Mrs Wisecarver Attends Virginia Federation Convention
Mrs Martin Wisecarver departs for Suffolk to represent Winchester at the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs annual convention. She serves as state delegate and chairs the illiteracy committee for the fourth district, reporting on district literacy efforts. The meeting features a club institute and proposed constitutional amendments led by federation officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisecarver
Federation
Martin Wisecarver
Suffolk
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Women’s Civic League of
Winchester
Melvin Green
Henry F. Fley
Suffollk
Civic League
Virginia Federation
Thomas
Dorothy Dix and the Hollins College alumni
The article traces the origin of Dorothy Dix the advice columnist and notes Hollins College alumni lists many prominent professions. It highlights a former student, Mrs. F. M. Gilmer of New Orleans, recognized nationwide as Dorothy Dix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dix
Hollins
Hollins College
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
F. M. Gilmer
New Orleans
Walton Family Finds Paradise in Shenandoah Valley
Mr and Mrs William McKee Walton of Marylan Rose Valley Pa regularly visit the Shenandoah Valley during summer vacations and lodge at Opengon lake in Richard Jolliffe s camping paradise Their fondness grows into plans for a woods lodge above the lake. William Walton is a noted Philadelphia architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
William McKee Walton
Marylan
Rose Valley
Paradise
Mr. Walton
Philadelphia
Berkeley County Couple Wed in Berkeley West Virginia
Announcement of the marriage of Harry H. Wood and Mary Shilling of Berkeley County West Virginia taken place April 23. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. F T McFaden of the Presbyterian Church. The bride is daughter of John and Mary Shilling and the groom son of Richard and late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsberry
Charles £. Huntsberry
North Loudoun Street
Mrs. Huntsberry
Berkeley County
Harry H. Wood
Mary Shilling
W. Va
F. T. McFaden
The
Presbyterian Church
John Shilling
Richard Wood
Prominent Guests Attend Show Boat Opening in Capitol
Mr J P Burke representing Carl Laemmle arrives to arrange the Virginia premiere of Show Boat at the Capitol Theatre. It opens at midnight Sunday May 5 with afternoon and evening shows through Thursday, drawing many social leaders for Virginia's first Skow Boat screening.
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Atend
J. P. Burke
Carl Laemmle
Universal Chain
Burke
Capitol Theatre
Virginia
Condition of Mrs. Weiss Remains Critical at Memorial
Mrs. Weiss of Cumberland Maryland underwent an appendicitis operation at Memorial Hospital several days ago and remains in critical condition. She has been staying with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs John Lamb in Winchester while relatives visit from Cumberland, Md.
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Weiss
Social Roundup of Local and Visiting Residents
A list of visitors and locals traveling to and from the area. Miss Anna Hill returns to New York City after a stay with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lovett on East Piccadilly Street. Several guests from Harrisburg and Baltimore conclude visits, while others depart for Ardmore Mount Jackson and Baltimore. Local residents and hotel guests are noted at the George Washington Hotel and with relatives across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Huffel
Miss Wood
New York City
George Washington Hotel
Anna Hill
Frank Lovett
East Piccadilly Street
Rome Battle
Henry Battle
Ardmore
Elizabeth Carter
Wadesville
Mrs. Hirth
Monmouth Street
Lyda Chapman
West Clifford Street
Reynolds Brother Visit From Washington Noted
Mr. Frank M. Reynolds has returned from Washington where he spent some time with his brother William Reynolds.
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Frank M. Reynolds
Washington
William Reynolds
Business Brain Electrical Device About Perfected
A new device called the business brain will automate cash register, bookkeeping and adding tasks and record sales in real time. Developed by Norwegian inventor Ralph Hofgaard, the system is backed by Mendes Bell Whitney Inc and Remington Arms, with manufacturing planned in Bridgeport. The unit promises accurate calculations and could reduce bank accounting staff from 67 to about eight.
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New York
Mendes, Bell and Whitney, Inc
Hofgaard-Remington Corporation
Remington Arms Company
New Corporation
Bridgeport, Coon
Ralph Hofgaard
Insurance Firm Challenges Flickinger Claim Ruling
Zurich General Accident and Liability Insurance Co petitions the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond to reverse a lower court verdict awarding Mrs Flickinger 6500 dollars for her son Samuel Flickinger who died after drinking gin cocktails at a Baltimore party. The company argues the death was not accidental and contests the jury instruction on guest liquor legality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Baltimore
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Zurich General Accident and Liability Insurance Co. Ltd
Appelant
A. Flickinger
Samuel Peston Flickinger
Norfolk
Insurance Company
Flick& Inger
Lower
Flickinger
Marion Crawford the novelist and his life in Rome
The narrative traces Marion Crawford from childhood in Rome and youth in England to his rise as a prolific writer. It covers his travels in India, study of Sanskrit, near enlistment in the British army, and eventual leadership of the Allahabad Pioneer. It notes his rapid, prolific output and his blending of realism and romance in fiction.
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Crawfords
Cocumella
Garamidi
Admiral Hornby
Sorrento Villa
Roy
Trinity College, Cambridge
Crawford
Karlsruhe
Heidelberg
University of Rome
Cambridge
Marion
Rome
Abruzzi
Mary
India
d.Acunda
Allahabad
Madam Blavatsky
Sam Ward
Marion Crawford
Leeward
H. C. Vedder
Marion Crawford and the romance of Victorian Italy
A critique traces Marion Crawford as a master of historical romance and a rare bilingual writer. It notes his European reputation, translations, and the 1898 lecture tour across the United States with Maj. Pond. The piece highlights his conversion to Catholicism and his disciplined touring routine, including literary works like Ave Roma Immortalis and In the Palace of the Kings.
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Hawthorne
Thackeray
Crawford
Mr. Isaacs
Beat
Vedder
Saracinesca
Saint Ilario
Don Oreino
Howells
Saracinescu
Europe
Zoroaster
Marzio
Marion Crawford
Rome
Lfe
Fraser
Maj. J. B. Pond
United States
Maj. Pond
Atlantic
Pacific
New Orleans
California
Victoria
B. C
Helena
Winnipeg
Chicago
Italy
Horace
Leo XIII
New York
Pueblo
Italian Unification and Key Figures of 19th Century
An overview of Italy’s path to unity through the revolutions of 1848 and the 1870 victory. It highlights leaders Mazzini Cavour Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II, with Garibaldi’s Red Shirts and Venetia’s 1866 gain. The piece notes the Papacy’s reduced power and Rome becoming capital.
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Italy
Francesca da
Mint
Sarah Bernhardt
Paris
Crawfords
Rome
Venice
Florence
Milan
Naples
Pius IX
Vantical
Victor Emanuel II
Mazzini
Camillo Benso
Dt Cavour
Guiseppa Garibaldi
Vietor -Manuel
Cavour
Venetia
Austria
Prussia
Maximilian
Hap
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Kremer
Carlisle
Richardson Kremer
M. F. Cather
Wilbur Cather
North Frederick Road
Clarksburg
Lemuel Anderson
Joseph H. Cooley
George Penrod
Louis Carl Penrod
Robert Koegel
Street
Cumberland
Leslie Grimm
Bobbie
Walter Shiner
Harrisburg
Lyle Grimm
David Grimm
W. M. Strader
Millwood
Garfield Osler
Berryville
D. C. Brown
Milldale
George Kirby
Near White Post
J. P. Shankle
George Garvin
Once
Blair Housenholder
Inlaw
Jonas Spaid
North
Loudoun Street
Paul Constable
Eastern Silica and Chemical Company
Gore
Mildred Householder
Elizabeth Penrod
Audrey Gashorn
Mabel Shanholtz
Elmer Johnson
Cumberland, Md
Lemuel J. Anderson
South Braddock Street
B. A. Rowland
Stephens City
A. H. Miller
Cameron Street
Harold English
Martinsburg
Albin
Herbert Harmer
William Parker
Deauville Sandals
Deauville
Frederick County
Huntsberry’s
Purcell Plank
Katherine Evans
Cecelia Massey
Harrisburg, Pa
Miss Evans
Carroll Evans
Vernon Wrenn
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula
Registered Service International
Mrs. P. W. Gordon
George Marrow
George Reynolds
O. FE. Armentrout
Newark
Ohio
Mount Jackson
Cora Bowman
H. H. Startzman
E. Foster
Bud Helm
Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown, Md
Hunter McGuire
James R. Shelton
Frances Page
Harry K. Russell
Ann Tucker McGuire
Virginia Cover Russell
F. Marion Crawford
Pincian
America
St. Paul's School
Hesnex
Hesex
Essex
Mr. Crawford
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Sorrento
Thomas Crawford
Luther Terry
New England
Arthur
Omering Pk Lite Elines
North Main Street
Turkeys
Chamberlain
Winchester Seed
Sample Shoe Store
Lovett Bros
Commercial Small Loan and Finance Company, Inc
Jack T. Engle
City Hall
East Water Street
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