The Big Trail Delivers Grand Westward Adventure at Capitol
Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail thrills Cap itol Theatre crowd with drama and adventure. The film recreates the pioneer wagon train journey from Missouri to Oregon with 93 principals led by John Wayne and Marguerite Churchill. The Capitol shows the picture today and tomorrow.
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West
Capitol Theatre
Raoul Walsh
Fox Movietone
Missouri
Oregon
John Wayne
Marguerite Churchill
el Brendel
Tully Marshall
Tyrone Power
Capitol
Express jumps switch near Carlisle killing three
An Edinburgh to London express derailed near Carlisle as it jumped a switch, killing three people and injuring twelve. Authorities described the incident as a costly wreck with investigations underway.
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Associated Press
Carlisle
Eng
Edinburgh
London
Hogue Creek Locals Share Holiday Visitors
Hogue Creek Virginia residents report a flurry of Christmas visits and gatherings. S. T. Larrick and family hosted, while others including Arthur Cooper Luther Larrick and the Orndoffs joined friends and relatives for holiday meals and social hours. David Foster remained in serious condition.
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Hogue Creek
S. T. Larrick
Anna B
Mildred McCormick
Arthur Cooper
Walter Miller
Ella Bowman
Luther Larrick
Carter Hoover
John Triplett
Vernon Baker and
Less Ramey
Nannie Orndoff
Betty Orndoff
Richard Orndoff
Scott White
Foater
Anna Clowser
Pauline
James Cather
Lee Orndoff
Sarah Foster
Frances la
Jewels Reported Stolen on Train to Palm Beach
Mrs Edgar F Luckenbach wife of a steamshipman wore jewels at a Palm Beach ball on a prior visit. The jewels are reported stolen aboard a train from New York to Florida with a stated loss of 200000 dollars.
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Edgar F. Luckenbach
Palm ‘Beach
New York
Florida
Adlerika Claimed To Relieve Stomach Gas Fast
An advertisement features Mrs M Owen recounting night time gas discomfort and a claim that Adlerika relieves stomach gas in ten minutes by cleansing both upper and lower bowels. Baker's Drug Store promotes the product.
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Adlerika
Reading Fifty Years Back A Glimpse Of 1881 Weekly Life
A look back at the January 1881 issue of the Illustrated Christian Weekly describes religious doubt, a child’s Christmas party aboard a British man o war, and pictures of the Southern Pacific’s Arizona line. It notes New York City street lighting experiments, debates on immigration, and new bicycle designs. Other items mention Mississippi liquor laws, Glasgow museum hours, New Jersey library funding, and dramatic reports of Crimean War era troop movements and severe Atlantic storms.
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Southern Pacific
Arizona
Yuma
New York City
Brush Electric Light Company
Brosdysy
Pope Manufacturing Company
Boston
Mississippi
Glasgow
New Jersey
Salt Lake City
Moody
Sankey
President Hoover’s trout stock restocked in Rapidan stream
United States Fish Commission agents moved large numbers of trout from West Virginia mountain hatcheries to the President’s fishing preserve in Madison county Virginia. The stocked stream is reported to hold good size fighters and should boost spring angling luck for the president.
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Hoover
Rapidan River
Madison County
United States Fish Commission
West Virginia
Relief Brevities from Relief Virginia
Relief Brevities lists local social activity and visits in Relief Virginia with engagements in Winchester New Market Berryville Middletown and Middletown residents. Names include Ernest Tevalt Luth er Pifer Dettra Martin Snapp Wisecarver Olinger Branner Brill and others with brief travel and illness notes.
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Pearl Evehart
Berryville
B.L. Snapp
Alfred Snapp
Helen Rinker
Herbert Jones
Middletown
Bessie Brill
Clarence Brill
Relief
One Good Community Nurse Will Save Police Men
President Hoover quotes a nurse as a pivotal figure in public safety, asserting that a single dedicated community nurse could prevent future crime and reduce the need for police by fostering healthier citizens.
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President Hoover
Christmas wishes from Edgar Dahlgren in Winchester
A holiday greeting from Edgar Dahlgren addressed to friends in Winchester wishes a joyous Christmas and a New Year filled with health happiness and prosperity for all.
Tobacco tax intake for five months of 1930 tops $179 million
Internal revenue collections on tobacco for the first five months of 1930 exceeded 179 million dollars. The piece notes fashion parallels, asking why automobile styles could not follow a similar parade of change, as discussed in Woman's Home Companion.
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Will Rogers
Shenandoah Valley
Hamman’s Dollar Store
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Path of Adventure
Highway of Thrills
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Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp
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North Loudoun St
Winchester, Va
Js Mioett
Frousstaves
Mons Inchester
W. F. Shryock
Chicago
Jane Adams
Illustrated Christian Weekly
Koide giAvis
Winchester
Edgar Dahlgren
Berryville Pike
Herman H
Londoun
MS Ey
Apple Folks Bank
Farmers & Merchants National
Bank and Trust Company
County Court House
Brown & Fisher
Gray & Sheetz
Internal Revenue Collections
Can Magazine
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