Fatal Farm Dispute Sparks Death in West Virginia
William H. Rexrode a prominent Sugar Grove farmer died of heart failure after a tussle with Early C Snyder over farm taxes. Prosecutor McCoy investigates noting a heated exchange on a public road ended with Rexrode collapsing. Rexrode survived by wife Rachel Warner and two sons, with funeral held at Sugar Grove Church of the Brethren.
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William H. Rexrode
Sugar Grove
Pendleton County
Rexrode
Snyder
Rexrace
McCoy
Warner
Rachael Warner
Labon C. Rexrode
Bartow
W. Va
William E. Rexrode
Columbus
Personal Notes From Berryville
Berryville Virginia notes list visits and returns of residents and guests. Mrs Charles McCormick of New York visits Mrs James McGuire. Dr Charles Ware of St Louis visits. Rev Joseph Ware of Shepherdstown WV was in town recently. Several residents travel to Washington Memphis Baltimore Spartanburg Luray Bedford City Charleston and Roanoke.
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Berryville
Charles McCormick
New York
James McGuire
Charles Ware
St. Louis
McGuire
Joseph Ware
Shepherds
Town
W. Va
Blackburn Smith
Mamie White
Washington
Why You Should Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
The piece extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for its established reputation and long usage by many, noting it loosens and relieves a cold aids nature without narcotics and is affordable at a quarter and widely obtainable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mother’s Friend touted as a safe aid for expecting mothers
An advertisement extols Mother’s Friend as a harmless remedy that eases pregnancy strain on muscles and ligaments, promotes calm sleep, and improves daytime well being. It claims wide use across three generations and offers a free book from Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar
Atlanta
Des Cartes Protests Over Action Aboard Borinquen
News brief notes the French cruiser Des Cartes removing a naturalized German from the American steamer Borinquen amid protests. It also reports troop withdrawals from Gallipoli, Greek Bulgarian border tensions, German Austrian border concentration, Belgian artillery activity, Allied monitors off Westende, French shelling on the Woevre front, and the sinking of the steamship Cambria in the British Channel.
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Belgium
Berlin
Westende
Paris
Fay
Woevre
Debutante Irene Langhorne Gibson Captivates Society
The Junior Assembly selected Irene Langhorne Gibson daughter of Charles Dana Gibson as the prettiest debutante. She and cousin Nancy Perkins will visit Richmond with their Langhorne lineage amid notable entertaining by their grandfather Chiswell D. Langhorne.
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Irene Langhorne Gibson
Nancy Perkins
Chiswell D. Langhorne J
Richmond
Clements Held For Grand Jury In Virginia Case
J W Clements of Charlottesville white, charged with feloniously cutting N G Yoder of Martinsburg manager of Rothwell cold storage plant, sent to grand jury by police court. Clements claims Yoder assaulted his wife in a back room and witnessed her struggle before rushing in with a knife. Yoder denies any assault beyond civility to Mrs Clements.
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N. G. Yoder
Martinsburg
W. Va
Rothwell
Clements
Yoder
Washington Sufferer Relieved by Mayr's Remedy
William H. Lacy of Washington D C credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing three years of stomach and digestive trouble. He faced an operation but from one bottle reports full relief and renewed health, noting no limits on meals and full return to strength.
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William H. Lacy
Washington, D. C
Mayr
Cheerless Mesopotamian Front Described by Geography Society
Washington dispatch cites National Geographic Society description of the area between Bagdad and Basra along the Tigris. Dreary plains and swamps mark the lower Mesopotamian front where British and Turkish forces have fought, with Basra as a strategic southern base and irrigation canals decayed.
Feeding Cattle For The Market In Jefferson County
Silos and ensilage shift farming in Jefferson county with a record cattle feed for the market this winter. George B. Zinn near Charlestown aims for June market with 70 head in two silos holding 940 tons. John C. Burns prepares over 190 cattle for the 1916 market. J H Cutterer expects about 290 ready for packing houses next year. Rolfe Gerhardt has 40 to 60 cattle to be fed this winter south of town.
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B. Zinn
Mr. Zinn
John C. Burns
J. H. Cutterer
Rolfe Gerhardt
German Invasion Fears Stir Richmond in 1922 Forecast
The article discusses McClure's Magazine fiction predicting a German invasion of the United States with Richmond as a target. It names Richard Evelyn Byrd as future governor and Jacob Umlauf as mayor, with Edison supposedly imprisoned to hinder wireless tech. Key figures include Field Marshal Von Mackensen and Thomas A. Edison.
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Jacob Umlauf
von Mackensen
Thomas A. Edison
Draft Horses Scarce In Jefferson County Listing
A horse buyer searched Jefferson county last week for heavy draft horses. He roamed much of the county by car and found few suitable animals. Though good prices were offered, he bought only four, paying about $200 each.
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Jefferson County
Cumberland marriage license issued for Reeves and Raymonds
A marriage license was issued in Cumberland Maryland on Saturday to Charles Lee Reeves of Front Royal Virginia and Miss Ethel Pauline Raymonds of Browntown Virginia.
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Cumberland
Charles Lee Reeves
Front. Royal
Ethel Pauline . Raymonds
Browntown
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Roanoke, Va
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Memphis, Tenn
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Charlestown
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Charlottesville, Va
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White
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