Dickens Manuscript Life of Our Lord at Handley Library
The Handley Library highlights an unusual item The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens written for his eight children ages two to twelve Dickens kept it private as his personal religious views only for his family It was only after the death of Dickens last surviving child Sir Henry Dickens just before Christmas 1933 that his widow and children approved making the manuscript public.
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Handley Library
Life of
Our Lord
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Sir Henry Dickens
Porcupine Defense Stuns Small Predators With Quills
A porcupine rolls into a tight pin cushion to shield itself from threats. Its quills detain attackers by embedding in faces and paws, causing significant distress and discouraging further attacks.
Tanning Process Advances with Bark Leaching Method
The earliest tanning used pits with bark layers while a major advance introduced leaching. Leaching extracts tannin from bark, allowing skins to be treated in tanning liquors.
Final Exercises Begin At Shenandoah Valley Academy
The Shenandoah Valley Academy opens its final exercises for the one hundred forty ninth year with a 2:30 p m track meet on the campus lower field. Today features track events and finals, with a Pan-Hellenic dance Monday night and a commencement address by Lieut. W Benton McCall. Col B M Roszel serves as superintendent.
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Shenandoah Valley Academy
Academy
Handley Li
W. Benton McCall
United States Reserve Corps
Col
B. M. Roszel
Pretty paper picnic ware for home use
Household tip noting that paper cups and plates can serve multiple purposes such as holding jelly in a cup for table service.
In Memoriam and Bankruptcy Notices Mixed Stories
In Memoriam for Stacy J. Newlin recalls a beloved husband and father with mourning verses written by Mrs. Stacy Newlin and children. An 1934 bankruptcy notice for Crucie O Dunn and H B Watson announces creditors meetings at Winchester and Harrisonburg with claims and trustee appointments.
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Stacy J. Newlin
Stacy Newlin
United States District Court For
Western District OF Virginia
Crucie O. Dunn
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
Harrisonburg
Edward C. Martz
H. B. Watson
War Memorial Carved By Soldiers in Virginia Caverns
In Virginia Caverns near Harrisonburg researchers list 212 names carved by both Confederates and Federals on walls, a memorial unique to soldiers themselves. Among them are Captain George Koontz of Rice's Artillery and other Virginia and Union names with dates from 1862 to 1863, illuminating a wartime narrative carved in stone.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia Caverns
Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Lincoln
Echo Hall
George Koontz
Rice
South
L. I. Carpenter
B. Bogers
C. T. Davis
Va. Cavalry
J. C. Gilman
Joseph 8. Moore
Jones
Ryan seeks marriage annulment in New York Supreme Court
Cisndenia Ryan Jr. files to annul his two month marriage to the former Countess Mariette Wurmbrand- Stuppach of Vienna. The complaint accuses her of conspiring to persuade him to wed and reflects upon her character. The photo shows the couple after the ceremony in New York City.
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Mariette Wurmbrand- Stuppach
Vienna
Supreme Court
New York City
Cisndenia Ryan, Jr
New York
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Warner
Poe
Underworld
Joe Penner
Ben Hecht
Ginger Rogers
McNamee News
Billy Barnes
Joan ‘Crawford
Franchot Tone
Gene Raymond
Edward Arnold
Esther Ralston
Netherlands
Certified Public Accountants
E. Boscawen Street
Richmond, VA
State Planters Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Farmers & Merchants National Bank & Trust Co
U. 8. Postal Savings Depository
Depository
State of
A. F. Brunier
Schloss Bros. and
Sheetz
Kernstown
Clearbrook
Dept. of Agriculture
J. W. Arthur
Rouss Avenue
Memoriam
Hansbrough & Carter
Ryan
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp. A
Hott. Sec
Mgr
Loudoun St
Winchester, Va
Hable’s Palace
THE
Utah
Bob Steele
Polly Ann Young
Nat Levine
Johnny Mack Brown
Betsy King Ross
Noah Beery, 5
Noah Beery, Jr
Tully Marshall
ME. Chandler
the New Kings of Comedy
Joseph M. Schenck
Pree
Spencer
Racy
Jack Oakie
Constance Cummings
Arline
Judith Wood
United Artists
Darryl F. Zanuck
Hamman’s Dollar Store
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