Wardensville Happenings Preview Summer Church Dedication
Wardensville West Virginia locals report a new church near Mount Hebron slated for dedication by Rev. Carlton D. Harris and Presiding Elder H. Rown. expected on June 27. community events include July 3 picnic with games, parade, brass bands, and speakers amid plans by Mrs. Ritter and helpers.
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Carlton D. Harris
Balmore
H. Rown
Romney
Mounin
Here
Winchester
Hardy
Ritter
No One to Send at Doctor Gardner’s Mansion
The caller requests a nurse to bring three pounds of butter and twelve bars of laundry soap to Doctor Gardner’s. The answering voice replies the morgue has no one available to go.
Natural Law Reflections on Self as Ancestor and Heir
A philosophical excerpt explores the idea that each person is both creator and heir of their own life. It argues that individuals shape their future by their choices and thereby inherit their past.
Wise Kid Says Father’s Two Year Teetotal Tale
A confirmed tippler told in front of his young son that he once abstained for two years. The man asked, “Pa, was that your first two years?” reflecting on a long period without drink.
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Wardensville
W. Va
Juneeriff
C. C
Win
Rio
Hannah Golliday
C. C.wise, Jr
A Cunningham
Joe
Baker
Mary
Moorefield
Jerry Heltzel
Ward Orndorff
Fromirginia
Tippler
Closing of High School Award Sparked Local Pride
The Newport News Chamber of Commerce honors high school students with a gold medal for the best essay Our Mor eghan Marine won by Miss Ida Piaheh. Distinctions announced for First and Second Year and Fourth Year students with scores. a birthday message from Burroughs and a note on grasshopper ex termination in Central American regions.
Interesting Facts About Senses Are Quirky
The passage notes that shading eyes dulls hearing while a cold drink briefly enhances vision. It also claims that holding water in the mouth markedly boosts the sense of smell.
Making Onions Palatable For Savory Eating
Many people have trouble with Tan onions causing unpleasant taste and poor digestion. A method involves slicing, boiling briefly, draining, cooling in water, then seasoning with pepper salt and vinegar to preserve crispness and flavor.
Margaret's Father Returns Prompts Postcard Farewell
A short reminiscence recalls the six week absence of a father on a business trip and how a young girl named Margaret meets the mailman on his arrival to declare that no more letters are needed because her papa is home.
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Margaret
British sailors ponder Skye terrier at dog show
Two British sailors with show tickets gaze at a fluffy Skye terrier so hairy it resembles a woolen Tug. One asks which end is the head and the other jokes about sticking a pin in to find which end barks.
They can because they think they can Virgile
Daily Thought echoes a motivational maxim credited to Virgile, urging belief as the driver of achievement. The brief upswing text frames confidence as a key habit for success.
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Virgile
Modern methods promise big gains from truck farming
The article argues for larger truck farms near cities, noting 10 to 20 acre plots can yield $300 to $500 per acre and a small farm can generate $2,000 to $4,000 annually with proper management. It urges youth to stay in farming, adopt long hours, and buy land where possible, highlighting suburban proximity and flexible prices between $15 and $75 per acre depending on improvements.
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Beardes
Mike
Named Attorney For Canal Zone Named Attorney For Canal Zone
The sident today appointed Charles Williams of Georgia to be United States Attorney for the Panama Canal Zone. The President also named Herbert Adams of New York to join the National Fine Commission, succeeding Daniel C. French who resigned. Mr. Charles L. Bowly has been at Willow Lawn near town and left for a bus trip through the south. Satisfaction in Work. All thinking men and women find main satisfactions of life in active work.
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A. R. Heltzel
Phil Gletin
Ashville
N. C
Glenn
Capon
Iron Works
Squire C. Hy Chine
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Jonce
Flington
Thesident Today
Charles Williams
Georgia
United States
Panam Nal
Herbert Adams
New York
National Fine Commission
Daniel *C. French
Charles L. Bowly
Willow Lawn
Town
South
Hfe
Charles W. T
Dally Thought on Forefathers Spirit and Sympathy
A fragment cites I. W. Robertson urging reverence and humanity over criticism, then a dialectal Uncle Eben remark about advice and showiness, noting that deman dat gives advice is often trying to impress rather than help.
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Dally
I. W. Robertson
Eben
Public Sale of Frederick County Lime Farm in Winchester VA
Executor under John G. Miller deceased offers for sale at public auction in Winchester Virginia on Saturday June 26 1916 at 1 to 7 oclock a large limestone farm two miles northwest of Winchester near North Frederick Grade and Holly Farm containing about 485 acres with four parcels and two reels A and B. Acres and improvements include spring water and farm buildings. Terms require one third cash with balance in two equal annual installments secured by bond and mortgage. For details see J M Stock attorney or Dr A D Henkel.
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John G. Miller
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
Frederick
Holliday
Frederick County
Uing
Nal
J. M. Stock Attorney
A. D. Henkel
J. M. Steck
Attor- Winchester
Grace E. Keith
John P. Keith
Stewart
Julia A. Beverley
R. Gray Williams
Can Keep Some Secrets
A fragment hints at gendered trust issues with women and husbands, mentioning imagined honesty and a character named Smart Sof. The text suggests a narrative about secrets and truth within marriage dynamics.
That Boy Again on the Burning Deck and Film Fame
A vivid fragment recalls a boy standing on a burning deck while a film crew shoots. Smoke fills the air as flames glow and thunder roars. The boy refuses to move, fearing he would miss the motion picture show and lose his earnings from cinema work.
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Pletire
Mushroom farming expands in Europe and America
The article notes artificial mushroom production thrives in Europe and is growing in America with mushroom barns in cellars, caves, stables, fields, and outhouses. It spots Paris markets displaying pyramids of fresh white mushrooms, prized for their edible quality.
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Europe
America
Paris
Great Truth Amid Chaos and a Flexible Stone Discovery
Excerpt reflects on sorrow as a teaching from exile and chaos. The text notes a flexible stone, called pobre se, described by Scientific American as the mother rock of Brazilian diamond.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scientific American
Graveyard Orator Note From Kansas City Star Fragment
A fragmented passage lists a wish for Tennyson J. to deliver a funeral oration at the speaker’s grave. The text references Noyes and a wish for eloquent poetry to shape the remarks, implying a Kansas City Star origin or citation.
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Noyes
Tennyson J
Kansas City
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