Divorce Suit Seeks Cinculo Matrimoni in Winchester
Ella Franks Grimes sues Robert Grimes for divorce on grounds of desertion and for general relief in the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia. The defendant is not a Virginia resident and must appear within fifteen days after publication. order to publish weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star and post at courthouse front door. J B Beverley Clerk.
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Robert Grimes
Corporation Court
Winchester
Virginia
Hila Franks Grimes
Evening Star
Single Comb Black Minorcas Laying Stock Ad
Year old hens produce 18 eggs for 1.50 and 100 eggs for 8.00. Limited number available. Order early. W. D. Wisecarver. Berryville Virginia. Phone 23-W. January 28.
Local Men Attend Harrisburg Convention For Farming Interests
Winchester and Frederick county farmers spent part of last week at Harrisburg Pennsylvania attending the annual conventions of Pennsylvania farming and fruit growing. The event drew about 42000 visitors to the state capital. Local delegates included W P Massey president of the Eastern Fruit Growers Association and Virginia State Horticultural Society secretary W S Campfield of the National Farm Federation Thomas B Byrd J S Haldeman Richard E Griffith and Mc Sherry Lupton of Berkeley County West Virginia.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Keystone
W. P. Massey
Eastern Fruit Growers’ Association
The
Virginia State Horticultural Society
W. S. Campfield
National Farm Federation
Thomas B. Byrd
J. S. Haldeman
Richard £. Griffith
McSherry Lupton
Berkeley County
President Harding Thanks Martinsburg Visitor for Christmas Greeting
A. Sidney Johnson, a member of the original Harding group, has returned to Martinsburg W Va from other sections on business. He found a Christmas card from President Harding in his mail thanking him for his good wishes and expressing appreciation for the greeting.
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A. Sidney Johnson
Harding
Martinsburg
W. Va
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Johnson Predicted Harding Presidency Ahead of Convention
The writer recalls Johnson’s numerous articles during pre convention days predicting Warren G. Harding as the next president, a forecast noted by many observers.
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Warren G. Harding
Mr. Johnson
Harding
Fatal Blast in Kentucky Mine Joins Six Death Toll
The Layman Calloway coal mine at Layman near Pineville Kentucky saw eight to ten men in the night crew when an explosion occurred. Six miners died as rescuers recovered John Martin and his son James among the entombed. The cause of the blast was not yet known.
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Pinesville
Layman Calloway Company
Layman
Here
John Martin
James
Resecuers
Pineville
Layman- Calloway
Altitude in Astronomy Defined and Distinctions
Altitude measures vertical height above the horizon. It can be apparent as read from observations or true after correcting for parallax and refraction. Apparent altitude is the immediate reading while true altitude accounts for atmospheric and geometric effects.
Who's Who and Who in a Clever Exchange
The exchange mocks marital finance with a sharp quip about Mrs. Peckum who appears to command a salary her husband earns. It contrasts a New York man gifting a CIA necklace with a Chicago man giving a wife a black eye, highlighting gendered domestic dynamics in a satirical tone.
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New York
CIA
Chicago
Just Reward Delivers Nonsense Pie Tale
A humorous imprecise fragment describes a pie baked by a husband’s mother and a reaction of weary reward. The speaker references a Mrs Jones and a dare to hand over a dollar for a bad pie, with lingering confusion about who baked it.
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Willie
Excited crowds react to two dollar jingles
The fragment mentions men whose nerves tingle whenever they hear two dollars jingle, capturing a curious moment of economic or sonic interest. No clear event or names are provided.
Quotation Comedy Exchange Sparks Striker Banter
A crowd heckles a philosopher who claims to find pleasure in the strike. A response joke about saving car fares for cigars follows. Mr Wombat retorts to his wife with a fresh spring dress gag as she mocks the comparison, claiming she made it herself.
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Tve
Mr. Wombat
Mrs. Wombat
Voice of Discouragement Farm Talk
A thrifty citizen urges saving for a "good sized farm" while Farmer Corntessel counters by advising using the money for something beyond land. The exchange presents a contrast between saving and pursuing other opportunities.
Found handkerchief linked to Father Maloney foundling in text
A humorous exchange notes a found handkerchief said to belong to Father Maloney and mentions the priest's absence for three weeks as a joke from Punch magazine style dialogue.
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Father Maloney
Boat Shaped Hats Draw Witty Sea Planters Jokesmith
Mrs Jokesmith jokes about boat shaped hats worn at sea as her husband tips her with a quip. Jokesmith replies I won’t put my oar in.
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Jokesmith
Hubby
Odd Nations Hire Sailor and Soldier for Cabinets
Quotation notes a cultural pattern where the Bhonglish favor a secretary of war who is a soldier and a secretary of the navy who is a sailor, highlighting an unusual cabinet tradition. The exchange questions what this says about their governance and language.
He Meant Greensword
A suburban exchange features a friendly resident remarking on a lawn, while Mrs Way contrasts expectations with a budget gingham and cautious optimism about summer greensword plans.
Kenyon Accepts Federal Bench Nomination
Washington, Jan 31. Senator Kenyon of Iowa announced he would accept the nomination as federal judge of the Eighth Circuit, tendered by President Harding and sent to the Senate, which confirmed it in open session. Kenyon, a Senate leader and agricultural bloc chair, praised the President’s action as enabling his ambition to serve on the federal bench.
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Washington
Kenyon
Towa
Eighth Circuit
Harding
Senate
Iowa
Cassatt Noted Horseman Dies at 52 in Berwyn
Lieut Colonel Edward B Cassatt died at his Berwyn home aged 52. A sportsman and race horse owner, he was a West Point graduate and son of A J Cassatt former president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He served in the Spanish American War.
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Philadelphia
Edward
Cassatt
Berwyn
Here
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
West Point
First Discovered Great Truth by Thales of Miletus
Thales of Miletus circa 640 B.C. is credited with proposing that the world is a sphere and exploring earth’s shape and celestial circles. The fragment notes his early advance in natural philosophy and cosmology.
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Thales
Miletus
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