Personable Young Man sparks summer guest scheme at Crystal Inn
Smith Taylor owner of Crystal Inn launches a plan to hire a charming young man to entertain guests. Percy Jones turns out to be Barry Evans of Evanston revealing a ruse and a budding romance with Ellen as they row toward a lakeside rendezvous aboard a canoe.
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Smith Taylor
Crystal Inn
Taylor
Percy Jones
Ellen
Smith Taylors
van Suydam
Curtig van Suydam
Barry Evans
Evanston, Til
Evans
North Woods
Bagy
Elien
Barry
Van Suydam at the Lakeside Estate
A young man arrives at a tri weekly steamer lodging with Smith Taylor and assumes the name Van Suydam. Taylor, a bustling host, steers attention to guests including Ellen Taylor and a rich Miss Alexander while guiding the newcomer through flirtations and social schemes at the lakeside retreat.
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Smith Taylor
Taylor
van Suydam
Tts
Ellen Taylor
Turtle Taming Tales From The Reptile World
A feature notes the tigerish snapping turtle’s fierce bite and the ease of taming tortoises such as Galapagos land turtles. It cites Raymond Ditmars on mating behavior, and contrasts crocodiles and alligators highlighting danger and handling tips.
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Galapagos Islands
Raymon
Ditmars
Mose
Nile
Apples Like Onlona And The Power Of Taste In Food
Dr J A Hadfield at the Nations food exhibition described how an apple an o and a potato can taste alike and how smell helps detect differences. He claimed people do not smell chloroform but taste it and cited a case where a man felt sick from milk due to childhood medicine exposure.
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J.A. Hadfield
Eye exam and glasses offer relief for blurry vision
A local eye clinic promotes eye examinations to treat yearly changes in vision. They emphasize updating prescriptions for glasses to restore clarity and reduce distress.
For Sale New Overland Barber Shop Ad
For sale cheap quick buyer apply Price's Barber Shop 28 tf. Lost dark brown leather belt initials S C I reward return to Star office 2 2t.
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Star Office
Prof Massey Critically Ill After Stroke
Grave fears as to Prof W F Massey's recovery grow after a second paralytic stroke in Maryland. The 84 year old Virginia native is famed as a leading agricultural authority, noted for soil improvement and crimson clover research that boosted Southern crop productivity. Left side paralysis and speech impairment reported.
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W.F. Massey
Virginia
Sby
Inury
Massey
Old Will Recorded in Frederick County Probate
An authenticated copy of the will of Mrs Nancy Colfelt of Bedford Pennsylvania has been recorded in Frederick County Circuit Court. The will leaves a farm at Vaucluse to her son John W Colfelt for life with remainder to his heirs and names a trustee to enforce the life estate and debt-free provision. Kate Mills returns from Johnstown after Christmas visit with Henry Domm and spouse.
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Nancy Colfelt
Bedford
Frederick County
Colfelt
Kate Mills
Johnstown
Henry Domm
Reviewer Assesses John Esten Cooke’s Virginia Legacy
The Richmond Times Dispatch reviewer Beaty outlines John Esten Cooke’s career from Amblers Hill, Winchester, to Richmond where he became a prolific Virginian writer. Cooke authored thirty books between 1854 and 1885 and thirty six essays and articles, shaping Virginia literary tradition while dying in 1886.
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H. T
Richmond Times Dispatch
Teres
John Esten Cooke
Cooke
Virginia
Beaty
Cooper
Simmons
South Carolina
Irving
New York
Hawthorne
New England
Appea
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Old Dominion
Southern Literary Messenger
Putnam's Monthly
Harper’s
Appleton
Dr. Beaty
Poe
Mary
Johnston
Richmond
John Eston Cooke
Ambler’s Hill
Winchester
William and Mary College
University
Richmond Academy
Owers
Millwood
Detroit Free Press
Poll tax payment gaps among Virginians revealed
Virginia figures by State Auditor Lee Moore show about half of white women in cities paid 1921 poll taxes while colored women paid about 75 percent. County results: white women 60 percent, colored women 20 percent. Overall loss exceeds half a million dollars. 1922 data unavailable.
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Virginia
Lee Moore
State Auditor of Public Accounts
Moore
Doctor Johnson Questions Postman’s Long Route
A nineteenth century tale has Doctor Johnson meeting a village postman trudging to deliver a single newspaper on a hot afternoon. The doctor quips that he would not travel that far for a trifling delivery and suggests using the post.
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Doctor Johnson
School Behind the Times
A child observes his school as old fashioned, noting that students still add by hand. He compares his classroom to a modern office his father works in, recognizing the contrast in equipment and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Unclaimed Letters at Winchester Post Office Week Ended 1922
Unclaimed letters list shows names including Anderson Maude Armentrout Alison Mr and Mrs H Anderson Burruss Etta M Bradley James Jenkins Elmer Neal Patton James R Rikes Ruth Stames Spitzer C D J W Sebert Postmaster note and a remark Beetle in Buchel of Wheat with a seed count of 556000 per bushel.
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Winchester
Anderson
M. QO
Armentrout
Maude
Alison
H. Anderson
H. Butler
A. R. Burruss
Etta M. Bradley
James. Barnum
Wilson, Jr
C. Coin
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H. W. Ebert
Crcx
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Water St
Rouss Engine House
Ledford Cars
Valley Avenue
Huntsberry
Ite Pine
People’s Drug Co., Inc
Jos. Sullivan
niGhes
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Jewelers Registered Optometrists
Winchester, Va
N. Main St
Highland Avenue
W. Piccadilly St
L. ¢. Janney
Glass Farm
Hugh Brill
Mgr
Marlboro
Prof
Here
Dr. Kings
Dr.kings Biktoverr
Braddock
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