North Carolina road bonds sparking debate across states
A Good Roads Association campaign in Virginia echoes North Carolina’s bond program. Frank Page and Governor Morrison advocate bonds to fund road construction, citing a $110 million already authorized with $50 million raised by bonds and plans to expand to $200 million. Critics warn debt growth risks tax burdens and future repayments.
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Good Roads Association
Virginia
Frank Page
Highway Commission of
North Carolina
Morrison
Virgina
Page
Nast
Nenmammers Times
Carolina System
Union
Newpassweey
New York
North He
Carolina
Nis
Iers
Evening Star Publishing Co. announces multiple Virginia papers
The Evening Star Publishing Co. of Winchester Virginia lists daily editions including Morning News Weekly News The Times The Weekly Mirror and related titles Published schedule details and newspaper names accompany the notice in a compact listing form.
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The
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester
Virginia
Virginia Responds to North Carolina Public Works Propaganda
The passage notes states ban bond issues for public improvements. Virginia rejects propaganda from North Carolina and notes a warning from its sister state.
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Virginia
North Carolina
New York Pressmen Strike Tests Advertising Value
The Roanoke World News examines a New York City pressmen strike that halts full editions and ads. It notes readers want news plus commentary and pictures, while advertisers fear revenue loss yet affirm ad value, with executives from Gimbel Bonwit Saks McCreery Blair Street stressing advertising’s impact and long term importance.
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Roanoke World News
New York City
New York
Harold W. Bonwit
Nwit, Teller & Company
H. W. Street
Blair & Company
Wall Street
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason on thrift and faring
Thought for its Day warns against wasteful spending and urges saving as a safeguard against hard times. The poem contrasts thrifty living with those who squander earnings, noting the comfort of savings yet acknowledging a perennial temptation to spend.
Apple crop late in Washington harvests shift later
In Wenatchee Washington growers report the 1923 apple harvest will be later than last year with Jonathan apples maturing several days later. Warm days and cool nights in late August and early September slowed finishing of the crop compared with 1922.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Washington
Okanogan Valley
Protracted Ridgeway Meeting Closes With One Convert
The long revival at Payne's Chapel Church ends Sunday morning yielding one convert. The Pine Orchard School opens with Miss Ruth Cooper as teacher. Local families, moves to Harpers Ferry and Berryville are noted along with corn cutting and fruit harvest.
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Payne’s Chapel
Thepworth League
Fred Ridgeway
Mae Bromley
Paul
T. Elmer Murphy
Berryville
C. P. Hamilton
Pine, Orchard
Ruth Cooper
W. G. Bromley
B. J. Bromley
Moe. Bromtey
Elmer
Elmer Murphy
Dorothy
Harpers Ferry
T. Elmer Murphy and Daughter, Who Has Been Visiting Mrs. Murphy
Moe Bromley
Altoona
Sargent
Reliance, Va
James Smallwood
Rotary Inter-City Meet to Be Held in Roanoke
Roanoke Virginia hosts an intercity Rotary gathering with eight neighboring cities attending. The Inn on Mill Mountain hosts the event where Rev Charles J. Smith D D president of Roanoke College and Roanoke Rotary Club gives the principal address.
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Roanoke
Inn On Mill Mountain
Charles J. Smith
Roanoke College
Roanoke Rotary Club
Funeral Hour for John G Dieffenderfer Held at Home
The funeral for the late John G Dieffenderfer, who died yesterday, is from his sister Miss Charlotte Dieffenderfer at 307 South Market Street at three this afternoon. He was 81, born in Winchester, son of George B Dieffenderfer, and died in the house where he was born. His father came from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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John G. Dieffenderfer
Charlotte Dieffenderfer
South Market Street
Mr. Dieffenderfer
Winchester
George B. Dieffenderfer
Lancaster
And It's the Same Thing
A fragmented line references surveillance in marriage and an exchange, suggesting a satirical or reflective musing on control within a relationship. The text hints at social commentary rather than a clear event or report.
Local visitors attend Sunday gatherings amid stormy weather
Sept 26 notes list guests from Winchester Martinsburg Baltimore and Washington visiting households of Sum mell Smithey Tharp Snapp Murphy Timberlake and Purcell. Rally day at village church drew a large crowd despite an equinoctial storm with thunder lightning and rain. George Stimmell Sr. has improved after illness at his daughter Yeakley’s home. Swimley family spent Sunday at Bunker Hill with Clendenning.
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Hunter Benner
Affleck
Winchester
Stone
Ella Benner
Jordan Springs
Hiram Summell
Robert Filmore
Baltimore
Fannie Smithey
Ernest Tharp
Vincent
William Tharp
Julian Snapp
Charles Murphy
Waynesboro
Hagerstown
J. B. Snapp
Sadie Snapp
Herbert Fisher
Cassidy
Martinsburg
R. L. Timberlake
Washington
W. B. Timberlake
R. Ly ‘Timas
Washingon
Edwin Smith
Gladys Smith
B. Purcell
George Stimmell
Robert Yeakley
S. J. Swimley
Corrie Swimley
Bunker Hill
Albert Clendenning
Butcher Suggests Saddle of Mutton in Jest
A market scene shows the butcher proposing saddle of mutton, and a man responds with a wry quip about choosing a bridle so he can get a bite. The remark highlights light desert humor in a familiar shopping exchange.
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Packers Journal
Armistice Day Observances Planned by Legion Posts
In Indianapolis and across the country Legion posts prepare Armistice Day services with 10:30 a.m. ceremonies, 11 a.m. moment of silence, roll calls of local war veterans, brief war records, a speaker, and national anthem. Garland W. Powell urges broad civic fraternal cooperation thanking veterans for defending liberty.
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Ianapolis
Ind
Legion
Garland W. Powell
Sion
National Americanism Deivision
Legionn Fres
Powell
Yakima group backs bulk apple rate amid railroads
Yakima Valley Traffic and Credit Association endorsed a bulk rate for shipping apples in the Northwest in a stormy meeting. The group sent resolutions to five railroads and noted local firms expect an early decision. Baskets cost 240 each and only 650 can be loaded per standard reefer.
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Yakima
Wash
Northwest
Hercules Returns in Poem and Ads Blend
A mixed excerpt from a New York World page features a poem about Hercules seeking golden apples and banter from Tony and Milo, followed by classified ads seeking agents for shirts and barber students. The fragment lists Madison Mills and Tri-City Barber School with addresses and class dates.
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Tony
Milo
Arthur Wallace
New York World
Madison
Madison Mills
Broadway
New York
Stet
Tri-City
Barber School
Baltimore St
Baltimore, Md
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United
Evening Star
Marry Flood Byrd
Mnesihetes
Bernard P. Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers
P. A. Conn
Saks and Company
James ,McCreery & Company
Walt Mason
Thrifty
Jonathan, Stayman
King David
Massey.bros. Winchester
Winchester Orchard Supply Co
North Market Street
Baker & Shryock
Ridgeway
W. VA
Mellon Adams
Gainesboro
Adams
Pauline Parrish
Charles Parrish
Gore
Rotary
Brucetown, Va
Hercules
Heracles
W. C. Plundere CO
Agency
Jewelers
Boston
Transcript
P. C. Neidemeyer & Co
the Nathanson CO
North Main Street
West Piccadilly
Chiropractic
Chiropractors
Piccadilly
Postoffite
N. Main Street
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