Doll Collecting Surges Amid American Doll Population Surge
New York reports the United States hosts over 225 million dolls in varied styles from Civil War relief dolls to portrait and native costume dolls. Catherine Christopher’s The Complete Book of Doll Making and Collecting offers tips on dating, prices from local shops, mail order sources, and key historical benchmarks like handmade dolls before 1855 and machine stitched bodies after 1846.
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New York
America
Catherine Christopher
Greystone Press
Red Cross
Padarewski
Queen Victoria
Empress Eugenie
Mary Todd Lincoln
Nightingale
Jenny Lind
Alice In Wonderland
Aunt Jemima
Uncle Remus
Christopher
Dating a doll by its features and construction
The piece explains how to estimate a doll’s age by matching feet and head materials, noting hairdos give clues but are not definitive. It also says glass eyes don’t indicate age, as they were common for centuries, and describes checking limb join stitching to identify replacements rather than fabric matching.
Winchester Star Restaurant Gets Repair Permit for Kitchen
A building permit is granted for adding a kitchen and two toilets to the Star restaurant on Boscawen Street in the Carrie Gratchen property. Estimated cost is $4000.
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Winchester
Star
Carrie Gratchen
Boscawen St
Sun Editor Dies in Baltimore at 53
H. Lowery Cooling editor of the Sunday Sun died of a heart attack early today at his Baltimore home. He spent part of his youth in Charles Town, West Virginia.
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Baltimore
H. Lowery Cooling
The
Sunday Sun
Charles Town
W. Va
Swimming Cancelled at Martinsburg VA Hospital Pool
Red Cross swimming classes planned at the Martinsburg VA hospital pool were canceled as medical authorities advised against gatherings of children to avoid potential polio danger.
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Red Cross
Martinsburg
Curb Market Busy With Fresh Produce
This morning curb market hosted 12 farmers offering squash tomatoes cantaloupe potatoes and corn. Snap beans and limas sold out quickly due to high demand. Berries expected Saturday.
Walter Brewing Chief Praises Rival's Mountain Water
Martin Walter Jr of Walter Brewing Company Colorado lauded another brewery produit noting Mountain water enhances the beer and Old Export is a swell beer.
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Martin Walter, JR
Walter Brewing Company
Colorado
Russell Creak
Clarksburg
W. Va
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New England
Paris
Sun
Nene Soeur
Western Brewer
U.K
Cumberland Brewing CO
Cumberland, MD
Loudoun ST
Take Morrow Housewares
Ac-Dc
Covser
Perc-O-Matic
Lize Hamper
WAX & Applier
Applier
Cat Tat OO
DODGE
Pine Motor Company
S. Braddock St
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