Iniquitous Hold Up Against Hammond in Local Press
The article notes opposition to price hikes by publishers in Middletown and references broader criticisms of the newspaper trust. It cites increased paper costs, a move to lower subscriptions, and proposed tolls on wood pulp and related goods. It mentions wage scales and the strain on publishers amid consolidation.
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V. W. S. Hammond
Pasny
Southern Methodists
Middletown
Baltimore
Congress Debates Flood Stand Amid House Turmoil
A fragmented report notes intense discussion in the House over a Flood stance and constitutional questions. It mentions aims to abolish certain protections and calls for prompt action, highlighting tension between leadership and legislative deliberation.
Advertising entrepreneur promotes indoor signage in metropolis
A Savage theatrical figure, noted in the York Herald, advocates indoor advertising for attractions. He plans to use musical signs and letters to attract readers and boost newspaper advertising revenues.
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Savage
York Herald
Metropolis
Signhbout
Mnewspa
Newspaper ads supplant signs as managers shift to print
A writer argues that most patronage comes from newspapers rather than sign boards and contrasts this with an author-manager who started the season announcing via signs and printed sheets. The experiment failed and new managers now rely on newspapers.
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Pers
Aftor
Editor’s Church Visit Highlights Quiet Strife in Ties
A central Kansas editor recalls attending a church service with a good sermon and old hymn sing along with brethren and sisters. While the hymn played, he counted about a dozen congregants who spoke to no one in the street or elsewhere, pondering why they would know each other there if they do not here.
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Kansas
Brethren and Sisters
Mary Eleanor Tanquary Dies at Age 14 in Virginia
Mollie Tanquary, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tanquary of Burnt Factory Virginia, died at home after ten days of pneumonia on the 18th. The community and church mourn her loss, describing her as modest, sincere, and a devoted Christian who will be missed by family and friends.
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Charles W. Tanquary
Mary Eleanor Tanquary
Mollie
Earth
Virginia dairy prospects rise as Governor Tyler mobilizes farmers
Radford Virginia February 17 farmers report a harsh season for sheep with scarce green feed and high costs. Governor Tyler promotes dairy profits and regional growth, calling a meeting February 20 with experts Dr Quick and Professors Saunders Turner to spark interest in dairy farming across neighboring counties.
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Jerrior Tyler
Tyler
Virginia
Goventter
State Farmers Institutes
Dr. Quick
Saunders
W. Pts
Ana’ Turner
Hollins
Burnt Factory Items and Local Health Notes
Miss Fannie Ritter from Winchester visits Mirvaga home in Burnt Factory. Whooping cough patients show improvement. Infant Reginald Duvall ill with pneumonia, hopes for recovery. Charles Carver and B J McDonald recover from recent illnesses. Heavy rains and melting snow push streams over banks. Opequon fording difficult all day last Saturday.
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Fannie Ritter
North Kent Street
Winchester
Mirvaga
CW. Tanquary
Reginald
R. P. Duvall
Charles Carver
B. J. McDonald
White Post Personal Notes Highlight Local Travel and Visits
White Post Virginia items report Eliza Meade at home after a short visit with Miss Dixon of BioPff and Anna Green traveling to Chambersburg for a weeks stay. Louise Meade heads to Baltimore and Washington for months. Lewis Kennerly returns from Birmingham to his home for a few days. Mrs C F P Nace visits Miss White in Nate. Mr and Mrs P W Bowers attend Greenville for a brother's sudden death. R J Bryanly ill but improving. Jane Riley returns from a trip to aunt Mrs Edward Harp near Waterloo.
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Dixon
Anna Green
Chambersburg
Stephens City
Louise Meade
Baltimore
Washington
Lewis Kennerly
Birmingham
Ala
Bryanly
Jane Riley
Edward Harp
Waterloo
Macedonia Notes snippet reports visitors and local events
Miss Anne Smith returns home after a two week visit to friends in and near Winchester. Dora Brown from Valley View visits at Mr. Charles Funk's home. Leslie Knolls of Chambersville stays a few days with Hiram Crate. Mrs. R L Petrie and her son visit her mother at Home. The Opequon was past folding here on Saturday. rural mail carrier did not cross.
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Raat
Public sales list near Rippon and Berryville Virginia
A detailed sale schedule names buyers and farms across Rippon Berryville and nearby areas. Horses cattle sheep hogs farm implements and household goods are listed with sale dates from February 24 to March 24. Prominent locations include Gav Holiday Farm Cedar Greek Grade Summit Point and Mansfield Stock Farm.
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Ap-S. -Ippitt
Rippon
W. Va
J. B. Jones
Stephenson
Kate Erb
Berryville
EB. Colbert
Gav
Tolliday
M. J. Williams
John Stephenson
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Cather
Winchester
Ambrose
Wadesville
Vance Piercé
H. RP
Charles Frye
Vacy Mill Road
Charles O. Writt
W. Pee
David Grim
M. L. P. Reed
E. P. Royston
Yerryville
William Pannett, Jrimes
Limestone Farm
Rn F
H. H. Hofman
Lebanon Church
Harry Bell
Shenindoah River
Castlelan’s Ferry
J. F.royston
Aitles
Cayford and
Wickliffe
L. Thompson
Millwood
R._C. Carter
BergiHe
Flowers as Symbols in French Politics
The piece notes that carnations linked to the Gon Boulanger faction and violets associated with Bonapartists carried political meaning in France. It recalls a Paris night when actress Mars was hissed for wearing violets, illustrating floral emblems in the Restoration era.
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France
Gon, Boulanger
Milo, Mars
Paris
Eggs from Australia reach England in perfect condition
London reports thousands of dozen eggs from South Australia arriving in England after a 13 000 mile journey. Maj A E M Norton notes infertile eggs prevent rotting and promise future shipments to Britain, with winter supplies selling at half the price of local new laid eggs.
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London
South Australia
England
Ion
Maj
A. E. M. Norton
Great Britain
Adelaide
Frugal Wages Debate in Old Time Finance Tale
A worker named John Mitchell trades eight dollar wages for 32 ax handles valued at 26 cents each. He then buys machinist tools and pays a $4.50 bill with 32 ax handles and 23 hammer handles valued at 15 cents each, in a cashless barter during currency stringency.
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Comeant
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Springfield
Here
Greatest concrete bridge spans Rock Creek in Washington
The Connecticut Avenue Bridge, tallest concrete bridge, now completed in Washington after seven years of foundations and a three year funding gap. It is 1421 feet long with a 52 foot roadway and dual 136 foot high approaches, featuring arches of 160 feet and 82 feet. Cost reached 1 million dollars.
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Washington
Connecticut Avenue
Rock Creek
Congress
Mole affects baby swap mix up at sanitarium
The Cross and Lent families debated a coin toss to settle which baby belonged to which couple after a mix up at Deer Park sanitarium. A mole on the Cross baby’s tummy helped the physician correct the error and restore the proper parentage.
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Port Jarvis
White House
William WH. Lent
John F. Cross
Lent
Cross
German hens lay more eggs after corn diet trial
A government farm experiment near Berlin tested corn for chickens and geese. Results show German hens improved significantly, producing about twice as many eggs in the recent months after switching from wheat and barley to corn.
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Berlin
Lichterfelds
Missouri
Empire
St. Louis
Train advertisement for Elkton daily parlor car service
No. 27 daily at 6.42 p m to Elk ton and intermediate stations. Parlor car. Write for rates maps and time tables to any agent or to F Bragg Trav Passa Roanoke Va W B Bevill Gen Pass Agt Roanoke Va.
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Elkton
F. Bragg
Passa
W. B. Bevill
Roanoke
Cumberland Valley R R Time Table November 24 1907
Railway timetable notice listing daily except Sunday operations from Cumberland Valley Railroad with schedule details for the date November 24 1907.
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Cumberland Valley
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Schedule Between Washington and Bluemont Virginia Westbound
Daily east to west service details show No 121 and No 181 operating on the line between Washington and Bluemont Virginia with east and westbound timing in Eastern Time. The text indicates sun only service for the westbound or day reference.
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