Hart outlines reform goals for Virginia public schools
Mr. Hart, Roanoke city schools head and 1906 State Board of Examiners member for southwest Virginia, seeks the state superintendent post. He calls for simplification of a complex system, better teacher certification, and stronger rural schools foundations through efficient funding and decisive reforms.
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Hart
State Board of Examiners
Virginia
Roanoke
Richmond
Old Dominion
The
Star
Hair Care Cautions For Washing With Soap
Advice on hair care warns against soaps and shampoos that contain alkali. It favors refined coconut oil as a mild cleaner, noting it lathers well with water and leaves hair soft, lustrous, and easy to manage. Coconut oil is inexpensive and widely available.
City Manager Field to Inspect Road Rollers for Winchester
City Manager A. M. Field departs tomorrow for Mechanicsburg and Philadelphia to inspect several road rollers. The goal is to select a roller for use by the city of Winchester.
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A. M. Field
Mechanicsburg
Philadelphia
Winchester
Carranza warning boosts U.S. Mexican relations shift
The article notes Carranza warned President Wilson about German intrigue, triggering a changed American stance toward Mexico. It cites sending Ambassador Fletcher to Mexico City and mutual military courtesy at El Paso cavalry review. Generals Gonzales and Murguia hosted by General Bell Jr. in Juarez as U.S. officers visit.
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Carranza
Wilson
Mexico
Fletcher
Mexico City
Republics
el Paso
Pablo Gonzales
Murguia
Juarez
George Bell, Jr
United States
Swamp Root Claims and Sample Offer Highlight Early 20th Century Ad
A collection of customer reports praising Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root with letters from Hogansville Ga and Binghamton NY dated July 22 1916 praising health restoration. The notice invites ten cent samples and a kidney information booklet plus sale details for regular sizes at drug stores. A Blue Mountain Sun excerpt notes a rare age gap case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Winchester Star
When the bone law comes in and the liquor goes out
A rural distress scene from Winchester and Frederick counties portrays a farmer, starved of horses and an autos, forced to walk with load as mud traps travel. Men lament a strict bone law that deprives drink and mobility, hoping for a future when horses return and autos survive.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Mt. Williams
Dinner confrontation ends in fatal dog attack and injuries
Grim slashed a dog to death after a violent struggle in a dining room, severing his own tendons in the process. He then received surgical care for his hand while the two victims, including a Sergeant Grim, endured significant wounds but are expected to recover.
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Mr. Grim
CC. R. Anderson
Hames
Sergeant Grim
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