Railroads and Gompers Press for Government Takeover
A Roanoke World News review quotes Samuel Gompers warning railway workers may compel government seizure of railways while seeking a permanent voice in management. The piece weighs costs, deficits, and the potential for higher freight and fare charges, urging readers to consider Plumb plan and to avoid pressuring Congress without public understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amuel Gompers
Paris
Apers
Firth
Otra
Gompers
Stone
Gar
Congress
Ethics of Front Yards in Urban Home Building
Ohio State Journal argues against houses built with front yard extensions that push beyond neighboring structures. The piece decries such acts as selfish and unjust on residential streets, urging fair limits to setbacks and noting the moral tone of neighborhood planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Sting Overcharged Grocer Sparks Parting Words
A damaged excerpt records a shopper's ire after a grocer overcharged two cents. The speaker vows never to return and condemns repeated deceit, declaring an end to their relationship with the merchant.
The Grocer Swindle and the Proud Swindler
A narrator recalls buying prunes from a grocer who becomes rich from small frauds. He anticipates a bigger swindler arriving, selling fake stocks, and admires the audacity. A corrupt official may appear, leaving him nearly broke, yet he respects the nerve. He smiles at others who take his money, but frets when seven cents are lost.
Market reports show varied wholesale prices across items
Local wholesale markets list prices for butter creamery and dairy products along with hay, cornmeal, cracked corn and potatoes. Spring chicken and hogs appear with per unit quotes while steers and various feeds fetch midrange values. Prices are current as of the preceding day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Kerma Ooo
Lemon Lotion Promises Skin Whitening And Tan Removal
An advertiser touts a lemon juice and Orchard Wilite mixture as a cheap bleach for sunburn freckles and tan. It claims to whiten and beautify skin with daily massage, noting safety and lack of irritation.
Appointed Financial Director of the League of Nations
Sir Herbert Ames MP has accepted the important position offered by the prime minister. The appointment marks a significant step for the League of Nations and its financial administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League OF Nations
Herbert Ames
M. P
Underwood & Underwood
Thrift Cornerstone Promotes War Savings Stamps
Daily Thought proclaims thrift as tomorrow's cornerstone and urges use of War Savings Stamps for financial security. The quotation by Lurinides notes that a bad ending follows a bad beginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Thought
Lurinides
Public Lectures on Education and War Figures at Handley
Winchester hosts a series of lectures on public education featuring Dr. Wallace Rutt rick, Hon. Harris Hart, and Dr. George D. Strayer, with additional talks by Dr. Douglas Freeman, Dr. Henry Louis Smith, Captain James Norman Hall, Coningsby Dawson, Tom Skeyhill, and others. Lectures run from September through April with dates listed and a focus on education, war, and poetry themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Wallace ‘Ruttrick
General Education Board
Harris Hart
Clerk
Handley Schools
George D. Strayer
Columbia University
Douglas Freeman
Richmond News-Leader
Henry Louis Smith
Washington and Lee University
Winchester
James Norman Hall
Kitchener
Captain Hall
Coningsby Dawson
Lieut. Dawson
New York Times
Germany
Dawson
the Times
Tom Skeyhill
Skeyhill
Dr. Smith
Tee
Handley Board
General Lee
Smith
Lee
the Empire
Frederick E. Clerk
Douglass Freeman
Richmond News Leader
Diet and Health Hints on Fat Saponification and Swallowing
The article ranks fats by saponifying capacity from best to worst: fresh cream peanut oil olive oil cottonseed oil then suet beef fat and lard. It argues mastication aids both solid and liquid foods and describes how olive oil becomes cream when aerated in the mouth for a minute or two.
Grandpa Corrects Willie On False Teeth Chewing Gum
In a rural ARAB setting a grandfather explains to Willie that false teeth are not stuck with toothpaste, clarifying a common misconception in a lighthearted exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Grandpa
Court orders reference in Henshall estate case in Virginia
In the June term 1919 case John Henshall executor sues Jane Ann Henshall and others. The court refers the matter to a commissioner to appraise estate real and personal, debts, liens and taxes, with report expected after August 25 1919 in Winchester Virginia.
Norfolk and Western Northbound Train Schedule
Northbound No. 27 leaves at 8 39 a m for Hagerstown with connections at Shenandoah Junction toward Washington No 147 runs at 36 p m with parlor car to Hagerstown and Palmas sleeper Hagerstown to Philadelphia No 3 at 1 264 a m offers Pullman sleep to Philadelphia and New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Bristol
Pullman
Broiler
Roanoke
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Welch
Norton
Winston-Salem
N. C
Shenandoah
Mempis
Elkton
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Newark
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Palmas
New York
Order of Reference in Randolph Estate
Commissioner in Chancery publishes a notice to George R. Tokes as executor and to creditors that on August 11, 1919, in Winchester Virginia at 48 Rouss Avenue, the court will proceed to execute the order of reference concerning all estate assets and settlements, with adjournments if necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Randolph
Geo. R. Tokes
Winchester
Rouss Avenue
Order of reference in Emma M. Booth heirs case
The decree refers the case to a Master Commissioner in Chancery to determine heirs and the real estate owned by Emma M. Booth decd, report liens and priority, settle administrator Edmondson account, and note unpaid taxes. The commissioner will proceed August 25, 1919, in Winchester Virginia, with continued execution if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma M. Booth
Admr
C. E. Edmondson
Winchester
J. W. Baker
Ward & Larrick. P Ag
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The
Evening Star
Harry Flood Byrd
I Zee Eee
2 Star Publishing Co
Virginia
Bell 83
United
Weekly News
Weekly Times
Weekly Mirror
Associated Press
Roanoke World News
STING
Market Reports
Ing
Leah Tert
Cence Creamery
Wevesi
Timothy Hay
Sehen
Beeen
Fauquier County
Marshall, Va
Just
Little Joe’s Store
East Water Street
Longman & Martinez
Manufacturers
N. Y
Nixon & Hinkle
Stephens City
F. C. Havemeyer
O. H. P. Belmont Eady Randorgin Churchill
de Meyer
James B. Haggiara
Oliver Harriman Pahese
Rutland
F.C. Havemeyer
Robert Jordan
Honoré Palmer
Treabetakay
Cade
Reginald C. "Vroderbile
Hodgson & Brown
Association
T. J. Allen
Joseph B. Bowtes
Atlantic City
Maone
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Long Branch
Belmar Spring Lake
Sea Girt
Deal Beach
Point Pleasant
Bay Head
Cumberland Valley Railroad
the Home Fire Insurance Co
H.R. Bryarly & Bro. Agents.t
Carson Safety
Ford
Carson Manufacturing Corp
S. 8Th
Richmond
John Henshall
Jane Ann Henshall
Circuit Court of
Grover O. Henshall
M. M. Lynch, P. A
Norfolk & Western
Chichester
Esther
George R. Tokes
Geo
W. Randolph
Als
Corporation Court
Chancery
Circuit Court of Frederick Co
Hall
Hafl
Adreas F. & Coo
Toledo
A . J. Cheney Ohio
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