City Beautification Effort Echoes From Minneapolis
Civic League notes propose similar Minneapolis style beautification for Winchester with window boxes and hanging gardens on business streets. Norfolks Virginian Pilot highlights funds, watering, and adoption of decorative plantings to boost city pride. The piece urges Norfolk to adopt such projects to enhance urban attractiveness.
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Civic League
Winchester
Norfolk Virginian
iPilot
The
Christian Herald
Minneapolis
Sunlight Calls Out From Cave of Gloom
Fragmentary verse urges leaving sorrow and gloom to seek joy and mirth. It references opening the gateway to Biderw dgs and traveling from a House of Shadows to a House of Mirth, with mention of Bobcaygeon and contagion of grief.
Special song verse fragments from SUPNANDOAM era
Fragmentary OCR preserves lines about a dream and mountains, mentions Dian Peat and Dixie, and references streams, Pullman dining cars, and a viewer named Lee. The text reads as a disjointed lyric snippet with unclear context or full attribution.
Shenandoah Special Train Song Fragment
A fragmented verse fragment mentions the Shenandoah, a Baltimore Bard, and a Pullman car on a Dixie bound train with a captain letting it go. The text evokes a railroad passenger song and a Baltimore reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Dixie
Baltimore
Beef Prices Up as Hog Prices Decline
The crop estimate board of the Department of Agriculture reports beef prices rose from 6.08 to 6.29 per hundred between April 15, 1918 and April 15, 1914, an increase of 21 cents or over 83 percent. Hog prices averaged a 14 cent drop.
Mrs. Leona Anderson Dies in The Cove Virginia
Mrs. Leona Anderson wife of Henson Anderson of The Cove near Rock Enon died at home after a brief illness from paralysis of the top brain. Funeral services were held at the family residence with Rev. E. J. Good in charge. She leaves a husband six children and several siblings. Funeral attendance included Dr. Miller and son of Winchester.
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Rock Hnon Springs
Leona Anderson
Henson Anderson
Ldte
Rock Enon
J. Good
Anderson
William Lamar
Athe Dedren
Shay
Dr.Miller
Gon
Winchester
Dr J Nelson Osburn Leaves Martinsburg for Baltimore
Dr J Nelson Osburn a prominent Martinsburg physician departs for Baltimore to join Episcopal BY and Bar hospital as an interne for four years This training aims to fit him for specializing in diseases of the organs He resigns as county coroner before departing for the study period.
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J. Nelson Osburn
Martinsburg
Baltimore
Episcopal Bye and Bar Hospital
Osburn
Gainesboro Junior League Holds First Meeting
The Junior League of the Gainesboro Graded School met for its first business gathering at the school building at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. The school was well represented.
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Gainesboro
The
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Brings Dark Shine
The old Sage and Sulphur remedy, now sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, promises natural darkening and gloss. A small bottle costs about fifty cents and claims to end dandruff and hair loss with regular use.
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Wyeth
Back From The Great Southwest
VAUCLUSE Va June 5 Mr S F Kenney lime burner near there has returned from Greenbrier county West Virginia after weeks at his trade He nearly died when a log rolled from the lime kiln The jury is not serious and he plans to resume work by mid June He praises that county a bluegrass region with fine cattle farming idle due to late frost and drought delaying plantings
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Vaucluse
S. F. Kenney
Greenbrier County
W. Va
Kenney
Deble Weds Miss Losh in Winchester Ceremony
The Staunton Daily Leader reports Mr. George F. Deble of Winchester married Miss Sallie Losh of Staunton at 9 30 in the morning at the home of Mr. Charles Perry on St Clair Street. Rev. G W Staples of Marquis Memorial Church officiated. The couple plan to live in Winchester.
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Staunton Daily Leader
George F. Deble
Winchester
Sallie Losh
Charles Perry
St. Clair
Street
G. W. Staples
Marquis Memorial Church
Famous Clay Hill Estate Is Sold Now Worth $21 000
A deed filed in Clarke county shows Prof William H Whiting Jr transferring the famed Clay Hill estate of about 262 acres to H Bradley Davidson Jr and R King Stone of Washington for 21000. Other deeds note small land sales including 2 roads for Archie Bell to Archie Garrell at 26 and 188 acres to Mrs A J Payne for 4500 on Blue Ridge.
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Clarke County
Berryville
William H. ‘Whiting, Jr
H. Bradley Davidson, Jr
R. King Stone
Clay “Hill
Washington
Society of
Archie Bell
Archie Garrell
C. H. Payne
A. J. Payne
Payne
Blue ‘Ridge
Alfalfa Grower Reports Record Harvest
Mr. L. Glevenger finishes alfalfa crop described as best ever with good height and thick coverage. He states the field yielded about seventy swaths and he weighed four to estimate total output, noting the remaining swaths.
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Evening Star
Bening Star Publishing
Virginia
New York
Postifice
Bell
United
PUR City Beautiful
Rtland
Lee
Frank Croxton
Rice’s Music
N. Main St
Crop Estimate Board
the Department of Agriculture
DR. Osburn
Iray
Miss Losh
Clay Hill
Fine Alfalfa
Sen Tonal
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Saltillo
Niigara Falls
Piccadilly
Oxford
Huntsberry
R. Mswimley
E. Piccadilly St. Oppo
B. & C. Depot
Lump
Glaize
BRO
Duffy
Germany
Buffalo
Hyman
John
Conrad Hyman Miller
Conrad Iyan
Strykersville
N. Y
Duffy’s
Vai Mae
Uffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
Union Bank of Winchester
Savings Department
Surrey
S. L
Jos. Wrights Old Stand
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
A. Heller & Co
Winchester, Va
Baltimore City
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Pittsburgh Étroit
Maryland
Massachusetts
J. S. Wilson, SR. & CO
Mapben Sersex York Stock Exchange
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