Virginia debated birthday of Confederate hero Jackson
The article notes uncertainty about General Thomas J. Jacksons birthday as Virginia honors his legacy with Jackson Day. Senator Early cites ambiguous records and a correspondence with Mrs Jackson, widow, about whether his birthday is January 19 20 or 21 and mentions West Point enrollment dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Knewall
Jackson
W. B. Early, Jr
General Assembly
Wnarly
Senarly
Ellersville
Rece
United States Academy
West Point
Licensing of Electricians Bill in Virginia House
Delegate T Gray Haddon of Richmond introduced a bill creating the State Board of Electrical Examiners to license operators of power plants substations and buildings with electrical devices. Five members drawn from fire underwriters city inspection electrical engineering construction and journeymen electricians will oversee licensing with per diem for duties. After July 1 1922 no entity may operate or maintain any electrical plant substation or building with electrical appliances without a license issued by the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Gray Haddon
Richmond
House of Delegates
State Board of Electrical Examiners
Fire Underwriters
City Inspection Department
Provisions Declared Misdemeanor Under Act
The act declares violation a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of 100 to 500 dollars or imprisonment from 30 days to six months. outlines penalties reflecting the act’s enforcement terms.
SAIL TO TOUR ON CONTINENT FROM NEW YORK ON ARABIC
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter and her daughter Miss Isabelle Carter of Richmond sail from New York aboard the steamship Arabic for Madeira Gibraltar and Mediterranean ports. They are joined by Miss Belle Cameron and Miss Sally Cameron of Raleigh and will spend the winter in Egypt before touring the Continent. Mrs Carter and Mrs Cameron are daughters of the late Mr and Mrs Peter H Mayo of Powhatan Clarke County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas “ Nelson ” Carter
Isabelle Carter
Richmond
New York
Madeira
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Spectacular Confederate Enter Front Royal and Sentry Details
The article notes a dramatic Confederate entry at Front Royal early in the war with Col. Imboden’s brigade active in the town. It lists four survivors of Col. Imboden’s command at Gettysburg and mentions Milton Crabill of Toms Brook and Milton Hottel of Warren County as other veterans who served in the same regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Etand
Fed
Cattipel Imboden
Imboden
General Lee Opposed War and Favored Peace, UVa Professor Says
Dr Milton W Humphreys of the University of Virginia, sole survivor of General Lee's faculty at Washington College, asserts Lee distrusted military education and would advocate perpetual peace today. He recalls Lee approving a non rigid duty rule and warning against excessive rules, stressing voluntary effort over compulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Milton W. Humphreys
University of Virginia
General Lee
Washington College
Washington and Lee University
Lee
Humphreys
Time Lost in the Confederate Army Proves Profitable
He declares to Mr Humphreys that time in the Confederate army was the most profitable period of life and urges never to say otherwise. The speaker grows flushed and speaks with tempered anger about past service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Humphreys
SUSTO Promised as Growth Aid for Delicate Children
A claim from a professor of Physiological Chemistry endorses SUSTO as a tested remedy for malnutrition. Reports describe weight gains in underweight children and improvements in appetite, strength, and energy across ages, with emphasis on concentrated nutrients from yeast rice eggs milk beef protein and iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susto
Gude's Pepto Mangan Ad Promises Health Boost
Worried wives read of a blood tonic that promises to restore energy, mood, and strength. The ad claims Gude's Pepto Mangan builds red blood and improves health, advising daily use for a few weeks and recommending a drug store purchase in liquid or tablet form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gude
Col George W Imboden Die Concludes Shenandoah Veterans React
News of the death of Col George W Imboden in Ansted West Virginia comes as a surprise to Confederate Veterans in Shenandoah County. A few members of Imboden's Eighteenth Virginia Cavalry reside there and mourn the loss as valley memory recedes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Ansted
W. Va
George W. Imboden
Shenandoah County
Imboden
Eighteenth Virginia Cavalry
Strasburg Moves to Obtain New Town Charter
Strasburg Virginia plans a new charter bill in the General Assembly. Senator Harry Byrd of Winchester introduced the measure to extend Strasburg limits to include recently annexed territory by court decision and to formally redefine the town’s corporate status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasburg
General Assembly
Harry ¥. Byrd
Winchester
House Delegates Debut Bill By Ket Introduced
Ket introduced the same bill in the House of Delegates marking a parallel step in the legislative process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ket
House of Delegates
Death summons Mrs. J. C. Howard in Staunton Virginia
Mrs. Jane Colston Howard widow of Confederate veteran Capt Conway R Howard died last week at her Staunton home after a three week illness. Daughter of Rollie and Gertrude Colston she aided girls school administration. Her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Gildersleeve lives in Baltimore. Burial was in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Colston Howard
Conway Robinson Howard
Staunton
Rollie and
Gertrude Powell Colston
Virginia
Howard
Sher
Elizabeth Gildersleeve
Baltimore
Richmond
Wall Paper Offers for Bathrooms and Kitchens
N G Hottel advertises bathroom and kitchen wallpaper with varnished tile at 25 cents for a 2Q pattern, other papers from 6 cents, and white and cream ceilings at 8 to 10 cents. Phone 4661 at 8123 Brad St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. G. Hottel
Brad
The Ten Talents and Shared Responsibility
A fragment discusses the saying that you may share advice and remedies but not personal experience or their effects. It emphasizes that tact allows each person to live their own life and pursue their own success, noting a hypothetical man with ten talents could have helped others if he chose.
Building Material Prices Are Down
The article notes that prices for building materials have fallen to fair and reasonable levels. Lumber in particular has declined to a normal basis, enabling construction of frame houses or barns at lower costs. The supplier offers complete stock and planning assistance.
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Wm. J. Gochenour
Maurertown
Jessie Bell
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Dodge
Maxwell
Franklin
Dort
Durant
Overland
Chevrolet
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Ackson
Isure
Auto Supply Fidock St
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Europe
W. W. Glass
H. Hable
Phil. Klompus
Charles W. Trenary
SAIL
Col. Imboden
Ford
Chapman’s Auto Sales
Braddock St
Funk & Son Furniture Dealers
Main Street
the People’s Drug Co., Inc
the Progressive Drug Store
J. C. Howard
Chas, E. Ellison
Waynesboro
Home Merchants
Exide
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Water St
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