Maj Magruder Engaged to Miss Helen Schurman
Announcement from United States Minister Schurman in Peking reports the engagement of Miss Helen Schurman to Maj John W Magruder assistant military attache of the American Legation in Peking The groom to be a son of the late Maj J W Magruder of Woodstock He is an VMI honor graduate and served notably in field artillery during World War I
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Schurman
Peking
China
Helen Schurman
John W. Magruder
Magruder
J. W. Magruder
Woodstock
Virginia Military Institute
United States Army
Community thanks for gifts during Christmas time
Misses Mary and the Lowery family thank M. W. A. Camp of Mountain Falls and others in the community for generous gifts during Christmas while their mother remains frail and elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baditor the
Mary
Lowery
M. W. A. Camp
Mountain Falls
Local Market Prices and Farm Products Listed
Corrected market listings show prices for dairy butter eggs flour and grain along with live stock values. Entries include country butter young chickens local flour corn meal bran and hay with varying price ranges and regional notes.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advocated for Women's Health
The passage urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a health aid after gaining suffrage. It promotes the remedy as a trusted support for ailments specific to women and frames health as essential to voting and civic participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Bartonville Local Notes and Visits Reported
Bartonville notes from January 17 record Mrs. Co A Grim and daughter Annie visiting in Awuray and Craigsville Grim of Winchester visiting local residents.
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Bartonville
Co. A. Grim
Annie Awuray
Craigsville
Winchester
Prisoner chained to steam pipe to wait for confinement
Augusta county officials used a steam pipe as a makeshift restraint for Archie Downing after his arrest on prohibition charges. He was kept in his home due to delays in transporting prisoners to Staunton for confinement, with the pipe reportedly connected to a still previously operated by him.
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Augusta County
Archie Downing
Staunton
Downing
Local Social Notes Include Family Visits and Moves
Mrs. Allen Legg and Mrs. Emma Gruber of Strasburg spent Sunday with relatives. Miss Irene Inskip visited Mrs. Emma Gruber with niece Miss Louise Bates. Mr. Mack Hook plans a move to Winchester. Springdale Mill to be taken by Mr. Dehl of North Carolina. Roads were badly drifted delaying mail for days.
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Allen Legg
Emma Gruber
Strasburg
George Inskip
Tom Lam
Misses Bertie
Pauline Lam
Fred. Dover
Charles Beaty
Irene Inskip
Louise Bates
McCartney
Virginia Funk
Cecelia Venable
William
Twoskip
Mack Hook
Winchester
Dehl
North Carolina
Springdale
Mustard Oil Pain Relief Advertises Joint Ease
A vintage medical ad promotes mustard oil pain relief for rheumatism and stiff joints. It offers a pint size and hospital jars with prices 65 cents and 3.00, claiming relief as soon as applied.
Home of Miss Bertrude Peery Near Opequon
A property described as the home of the late Miss Bertrude Peery lies three miles from Opequon near Cedar Creek Grade. It features an eight room residence on 10 1 2 acres of fine limestone land with about one third in a productive orchard.
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Bertrude Peery
Opequon
Cedar Creek
Building Material Prices Are Down
A local notice notes that building materials have fallen to fair and reasonable prices. Lumber has declined to a normal basis making frame houses and barns affordable. The supplier offers complete stock and planning assistance for the needed building projects.
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Shade Motor CO
North Main Street
Wm. J. Gochenour
Maurertown, Va
Jessie
Moresco
E. Water St
Buick
Studebaker
Chalmers
Hud
Dodge
Maxwell
Franklin
Dort
Durant
Overland
Chevrolet
Ellison & Heartbarger
Constipan
Dr. King
King’s Pills
George Pingley
J. B. Crowell
Mountain Fails
Maj. Magruder
Gasman Auto Supply
Idock St
Postoffice
Roosters
Astin
Venience End Sault
Mastin
Hom
Nly
Bartonsville
New England
Virginia
Virginia Good Roads Association
Virginia Short Line Association
Ford
Chapman's Auto Sales
Braddock St
Funk & Son
America
South Main Street
Castile
the People’s Drug Co., Inc
the Progressive Drug Store
Lynch
Ening
Payne & Sutton
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