Joke Played on Shawnees at Fort Cumberland in 1755
In the Baltimore and Ohio zine for December Elizabeth Murray Gordon recounts a 18th century episode after Braddock’s defeat. Shawnee envoys Kill Buck were mocked at Fort Cumberland Will’s Creek with guns hidden under blankets and the captives dressed in women’s clothes. General Washington later recalled Braddock’s death and his plan to move the army to Williamsburg.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Eizabeth Murray Gordon
Braddock
Fort Cumberland
Will’s Creek
Cumberland
Cresap
Oldtown
Potomac
Kill Buck
Fort Cum
Berland
Livingston
Winchester
Dinwiddie
Washington
Williamsburg
Stone House
Ogee
Local Market Report Highlights Mixed Prices Across Regions
The Star reports daily market corrections with figures for local wholesale and retail markets. Prices cover feeds, grains, dairy, cotton seed meal, eggs, chickens, hogs, and butter across Baltimore and Moglv regions, noting variability and regional listings.
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Figevecess Hee Sete
Cress
Balige Wipes
Eo Lee Beers
Bde
Baltimore
Dentists Seek Privilege to Issue Liquor Prescriptions
Springfield Sun notes dentists pressing to issue liquor prescriptions, arguing the change would boost their pulling power and professional scope in the region.
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Springfield
Winchester Briefs From The Past
Notable local notices include the death of Joseph H. Cooper in Winchester from heart disease. Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp reports seven percent dividends on preferred stock and three percent on common. Hoover guarded in Uruguay amid radical meetings. Prohibition association notes rising female drinking and falling male drinking.
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Joseph H. Cooper
Winchester
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp
Hoover
Uruguay
International Prohibition Association
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Louis McCoy Nulton
United States Naval Academy
New York Stock Exchange
Alson
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Colonial Brick Corporation
Garnett Carter
Adrian
Crow Agency
Montana
Mary Conner
Lawrence _ Hollis
8Rd Battalion
116 Infantry
Virginia National Guard
Handley High School
Strasburg High School
Sargent
Wingfield
Inability To Sleep Causes a Death in Morgan County
John Fulton, 84, of Morgan County West Virginia, died yesterday at a Martinsburg hospital after a week as a patient. Doctors attributed death to failure of appetite and insomnia. Survived by two sons Merritt W. Fulton of Cherry Run and Adna J. Fulton of Millstone. Former resident of Sleepy Creek, Shepherdstown, and Berkeley Springs after moving from Michigan twenty years ago. Burial in Detroit Thursday.
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John Fulton
Morgan County
W. Va
Martinsburg
Merritt W. Fulton
Cherry Run
Adna J. Fulton
Millstone
Sleepy Creek
Shepherdstown
Berkeley Springs
Michigan
Detroit
Champion Bohrer Charged After Martinsburg Collision
Calvin Bohrer winner of first honors and a silver cup in a horse shoe pitching contest at the Martinsburg Fair was jailed today on charges of driving while intoxicated after a collision with an automobile driven by Leslie Grubbs of Chambersburg near an overhead bridge Sunday night. C C Oliver, a passenger, was slightly hurt. Bohrer, a quarryman, resides at Blairton.
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Calvin Bohrer
Martinsburg
Leslie Grubbs
Chambersburg
C. C. Oliver
Bohrer
Blairton
6066 Prescription for Colds and Fevers
A claim that 6066 is a speedy remedy for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria. The text markets this preparation as the fastest available treatment for a range of illnesses.
Blue Laws at the Capital Enliven Senate Talk
Boston Transcript notes that blue laws dominate legislative debates as senators promise lengthy discussions. The satirical line implies the session will drag on with moralizing rhetoric under the Capitol dome.
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Boston Transcript
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Elizabeth Gordon
B. & O. Magazine
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