Indiana Poet James Whitcomb Riley Dies After Stroke
Plans to oversee Riley funeral announced for the Hoosier poet who died suddenly Saturday night. Born in Greenfield 1858 he began as a sign painter and issued verses under Benjamin F Johnston of Boone in the 1870s. He received honorary degrees from Yale Wabash College and the University of Pennsylvania. Riley, a lifelong bachelor, penned A Ide Sweetheart of Mine and other verses reflecting Indiana life.
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Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana
Riley
Yale
Wabash College
University of Pennsylvania
Auction of Bank Stock in Winchester Virginia
Executor Maurice M Lynch offers for sale at public auction cash in front of the Court House at 12 o'clock on Saturday August fifteen shares of Shenandoah Valley National Bank stock and seven shares of Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester in blocks of two and three shares. Terms Cash. Duvah Dunn, Auctioneers. Robert S Smith, Clerk.
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Elizabeth B. Glaize
Court House
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank
Winchester
Virginia
Maurice M. Lynch
Residents and Visitors Arrive and Depart in Local Glimpse
Mr Charles L Bowly returns from a westward business trip and stays awhile. Messrs Stuart and Edmund Hunter return to Washington after a weekend at their Washington street home. Angus McDonald Crawford of Washington visits Judge and Mrs A C Carson on West Water street. Mr Charles Hume of Washington, in town with friends, returns home. Mr and Mrs Clem M Capper motor back to Washington after a stay here with niece Miss Mary Lice Russell. Newton H Kline of Morgantown WV visits his parents in Middletown and spends the day in town. Miss Gladys Martin returns from Virginia and West Virginia with sister Dana Martin who attended summer normal in Harrisonburg.
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Charles L. Bowly
Messrs
Stuart and
Edmund Hunter
Washington
Washington, Street
Angus McDonald Crawford
A. C. Carson
Y Weest Water
Charles Hume
Clem M. Capper
Rafter
Newton H. Kline
Morgantown
Cc. H. Kline
Middletown
Gladys Martin
Virginia
West Virginia
Dana Martin
Harrisonsburg
Minnie Wood Locals Report Visitors and Death in Virginia
Minnie Wood locals recount visits from T A Rutherford and wife Eldorado Kansas to relatives in Winchester and Berryville area. Notes include funeral for George Sowers, barn raising by neighbors, and many gatherings with Keeler, Rutherford, Locke, Foster, and Robertson families across Bluemont Millwood and Winchester.
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Minnie Wood Chapel
T. A. Rutherford
Eldorado
Kansay
Rutherford
Virginia
T. A. Hook
Nellie Hook
William ‘Jim Yart
George Sowers
Berryville
George Pin
Leslie Russet
C. R. Keeler
Winchester
C.B. Keeler
George Evans
James Hay Jr. Visits Capon Springs on Disease Recovery
Mr James Hay Jr son of Representative Mes Hay recently traveled from Capon Springs to Washington. He has been recuperating his health after a severe illness and is now improving under care of nurse Maud Warrick daughter of J W Warrick of this city.
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James Hay, Jr
Mes Hay
Court of Claims
Wilson
Washington
Capon Springs
Hay
Capon
Maud M. Warrick
J. W. Warrick
Wise Practice of the Incae
A fragment discussing the Inca rulers of Peru highlighting their yearly selection of young women as wives to the ruler, described as the pleasures of the sun and framed as a high eugenic development, contrasting with modern royal marriage customs.
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Peru
Public protest over political interference in judicial appointment
Robt. M. Ward protests alleged preemption of the judge’s office by leveraging official support from a delegate. He argues the act was personal and not public, urges recall of pledged legislative support, and calls for an open expression of the people’s choice in the appointment.
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Weaver
Steck
Winchester
Frederick County
Frederick
Mrs Flood Hosts Bridge and Supper at Winchester Inn
Mrs Henry D Flood entertained with a charming bridge party and supper at the Winchester Inn on Saturday honoring Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd. Seven tables were played and guests were later invited to supper before the hosts depart tomorrow for Appomattox Virginia by motor car, accompanied by Mrs Byrd, Mr Byrd, and Miss Lewis.
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Henry D. Flood
Winchester Inn
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Appomattox
Virginia
Market prices and notes from the day before publication
A miscellaneous markets page lists wholesale and retail prices for flour, corn, hay, butter, and live poultry, with regional notes and a paragraph on iron in water. It includes price ranges for butter, eggs, and meats, plus general guidance on iron content in water and its effects on textiles and paper.
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GOPM
Virginia
Substitute For Gasoline Is Found
Reeves J. Bush unveils a gasoline substitute tested in a car at 53 mph, achieving 23.7 miles per gallon on a state road. The fluid, a chemical compound, costs less than gasoline and does not harm engines, according to Dr. Clarence M. Brownell. Demonstration drew a large crowd in Stroudsburg.
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Samuel E. Shull
John G. Marsh
News
Randolph Marsh
Clarence M. Brownell
Bush
Tobacco and Puritans in Milton era
Fragmentary notes describe tobacco sites and pipe finds at party camps in England. The text hints at Puritans resisting tobacco and asserting grace, with references to Milton and Presbyterian restraint in religious practice.
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England
Kent
Birthdays and Leap Year Confusion in School Memo
A fragment describes a boy named Arthur born February 29, a leap year date. The text recalls his confusion at school about his birthday and refers to a recent Sunday with an unclear date.
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Arthur
Prisisg
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L. M. Allen
Feng Berryville, VA
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Mayr
City Hotel
Ann Es
M. Ebert
Win
Ratsburg Bottling Works
Endegy
Minnie Wood
Annie Locké
Sharpe
Bluemont
Turner Locke
William Forney
Sylvia Foster
Ruby Rutherford
Washington, D. C
J. M. Rutherford
T. W. Willingham
Millwood
Byrd Locke
Lillian Locke
Mayme Robin
Arthur Rutherford
Kansas
John Rutherford
James Rutherford
Elizabeth Hook
James Peness
Robt
M. Ward
Colums
Ryan & Orndoff
Dunsmore
Dunsmore Business College
ING
Staunton
Pidieu
J.G. Dunsmore
Stroudsville
Reeves J. Bush
Joey
Hart
Huxley
Baltimore & Ohio
Niagara Falls
H.& W. Seabright
A. R. Guenther
Ol Horford Co
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Coiner’s. Dept. Store
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Ecole
Mose
Jim
Sallie
Taond
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