Norfolk and Western Timetable Oct 3 1920
Train schedule details list routes from Bristol and Shenandoah Junction to Roanoke Roanoke connects to Memphis South and destinations including Williamson Winston-Salem Philadelphia New York with parlor cars Pullman sleepers and cafe cars. Information provided by W C Saunders General Passenger Agent and W B Revila Passenger Traffic Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Mediate
Pullman Park
Broiler
Roanoke
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Welch
Millman Sleepers
Williamson
Winston-Salem
N. C
Shenand Roanoke
Ai Ie
Memphis
Shenandoah Land
Hagerstown
Harrisry
Philadelphia
New York
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Stown
Pullman
Hagtown
Notice of Guardian Relief in Norris Ward Fund Transfer
The Winchester Virginia Corporation Court on January 22 1921 grants permission to transfer funds from Virginia to Maryland held by W A McCoy Special Commissioner for the Norris ward accounts. Guardian B F Norris represents John F Norris Gertrude A M Norris and Robert A L Norris in the Norris v Norris matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Maryland
W. A. McCoy
Norris
B. F. Norris
John F. Norris
Gertrude AL. Norris
Robert A. L. Norris
A Mrs Gilbert Praises Dr Pierce Medicines
A Natchez Mississippi local customer extols Dr Pierce medicines including Guide to Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. She says the blood medicine tonic helps deep seated coughs weak lungs and supports stomach liver and bowels. She notes the pellets are safe for children and widely available at all druggists.
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Natchez, Miss
Dr. Pierce
Favorite Prescription Promoted by Mother of Seven
A Bay area reader claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription helped during pregnancy. The note from J. I. Hallaburton of Rapptme Va says she was ill for only two hours and that the product aided her seven children. A 10 cent trial package offer is advertised from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Rapttme
Dr. Pierce
Lees
J. I. Hallaburton
Executors Sale of Valuable Limestone Farm in Virginia
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on January 22 1921 at noon for a 20 acre limestone farm in Frederick County. Two parcels offered separately or combined with terms: one 150 acre tract with residence and barn and other improvements, and a 50 acre tract with smaller residence and timber. One third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. bonds due in one and two years with interest. Auctioneers Duvall and Dunn. Clerk Brannon certifies executor bond.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
W. 2. Adams
David Leight
John Leight
Court House
Winchester
Ridgeway Station
Grimes Post Office
Apple ‘Ridge Orchard Company
H. B. McCormac
R. L. Omps
White Hall
Berkeley
W. Z. Adams
D. Duvall & Dunn
I. C. C. Brannon
Brannon
Milling Equipment Advertisement From Winchester VA
An old advertisement offers feed mills corn mills corn shellers shingle mills water wheels and wheat cleaners. Milling Engineer at 48 Rouss Ave Winchester Virginia invites inquiries and promises to advise on customer needs.
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Oees Serry
Rouss Ave
Winchester
For Sale 60 Acres Land with Dwelling and Out-buildings
For sale 60 acres with a dwelling and out-buildings on Pike, asking 2500 dollars. includes 8 acres bearing orchards. Also offers 6-room dwelling near school at 1500 dollars and four 5-room main street dwellings for 5000 dollars. small city property considered on purchase price.
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Pike
Humorist’s Will Seeds A Musical Inheritance
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes a humorist died leaving only one joke in his will. The joke could be developed into a musical comedy and, if expanded into lectures and magazine sales, would provide his heir with a steady income.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
What’s bosun and the flag of the Fourth of July
The piece humorously explores nautical terms and a public eye on revolutions and casualties. A young woman asks about a bosun while a young man pretends nautical knowledge. A joke about a motto ends with a quip about an orphan asylum.
Trying It On The Bulldog
A comic exchange shows Mrs Plainsmith testing a wrinkle remover on her husband’s dog Hector. She jokes she will try it on him if it proves effective.
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Mrs. Plainsmith
Hector
My Luck If Me Grew On Trees
A terse rural line reflects a proverb style statement about fortune and effort. The speaker imagines luck as a crop that could grow with time, contrasting abundance with barren field imagery to express desire for easier wealth.
Subdividing the Farm Sparks Public Building Debate
In a private exchange Earm er Corntessel and his son Josh discuss dividing the farm. Josh insists on reserving sites only for motion picture theaters, while Corntessel remains noncommittal about public buildings at present.
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Earmer Corntessel
Josh
Annoyance as friends dodge social clash
Conversation reveals tension between two men over expectations of social outings. One claims closeness, the other fears forcing a meet due to competing spouses absence making plans awkward.
Mrs Newcomb Sews Paintings After Child's Remark
Conversation reveals Mrs Newcomb denying being an artist despite a child suspecting she paints. The exchange shows familial rhetoric about creativity and perception within a domestic setting.
The Right Place
A brief classroom exchange centers on punctuation as a student explains a dash used after a phrase about breaking from jail. The dialogue contrasts the speaker’s dash with a teacher’s expectation for proper punctuation in writing.
Riddle Hint: a small boy and a pin
A dialogue presents a riddle about a combination always bent on a test. The answer given is a small boy and a pin, implying a play on words or a classic kids puzzle phrasing.
Musical Choice Sparks Playful Debate
A brief exchange features a humorous back and forth about music genre preference. The dialogue contrasts classical and jazz influences, highlighting playful banter over taste and identity without assigning a definitive winner.
Fragmentary dialogue from a 1920s feuilleton excerpt
A fragmented passage features notes on silence and observation. Snatches mention a detective, a porch climber and thieves who steal airplanes. The tone hints at a backstage vignette with urban whimsy and casual crime talk.
Gowan’s penetrating salve for colds and injuries advertised
An advertisement touts Gowan’s original penetrating salve for colds croup and air passage inflammations. It claims deep penetration without skin irritation, suitable for children, and mentions prices and a money back guarantee.
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Gowan’s
Gowan's
Miss Nina Braithwaite Weds Russell Scrivener in Martinsburg
Announcement of the January wedding of Miss Nina R. Braithwaite daughter of Mr and Mrs J Braithwaite of Cross Junction to Mr Russell J Scrivener son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Scrivener of this county. The ceremony at 3 pm Saturday at the United Brethren Church North Avenue officiated by Rev George W Stover. The couple will reside in Martinsburg.
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Nina R. Braithwaite
J. Braithwaite
Cross Junction
Russell J. Scrivener
Martinsburg
W. Va
United Brethren Church
North Avenue
George W. Stover
Scrivener
Samuel Scrivener
Free bedside nursing classes at district nurse’s office
Free classes in bedside nursing will be taught at the District Nurse's office on Thursday January 13 at 7 30 p.m. All persons wishing to join the class are requested to attend.
Catarrhal Deafness Aches Offer Non Surgical Relief
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications as they fail to reach the diseased ear portion. Hall's Catarrhicine claims to act through the blood on mucous surfaces, reducing inflammation of the Eustachian tube and restoring hearing. Sold by all Druggists J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
American Railway Express seeks intrastate authority in Virginia
Notice to public says American Railway Express seeks approval from the State Corporation Commission on January 20, 1921 at 10 a m in Richmond to apply the interstate revised Official Express Classification to intrastate traffic within Virginia. The filing is filed under authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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American Railway
Rheumatism Linked to Blood Germ Claims Remedy
Article promotes a blood treatment called 8.8.8.8 as a cure for rheumatism by eradicating a disease germ from the blood. It offers free expert medical advice from the Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, and urges readers to begin taking the remedy.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
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