddard
Shaw
Maddox
Dale
Slynens
Allence
John McCardy
Stone Mountain
Rey
Royn Ani Verone
Sixteen Relatives Have Enlisted For The War
ST JOHN NB Jan 15 Welter Montford of the 115th has been selected for a non commissioned officer course in Talifex. His English family background is noted. His enlistment followed three brothers in English regiments and another with Colonel Harrison in the ammunition column. Three of four are married with families. Montford has five cousins and seven nephews serving.
Hard Cider Barred Under Oregon Prohibition Law
Twenty district attorneys met with Attorney General George W. Brown in Salem to discuss enforcing the Oregon prohibition law. A key decision: farmers cannot sell orchard cider. cider may become vinegar, but selling cider between the sweet stage and vinegar stage will be unlawful statewide.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
George W. Brown
Fox Hunt Ends After Treed Reynard Near Pine
A hunting party tracked a fox named Reynard after lantern-lit pursuit along the road toward the bay. The Master of Hounds climbed a tree to seize the quarry as hounds briefly broke their leash. The chase lasted thirty seven minutes with the pack covering over five miles. J T Jones owned most dogs, with additional hounds owned by McQuiryn of Stone Mountain and H J Caldwell.
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Reynard
Jones
J.T. Jones
the McQurdyn
Stone Mountain
H. J. Caldwell
Maine man’s home run by electricity in 1900s Gardiner
Edgar Ramsdell lives at 56 Water Street in Gardiner Maine where electricity powers almost every feature. A push button door opens to a front room with an auto calendar clock and a master switchboard showing fire alarms. The sewing machine, cooking, washing, ironing and lighting all run on electric power with specialized devices for comfort and health.
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Gardiner
Water Street
Kenebec
Edgar EB. Ramsdell
Ramaflell
Smithy’s restaurant advertises fresh Ash for sale
A short promotional line invites customers to buy all the fresh Ash available at Smithy’s restaurant for their old dad. The note emphasizes abundance and direct purchase at the dining venue.
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Smithy's
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Manta Club
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