Moving Picture Mausoleum Planned For Historic Films
Harrisburg Star-Independent reports a plan to build a mausoleum in General Park New York City to preserve contemporary films for fifty years in airtight vaults. William Fox funds construction and endows upkeep with a million dollars. a scenario room will hold autographic copies of honored films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall of Fame
William Fox
Fox
Ceneral Park
New York City
Harrisburg
Star-Independent
The Scouts Good Turn Core of Boy Scout Movement
Jacob Riis called the good turn the core of the Boy Scout Movement. The piece says the service to others builds character, not for praise, with many small daily acts forming the backbone of scouting nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Riis
Boy Scout
Vexation Of Spirit A Solitary Rant On Poverty And Time
A fragmented monologue laments long toil and poverty, decrying greed and the hollow value of money. The speaker voices fatigue from endless labor, wondering of purpose, and fears a lawyer may claim their accumulated wealth.
No Pocket in a Shroud, A Poet's Lament
The verse by Walt Mason laments thrift and toil for money, noting a future where after death an attorney may claim the saved wealth. The speaker questions the purpose of labor, the value of possessions, and the inevitability of life’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
Snowbound Thanks to Santa Claus Sneeze Verse
Irregular verse presents a windy snowy scene with Bor Po erchod and Kerchoo expressing thanks to Santa Claus. The speaker muses on using hands and jaws amid deep drifts and sneezes, thanking Santa for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Had Fine Dinner at T. L. Larrick's
TRONE Virginia December 29. A turkey dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Larrick at High View West Virginia on Christmas day. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Hook, Mr. Turner Anderson and Mrs. Harriet Anderson, Mrs. Fannie Chapman and Miss Eula Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trone
T. L. Larrick
High View
W.va
L. J. Hook
Turner Anderson
Harriet Anderson
Fannie Chapman
Eula Hoover
Festus Fletcher
Young
Gore
Russell Hook
Wardensville
West Virginia
George Hicks
Elmer Hicks
W. Va
J. F. Chapman
Frances Chapman
C. E Coe
Berryville
Sarah Triplette
Many Pletcher
Mis
Charles Kump
Measured Distances In Sheridan’s Legendary Ride
A Philadelphia Public Ledger letter by Girard challenges Whittier’s Sheridan myth by asserting the retreat from Winchester was about thirteen to fifteen miles, with notes from Major Weidersheim and Dr John A Klumpf and witnesses Senator Smiler and the doctor’s brother confirming the final rein at Cedar Creek.
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Sheridan
Winchester
Whittier
Girard
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Weidersheim
Phil
Cedar Creek
Sherdan
John A. Klumpf
North‘rd
Williamssort
Senator Smiler
Carson Party Arrives in Richmond to Visit Parental Home
Mr and Mrs W E Carson and their children from Riverton Virginia arrived in Richmond yesterday to visit Mrs Carson's parents Mr and Mrs W McCarthy at 1520 West Avenue Richmond Virginia The Virginian reporter notes the family's travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Carson
Riverton, Va
Richmond
Xmas Visitors At Berryville
Berryville Virginia December 29. O thers home for the holidays in addition to those already mentioned The Star were Sergeant Wallace Ricamore and Broaddus Elsen of the V P I Mr and Mrs John R Crown and son of Washington Harold Scheuer of New York Raymont Stone of Washington Donald Neill of the S V A Winchester Chester Ogden of Roanoke and Frank Kerci val of Waynesboro Pa Prof and Mrs S A Wood and daughter Judith are spending the holidays with relatives in Culpeper Virginia Mr Charles Moore will leave this week for Fort Leavenworth Kansas where he will be stationed.
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Berryville
Star
Wallace Ricamore
Broaddus Elsen
V. P
John R. Crown and Son
Washington
Harold Scheuer
New York
Raymont Stone
Donald Neill
Winchester
Chester Ogden
Roanoke
Frank Kercival
Waynesboro
S. A. Wood
Jaughter
Judith
Culpeper
Virginia
Charles Moore
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
King's Daughters Meeting Tomorrow at 4 PM
The King's Daughters will meet with Mrs. L. Robinson of North Market Street tomorrow Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Miss Sophrona Hays traveled yesterday to Winchester to visit her brother Lewis Hays's family.
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L. Robinson
North Market Street
Sophrona Hays
Winchester
Lewis Hays
Harrisonburg
News-Record
Address set for Virginia Polytechnic Institute graduates
Wairfax Harrison president of the Southern Railway will address the Virginia Polytechnic Institute graduates at Blacksburg on commencement day Wednesday June 13 1917. President J D Eggleston invited him to speak.
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Wairfax Harrison
The
Southern Railway
J. D. Eggleston
Virginia Polytechnic Institute At
Blacksburg
Return to New York by O Neills from local visit
Mr and Mrs Harry O Neill of New York City have returned home today after spending two months with the Misses McCartney on North Brad dock street. Mr O Neill is a prominent New York attorney and the couple made many friends here who regret their departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry O'Neill
New York City
McCartney
North Braddock Street
O'Neill
New York
Mose Seeks Town Opening and Fee Request
A dialogue shows Mose requesting opening in his town. The commissioner sets a fifty dollar fee and requires seventy five percent block consent. Mose questions the quota noting the block’s population falls short of the threshold. The scene highlights local governance and community consent.
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Mose
Jim
Star Want Ada Dring?
Local notes indicate a star seeks Ada Dring for a potential collaboration or event. Details remain unclear from the fragmented text. Further readable lines may reveal the exact nature and parties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peece Hee Eee
Ada, Dring
Farmers Not Responsible For High Living Costs Says National Grange
The National Grange in session in Washington states farmers are not to blame for high living costs. They blame poor crop production and rising input costs, call for embargoes on manufactured goods rather than farm products, and urge more storage under farmer control.
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United States
National Grange
Washington
Per Man Ag
Croup Remedies Cited By Parent In Letter
A parent from Sekert Go recounts stopping two children’s croup cough using a bottle of Baley’s Honey and Tar before bed. The next morning both children were free of coughing and signs of croup.
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Atof Corp
Billie
Mayberry
Sekert
Baley
Croup
Took Permission for Granted
A mother left her son Jack at home alone in the afternoon while she was in a distant part of town. He called to ask permission to visit a cousin nearby. She granted it if he remained quiet, and he replied that he was already there.
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Jack
Corie
New Year Holiday Bank Closures Across Winchester Area
Monday January 1 1917 is a legal holiday and banks will be closed. Paper maturities due on that day will be payable on Tuesday January 2 1917. Signatories include WM G Hardy H D Fuller Lee R Grim John I Sloat and others.
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WM. G. Hardy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
H. D. Fuller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Lee R. Grim
Union Bank of Winchester
John I. Sloat
Commer
Savings Bank of
Winchester
Notice of reference in chancery suit Frederick County
John M Steck Commissioner sets January 22 1917 at 10 am in Winchester Virginia as the time and place to execute the order of reference in the Williams versus Hicks Sowers case. He will hear any party in interest and publish notice weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Evening Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Williams
Hancer Lucy Hicks Sowers
Circuit Court
Frederick County
John M. Steck
R Gray Williams
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Virginia
R. Gray Williams
Human Face Efficiency Compared to Machines
A New York medical writer asserts the human face surpasses machines in efficiency. He notes the jaw’s force and the eye’s precision as unmatched by any stone-crusher or mechanical device, reflecting a view on anatomy and perception from a Cunningham of ear Record column.
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Cunningham
Ear
William P. New York
After His Own Heart Museum Attendant
The piece notes a pre historic bird with a shell full of holes, praised by a judge as an ideal introduction to a congratulatory message. It then cites observations about a house fly moving upward to 45 feet and how time of day affects fly dispersal, with morning activity higher than in the afternoon.
Essay on Hermits in the Kansas City Star
A hermit is the center of much interest though no one knows why. If they were really interesting he wouldn't be a hermit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
City Star
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mrs Affleck
Mrs. M. W. Affleck of 203 Braddock St Winchester Va warns backache often signals kidney trouble and recommends Doan's Kidney Pills as a proven kidney medicine after using them for weak back with splendid results.
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Harry Floop Byrd
Evening Star Publishing Company
Morning
Weekly News
Weekly Times
Weekly Mirror
Postoffice
Bell
United
Scouting
Jett
Amy
Santa
Eas
T. L. Larrick’s
E. Hearn CO
Philadelphia, Pa
Standard OF Company
New Jersey
Wemtonen MD. Nortom
Fon D.C
Royo
King's Daughters’ Meeting
City
Denny’s
Denny
R. A. Denny
the Valley
Farmer
S &J Housewife
Delco Light
M. Henkel
Pictadilly St
Ney Ills
Dean
Sults
Affieck
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
C. W. Tanquary
Burnt Factory
A. E. Tanquary
Stephenson, Va
Co. A. Smith Bell
Market St. Winchester
Whitlock Herb Medicine Co. (Incorporated
O. T. Ritter
Sect
T. J. Norrell
Bank of Cottonwood
Tex
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