England to Hanover: George I era and furniture history
Fragmentary notices recall English furniture evolution from Elizabethan to George I with mentions of Chippendale and Heppelwhite shaping forms. It notes wing chairs, cabriole legs, low and high chests, and French influence, alongside a brief District Nurse Association meeting and social events in Cumberland and Winchester.
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Igrave
Anne
Boss
England
George
Hanover
George I
Glaszé Fu
Piper
Chippendale
Hepig
Elizzabethan
Heppelwhite
Miss Mary Kline to Undergo Appendectomy
Miss Mary Kline daughter of Mr and Mrs Beath Kline of near Berryville described as a patient at Catawba Sanatorium for months is brought to Memorial Hospital for an appendectomy after developing appendicitis. She is improving though the condition prompted the transfer.
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Mary Kline
Beath Kline
Berryville
Catawba Sanitorium
Catawba
Double Birthday Party Celebrated in Sharpsburg Maryland
A dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brenner in Sharpsburg marked the double birthday of their daughter Pearl and Mrs. Brenner’s mother Mrs. John Tucker. The girl turned four and Mrs. Tucker was 51. Cakes carried 51 and four candies. guests included Miss Nellie Labersole of Winchester.
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George Penrod
Cumberland
Louis Curl Penrod
Penrod
Joseph H. Cooley
Winchester
Maryland
Earl Brenner
Sharpsburg
Pearl
Miss Baker Hosts in New York With Fiance Parents
Miss Virginia Marshall Baker of this city visits New Weston Hotel in New York City as the guest of her fiancé's parents Mr. and Mrs. John H. Tweedy, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob E. Baker are the hosts.
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Miss Baker
Virginia Marshall Baker
Jacob. E. Baker
New Weston
New York
John H. Tweedy
Presbyterian Auxiliary to Study Open Door to Brazil
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church meets at 7 30 PM in the church parlors to begin a study of the Foreign Missionary Society book An Open Door to Brazil. Study continues tomorrow at the same time and place. all members and others interested are invited.
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Presbyterian Auxiliary
Brazil
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
Foreign Missionary Society
Social Roundup of Winchester Area Visitors and Residents
A parade of locals and guests appears in Winchester and nearby towns. Edgar Smoke of White Hall and Samuel O Neil of Stephens City visit. Miss Mary Barr, Lovey Crisman and others spend weekends with friends and relatives. George Washington Hotel hosts guests from Washington and Roanoke College affiliates.
One Killed and Three Wounded In Saloon Fight
In Philadelphia a pistol battle in a saloon left Burton White a cabaret proprietor dead. A 25 year old woman Marie Brannis a policeman and a man were wounded. Brannis claimed the policeman started it while Rommell gave a separate account of a man barricaded behind the bar and firing first.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Burton White
Chester
Marie Brannis
William Rommell
Girls' Athletic Association Basketball Schedule Update
The Girls' Athletic Association team will play its first out of town game this season against Upperville High School on Tuesday night in Upperville. A Friday clash with Berryville occurs in Berryville, then Edinburg plays at Handley School gym next Monday. Home games welcome support.
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Girls’ Athletic Association
Upperville
Berryville
Edinburg
Handley School
Apples Delayed by Ship Accident Off Fire Island
A batch of Frederick County apples shipped from New York on the White Star liner Celtic was damaged after the vessel was rammed in fog by a Diamond Line ship 26 miles off Fire Island. The Celtic returned to Boston for repairs and was to sail again soon. Some apples were in local cold storage while others remained in transit on the ship.
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Frederick County
New York
Celtic
Fire Island
Boston
Borton
Winchester
Storeroom Converted to Pocket Billiard Parlor
The storeroom at No. 7 North Loudo U Street now owned by Harry H. Woodward has been transformed into a pocket billiard parlor with papered and painted ground floor, mahogany woodwork, white ceiling, blue walls, and a modern hot water heating system. A shoe shining department, cigar and cigarette counter are planned, with a potential barber shop in a rear room.
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No. 7
North
Loudoun Street
Nathanson Company
Harry H. Woodward
Woodward
Aunt Fanny Weathers Clerks to Haymaker Store in Armell
Aunt Fanny Weathers, a respected older colored woman from southeastern Armell County, is confined to her home on the Front Royal road near Haymaker's store. Known as Aunt Fanny, she represents the last of the prewar generation of colored people in her area as friends and relatives visit and tend to her during her illness.
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Armel
Fanny Weathers
Front Royal Road
Haymaker’s
Fanny
Browning Suit Moves Through New Jersey Court
Witnesses including Charlotte Mills, daughter of the slain choir singer, testify as Browning case unfolds in Somerville. The Boston Traveler says it will print no further details, calling the coverage indecent and apologizing to readers.
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Charlotte Mills
Browning
Somerville
N. J
Boston
Mass
Boston Traveler
Four Men Entombed In Kentucky Mine After Explosion
Madisonville Ky Jan 31 Four workers were entombed behind a slate fall in the Tisley Coal Company mine at Isley near Dawson Springs after an explosion thought caused by a faulty short circuit in the electric main. The entombed men are Noland Vaughan 27 Saint Morgan 20 D McReynolds 30 and Walter Vernaugh 36. J T Powell of the US Bureau of Mines Evansville Ind was notified and moved to Isley with rescue gear. The mine is two miles deep and rescuers began work though prospects of survival were grim.
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Associated Press
Madisonville
Tisley Coal Company
Hxpley
Dawson Springs
Noland Vaughan
Saint Morgan
D. McReynolds
Walter Vernaugh
J. T. Powell
United States Bureau of Mines
Evansville
Ind
Ilsley
The
Isley Company
Norton Coal Mining Company
Rags Wanted for Cleaning Purposes
Large clean cotton rags wanted immediately. Must be large and clean. The Evening Star Office.
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THE
Evening Star Office
Unpardonable Sin Sermon Stirs Revival Crowd
Dr Bridgers warns against blasphemy and lying to God during revival services. He explains the Holy Ghost as a person, outlines the Godhead, and urges repentance and prayer as hundreds respond with reconsecration and confession of faith. The afternoon service emphasizes holiness and practical revival steps.
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Jesus
God
Father
Son
Holy Spirit
Holy
God the Father
God the Son
Bridgers
Dr. Si
Wigan
Fairness of God
Bridge
Christ
Jesus Christ
Somone
Dr. Bridgers
Mr. Mitchell
Mitchell
Sermon and Service Reflections at Local Churches
The report covers a night service where suggestions for crowd handling were offered and prayers given for ill pastors Rev. George W. Stover and Rev. J Luther Neff. Dr Bridgers honored Nan Leafe with a memorial flower and reflected on earlier kindness from her family. Decision Day saw 44 children come forward.
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George’ W. Stover
United Brethren Church
J. Luther Neff
Market Street Methodist’ Episcopal Church
Bridgers
Salvation Army Resumes Regular Services
The Salvation Army resumes regular services on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. after an interruption during the bridge revival period.
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Salvation Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
District Nurse Association
Sday
Acave
Wises
C. W. Scott
Ofginia State Board of Health
W. Ritenonr
Memts
Hollidaying
Reuss Avenue
Goff M. Cooper
Vallie Tharpe
Alridge
W. Va
Mollie Adams
East Leicester Street
Cleo Carper
County
Forest Glen, Md
Walter B. Potts
Washington, D. C
W. S. Clark
Mr. Potts
Mr. James. Lockhart
Norman. Lockhart
Binghampton, N. Y
Genevive Pool
Martha Lunsford
Laura Y. Hildebrand
Martinsburg
Inez Martin
Elizabeth Long
Harry Reardon
M. M. Lynch
South Washington Street
Mr. Burr. Harrison
Richmond
Agnes Reardon
Woolworth's
Harvey Linton
William Hemp
Dorothy Clark
Charles J. Borum
Strasburg, Va
Ary
Mr. Edgar Smoke
White Hall
Geneva Whitacre
Whitacre, Va
W.S. Clark
Amherst Street
Samuel O'Neil
Stephens City, Va
Baker
William Chambi
Thompson Sowers
White Post
George W. Cox
George Washington Hotel
Mary Barr
Stephens City
Mrs. Collis
Loudoun ‘Street
Messrs
James Cadwallader
Lester Carper
Roanoke College
Roanoke
F. B. Cadwallader
Margaret Cadwallader
Boyd Unger
Bethel Church
Harry Sartelle
Mary Louise Sartelle
Washington, D.C
Harry K. Thaw
Kenilworth
Stephensons
Morgan Pendleton
Dorothy Crisman
Blanch Crisman
Baltimore
Miss Pearl Headley
Mrs. J. W. Beadley
South Cameron Street
Elizabeth Hollis
Washington
J. M. Spurrier
Mrs. Ashby Sprint
John T. Cochran
the Plains, Va
Mrs
Harry Aldin
W. W. Wilson
George Washigton Hotel
L. C. Leith
Ann Leith
Middleburg
Fred R. Stryker
Isbel Weanalit
Washingtn, Db. C
Jimmie Sprint
Ashby Sprint
F.A. Strother
Walter Sullivan
New Orleans
Virginia Castleman
Ada Castleman
Marue Welch
Martha Robert
Joseph Quinzel
Richard —Baldwin
Polytechnic Institute
Baldwin
W. L. Wierman
George Pentz
North Braddock Street
Pentz
Nettie Farmer
Kentucky
Rags
Empire
Al.g
Minstrels
Graham Stock Company
George White
Braddock Street
Tabernacle
Israel
Jordan
Joseph
Moses
Canaan
Hving Winchester
Grove’s
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