Winchester fair shows strong value to Frederick county
The Winchester fair of 1916 will likely post a comfortable balance for the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society after expenses. Officials credit President William P. Massey and Secretary Daniel W. Lupton, with praise for grounds and concessions chief W. L. Fultz, while noting some carnival acts drew criticism and should be kept clean and moral in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society
Fair Society
Frederick County
Ester
Winchester
Ths
William P. Massey
The
Daniel W. Lupton
Luther Pannett
Roy Duvall
W. L. Fultz
Carnival Company
Suffrage Leaders Attack Overreach Claim
A speaker denounces suffrage leaders for trying to hand women to a political party or race. She declares women will be Americans first and refuse to be tools of any party, urging German American women not to be misled. The comment emphasizes national safety over the suffrage cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Old Friends Speak of Friends Lost to Death
A reflective verse piece recalls old men asking after friends once known. Names like Hiram Hughes Wil liam Bill Fred Silas J McGee Julia Jones and others surface as the grave claims them all. The poem laments gloom over mortality and the quiet weight of memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Hughes
William Bill
Fred
Silas J. McGee
Julia Jones
Jim
Joe
Nell
Bess
Jane
Residents Share Visits and Silo Milestones in Clearbrook
In Clearbrook Virginia on September 18 Miss Mamie Stewart of Alberton Maryland returned home after visiting relatives including Mrs S G Newcome and John Myers. Ollie Zinn and Harry Hyde filled silos first, Arthur Robinson recently completed a silo. Visitors to the Newcome home included families and friends from Stephenson Baltimore Ridgeway Greenwood and Charlestown. Mrs S G Newcome shows slight improvement after illness. Meta Frazier attends Fort Loudoun Seminary and Irene Carter will lead the Branson grammar school starting October Monday.
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Clearbrook
Mamie Stewart
Alberton
S. G. Newcome
John Myers
William Forney
Stephenson
Stephens City
Ollie Zinn
Harry Hyde
Arthur Robinson
William Baker
Middleway
W. Va
Stephenson, Va
Price
Baltimore
Bessie Baker
Ridgeway
Shirley Eby
Charlestown
Lillian Pope
Greenwood
Fred. Johnson
Winches
Meta Frazier
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Irene Carter
Branson School
Cross Roads Notes from Cross Roads Va Sept 18
Mr Tohn E Carpenter of Dayton Ohio visiting mother Mrs Mary E Carpenter and relatives for two weeks begins his journey home escorted by sister Miss Pade Carbaugh who plans to spend winter in Dayton. Mr M L Barrett and family and Mr and Mrs C M Pugh were guests of Mr and Mrs Orvis Fletcher last Sunday. Mr and Mrs B H Keller spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs J S Sirbaugh at Capon Bridge.
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Cross Roads
Tohn E. Carpenter
Dayton
Ohio
Mary E. Carpenter
Pade Carbaugh
M.L. Barrett
C. M. Pugh
Orvis Fletcher
B. H. Keller
J. S. Sirbaugh
Capon Bridge
Emily Miller
Keyser
W. Vai
Mildred Shoemaker
Martinsburg
W. Va
Florence Guard
Alphonse Leuthardt
Grafton
Jessie Lemley
Louise Stickley
Strasburg
Evelyn Heath Stickley
Hielen Dean
Winchester
Sue Barr
Fairmont Avenue
Stickley
Fred Cline
Roanoke College
Salem
W. D. Mitchell
Porter Military Academy
Mitchell
Charleston
S. C
Carson Steele
Stephens City
Trinity
St. Paul’s
R. H. Cline
Katie Snapp
Opequon
Artemus Funkhouser
Th. J. Frazier
Deathbed Conversions and Suffrage Debate
A suffragist writes to the New York World criticizing Mrs Hughes for not voting during the state question and noting President Wilson backed suffrage in New Jersey. The letter dismisses deathbed conversions as unreliable and claims suffragists have harmed the cause in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Hughes
Wilson
New Jersey
John Giffin and Tom McKee Families Visit Barrs
Mr. John Giffin and family and Mr. Tom McKee and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barr.
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John Giffin End
Tom McKee
Charles Barr
Community Notes from White Post Local Social Roundup
The column lists residents and visitors in White Post Virginia including P W Bowers and family at Ocean City for a month, Marian Ferguson visiting Rose Hutt hosts, Dorothy Skinker returning to New York for Columbia College duties, and multiple trips to Baltimore Washington Winchester and Frederick County for work school and church events.
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White Post
P. W. Bowers
Ocean City
Marian Ferguson
M. A. Rearddn
Rose Hutt
Stephens City Social News Highlights Local Visitors
Stephens City Virginia reports a string of visitors and hosts from Lynchburg Detroit Keyser Martinsburg Strasburg and other towns. Notable mentions include J B Winfree C B Gooch and Emily Miller guests of local residents and Rev W D Mitchell traveling with Carson Steele.
Potomac Conference Meeting at Ebenezer Lutheran Rio
The Potomac Conference of the Virginia Synod will convene at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Rio Hampshire County Wa Va on the evening of September 19. Ministers and laymen have arranged to attend the conference which will be in session for several days.
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Potomac Conference
The
Virginia Synod
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Rio
Hampshire County
Wa. Va
Officer Bad Example Fined and His Resignation Urged
Editor calls for the resignation of Officer Bad Example Ty after a $50 fine by Mayor Jackson for drunken street conduct and profane language. Rockbridge residents reportedly oppose such conduct by a public official. Police Officer Leon Robertson says Attorney Ruff was arrested after other means failed. Ruff, intoxicated at night, resisted, was jailed, and released the next morning with jail costs waived by the mayor.
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Jackson
R. Kennedy
Lexington
Rockbridge
Leon Robertson
Ruff
Grand Jury to Probe Fatal Rockingham Motor Crash
The Rockingham county grand jury will open a thorough probe in Harrisonburg into the July 20 automobile wreck near the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing on the Valley Turnpike. Mrs Eva Hennings of Philadelphia died six hours after the crash. The coroner’s jury verdict left questions unresolved as to cause and fault.
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Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Valley Turnpike
Eva Hennings
Philadelphia
Winchester carpenter praises Doan's Kidney Pills
B H Leathers of Winchester says kidney trouble with frequent nighttime trips and a weak back improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports better strength and overall improvement. Price 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Winchester
B. H. Leathers
Carpenter
S. Market Street
Doan
Mr. Leathers
Foster-Milburo Co
Buffalo
N. Y
At Firet Glance Rosamund Ne pier quote
A line from Rosamund Ne pier notes that a man judges a woman by the mood he first sees her in and the clothes she wears, citing Tamsie as an example.
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Tamsie
Rosamund Nepier
Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy Praised by Clarksburg Woman
A Clarksburg West Virginia resident lauds Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound for healing colds, pregnancy recovery, and ongoing wellbeing. The letter credits the product with curing backache and various gynecological issues and invites readers to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harold M. Smith
Water Street
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Evening Star
Harry Flood Byrd
Evening Star Publishing Company
Virginia
Morning
Weekly News
Weekly Times
Weekly Mirror
Bell
United
Winchester Fair
News OF White Post
Dorothy Skinker
New York
Columbia College
James Riley
Mountain Hall
H. C. Sommerville
Janette Oglionby
Charrlestown
Kennerly
William Macatee
Texas
Thompson Sowers
Probst
Mr. Powers
Norfolk and Western Railway
Episcopal Church
Ces Warner
St. Alban’s Church
Washington
C. B. Arledge
Carold Arledge
Kennerty
Ernest Meade
Ronalds Green
GC. G. Massey
John Lee
Emmert Stuart
Louise B. Meade
Dr. Dearmont
Mamie Dearmont
James Denny
Frederick
County
Stephens City News
J. B. Winfree
J. B. Winfree, Jr
Robert
Edith Winfree
Lynchburg
C. B. Gooch
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Detroit
Mich
Www. W. Mc
Lutheran Conference
Grand Jury
S. L. Laren
S. Main St
Oliver
J. H. Lacy, Jr
Rouss Ave
Correr Kent
Leicester
Peyton St
L. N. Woods
Bell Phone
Wan Ted
Heller’s
lIthaca
Araly
Star Office
N. Main
Winchester Inn
Dept. F
South Haven
Dusty
Miller & Anderson
Packard
Oakland
Maxwell National
Cadillac
Overland
Oldsmobile
BUICK
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Beverley Garage, Inc
Staunton
Ee Besl Lee
Star—At- Pays
Grove Bros. Department Store
Union Bank of Winchester
J. R. Edmonds
Hagerstown
J.G. Harrison & Son
Fuchum Motocycle
R. Willis
N. Market St
Mayr
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
California
Colorado
Alberta
Arizona
Idaho
British Columbia
Mortansa
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Mollie Kremer
Berryville and
John S. Russell
Park Ave
Thomas & Messer
Baltimore St
H. D. Albin
E. Piccadilly
Daltty
James L. Allen
Rere
Chambersville
Shropshire Bucks
John W. Larrick, JR
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