Winchester memories unfold in a long townscape recounting homes and notable residents
The narrator revisits Winchester's past, describing houses along Piccadilly and Braddock streets, owners like George Glaize and Lewis Hartman, shops once run by Gary Chandler, and the social fabric including Miss Sarah Zane and the Society of Friends. The tale traces changes from early 19th century through the Civil War era, noting property handovers and local institutions. The piece promises continuation.
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Reuben
Geo. Glaize
George W. Ginn
Meridith
Gilbert
George W. Baker
Haker
Baker
Ater
Christian Streit
Daniel Hart- Ghe
Charles Eichel- Saar
Lewis Eichelberger
Luthher
Sar John Hoff
Gary Chandler
Torben Newberry
Jas! Stackhouse
Job Hendricks
Mr. Stackhouse
Boscowen St
Piccadilly
Lewis Hartman
Phillip William
Granny Broomfield
Broomfield
Smith
John 8
John Page
Clarke County
Mackey and Baldwin
Sarah Zane
Society of Friends
Braddock and
Picadilly
Lloyda
Alexandria
Episcopale Seminary
Fire damages depot at Fort Wayne post in Michigan
Two fires of undetermined origin damaged the United States motor transport depot at the Fort Wayne post near Doit Michigan. Estimated loss exceeds $100,000.
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Cos
Associated Press
Doit, Mich
United States
Fort Wayne Post
Here
Five Mills Resume Trade After Idle Period
Five cotton mills in North Carolina and Virginia resume operations after a period of idleness as reported by the Associated Press. The mills at Chadwick and Martinsville plan to resume production, signaling a nationwide recovery in the textile industry.
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Associated Press
N. C
Chadwick Kine Cotton Mills
Martinsville
Virginia to Install Road Lighthouses for Safe Travel
Virginia will install road lighthouses marking dangerous curves and railroad crossings on major highways. George P. Coleman, state highway commissioner, oversees plans for widespread placement funded by the American Accumulator Co. with ad space rights and automatic acetylene illumination.
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Richmond
Jan. U
Virginia
George P. Coleman
TS Lg
Washington-Richmond
Newport News
Norfolk
American As Accumulator Company
Highway Department
Dreco touted by Staunton farmer in broad endorsement
A Staunton area farmer, A. T. Fitzgerald, says Dreco is in nearly every home and helps with indigestion, dyspepsia, and upset stomach. He touts personal experience, noting Dreco eased his stomach and regulated his bowels. Millers Drug Store in Winchester promotes the remedy through druggists.
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Staunton
A. T. Fitzgerald
Millers Drug Store
Winchester
Sage and Sulphur Compound Promises Youthful Hair Tone
An old time remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is advertised to darken gray hair quickly. Warnings note it disguises grays, adds shine, and gives a fuller look, with claims of rapid results when applied to small strands with a comb or brush. It states the product is cosmetic, not a disease treatment.
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Wyeth
Dr LeGear Remedy Advertises Stock Health Aid
An advertisement from Rockbridge Baths Virginia touts Dr LeGear as veterinary surgeon and poultry breeder offering a stock health powder that restores vitality improves weight and milk yield. The ad promises refunds if not satisfied and claims benefits for horses hogs cattle sheep and fowl.
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Powders
Rockbridge Baths
LeGear
Announcement on newspaper costs and subscriber rates
A notice discusses rising costs and calls for a reduction in expenses during 1921. It notes higher postage and unchanged labor and paper costs, with examples of cash mail subscription rates from other papers and a push for lower prices for subscribers.
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Postoffice
Star
Harrisonburg
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