Health's best way Eat apples every day
A 1930s style column notes health advice urging daily apple consumption and contrasts mint julep culture in the American South with calls for a grape juice substitute in South Carolina. It cites the Columbia State and Richmond Times Dispatch debating whether grape cultivation could replace juleps as a southern refreshment.
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South
South Carolina
Columbia
Bryan
Soutji
Caroline
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Costly Pomp Of Death In A Grim Eulogy
A verse heavy with satire recounts a man’s grand funeral and the widow’s burden. It critiques debt and show as pomp surrounds a final resting place while creditors press. The speaker rebukes ostentation and warns against paying for display at a bereaved end.
How Are You Question Sparks a Sharp Exchange
The man notes that the question How are you remains insincere to him and Cayenne agrees. He says he is tempted to ask why when meeting familiar people rather than how.
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Cayenne
Coal as a Charm in Medieval Belief
The article notes coal's role in old English superstition. A coal placed under the roof on midsummer eve allegedly granted the finder immunity from plague and burning and foretold a maiden’s future spouse.
Grand Jury Probes Hopewell Bribery Ring in Virginia
A Prince George Circuit Court grand jury returns four indictments tied to bribery and graft at Hopewell near the Du Pont powder plant. Indicted are William St Paul Pulliam, John Porter, H W Pollard, and Tony Becessi. Judge West urges thorough probe as Greeks in town report pay-for-protection pressures and widespread disorder.
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Ginia
Prince George County
Hopewell
du Pont
William St. Paul Pulliam
Bland
John Porter
Tony Becessi
Jesse F. West
S. A. Xippas
Vippas
Xippas
Corn Club and Fair Prizes For Juvenile Department
Eligible under eighteen for Class 13 B Boys Corn Club prizes include best acre yield ten ears and best white and yellow corn with cash and Aladdin lamp awards. Gifts from Gray and Sheetz and John Simmons Co. Winchester entries reward first prizes with lamps, cash, and a mahogany pedestal for top girl. Local producers and stores sponsor prizes across vegetables, crafts, and baked goods with multiple second prize offerings.
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Gray and Sheetz
Winchester
R. E. Byrd
Lee Eee
John Simmons Co
Center Street
New York
Ida S. Wyndham
Phoenix
Price’s Self Shoe
Miss Baker Attends Funeral in Waynesboro
Miss Mary Baker visits her sister and brother in law at Waynesboro Virginia. She attends the funeral of Aunt Mrs Lemuel M Sibole. Mrs Mary B Campbell returns from Baltimore after weeks with relatives and friends.
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Mary B. Campbell
Baltimore
Mount Williams Notes and Local Visits
Mount Williams notes report social visits and family news. Orndorfts are visiting and friends at Stephenson. Mr and Mrs C J Peer of Winchester spent Sunday with William Himelright. E R Clowser and wife visited J M Orndorff family. Mrs W M Tevault returned home with her son Marion H Tevault. C A Cammer hag improved his property with a cement walk. N C Williams visited Harl Himelright. Ester and Lloyd Williams visited J M Orndorff. Mrs J H Burkhart, ill recently, is slowly improving.
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Orndorft
Stephenson
C. J. Peer
Winchester
William Himelright
E. R. Clowser
Uf ¥Y
J. M. Orndorff
W. M. Tevault
Marion H. Tevault
C. A. Cammer Hag
N. C. Williams
Harl Himelright
Messrs. Ester and
Lloyd Williams
J. H. Burkhart
Doan's Kidney Pills Recommended by Winchester Resident
Winchester citizen Mrs. M. C. Fawcett reports benefit from Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney disorders and urges others to try them. The ad notes the product price 50 cents and directs readers to ask for the same remedy Mrs. Fawcett used, with Foster Milburn Co. listed as the producers.
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Dean
Winchester
M. C. Fawcett
Market St
Doan
Cause of His Pessimism
Orator says appearances deceive when we probe beneath the surface and reveal people's deceptions. A member of the crowd questions a leader about buying a barrel of apples, illustrating skepticism and wit in Tit-Bits.
Unduly Suspicious Men Spar Over Honest Talk
In a blunt remark Uncle Eben notes some men grow suspicious of straightforward honesty, suspecting new tricks when others speak plainly. He warns that such attitudes lead to constant doubt and evasive behavior.
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Uncle Eben
Present Ambition Aims at Fifty and a Week's Salary
An Atchison man pursues wealth to retire by fifty and keeps a weekly wage in mind as a measurable goal. Little Mary’s Complaint: her mother freckled mindedly delays a movie, prompting Mary’s sigh about maternal traits. Hardesty Drynker jokes that paydays bring visions of praiseworthy men with vision, while his name remains unmentioned.
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Atchison
Kan
Alobe
Hardesty Drynker
Telegraphic photos and Sowers presents wired
The article notes advances in sending items by telegraph with photographs becoming possible. It mentions that gifts or presents from Sowers can be transmitted by wire, highlighting new communication capabilities.
Incomplete Speech Transcript Noted
Fragmentary dialogue shows insults and fragmented corrections related to a husband and a technicality. The text is garbled, with stray quotes and partial phrases, making it impossible to identify speakers, context, or outcome.
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Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
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Eekly Mirror
Dixie
Manhattan
Berk
Saul
Walt
Mason
Coal
Hopewell, VA
Prince
George
Prince George Courthouse
Vir
H. W. Pollard
Richmond
Washington
Petersburg
Philadelphia
du Pont Police
Someborn
Winchester Fair
Ladies and Juvenile Department
Juvenile Department
Phoenix Hose
Self Shoe
Jones’ Creamery
J. P. Sartelle
Fred. L. Glaize
Molly Bentary
Sweepstakes
Leone Eee
Baltimore & Ohio
Atlantic City
Cape May
Sea Isle City
Ocean City
Stone Harbor
Wildwood
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Henry A. Wise
New Yorkjumore
Mount Williams
Brucetown
Rose Fr. Jobe
Helen Jobe
John Ware
Rippon
W. Va
Messrs
Thomas and
James Tim
Berlake
William Timberlake
Faith and
Ridgeley Jackson
Burnt Factory
Belle C. Jobe
Albert Clendening
Bunker Hill
Tiny
London
Oakland Roadsr
N. Braddock St
Onan
Ain Raat
Ward & Larrick
Attorneys-at-Law
Graham Conner
Opequon
Riverton
Front Royal Road
Pyrey Bros
C. V. Depot
Star Office
Leslie Masine
Star
Modbert S. Larrick
Chas
West Amherst St
Western Union
J.T. Fisher
Nellie Brannon
J. H. Brannon
Huyler
Fred. S. Boyd
Main and Water St
Fritts & Green
White Post
ST. Hilda’s Hall
Diocese
Episco Fe
Arpers. Ferry
Usic
Pendleton Duval
Charles Town
Stuart Hall
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Bill
Milton A. Shlenker
Fregpan
Emin L. Beck
Cua
Totolapam Sugar Company
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of
C. O. Freeman
Sheeken
Emin’ L. Beck
Freck County
J. W. Baker, JR
Barton & Barton
Little Mary
Mary
National Ave
National Cemetery
U. B. Church
Nafiobal Avenue
Asu
Mre
Nurich
Soh Senet
Pond
Ponds Extract Company
Franck Baker & Son
W. R. Brownet Ux
Court House
Stephens City
W.R. Brown
Apple Orchard
Eee
Penna. R. R. Station
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