Overdose Of Liquor Leads To Arrest In Town
Armel a young man was arrested Saturday by Policeman Tom Boyd on charges of possession of liquor and giving liquor to Wm Spotts. Spotts was found unconscious after consuming a pint in a pool hall and taken around town seeking lodging. Police, alerted by witnesses, questioned Spotts and took Armel into custody for hearing in police court. If convicted he faces up to thirty days and a fifty dollar fine plus costs on each charge.
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Armel
Tom Boyd
Wm. Spotts
Will
Spotts
Local social notes from Boyce Va and surrounding areas
Community brief listing attendees at conventions visits and weddings in Boyce and nearby towns. Notable items include Prof. T. F. Akers and Miss Katherine Jones at a Richmond teachers convention, upcoming marriage of Prof. Akers to Nell Moore Robertson, and many Thanksgiving visits across Winchester Leetown Stephen City and Baltimore.
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Boyce
T. F. Akers
Katherine Jones
Agricultural High School
Elizabeth Grim
Richmond
Grim
B. D. Chambers
Florida
Winchester
Bromley
Raéey
W. H. Brubaker
Baltimore
M. L. P. Reid
E. F. Barr
J.L. Carper
Louise
Alexander Jolliffe
Robert H. Gardner
Arthur Lowe
Mises Louise Carper
Katherine, Frances
Doris Reid Jolliffe
Stephen City
Mary Barr
Clay Carr
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
N. B. Page
Washington
Hugh M. Nelson, Jr
Harry
Holmes Grim
Harry Funk
Boyce Agriculture Mig School
Nell Moore Robertson
John Robertson
Live Stock Men Plan Meeting Across Potomac Valley
Fifty live stock men from Hardy Hampshire Pendleton Grant and Mineral forming a noted grazing section met in Moore to discuss organizing and planning activities for grazing and livestock management along the South Branch Valley of the Potomac.
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South Branch
Valley of the Potomac
Hardy
Hampshire
Pendleton
Grant
Moore
Plans discussed for livestock shipping association in South Branch Valley
Talks were given by B. Creech of the West Virginia University animal husbandry department and County Manager Ireland of Ritchie County on forming a livestock shipping association in the South Branch Valley. A decision on forming multiple county groups or a single valley wide organization has not yet been reached.
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B. ¥. Creech
West Virginia University
Ireland
Ritchie County
Civil War Skillet Heirloom Mystery Draws Major Putnam to Winchester
Major George Putnam a New York book publisher spent a day in Winchester seeking a southern woman he says he “stole” a skillet from during 1864 fighting. He recalls his Union unit retreat from Winchester and keeping the cooking utensil as a wartime souvenir and hopes to return it to its rightful owner.
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George Putnam
New York
Winchester
Putnam
No Wedding Bell for Her Flirt Says She Won’t Marry Yet
The column notes a flirt refuses immediate marriage, describing a woman who prefers independence and delaying nuptials. The piece uses playful phrasing to depict social expectations and courting norms in Boston.
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Boston
Langdon to Transfer From Artillery to Infantry Service
Col Russell C Langdon a familiar figure in Winchester will leave his adjutant post with the third army corps in Baltimore. After a three month leave of absence he will transfer to the infantry where he has spent most of his career since graduating US Military Academy in 1896. He and his wife will remain in Baltimore. Langdon, a World War I colonel, served at Chateau-Thierry Alsace Aisne Marne Oise-Aisne and Meuse-Argonne. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star. The French government awarded him the Croix de Guerre with palm and gilt star and the Legion of Honor.
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Russell C. Langdon
Reserve Corps
Winchester
Third Army’ Corps
Baltimore
Infantry
United States Military Academy
Langdon
Chateau-Thierry
Alsace
Aiste Marne
Oise-Aisne
Meuse-Argonne
United States
Milk Snake Belief About Dairy Cattle is Explored
A notice discusses the milk snake myth claiming the serpent drinks cow milk. It notes occurrences are rarer than popular belief and ties the belief to local daities or dairy context in the area.
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Daities
Women Benefit Tonic Promises Relief For Nervous Women
An advertising note touts a tonic discovered by an eminent chemist and M. D. to aid nervousness headaches cramps and low spirits in women. It urges readers to buy from Franck Baker and Son and read directions carefully.
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Franck Baker and Son
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