Life in Northern Virginia 1800 to 1861 Tour
A roaming tour through the Shenandoah Valley depicts the daily life of early Virginia estates. Describeances include sturdy two foot walls, hand hewn woodwork, estate gardens, a Winchester market and school, a mistress’s duties, sewing societies, and the social and religious life of residents. The piece contrasts hospitality with looming war and ends reflecting on enduring gentility.
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Virginia
Shenandoah
Lil’ Pickaninny
Winchester
John Bell
Taylor
Bushrod Taylor
William Hill
Stone Chapel
Modern guidance for everyday choices in a practical book
A primer on daily decisions covers breakfast foods washing fabrics oil choices and travel options. It promises up to date advice from experts in food chemistry fashion domestic science architecture and interior decoration with advertisers contributing informed perspectives.
Mrs Ida Russell Goes to Martinsburg
Mrs Ida Russell of this city has departed for Martinsburg Virginia, where she plans to visit relatives and stay for a short time.
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Ida Russell
Martinsburg, Va
War Veterans Outing to Orkney Springs Planned
The American War Veterans' Club announces its third annual motor caravan trip from the Masonic Temple to Orkney Springs Virginia with a stop at Winchester to honor Sgt Arthur Scrivener. The itinerary includes dinner dances pictures swimming games and a governor’s reception. Reservations are at the American War Veterans' Club offices in the Metropolitan Bank building.
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Washington
American War Veterans’ Club
Orkney Springs
Shenandoah Caverns
Masonic Temple
Thirteenth Street
New York Avenue
Virginia
Key Bridge
Orkney Springs Hotels
Winchester
Serst
Arthur Scrivener
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Orkney
Valley of Virginia
Veterans’ Club
Hunter B
Chapman
Caverna Hotel
Blood of Indian Chiefs Flows in Curtis Veins
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas emerges as a leading vice presidential candidate for Hoover. A descendant of Kansas Osage chiefs, Curtis was born on Indian Territory soil and rose to Senate leadership by uniting insurgents. The profile emphasizes his "100 per cent American" status and deep tribal lineage.
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San Juan Hill
Stanford University
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Curtis
United States
Charles Curtis
Kansas
North Topeka
Senate
R Minee
Kansas Tribe
White Plume
Pawhuska
Senator Curtis
Virginia Amendments Rally Ahead Of Ballot Vote
Early returns show narrow to decisive support for five proposed constitutional changes across Virginia. Richmond and Harrisonburg report mixed local results amid Klan opposition and bipartisan turnout efforts. Shenandoah area towns show stronger approval with substantial margins once tabulated.
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Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Epic polar rescue tale from four nations told by Biagi
A small transmitter in a torn gondola carries Giuseppe Biagi's account of a dire polar rescue. Radios Epic Story crew battle freezing gales and drifting ice as four nations race to reach them after a dirigible is torn from its gondola and forced to land.
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Giuseppe Biagi
Bos
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