Prices Remain High Eight Months After Armistice
Washington Post notes eight months since the armistice with war activities near end and demobilization in progress yet living costs stay high. Bread meat rents and clothing keep price levels above wartime, harming moderate earners and wage earners. The piece urges urgent government action and economic consideration.
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Washington Post
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
The
Post
Washington
The Farmer's Return and The Value of Work
A speaker laments farming toil and yearns for ease then finds boredom in idleness. He prefers hard labor, plowing and threshing, to the comforts of leisure, concluding true happiness lies in honest work. WALTMASON.
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Waltmason
Funeral attendance noted for relatives from Frederick County
Mr and Mrs A J Hamman attended the funeral in Frederick County Virginia after being summoned by the death of an aunt, Mrs Lupton Martinsburg.
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A. J. Hamman
Reed
Frederick County
Onde ‘Lupton—Martinsburs
Liberty Woes Highlight Local Public Debates
Ambiguous fragment discusses Liberty issues stirring civic debate. Residents voice concern over governance, taxation, and public services. Local officials urge orderly discussion as community weighs future policies.
Freezone promises instant corn relief for feet
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless quick fix for hard or soft corns and calluses. It claims instant relief and easy removal by applying a tiny bottle bought from a druggist for a few cents, with no soreness or irritation.
Captain Barton to Speak at Romney Fourth of July
Captain Robert T. Barton of this city will be the principal speaker tomorrow at the Fourth of July celebration in Romney West Virginia. The Romney Review praises him for serving with the Eightieth Division and leading a company, describing his experiences as a commander our local troops shared.
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Robert T. Barton
Romney
W. Va
Romney Review
Barton
Eightieth
Winchester
C. Vernon Eddy
Virginia War History Commission
Handley Library
Farm Bargains in Virginia Near Washington D C
Virginia farm listing by R Lee Wilson offers 181 acres with timber value 3000 and a timbered 8 room home plus outbuildings near a station 24 miles from Washington. Another 56 acres 40 cultivated with fruit streams a large barn metal roof near railroad 5 minutes from station priced with 2400 terms. Many bargains across farm sizes in Clifton Virginia with easy terms.
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R. R
Washington, D. C
R. Lee Wilson
Clifton
White Post
Good & CO
Winchester
Payne's Slayer Taken To Pen After Court Imprisonment
Benjamin F. Johnson a colored man who killed State Prohibition Inspector William E Payne on February 24 1919 was taken to the penitentiary yesterday afternoon by Guard Smith Johnson shot Payne when Payne attempted to arrest him for violating the prohibition law. The shooting happened at Rosslyn in Alexandria county.
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Benjamin F. Johnson
William E. Payne
Alexandria County
Smith
Johnson
Payne
Rosslyn
In Loving Memory of James Edward and Phillip Clinton Martin
A memorial note from the mother sister and brothers honoring James Edward and Phillip Clinton Martin sons of Jacob Randolph and Mary Martin. They mourn a year of silent submissiveness to God and promise reunion beyond the grave with the line Some Sweet Day.
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James Edward
Phillip Clinton Martin
Jacob Randolph
Mary Martin
God
Morris Receives 18 Year Sentence in Charlottesville Killing
Edgar Morris, 22, was sentenced to 18 years in Charlottesville for killing Magistrate Bruford Sullivan. He faced an electric chair risk earlier, while sisters sobbed behind him. He claimed safety and noted Germans could not reach him, with potential parole after about ten years for good behavior.
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Edgar Morris
Charlottesville
Bruford Sullivan
Morris
Lemon Juice for Freckles and Skin Whitening Lotion
Squeeze juice from two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to make a quarter pint of a bleaching lotion. Grocers sell lemons and drug stores three ounces of Orchard White for a few cents. Massage onto face neck arms and hands daily to fade tan redness sallowness and windburn and to brighten the complexion.
Mexicans to Use Modern Tractors and Machinery
A Mexican official returning from the United States says large U S farm machinery manufacturers will establish branches and plants in Mexico. Motor trucks and tractors were noted as commodities with the best potential sales and adaptation in the republic.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
Republic
Inside-Lathing Morning Water Cleansing Claim
An advertisement urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to flush indigestible wastes from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this daily routine prevents sickness and constipation and leaves people healthier with rosy complexions.
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Bath
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DR. Fahrney
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Fishburne
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R. B. Rodgers
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York
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John W Rosenberger
Shannon Hill
Frank—lin Auto
Chapman’s Auto Supply Co
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Milwaukee
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Main St
Loudoun
Fauquier
Joseph E. Norman
Purcellville
E. J.snapp
George Fahnestock
Emory J. Snapp
Lerms
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Coleman Dunn
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Lewis Pearson
Mary Pearson
Philadelphia
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