Pennsylvania Railroad Safety Record Praised for Zero Train Fatalities
In the fiscal year ending June 30 the Pennsylvania Railroad, with over twenty six thousand miles of track across thirteen states, carried about 180 million passengers without a single train-accident fatality. The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot lauds the Safety First approach and urges other railways to adopt similar practices to reduce rail-related deaths.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
America
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Aftermath Vision of War and Pride by Walt Mason
The quoted verse imagines the future king’s triumph followed by ruin and sorrow. It contrasts boastful victory with ruined homes, shattered domes, graves, and the suffering of widows and elders, calling modern war a grim booby prize for any victor.
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Alexander
Prone Virginia Visitors Stay With Local Families
Mr. and Mrs D P Garvin of Danville and friends motor to Prone Virginia and visit at the Muse family home and other relatives. Mrs W S Johnson and son Lee Johnson spend Sunday with sister-in-law Mrs Sarah Triplette. Annie Marple of near Win spent Saturday night in the area for a P O Meredith Woore picnic.
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Prone
D. P. Garvin
Danville
W. J. Muse
Lee’ ‘Johnson
Sarah ‘Triplette
Annie Marple
Winspent
P. O
Local social notes from White Post and surrounding towns
Mr G R Green visits Virginia and North Carolina cattle towns while Miss Hallie Chrisman returns from Salem and Glasgow. Miss Margaret Elliott visits Berryville friends. Arlington's Miss Willie Boone staying with Mrs Emmett Stuart. Miss Katie Denny visits cousin Grove at Stephens City. Mrs W M Snell of Harrisonburg stays with Meade parents. Eliza Mason Meade accompanies her home. Dr C O Dearmont visits Berryville on business. Dr and Mrs Robert C Randolph of Millwood dine with Sommervilles. Miss Mary Powers visits Berryville. Louise W Meade and BR F Meade at Farnley with Wise Sowers. Irene McCartney and Edith Sheaff of Nineveh visit village friends. The Sommervilles with Rev Dr Webster call on Col and Mrs Johnson.
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Katie Denny
Miss Grove
Stephens City
W. M. Snell
Harrisonburg
David Meade
Eliza Mason Meade
C. O. Dearmont
Berryville
Irene McCartney
Edith Sheaff
Nineveh
H. C. Sommerville
Dr. Webster
Front Royal
Johnson
Real political greatness keeps crowds without politics
Senator Sorghum quips that true political greatness is measured by the ability to hold a crowd's attention without uttering a single political word. The remark frames a humorous view on public speaking and persuasion in politics.
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Senator Sorghum
Wise Kid Says Yes When Offered Things
A child at a party is instructed by Mamma Nay to respond with Yes, thank you if offered something. The guidance adds that if the child does not want it, he should say Harold-Don’t bother, mamma, I don’t expect to refuse anything.
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Mamma
Harold
Sentence For Life Saves From Chair
Sam Bell, convicted of killing four wife relatives in Conway county, was sentenced to life imprisonment in one case and the electric chair in a later case. The life term bars the death sentence unless the governor pardons him first. Officers say he cannot be executed or sent to the convict farm under the life sentence.
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Little Rock
Ark
Sam” Bell
Conway County
Local merchants sponsor pony prize for under sixteen
The Winchester Commercial Pony Center begins June 29 offering a Black and White Shetland Pony named Midget with harness and vehicle to the winner. Votes are earned by cash purchases or paying old accounts at participating merchants and the Farmers and Merchants National Bank awards 500 votes for new accounts.
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Winchester Commercial
C. M. Solenberger
Frms
S. H. Hable
Clothier
Temptation Calls Test Faith in Quick Response
A compact verse notes how many fall to temptation and assign blame to fate. It questions hesitation when temptation arrives and faces the swift moral trial.
Columbus Question Piques Ruminations on World Shape
A reflective aside questions how Columbus conceived a round world while noting midlife doubt about the earth’s shape. The anecdote suggests ordinary skepticism rather than a dramatic breakthrough, framing the topic as a common late‑life curiosity.
Candidacies for Frederick County offices listed in notices
A set of campaign notices announces candidates for Democratic primaries for Frederick County offices including supervisor Gainesboro District and commissioner of revenue Northern Southern and Stonewall Gainesboro Districts. Named candidates include William E. Smith Charles H. Harper Avalond Orndoff C. C. Brannon Luther R. Baker W Shank Isaiah Croe and Herbert H. Shull with pledges to uphold duties to the best of ability.
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Mary
Gainesboro
Frederick County
William E. Smith
Charles H. Harper
Northern District
Avalond
Orndoff
Stonewall
Luther R. Baker
Romise
Ice
W. Shenk
Herbert H. Shull
First Aid Dentistry Scene With Profanity Card
A distressed patient in a chair with a rubber dam watches a dentist hang a wall placard listing profanity. The card, printed in bold, provokes a nod from the patient as the dentist explains he will finish soon.
Folding beds sell themselves in witty exchange
A salesman extols folding beds to a bemused woman who quips that the beds seem to speak for themselves and wonders if they are designed to shut up. The brief exchange captures a light moment between buyer and seller.
T Russell Cather Announces Candidacy for Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney
T Russell Cather announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney in the August 8 1915 primary. He pledges thorough and efficient administration if elected.
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Commonwealth
Frederick County
T. Russell Cather
Local candidates announce bids for county offices
A series of notices declares candidacies for re election to the House of Delegates and County Treasurer, and for Sheriff and Supervisors in Back Creek District. Each statement notes candidacy is subject to the Democratic Primary on August 3 1915 and requests voter support.
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House of Delegates
John M. Steck
Prim YD R. Richards
R. S. Smith
Frederick County
ACU
Luther Pannett
Back Creek Dist
Board of Supervisors
Back Creek
Frederic
J. T. McIlwee
Judging From Looks in a Daring Match of Wears
In a dialogue on appearances Patrice jokes that Patience would not marry for money while Patience counters she looks unsuitable for marriage to anyone. the exchange hints at social judgments and relationships in a clipped vignette.
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Patience
Patrice
Up-to-Date Neighbor
A playful dialogue contrasts Mrs Myles and Mrs Styles over a modern block. Styles asserts the neighborhood is current with twenty lap-dogs and no baby carriages on the block, implying change in urban living norms.
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Myles
Mrs. Styles
Hotel clerk hears room 605 call asks about next room
A man in room 605 phones the hotel clerk asking for a move to the fifteenth floor if a woman in the next room is singing or a doctor if she is moaning. The terse exchange captures a tense moment in the hotel.
Emigrant Pier Sparks A Dotted Swiss Remark
A playful exchange at the Emigrant Pier notes a freckled woman from Switzerland described with the phrase dotted Swiss and a character quip about appearance.
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Emigrant Pier
How He Guessed Roses as Favorite Flower
A playful exchange reveals the foolproof method: he asked about prices and learned roses are the priciest. The woman notes the quip while the scene focuses on their lighthearted banter about花.
Waiting for the Day Exhorter to Give Wealth to the Poor
A listener asks if the exhorter is converted. the reply confirms conversion and explains the desire to be present when the preacher plans to give all his wealth to the poor.
Contrariwise Simple Pun Sparks Orator's Misfire
A witty exchange notes a speaker’s failed delivery as he killed a speech while attempting to present it. The quip highlights the irony of intention versus result with a clever turn of phrase.
Elf World Describes Cranks and Choice
A reflective line laments that a world run by cranks would be sad and declares that given a choice, the speaker would shun such rule and prefer better governance.
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Forsooth
Common Need Prompted by Practical Politician
Fragmentary quotation shows a practical politician advocating support for a common need. Jumbled phrases reference an itinerant speaker and a reference to pills printed at a local star office. The readable text is too garbled for full context.
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Jhonkey
Star Office
Comedic Exchange About Old Friend Smith
A humorously misheard exchange mentions meeting the old friend Smith. The speaker notes an awkward moment as Smith did not move aside when a horn was blown, prompting an amusing reaction.
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Eaally
Smith
Meditation Train of Thought With Dummy Engine
A fragmented line speaks of starting a new chain of thought. The speaker mentions a dummy engine and raises the idea of an interruption to meditations. The text reads as a stylistic aside or placeholder in a larger stream of consciousness.
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the Evening Star
Evening Star Publishing Company
Witchester
Virginia
Harry Fiood Byrd
Postoffice
Winchester
Bell
Unite
Morning
Weekly News
Weekly Times
Weekly Mirror
Aptermath
Walt Mason
Trone
Meredith Woore
Accompani
White Post
G. R. Green
North Carolina
Hallie Chrisman
Salem
Glasgow
Margaret Elliott
Willie Boone
Arlington, Va
Emmett
Stuart
Ness
Robert C. Randolph
Millwood
Mary Powers
Kennerly
Louise W. Meade
BR. F. Meade
Farnley
Mrs
Mens Auto
Soneborn
Atlantic City
Child
Airdome
Price
Barr’s
Agency Brown’s
Miller & Anderson
Funk &’Son
Geo. F. Norton Pub. Co
Harry L. Livick
Livick’s
C. C. Brannon
Isaiah Croe
THE
Dunsmore Business College, Inc
Staunton, VA
J. G. Dunsmore
C. R. McCann
F. D. Good
STATE
Senate
State Senate
Frederick
Shenandoah
H.F. Byrd
Hudson
Roomier Tonneau
H. C. Borden
N. Main Street
Switzerland
Funk & Son
Blackstone College
Pacany
Ano
Ma Bast
Virginia State Board of Education
Lea
GHO
Adams
Blackstone
Vas
Eres
Métin
Nature
Animal Kingdom
Castoria
Central . & O
Washington St. al
W. P. Repeledgee
Cling
Angie Power
Eee
AL H. P
East Piccadilly St
Fred L
Ward & Larrick
Attorneys
Graham Conner
Sal Peh
L. Woods
J. W. Bowles
E Central Sales Co
Charlotte, N.C
Care Star
I. N. Conner
Vaucluse
Frederick Co
5Th U. S. Cavalry
5Th U.S. Cavalry Band
Southern
Hichester
Huyler
Fred. S. Boyd
Main and Water St
Ladies of
Www. A . Young
Jersey Shore
H.’A. Funk
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