Longtime mail carrier Gulick remembered on Rio route
W Va March 20 Thos B Gulick returns to duty on the Rio route after months away. At 81 he is likely the oldest star route carrier in the country, having served civilians on the Rio and Igginsville routes for 24 years. He fought in the Civil War in the Thirteenth Virginia and Imboden's Cavalry, later in the Tenth Infantry, surviving with several comrades. He still travels 25 to 50 miles daily to deliver and pick up mail.
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Gulick
Thirteenth Virginia
Imboden
Tenth Infantry
Joe Pugh
William Loy
Pugh An Lee
Company
Nobert White
For Sale Modern Brick Dwelling Near Handley Winchester
For sale a modern new brick dwelling in good condition near Handley with immediate possession for a quick buyer. Includes 18 acre farm, small commercial orchard, outbuildings, six miles from Winchester. Asking price five thousand dollars with attractive terms and price options.
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Handley
Winchester
Child Fatally Burned as Wind Fanned Flames
A child of Mr. Sirende alley in Warren county Virginia died in Memorial Hospital from accidental burns after wind fanned a stove flame on Sunday morning. She was taken home and funeral services were held, with burial in Browntown cemetery. The child leaves two brothers and both parents.
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Thera Little Ees
Sirende Alley
Sidestown
Warren County
Memorial Hospital
Browntown
How a Rat Nearly Destroyed Mrs Le Bowens House in R I
A fragmentary item describes months of fear of a large rat under a Rhode Island house. A late incident mentions a Rat tonecake and Rat tone products, with prices and guarantees unclear due to damaged text.
Surprise Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Charles Ebert
A surprise wooden wedding anniversary party was held at their Braddock Street home hosted by Centenary Reformed Church members and neighbors. Guests arrived with gift baskets of wooden themed items and food, then shared salads sandwiches cakes ice cream coffee and cocoa before departure.
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Charles M. Ebert
Pay Braddock Street
Centenary Reformed Church
Ebert
Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Quick Relief and Longevity
An old advertisement from Jeney & Co of Toledo Ohio promotes LLs Catarrh Medicine claiming it cures catarrhal inflammation with an ointment and tonic that work through the blood to restore normal health. The copy notes druggists have sold the remedy for over 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
W.H. Hill
Tull
America
Hill
Norfolk Plans State Democratic Convention Delegates
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce coordinates June 2 convention plans with the City Democratic Committee and State Executive Committee. Norfolk aims to host 60 delegates and seeks eight additional seats in annexed areas. City delegates to be chosen April 4. candidates must file two weeks prior, drawing objections over the filing deadline.
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Marth
Norfolk
Harry Flood Byrd
Winchester
Vendol Tonic Promises Quick Gains From Roots and Herbs
A testimonial touts Vendol as a pure tonic from twelve roots and botanicals, claiming rapid weight gain and renewed strength. Mrs Hoover of Mt. Crawford Virginia recounts relief from weakness, digestion, and nerve issues after using Vendol, and cites Dr Frank Baker & Son's.vendor specialist endorsing the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Hoover
Mt. Crawford
Mme
Erven
Frank Baker & Son's
Warren Emerges From Deep Snow In Front Royal
Warren county and Front Royal slowly recover from the heavy snowstorm of March 11. Front Royal was cut off for days as telephone and telegraph lines failed. Telegraphic service is still down while the Royal Telephone Company now operates about seventy of its 700 phones restoring some communication.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Front. Royal
Royal Telephone Company
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Wisconsin Mother
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by Mrs Tha Gramnitz of Wyocena Wisconsin for helping her through pregnancy and confinement. The ad claims the product strengthens mothers before and after childbirth and aids in caring for babies, noting many similar reports and stressing safety for nursing mothers.
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Wyocena
Wisconsin
Lydia Kham
Tha Grarnitz
Wyoeena
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Death Mask of Robert E. Lee Presented to Virginia Society
The Lee death mask sculpted by Clark Mills is presented to the Virginia Historical Society by C Powell Minnigerode and to the Corcoran Arts Gallery in Washington. The executive committee announced the cast will be exhibited once a suitable case is prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ©. Lee
Clark Mills
Virginia Historical Society
C. Powell Minnigerode
Corcoran Arts Gallery
Washington
Mary Austin to Wed Rev Noble Powell at University of Virginia
Virginia society notes the engagement of Miss Mary Austin of the University of Virginia to Rev Noble Powell rector of St Pauls Episcopal Church. Their wedding is set for the Monday after Easter at the University of Virginia.
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Virginia
Mary Austin
University of Virginia
Noble ©. Powell
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Ester
Dekes Banquet Set for University of Virginia Alumni
Delta Kappa Epsilon members from across Virginia gather in Richmond for a reunion banquet at the Commonwealth Club on April 6. National secretary James Anderson Hawes of New York will attend, with many prominent Dekes from the state expected to participate.
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Associated Preas
Richmond
David
Rhodes
Delta Kappa. Epsilon
University of Virginia
Commonwealth Club
James Anderson Hawes
New York
Dekes
Local banquet to feature speakers and toastmaster
The program lists Eppappa Hunton Jr of Ai as toastmaster and M McGuire of this city as principal speaker with Stuart of Virginia in attendance. The fragment suggests a regional event with noted participants and a keynote address.
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Gram. Eppappa Hunton, Jr
M. McGuire
City
Nor Stuart
Virginia
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Rouss Avenue Insurance
Baker & Shryock
Durham
Sterno
People’s Drag Co., Inc
Star Office
Geaur
Conreyarice
Jon
Pequest
H. Hill CO
Detroit
Mich
Nature
Warren
Lee Death Mask
Equitable Trust Company of
Erasion
Shenandoah Valley
The
Chesapeake and Potomac
Winchester, Va
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