War News Mix From Fronts In Europe And Russia
Reports from the eastern front claim Russians have captured Austrian prisoners and guns as they push through Galicia and Poland. French and German accounts clash over recent gains near Nieuport and Meuse region with fighting in Alsace and Argonne while cable lines suffer from storms.
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Vistula
Warsaw
Poland
Galicia
Aldiets& Scriots
Francie Joseph
Austria
Galic
St. Georges
Nieuport
Bruges
Argonne
Meuse
Berlin
Pavia
Steinbach
Alsace
Germany
England
Holland
Porrytown Items Reflect Local Holiday Visits
Terrytown West Virginia notes list Miss Josephine Morgan visiting Miss Maggie Boyles and Miss Pauline Hallpent at Zeph Morgan’s home. Mrs William Trimble visited her Maryland mother. Carl Abshire and Deward Busey spend holidays with relatives. William Murphy couple celebrated Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Roberts and others.
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Terrytown
W. Va
Josephine Morgan
Maggie Boyles
Pauline Hallpent
Zeph Morgan
Walter Gano
Martinsburg
Jane Gladden
Mrs. William Murphy
Mrr
Mrs. Roberts
Holiday Visits Reach Local Homes Across Town
Mrs Goff CHTRR and others spend Saturdays with relatives. Pauline Hall teacher visits Cedar Hill School during holidays. Harry Crim Virginia Ewing Katharine Ewing and a Dayton School friend return home for holidays. Mr and Mrs Join Walker dine with daughter Mrs Roth Nol. Turner Seneindiver of Whittown visits her parents Mr and Mrs David Hott.
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Goff Chtrr
Foeter
Danna
Owen
Benjamin
Moltie
Crim
Pauline Hall
Cejdar Hill School
Harry Crim
Virginia Is
Misa Katharine Ewing
Dayton School
Walker
Roth Nol
Turner Seneindiver
Whittown
David Hott
Stones on Faces Fashion Returns in Rhinestone Patches
Readers see a trend where young women apply rhinestone embedded patches as decorative facial spots. The patches, jeweled "eyes," sit near the eye or over dimples and aim to add sparkle without changing outfits.
Clerks Move to Form Railroad Office Organizing Body
The railroad clerks are again agitating to form an organization. Leaders have difficulty uniting members due to fear of losing jobs if the move leaks to officials. An organized group could raise wages and affect railroad offices nationwide.
Education Board saves Up to $490000 donation total
Southern states received $3,062,625 with a supplemental sum of $9,147,152 from the General Education Board in its latest report on education funding. Virginia institutions listed include Emory and Henry College $50,000 Randolph-Macon College $60,000 Randolph-Maeda Woman's College $75,000 Richmond College $150,000 University of Virginia $50,000 Washington and Lee University $105,000.
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New . York
General Education Board
Cause of Education
Virginia
Emory and Henry College
Randolph-Wacon College
Randolph-Ma‘eda Woman's College
Tich ‘Mond College
The
University of Virginia
Washington and Lae University
Better Train Service Secured From the Valley
Lynchburg Virginia December 30 The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway will change trains January 3 to improve Valley of Virginia connections. The early morning train to Lexington will depart at 5 02 am linking with the Shenandoah Special at 8 am, with return from Lexington at 6 40 pm reaching Union Station at 9 29 pm. No change to train No 10 from Lexington and Clifton Forge in the morning.
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Lynchburg
Lexington
Ernest Wiliams
Chamber of Commerce
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Winchester
Laround
Washington
Jauicker
Valley Counties
Union Station
Lower Valley
Clifton Forge
Poley's Honey and Tar Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertising copy touts Poley's Honey and Tar Compound as instantly easing croup yes and night time coughing. It claims to cut mucus clear phlegm stop strangling cough and promote easy breathing and quiet sleep with universal availability through dealers.
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Croup
Poley
Miss Genevieve Clark Cay Engaged to James M Thomson
Genevieve Clark daughter of the Speaker and Mrs Clark announced engaged to James M Thomson New Orleans newspaper publisher. She plans a late spring or early summer wedding with no honeymoon or trousseau plans yet.
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Genevieve Clark
Clark
James M. Thomson
New Orleans
Clank
Eraphy
Panama Canal
Winchester Bank Board Sets Fee Cap in 1914
The Union Bank of Winchester Virginia reports its Board of Directors approved a fee cap on certain services in December 1914. The document references bank officials and policy actions to regulate charges.
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Union Bank
Winchester
Capone
Bank Am
Pashia
Railroad Schedules for Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York
NortHBOURD No 28 42 For 1 town and intermediate station Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York connection at Shenandoah Junction for Washington No 4 7 08 p m For Hagerstown Pullman Sleeper to New York No 2 172 aimed For Hageman Pullman Sleeper to New York and Philadelphia Wen being E W C Saunders Pass Trafie Mer Gen Pass Agt
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Northbourd
Eastbound From Strasburg Limited Train Details
Train No 11 runs eastbound from Strasburg to Washington with a Sunday exception. Parlor car service No 229 is listed with a daily schedule and fare of 10 dollars. Additional notes mention local service from Harrisonburg to Strasburg and arrival times in Washington around 4 18.
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Southern Railway
Washington
Alexandria
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Westropnd
Strabborg
Marrisonburg
Artive
Bienenees
Westie
Sai
L.ocal
Strasrasburg
Wedding Near Bowling Green On Missouri Farm Scene
The article notes the bride spends summers baking on her father's farm, and the wedding will take place on the Missouri farm of the Speaker near Bowling Green. The setting highlights traditional rural customs and family ties as the ceremony approaches.
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Missouri
Speaker
Bowling Green
Newspapers Used To Keep Out Cold
Richmond Va December 30 News papers per the State Board of Health are useful to convey reports and ward off cold. They state layers between coverlets help retain heat and a layer between springs and mattress adds insulation against midwinter cold.
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Richmond
State Board of Health
Sage Tea Darkens Hair To Any Shade
An old time remedy returns in modern form as Wyeth's Sage and Sulfur Hair Remedy sold for 60 cents. A downtown druggist says the preparation darkens hair evenly, hides gray, and improves scalp condition with regular applications.
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Wyeth
German demand on American consuls in Belgium triggers withdrawals
The German government formally notified Washington that American consuls in Belgium must be acceptable to Arab Sinian military authorities, and that some consuls should be withdrawn for now. Scott C. Huffman, 50, committed suicide in Fairmont, West Virginia, dying instantly after shooting himself in the head.
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State Department
Belgium
Ar Sinian
Scott. C. Huffman
Fairmont
W. Va
Foley promotional slip for cough and cold remedy trial
An advertisement urges readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co of Chicago for a free trial package. The offer includes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Carthartic Tablets, with sale through local druggists.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
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Organization For
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Home Ee Insurance CO
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International Chicken Powder
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Russell & Green
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Elizabeth B. Wright
Madaline W. Wright
St. Raphael's Catholic Institute
Ta Palthmore
Neva B. Lewis
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Star Office
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