The Rosebush Sentry and The End of a Doom Spell
A Russian czar learns a century old sentry guarding a vanished rosebush was kept on duty by habit, not need. Lipppman argues the era’s apocalyptic doom illusion is gone, capitalism endures, and readjustment of free enterprise is the task now before Western economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Tugwell
Catherine
Atlantis
Mr. McKinley
Mr. Hoover
New York Tribune Inc
New Federal Aid Brings Planned Villages Near Shenandoah Park
The Commonwealth notes a plan to create subsistence homesteads for 465 residents moved from lands now part of Shenandoah National Park. About 350 seek homesteads. 200 can afford them, with the rest funded by the Division of Subsistence Home Steads and the Emergency Relief administration. Each homestead includes a house, outbuildings, land, livestock, tools, and a community facility, costing about 1050 to 1550 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
Commonwealth Magazine
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
National Park
Uncle Sam
Parks
United States Park Service
Division of
Division
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Emergency Relief Administration
Will of Mrs. Strickler Admitted to Probate in Kernstown
The will of Mrs. Mary Emma Strickler of Kernstown and White Post is recorded. It values the estate at $12,000 with specific bequests to the Presbyterian Orphans Home $500 and to Opequon Memorial Church $100, and to the Ladies Aid Society $75. Sisters Maggie Mort and Minnie Crisman receive $100 each. Executor Carson Keyser has died. Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Trust Company is named administrator c. t. a. with a $12,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Emma Strickler
Kernstown
White Post
Joy Virginia Crisman
Testatrix
Presbyterian Orphans Home
Lynchburg
Carson Keyser
Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid Society
Maggie Mort
Minnie Crisman
Mort
Keyser
Farmers and Merchants National, Bank ,and Trust Company
R. S. Smith
Dorothy McCann Rice
Coleman Dunn
Smartest Boy Found In Ethical School
A Brooklyn boy at the Ethical Culture School is described as the smartest child yet recorded with an intelligence quotient of 230 on the Stanford revision of the Binet Simon tests. Officials note a mental age of 16 years 10 months and say he was proficient in math while only seven years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Harrison
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Einstein
Stanford
Bureau of Child Guidance
Board of Education
Lad
Ethical Culture School of
Child Guidance Bureau
August Alpert
Ethical School
Racey and Orndorff Withdraw Appeals in Moonshining Case
Claude Racey and Carter Orndorff of Star Tannery withdrew their appeals from the Frederick County trial court on liquor making charges. They were fined 100 dollars and costs, six months in jail, and required to post 1000 dollars bond to refrain from illegal liquor activity. Bond and security were approved, with Racey acting as Dorsey Racey’s surety. Fines were remitted and jail time halved. about ten days already served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Racey
Carter Orndorff
Star Tannery
Trial Justice Court
Frederick County
A. J. Tavenner
Dorsey Racey
Orndorff
Racey
Waller Calls for Armory Aid in Virginia
General Waller urges support for armory construction in Virginia with a $30,000 annual state appropriation matched by communities. He cites existing armories in Danville Lynchburg Richmond Roanoke Norfolk and others and notes many units use rented quarters. Federal policy requires state funding or risk of disbandment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Te Armory Ee
Pares
Clenath
Vir- Wi Wan
Waller
Assembly
Commission
Virginia
Danville
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Charlottesville
Alexandria
Emporia
Hampton
War Department
Adjutant General
Armory Commission
Peery
J. Fulmer Bright
William H. Sands
David E. Satterfield
Jay W. Johns
Ash Lawn
Farmers Gather Pitched Catch After Flood Recedes
Reports from the Berrys Ferry area say farmers and landowners collected stranded carp and suckers from back pools after high waters fell. They went out Monday and Tuesday with pitchforks to gather the fish left in former river beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrys’ Ferry
Virginia industrial commission reports November injuries and employment gains
Frank P. Evans notes 3 256 injuries in Virginia in November with 11 fatal cases, up from 3 110 in November 1933. Agreements or awards in 796 cases, hearings held in 69 cities. Construction shows improvement over November 1933, aiding overall employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Frank P. Evans
State Industrial Commission
Evan
Commission
Virginia Industrial Commission
Industrial Commission
Calles Son Named Minister in Calderas Cabinet
Rodolfo Elias Calles, son of ex president Elias Plutarco Calles, was named minister of communications in the cabinet of President Lazaro Cardenas who has begun a six year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Plutarco Calles
Mexico
Rodolfo Elias Calles
Lazaro Cardenas
How Calotabs Help Nature to Throw Off a Cold
Calotabs are promoted as a valuable aid to the body’s natural healing for colds and poisons. The ad claims Calotabs serve a dual purpose in treatment, emphasizing purification and symptom relief.
Flashes of Life The Perfect Preacher at Metropol itan Church
The article features Dr. Edgar De Witt Jones outlining the ideal modern clergyman with an array of animal analogies and attributes, framing a bold, humorous portrait of contemporary religious leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Edgar de Witt Jones
Metropolitan Church Federation
Public Sale of Apple Orchards in Frederick County
Special Commissioners announce a public auction of two apple orchard parcels in Frederick County Virginia. Parcel 1 covers about 60 acres with improved orchard one mile south of Winchester on Paper Mill Road known as Kern Orchard and Parcel 2 covers about 108 acres with orchard dwelling barn and outbuildings along Paper Mill Road known as Henry Orchard. Sale set for December 22, 1934 in front of the Winchester County Court House at noon with one third cash and balance in one and two years secured by bonds and deed of trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Wilbur H. Thomas
Harry H. Rutherford
County Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Kern
Shenandoah Boxboard Company
Keller
Barr
Barr, Bowles, Et al
Henry
James P. Reardon
Herbert
Larrick
Ci. C. Brannon
Seven Year Old Burns Self to Express Love
Philadelphia-Wayne Agnew, age seven, told playmates by an incinerator that if he stuck his hand in the fire it would prove his love for Patricia. He did so and suffered second degree burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wayne Agnew
Love
Wayne
Patricia
Circulation of Blood Quick Overview
Blood travels through the body in about one to one and a half minutes, circulating to all tissues and organs. The rapid cycle supports nutrient delivery, gas exchange, and waste removal across systemic circulation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Topay and Tomorrow
Walter Lippman
Moscow
Berlin
Rome
Europe
Washington
London
Paris
American Federation of Labor
Shenandoah
Racey, Orndorff
Muggs McGinnis
Hobson’s
By Wally Bishop
Calles
Gore
Baptist Church
Pittsburgh
David Turets
William N. McNair
Denver
George Marland
Rainier, Ore
Ervin Boyd
New York
Hayden Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History
Planetarium Authority
Cammertire CO
Winchester Va
Bickers Motor Co
Winchester, Va
United States
Canadian
Alaska
Costa Rica
Shell Station
Martinsburg Pike
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
Braddock St
Twin-City Oil & Gas Corp
Zinz
J.S. Solenberger & Co., Inc
N. Loudoun St
C. I. Brumback
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!