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A wire in and cables record notes total length of wire within the sheathing and core of world cables since their 1857 introduction. The figure reflects cumulative reach from the earth to the nijwon.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1924
Page
7
A wire in and cables record notes total length of wire within the sheathing and core of world cables since their 1857 introduction. The figure reflects cumulative reach from the earth to the nijwon.
Fragmentary ad copy discusses use of a product for easing childbirth with phrases about doctors, nurses, and earlier generations relying on familiar remedies. Mentions Regulator Co and a free illustrated book suggesting physicians and mothers’ experiences.
Blacksburg Va Jan 15 The re corn and grain show under the Virginia Crop Improvement Association will be January 24 25 in Richmond at Howitzer's Permory. Prof T Maurer says preparations are complete and heavy exhibits are expected with records likely to be set. Samples come from Loudoun Wythe and Norfolk with high quality being noted. A utility test of corn will be conducted by Professors Schneiderhan and Godkin with exhibitors receiving seed performance records.
A special Common Council meeting is set for 7 30 tonight at City Hall to consider wider use of the Citizen's Gasoline and Oil Company to erect touts on leased Baltimore and Ohio Railroad property.
A brief satire notes that AT men are flatterers except those who take passport photographs, highlighting James A. Montsine as a referenced figure.
Exceptional value in Orchard with good buildings and a central location. An 8 room dwelling with gas and lights is offered at 5500 dollars and there are building lots listed. Easy payments available. Well located 8 room modern dwelling for rent at 33 dollars. Call for real estate information.
A nostril soothing balm promises fast relief from stuffed nose and catarrh. It claims to penetrate the mucous membrane, clear air passages, and ease nighttime breathing with a small drugstore bottle. Ely's Dream is touted as ideal for cold and catarrh sufferers.
Marie Caslova and her miniature symphony appear January 17 at the City Hall Auditorium, as the third event in the High School entertainment series. The program features a small ensemble with Caslova as first violin and soloist, with tickets sold by students and Neidemeyer's. Admission is 50 cents with no reserved seats.
Funeral services for Algernon Wood Lockhart were held at his home in Mountain Falls Vaj-Jan. 14. The Rev. A. Frosseup of Wardensville led a short service before the body was taken to Winchester for interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Survived by four daughters Miss Nellie Lockhart Mrs. L E White Mrs. George Good and Miss Laurihart and three sons Iles Patrick and Howard Lockhart.
Officers elected by the Golden Rule Bible Class were installed during a Braddock Methodist Episcopal Church session. Appointed roles include R V Switzer as president, H B Garber and Ora Bailey as vice presidents, W L Fisher treasurer, CC Bailey pianist, Miss Gertrude Ritter chorister, and George Yeakley musical director. The class now lists 254 members with 123 active, 166 associate, and 16 honorary members.
A short reflective note from the era links progress to suppressing personal grumble. The line suggests that steady improvement is marked by calmer attitudes and fewer complaints over time.
Dr A L Wilson of Lynchware owns a bronze Zouave lamp once at the Lincoln White House desk. Refashioned for electric reading use, the 18 inch relic passed through several hands after the Johnson era renovation. Wilson is son of William L Wilson or Charles Town who served as postmaster general and authored the Wilson tariff bill.
A fragmented note describes a wish to show a plain truth in a tense scene. References to bleeding area and a gate hint a conflict or confrontation. The garbled text keeps a sense of abruptness and urgency about a person named Pete in a doorway or boundary.
Lancaster Pennsylvania woman describes weakness and nervous fatigue after marriage and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports regained strength, able to do housework, and recommends the product to friends with permission for publication.
Daily wholesale and retail price list showing livestock eggs butter flour and feeds. Entries include young chickens hens turkeys rabbits walnuts and miscellaneous grains with noted corrections and day-old closing prices.
Sunday schools at Springfield near Romney were dismissed to rush to aid Mr and Mrs C J Blue whose home caught fire from an overheated tie. Residents used tubs of water due to cold weather to prevent outdoor sources from freezing and saved the house.
A proposal envisions issuing unique 50 cent pieces to honor Confederate memorials. The plan, promoted by Chairman McFadden of the House Banking and Currency Committee, would place the coins in the custody of the Mountain Confederate Memorial Association for disposition.
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