Belle Boyd and Her Stormy Civil War Marital Saga
The article recounts Belle Boyd the Civil War spy and her marriages to six husbands including Lieut Samuel Harding Col John Hammond Cole Younger and Sam Starr It traces her daring acts for the Confederacy her banishment and later marriage to Hammond and Harding’s uncertain fate in Arctic ventures revealing a turbulent personal saga tied to 1861 65 conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Boyd
Martineburg
W. Va
Samuel W. Harding
Colonel Hammond
Philadelphia
Cole Younger
Sam Starr
Jim Starr
Nat R. High
Stonewall’ Jackson
Virginia
Winchester
South
Stonewall
Jackson
Jefferson Davis
England
Washington, D. C
Greyhound
United States
Massachusetts
Harding
Boston
Europe
London
Hammond
Navy
Juniata
Arctic
Camp de ‘Long
Kipp
Climbing Iztaccihuatl A Swiss Peak Atop Ice and Crevasses
The article recounts Joseph Dedi and five companions scaling Iztaccihuatl near Mexico City. With guides who admitted inexperience they cut steps in ice amid deep crevasses. The ascent taxed hearts and bodies, sun scorching the ice, leaving skin peeled and lips cracked, yet the summit offered a grand, distant panorama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popocatepetl
Ixmelchuatl
Mexico
Iztaccihuatl
Joseph Dedi
Swiss Alpine Club
Mr. Dedi
Sweet Potatoes Easier To Grow Than Irish Variety
A horticultural guide explains bed preparation for sweet potatoes, layering manure and soil, planting sprouts, and care through cultivation. It notes sprouts may lengthen to ten or twelve feet on rich soil and that careful tillage yields reliable crops with less effort than Irish potatoes.
Meet your Baltimore friends at Pen- Mar on August 4
Notice mentions a Pen-Mar trip in August with a sales pitch for farmers. It advertises Frank Brown's Meat Market offering special meat prices for threshing and provides a phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pen- Mar
Pen-Mar
Frank Brown
Petition Circulates for Castleman Pardon
A petition is circulated for executive clemency for James H. Castleman who is serving ten years for rape. He has over four years served and supporters include Judge W M Atkinson and Prosecuting Attorney R E Byrd. It is the first pardon petition Byrd has signed in twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Castleman
W. M. Atkinson
R. E. Byrd
Mrs Russell and Daughter to Spend August in Jamestown
Mrs James LB Russell and her daughter Miss Mary E Russell will depart tomorrow for Jamestown Rhode Island to spend the month of August. Miss Russell is noted for beauty and winning personality and will visit friends at Newport where she is popular with the society set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James LB. Russell
Mary E. Russell
Jamestown
Miss Russell
Newport
Byrd Boys Set for Shenandoah Fishing Trip
Master Richard KE Byrd Jr and Master Thomas Byrd, sons of Hon Richard E Byrd and Mrs Byrd, depart tomorrow for a two week fishing trip on the Shenandoah River near Cedarville, guest of Mr Hoskins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard KE. Byrd, Jr
Thomas Byrd
Richard E Byrd
Shenandoah River
Cedarville
Hoskins
Plain Facts Sell: Advice for Honest Advertising
A vintage admonition urges advertisers to speak plainly avoid puffery and bury no verbiage. It emphasizes truthfulness clear messaging confidence and targeting the purse while noting newspapers should back claims with verifiable circulation and keep a warm, persuasive tone.
Macedonia Church Yard Party This Weekend
The ladies of Macedonia Church plan a yard party at Bushnell's Yard Party in Macedonia on Friday and Saturday nights this week. Mr Geo F Sheetz of Shenandoah Valley National Bank has returned from Atlantic City. Miss Emma Magruder of Woodstock has come home after visiting county friends. Mr Alexander Barrie left for Philadelphia after several days with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ladies of Macedonia Church
Geo. F. Sheetz
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Atlantic City
Emma Magruder
Woodstock
Alexander Barrie
Philadelphia
M. E
Stephen City
Robert A. Lemley
T. F
Aug 3 in History 1460 to 1900 notable deaths
On August 3 historical figures are noted: 1460 Jat. 3 Jf. of Beotland killed before 1785. Hazard Perry born in South Kingston R I died 1823. Francis Meagher born Waterford Ireland drowned near Fort Benton July 1 1867. Commodore Jacob Jones died 1850. Father Joachim Ventura died 1861. George Inness died 1894. Allied troops advanced from Tientsin on Peking in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beotland
Hazard Perry
South Kingston
T.r
Francis Meagher
Bor
Waterford
Ireland
Fort Benton
Montana
Meagher
Army of the Potomac
Jacob Jones
Philadelphia
Joachim Ventura
George Inness
Scotland
Tienton
Peking
Personal mentions of visitors and locals in town
Capt Milton B Rouss and son Milton of Charlestown visited the city. Preston Callum of Washington DC is visiting his mother Mrs Robert Callum. Mrs Henry Buist and son Harry Buist of Charleston DC are guests of the Misses Sherrard on Amherst street. Mrs Middleton Elliott and daughter guests of the Misses Sherrard. Miss Hattie M Hammond formerly of Winchester now in New York City visits sister Mrs Tilford on Amherst street. Mr and Mrs Walter Griffith, guests here for a month, leave for Washington DC. Mrs Carrie Gury of Washington returns home. Gury is sister of W H and Isaac Hoffman of Berryville. Mr Harry Gordon leaves today on a business trip through the South. Samuel R Atwell of Horsey Atwell in Woodstock today. Miss Florence Wilkinson of Middletown spends part of the day in the city. Miss Edith Crump of Alexandria visits the Misses Helom on North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Callum
Washington, D.C
Mrs
Robert Callum
Henry Buist
Harry Buist
Charleston, D. C
Misses Sherrard
Amherst Street
Hattie M. Hammond
Winchester
New York City
Mrs. Tilford
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Famo
Belle Bod
Chas
W. Chase
Col
John 8
Castleman
R I
Horsey & Atwell
Eiscpal
W. C. Eeneniv- Va
Stine
W. C. Marshall
10Canoz
Bushnell’s
Macedonia
Bicycle and General Supplies
Ying
William Zirelf
West Water Street
C. W. Forsythe
Byrd & Forsythe
Warren
Page Counties. Com
Winches
Ter
Front Royal
Fox. Sale
One O. I
Boar
Chester White Sow
Martin Wisecarver
Tolen
B. Carver
Red Bud
Milton B. Rouss
Milton
Charlestown
Walter Griffith
Carrie Gury
Washington
March
Mrs. Gury
Messrs
W. H. and
Issac Hoffman
Berryville
Harry Gordon
Samuel R. Atwell
Mies Florence Wilkinson
Middletown
Mies Edith Crump
Alexandria
Water Street
North Main
Annie McCord
D. F. Hinkins
Arety
T. T. Wall
the Star Clothing House
S. H. Hable
Farmers’ and Merchants
Nat. Bank U. S. Government Depository
Pas
James B. Russell
Pres
Union Bank of Winchester
Lee R. Grim
Capital Stock
Savings Department
E. Houmss Boyp, Rest
W. Stone
A. M. Baker
Wm. M. Atkinson
W. Kurtz
Hues
Lupton
Shenandoah Valley
NAT. Bank
Henshall
Rouss Ave
American Statesman
Phyne
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