Peculiar Faculty Has Lyman Howe Travel Festival
Lyman H Howe presents a Travel Festival at the Empire on Thursday April 27 promising varied pictorial journeys from Madeira to Glacier National Park. The program features motion photography of animals, metal crystallization, a plane ride, cliff ascent, and a torpedo boat sea voyage with prices 25 to 50 cents and seat sale ongoing.
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Lyman H. Howe
Empire
Madeira
Italy
France
Holland
Switzerland
Firth of Forthbridge
Scotland
Glacier National Park
Willys-Overland
Verdun Front Sees Heavy Fighting Near Dead Man's Hill
Late battle notes report fierce fighting in the Verdun region with both French and German forces committing heavy troops. Ground changes are minor as gains remain contested. Paris notes a German foothold in some new French trenches though no decisive advantage is claimed.
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Verdun
Dead Man’s Hill
Paris
Vinci tonic touted as cure for nervous breakdowns
A Stamford nurse credits Vinci with restoring appetite and sleep after a nervous breakdown. The testimonial claims four bottles cured her, calling Vinol a wonderful tonic. An accompanying Winchester, Virginia, endorsement from Geo. F. Miller's Sons offers a money back promise if Vinci fails to benefit.
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Stamford, Conn
Vinci
Edith R. Forbes
Stamford
Conn
Winchester
Geo. F. Miller’s Sons
N. Main St
Cook Wanted At Once On Amherst Street
Help wanted notice seeking a cook immediately at 326 Amherst Street. Job posting indicates full time position with immediate start.
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Cook
Amherst Street
Ground Won, Then Regained in Ongoing Fronts
Berlin concedes a French gain in the Courettes wood near the Meuse while British forces regain ground north of Ypres about 200 yards of 600 captured earlier. Russian troops land at Marseilles move north, and General Smuts reports Umburgwe and Salanga occupation in East Africa. Turkish forces claim British defeats on the Tigris and a Suez camp raid. An American note to Germany circulates at army HQ.
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Marseilles
Lyons
Respolse
Constantinople
el Kantara
Suez Canal
Germany
Army Headquarters
Emperor William
von Bethmann- Holloweg
von Falkenhayn
Berlin
Health tips and public health warnings
A collection of short health dicta notes on walking as exercise typhoid vaccine for federal workers warnings about tuberculosis rheumatism from dental issues unpasteurized milk dangers air tight homes moderation longevity and dangers of careless spitting.
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United States Public Health Service
Unclaimed Letters at Winchester Post Office April 22 1916
A weekly list shows letters remaining unclaimed at the Winchester post office for the week ending April 22 1916. Persons must pay one cent for each letter received and items include J F Baker W H Evans J T Harris Mrs Hart Robinson Miss Maggie Wilson. Postmaster J W Sibert signs the notice.
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Winchester
J. F. Baker
W. H. Evans
J. T. Harris
Hart
Apple Men on Anxious Bench
Frost fears lingered for apple crops as buds near bloom stage but temperatures stayed above freezing at 36 degrees. Farmers await further conditions through week with daily frost bulletins from the Weather Bureau to assess risk and protect orchards.
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Star
United States Weather Bureau
Fruit prices for grade A barrels and boxes
Prices for grade A fruit listed in detail include GANO per barrel at $2.50 for firsts and $2.00 for seconds, GREENING per barrel $3.25 for firsts and $2.25 for seconds, BALMWIN per 4 lb barrel $2 for both firsts and seconds, and BEN DAVIS per barrel $2.25 for firsts and $1.50 for seconds. The figures reflect typical market rates for the period.
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D. H
Ben Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
S.H. Hable
Shenandoah Valley
Bank
John F. Boxwell
East Water St
BELL
Jessie
Hillyard
Glaize & Brother
National Avenue
M. V. Pattie
Admx
Lee
Our
C. L Brumback & Bro
Lyman Howe
Penc Us
S. V. A. Society’s Fair
Robt. P. Glass
Opequon
Frederick County
Earl Pine
Bell Phone
Berryville
Meriture Corp
Magnetic Star
Valli Valli
Booth Tarkington
Pathe
Audrey Munson
APPLE
Howe
Ueres
Roof of
America
Firth of Forth Bridge
witYs Overland
Virginia
Neseby
Los
New York
S. H. Hable
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Gray & Sheetz
National Federal Reserve System of Banks
Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank
Good & CO
Clearbrook
A. D. Henkel
C. R. Grubbs
Wiliam McKenzie
South Braddock Street
Memorial Hospital
Florida
Woodward’s Roth
South Main St
D. L. Wyndham’s
Security Cement & Lime Co
Berkeley
Postoffice
Martinsburg
W. Va
Security Plant
Hagerstown
Maryland
Ee Creamery
W. M. Fletcher
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