Gubernatorial Candidates Contact Richmond Meeting
John W. Chalkley of the State Gist Association sent notice to Harry Walter Mapp and C Lee Moore for a February 1925 Richmond convention. The gathering will discuss Ways and Means of financing road construction and hear candidates speak. Chalkley notes voters misled by pay-as-you-go figures and urges a state highway program with at least 10 million dollars yearly for 1926 and 1927, funding debated by the next governor and General Assembly.
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John W. Chalkley
Ialege Association
Harry Walter Mapp
C. Lee
Richmond
Eysterin
Probe
Mapp
Moore
Chalkley
Good Roads Association
General Assembly
Virginia War Coverage in Newspaper Clippings Book
Arthur Kyle Davis presents a Virginia centric volume compiling nearly thirty thousand wartime newspaper clippings. The work frames five years of World War I through local papers, editors, and reporters, offering history in journalese and authentic Virginian perspectives from city and county sources.
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Elliott elected president of student governing body
Miss Louise Westervelt Elliott of Norfolk has been elected president of the Student Governing Association at State Teachers College Harrisonburg. Miss Emma Cold of Buena Vista was chosen vice president and Miss Elizabeth Ellmore of Herndon secretary and treasurer. The new officers will assume at the start of the third quarter.
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Harrisonburg
Louise Westervelt Elliott
Norfolk
Association of State Teachers College
Emma Cold
Buena Vista
Elizabeth Ellmore
Herndon
Milton on Wealth of Heart Over Mind
A misread or damaged OCR reflection cites John Milton on wealth being of the heart rather than the head. The fragment hints at inner strength and virtue as true riches, echoing Miltonic themes in a garbled quotation.
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Jouhn Milton
Baptist Church Service Bulletin Promotes Weekly Meetings
At Dunlap and Berryville avenues Braddock Street, the Baptist Church reports a 46 attendance last week. A missionary meeting is set at Miss Margaret McVicar’s home 433 North Main. G A’s meet at 1. Neighborhood prayer meetings with Mrs J 4417 South Main Friday at 3. Girls aged 9 to 16 invited. Friday night prayer meeting at 7 45. Mr Hoskins to speak on The Prayers of Paul from Ephesians 1 15 19. Last week attendance 61 with some new faces. Members urged to keep worldly distractions out to grow in Christ. Informal conference and choir practice follow.
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Aoe
Mickie Says War and Frees for the Cynic
A playful row in a 1930s readers letters page shows Mickie denouncing a stubborn humorless critic. The piece notes confusion over a missing paper and a promised free issue as a joke, underscoring a community paper’s lighthearted quarrel and local banter.
Dried buttermilk as a protein rich feed for poultry
The article explains milk as nature's perfect protein source for young stock and details drying methods for buttermilk. It describes dried buttermilk as a high value feed, its storage benefits, and a sample Iowa State college mash using dried buttermilk with corn oats bran and bone meal. It notes price considerations and alternate grain mixes for egg laying rations.
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Iowa State College
Saving Steps in Garden Should Be Planned Now
Plan for convenience in the garden with economy of steps. Place near the kitchen door the early spring vegetables like radishes onions lettuce and spinach for easy picking in rainy weather. Permanent vegetables such as asparagus and rhubarb should be separated from others and located away from the house. Tall crops like corn beans and tomatoes belong at the garden’s edge to avoid obstructing access to shorter plants.
More Winter Protection Important for Bees
Bees need extra protection in winter beyond modern hive design. They form a warm cluster but cannot stay warm when exposed to 10 to 20 degrees below zero. Insulating around the hive with dry chaff or similar material helps. Ensure winter stores meet needs. if under six combs or 40 pounds of honey, add sealed honey combs or sugar syrup.
Transportation link near Baltimore improves access
A fragment notes 30 miles from Baltimore and 40 miles from Washington with one hour by truck to a population of a million, highlighting overall improved roads and a reference to R. Fogle of Westminster Maryland.
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Baltimore
Washington
Tre R. Fogle
Cruel Method Used To Fish Chippewa River
A fragment describes fishermen using live squirrels as bait to catch large fish. They fasten a squirrel to a hook and cast it into the lake, causing distress to the animal and attracting big fish. The method ends with the Indian handlining and hauling in the catch.
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Opportune opossum dinner shocks Richmond family
In Richmond on a Sunday, Mayor Whitfield of the Department of Public Utilities faced an odd tale as Lizzie the cook served an opossum captured on the front piazza for a family dinner. The animal was not fat, yet the cook deemed it suitable for immediate consumption.
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Whitfield
Department of Public Utilities
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