Good English and Good Fortune in Progressive Careers
The passage profiles several figures rising from hardship to prominence through mastery of language. Jack London, Arthur Brisbane, Albert Hubbard, William Jennings Bryan, William Dean Howells, and Joseph Pulitzer are cited as examples of swift ascent via persuasive writing and disciplined study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack London
San Francisco Bay
Arthur Brisbane
William Jennings Bryan
William Dear Howells
Joséph Pulitzer
Austria
War boom hits Pennsylvania with munitions orders
The war boom drives major munitions orders across Pennsylvania as firms announce production for ships shells and gun parts. Chester plans 23,000 new workers at Baldwin Locomotive in Eddystone to meet two year demand. Real estate follows with 2,000 new homes as Europe’s buyers back allied war effort.
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Pennsylvania
Times of Peace
Chester
Eddyston
Baldwin Locomotive Company
Europe
England
Russia
France
Italy
David Lloyd
George
The
Atlantic
Swift Years Roll On In Walt Mason Verse
A poem fragment reflecting on aging and time passing. The speaker contrasts youth with old age, noting gray hair, a grown child, and diminished strength, while wondering at the rapid march of years. The voice is attributed to Walt Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Mason
J. B. Whittaker
Thedford
N.C
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Ohio River
James A. Garfield
A Woman's Prayer by Essie Rock Dale
A prayer asks for a worthy husband rather than wealth or fame. The speaker seeks a pure, loving marriage with a strong, trustworthy partner and ends with the attribution Essie Rock Dale.
Who Killed Dame Courtesy
A short discussion on declining chivalry and how modern women and men interact in public life. The piece notes some women reject deference yet acknowledges many men remain courteous, while others fear rivalry reshapes old manners. The St Paul Pioneer Press voicing concerns about social conduct.
Freedom of the press and vigilant justice urged in wartime
In a column excerpt the writer laments press bias and urges restraint to avoid harming civil liberties. The piece condemns German aggression in Belgium and calls for vengeance against those who started the war, urging principled stand for the suffering Belgian people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Great Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
Heaven
Earth
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers One Hundred Dollar Reward
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the cure for catarrh with a one hundred dollar reward for any case it cannot cure. It claims the remedy works through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and remove toxins, promising quick general health improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Eriend
J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
All Drugelsts
Baker Steam Flour Mill for Sale in Winchester Virginia
Under a decree by the Corporation Court of Winchester the Baker Steam Flour Mill property is offered at public sale at 11:00 am on a fronting lot on Market Street. The three and one half story brick mill covers 60 by 60 feet, with 250 barrels per day capacity, adjacent elevator and warehouse, and is connected to Northern Virginia Power Co. electric power with a new boiler needed for the auxiliary steam engine. The sale includes the mill machinery, appliances, and goodwill of W. B. Bakers Sons and the right to use its name and brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court of Winchester
Chancery of Hottel
Winchester
Markad Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Market Street
Rorthern Virginia Power Co
Powe
W. B. Bakers Sons
Branda
Terms of Sale for Winchester Property Auction
One fourth of the purchase money in cash and the balance in three equal sums due at one two and three years after sale with 6 percent interest from sale date. Payments secured by purchaser bonds, deed of trust, and fire insurance of at least $30,000. Existing policy of $29,500 to transfer. Property open for inspection. further details from Barton & Barton, Winchester VA. R Gray Williams, Trustee. R T Parton Jr, Trustee. E D Newman, Special Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Barton & Barton
Winchester
R. Gray Williams
R. T. Parton, Jr
E. D Newman
Certificate of Clerk in Winchester Bond Validation
J B Beverley clerk certifies the bond required by a decree of sale has been duly executed by Rob T Barton Jr trustee. The surrounding text criticizes newspapers and wartime policy, referencing Belgium Poland Serbia and Allied forces, with scattered commentary on media bias and public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Beverley
Corporation Court of the
City of Winchester
Rob T. Barton, Jr
Is . B. Beverley
Belgium
Poland
Satan
Heaven
Earth
Lucifer
Serbia
Family Health Advice and Heroic Tales Across a Life
A widow’s account touts Black-Draught as a reliable family remedy for stomach and digestive troubles. The piece then extols Henry Frick for safeguarding Pittsburgh schoolchildren’s savings and shares anecdotes of endurance from a Canadian father journeying with his baby, highlighting everyday heroism and older presidents’ humble beginnings.
Much-Hunted Poem Found Amid Life Reflections
Readers glimpse a private verse that captures longing and devotion. The poem speaks of guiding light, loneliness, and enduring fidelity, contrasting worldly pursuits with a steadfast beloved as a star guiding through life’s trials. Its tone echoes intimate emotion and timeless love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
The Habit of Taking Cold and Remedies
The piece urges that catching cold is a habit easily broken by a morning sponge bath at about 90 degrees and sleeping with the window up. If a cold occurs, use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and recover quietly. the remedy is obtainable everywhere.
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Evening Star
Evening Star Publishing Company
Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
Weekly News
Weekly Times
Weekly Mirror
Postofice
Bell 33
United
Fortune
Albert Hubbard
Dame Courtesy
Hugh
Ars
Atenes
Rome
Nemo
Baker Steam
Post
Ienion
Mexico
Eroptratus
Diana
Asia
Mahomet
Mahwomet
Constantinople
the Post
Tey
Jonzhs
Henry Ford
Madame Schimmer
Dughter
Hungary
Kossuth
Wacaragton
Henry Frick
Henry C. Frick
Pittsburgh
Allephany City
Canada
New York State
Baltimore Sun
Ben
Franklin
United States
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
North Carolina
Pine Hills
Millard Fillmore
James Buch Anan
Fairbanks
Star Office
Herbert S. Larrick
Atty-at-Law
Gookman
Shannon Hill
Court House
Berryville Pike
Bath
C. T. Owens
National Avenue
S. Market St
J. George Baetjer
Ee - Larrick
Attys
John Harmer
Fair Ground
Bell
I. J. Crabill
Fair Grounds
Star Ofice
Charles Latham
Inland Oil Works Co
Cleveland, O
Ivanhoe Mfg. Co
St. Louis
West Point Glove Go. (Inc
West Point
Sanders Specialty Co
Pine St
Spartansburg
S. C
Prairie State
J. E. Harris
Berryville
H.& W. Seabright
Abraham Lincoln
Dar
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Grove Bros. Department Store
Cement & “Berkeley
Ueno
Security Cement & Lime Co
Hagerstown
GLAW
John Gruber
Boyd
Cumberland Valley & Martinsburg Railroad Company
West Virginia
A. C. Nadenbousch
King Street
Martinsburg
West Va
Adrian C. Nadenbousch
GRAIN
Clearbrook Wal T
W. E. Reep & Son
Charles Town
Laa Me Vy
F. Whiting, Ee Inwood
W. Va
the Sun
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