Man Killed After Passing Remark Sparks Fatal Blow
Four members of a Denver to Wyoming tour party are in custody after a punch killed William Swint of Denver. The strike on Swint’s jaw shattered his cheek and left him dead before hitting the ground. Blackburn of Wichita led the attack, as the car collision with Swint’s friend Farring ton preceded the fatal incident. Deputies arrested the four men north of Evans.
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Greeley
Colo
William Swint
Denver
Swint
Wyoming
R. H. Blackburn
Wichita
Kans
H. Farrington
Saint
Fort Lupton
Blackburn
Harrington
Evans
Man Sought Sunday Wife in Chicago for Sick Child
A man identified as Hatfield appealed to authorities to locate his wife who he says he sees only on Sundays. He claims she left to work and find a furnished room, keeping no address, to visit their seriously ill child before he threatens to harm himself and the family.
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Chicago
Ulc
Hatfield
Hitchcock Family Incorporation Aims to Rear 18 Children
In Racine Wisconsin the AW H Hitchcock family claims to have the only incorporated family in America. Mr and Mrs Hitchcock of Ogema near here foster 18 children aged six to twenty one. They signed a contract for their care education and giving each child stock in the incorporation. The farm will pay dividends to stockholders each year.
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Racine
Wis
AW. H
Friendship picnic at Rook Hnow Park
Community event invites residents to a Friendship picnic at Rook Hnow Park on September 6 including games and shared food. Organizers urge families to join for a daytime gathering and neighborhood fellowship.
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Rook Hnow Park
Women Vote on Amendments in Virginia This Fall
Newly enfranchised women in Virginia will vote on six constitutional amendments this fall. Proposals include allowing residents to hold city government posts, enabling form-of-government changes by general law, increasing school trustee eligibility to include women, raising school levies, establishing compulsory education, and permitting state issuance of bonds for roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep Cove
Virginia
General Assembly
Suit to set aside fraudulent deed in Stephens City Evaporating Co.
In Frederick County Circuit Court, August 25 1920, J D. Rinker and Benjamin Massie sue Frank G Diver Alice E Diver S A Hoffman Clarence Hoffman and Arthur A Dancy to cancel a 7 October 1919 deed to Hoffman and Hoffman as Stephens City Evaporating Co alleging voluntary without consideration and intended to defraud creditors. The suit targets real estate near Stephens City Depot and personal property including an evaporating and cider plant machinery tools and equipment. Defendants to appear within fifteen days of notice and a weekly publication of the order for four weeks in The Evening Star Winchester Va with a copy posted at the courthouse front door by September 6 1920.
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Frank G. Diver
Alice E. Diver
8. A. Huffman
Clarence Huffman
Stephens City Evaporating Co
Arthur A. Dancy
Frank G.diver
Alice B. Diver
S. A. Hoffman
Clarence Hoffman
Stephens City Evaporating Company
Diver
Hoffmans
Frederick County
Virginia
Stephens City
Baltimore Nd. Ohio
With -Ao
J. D. Rinker
Evening Star
Winchester
Brannon
Ward & Larrick
Womans health concerns and Dr Pierce remedies
In Perrry West Virginia a woman reports using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to improve her health and ease pains. She credits the Lotion Tablets and Healing Suppositories with restoring strength after prior remedies failed. The account praises reduced doctor bills and lasting relief from illness.
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Perrry
W. Va
Dr. Pierce
Lavala
Sam
Lesmot
Epitaph Censorship Tightens At London Cemetery
London council orders town clerk to censor epitaphs in the municipal cemetery. Officials say levity and spelling errors have marred memorials, vowing veto power over wording to ensure dignity. Nearby churchyard records a morbid tomb inscription about Mary Ann Lowder and a satire on a Seidlitz powder death.
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London
Leighton Buzzard
Buriington
Mary Ann Lowder
Grateful Letter Praises Chamberlain Remedy
Mrs Geo L North of Naples New York recounts a severe dysentery case in her child two summers ago. With no local doctor eight miles away she gave Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy from a cupboard and saw immediate improvement before the physician arrived.
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Geo. L. North
Naples
N. Y
Chamberlain
Ourén
Sees Drop in Commodities
Heber of Chesbam Ss tare est says wholesale prices have fallen 30 to 40 percent from a year ago while retail prices lag. Sugar drops to 18 to 20 cents per pound with further declines possible, coffee and vegetables also fall, banner crops may push prices down as wholesale and retail makers struggle to hold them.
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Heber
Che SI Bam Ss Tare Est
Public Sale of Valuable Real Estate in West Virginia
Public sale of valuable real estate of the late Jas L Hammond estate to be held at the court in Martinsburg West Virginia or nearby, Lot 1 10 1 3 acres, Lot 2 41 acres. terms one third cash with two equal annual installments, rest secured by a deed of trust and mortgage. plat available at attorney Herbert S Larrick's office.
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Middletown
Buck Horn
Jas. L. Hammond
Payne
Herbert S$. Larrick
Ida
The Original Hearse In Early Metal Fencing Design
A historical note describes an early hearse form using metal grate or spike fencing with upright spikes for displaying decorative fiches around a tomb or gate. The piece suggests funeral and ornamental purposes tied to a gateway setting.
Chronic Catarrh Affects a Large Adult Population
An aged medical advisory notes chronic catarrh as a prevalent condition among adults. The text warns against neglecting symptoms and suggests treatment options, emphasizing the impact on health and the need for preventive care.
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General Electric
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Valley Pike
Baker & Shryock Real Estate and Insurance
Takoma Park
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Middletown Milling Co
Norfolk &5 Western
Berryville
Bristol
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Broiler
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Yullman
Williamson
Winston-Salem
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Memphis
Points
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Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Pullman
Wisconsin
Dally
Betes
Circuit Court of
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