Rail lines cut service amid low business in Maryland and Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad trims schedules and eliminates trains citing poor business. Cumberland Valley Railroad keeps excellent service despite conditions. Norfolk and Western on the valley’s east side resists reductions, raising questions about obligations to patrons and the real impact on freight origination and traffic in the Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Maillroad Company
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Valley of Virginia
B. and O
Ohio
Handley Schools Mission Promised for Winchester Estate
Judge Jom Handley died February 13 1896 leaving a large residue in trust for a city project in Winchester. The Handley Board of Trustees plans to use the income to build industrial schools for the poor, with grounds on the Hauity southwestern of Winchester, though details remain unpublicized and no land work has begun.
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Jom Handley
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley
Handley Board
Mately
Winchester
Ellen Terry on slothfulness and a living career
The Ohio State Journal quotes Ellen Terry on arrival in New York. She argues a career comes from character not effort and warns against slothfulness, which she says robs life and leads to old age, regardless of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ellen Terry
Ohio State Journal
Learn Something Every Day The Bard Walt Mason Urges Reading
A poem advocates daily learning and reading from great writers. It praises books by the good and great and warns against cheap sensational writing. The verse urges curiosity, effort, and personal growth through knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha
Uinborn
Walt Mason
London Town Ghosts Sail in War’s Shadow
Verse recalls Nelson and Drake as images of Britain’s sea power, with ships sunk and battles remembered. The narrator laments Britain’s diminishing naval dominance and asks who will wake England to defend the sea and empire as a ghost fleet haunts Trafalgar.
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The
Baltimore Sun
London
Nelson
Drake
Britain
Tondon Town
Soho
Thames
England
Abbey
Hyde Park
Wellington
Britannia
Trafalgar
Passing of atrocities in the wartime press
The Washington Post comments on sensational reports of war atrocities, noting a shift from individual barbarities to the scale of mass devastation as the conflict progresses. It muses on how public appetite for shocking tales has evolved with the war’s toll and readership demands.
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Washington Post
Roman Catholic Allowance for Meat on Christmas Day
Arch Bishop Giovanni Bazano, apostolic delegate, said bishops may grant general dispensation allowing meat on Christmas Friday. He spoke in New York City at the Carmelite Fathers as part of their silver jubilee observance, noting church rulings permit a bishop to excuse Friday fasts when a feast falls on that day.
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Giovanni Bazano
Washington
Carmelite Fathers
New York City
Ladder Fall Injures Greek Crystal Cafe Proprietor
Steve Yeatiss of the Greek Crystal Cafe on North Main Street was severely injured after falling from a high step ladder while decorating for Christmas. He struck the marble-top soda water table, gash on the back of his head, and Dr. Swimley had to stitch the wound.
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Steve Yeatiss
North Main Street
AC. Swimley
Yeatiss
Accident brings man to floor and injury details emerge
A man toppled from a table and lay on the floor before realising the incident. He was taken to his apartments and today reporters note he feels somewhat better but suffers pain. Margland and Federal authorities clash over lifting the marantine measures to stamp out hoof Hadmouth disease.
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Denly
Margland
Federal
Hadmouth
Good cider vinegar and a rapid snow pusher
The article offers practical steps for making cider vinegar from ripe fruit with clean handling, proper pressing, settling juice, sanitary cask preparation, and controlled fermentation. It also describes a simple wooden snow pusher using a board, handle, and diagonally braced supports for efficient snow removal.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Apple Crower
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Bureau of Chemistry
Washington
War fronts shift as Russians pull back in Poland
The war summary reports Russia retires along the entire front in Poland with new positions to meet Austro German onslaughts from the Carpathians to East Prussia. Allied and German communications offer mixed views on west battles near La Bassée and Flanders while casualties rise in hospitals. Senate hearings urge Philippine self government toward independence. US mediation board prompts few railroad strikes in its first year. Federal inquiries to begin early January into major charitable foundations and Rockefeller charities.
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Poland
Vienna
Petrograd
Carpathians
East Prussian
Warsaw
Foley Cathartic Tablets Endorsement in Gore Georgia
P A Morgan reports using Foley Cathartic Tablets and says they thoroughly cleansed his system making him feel like a new man. He praises them as the best medicine for constipation and notes they keep the stomach sweet and bowels regular. Sold by all druggists.
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Gore
P. A. Morgan
Canal Tolls Spark Debate Over Vessel Costs
Citizens weigh how tolls affect shipping and small craft as large vessels face rising charges. The exchange highlights concern about expense and access to waterways amid ongoing toll discussions.
Foreman Ad Turns Up Quick Typist Applicant
A courtroom exchange shows the applicant claiming prior typing experience after a prior ad offered twenty dollars a week. The judge questions the sufficiency of the evidence for assembling typewriters at a typewriter factory.
Their Clan Song Hymn Question for Waggsby
Naggsby muses on the fitting hymn for ice harvester Waggsby. The line wonders if Shall We Gather Up the River suits the clan and era.
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Naggsby
Waggsby
Begging the Question Means Snaring a Proposal
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt presents a playful dialogue where a book asks what begging the question means and a grouch defines it as a girl trying to snare a man into proposing. The exchange mirrors light social humor.
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Cinginnati Enquirer
Unusual beach scene shows sea dog with catboat
A morning sight at the beach describes an old sea dog interacting calmly with a catboat. The exchange hints at a playful, flirtatious dynamic involving Harry Jane and George framed by a church setting and a lemonade gesture.
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Harmony
Harry
Jane
George
Cemetery remodeling ends under local supervision
Mr F M soi of the National Cemetery announces completion of remodeling work at the cemetery under the direction of Mr Howard Shockey. A lodge addition was made to provide extra room for Mr and Mrs Davis. Mount Pleasant services are listed for 10 30 a m 2 30 p m and 7 p m with Rev W H Sampset preaching. Chicago studies daylight saving proposals to extend daylight hours.
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F. M. Soi
National Cemetery
Ling
Howard Shockey
Davis
Mount Pleasant
Mount
Utie
WV. H. Sampset
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United
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Market St
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Winchester Fair
Berryville
Bird Bros. Strain
Laura V
Kline
Vaucluse. Va
Nicholson
Madison Square
Boston
Europe
National Avenue
Piccadilly Street
Balange
Glaize & Bro
Childrens Express
Sion
Germany
Russia
la Bassee
Evi
Dent
Flanders
Philippine Islands
Senate Philippine Committee
Henderson S. Martin
Islands
United States Board of Mediation and
Federal Commission of Industrial Relations
Russell Sage Foundation
Baron de’ Hirsch Fund
Carnegie Benevolences
Rockefeller Charities
Rockefeller Foundation
Washington, D. C
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Pennsylvania Ave
Eighteenth
White House
Palm Court
Emdee
Lodge
Chicago
H.R. Willis
N. Market St
Esop
Weaver Pianos
Rice’s Music
N. Main St
H. S. Whitacre
Osteopath
Artinsburg
W. VA
Gome
East
P. c
Wen Eans
Golden & Company
Itevisen of
Omnigeion
Merchants and Butter Manufacturers
Washington, , D.C
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