Virginia ancestry talk tests royal blood in Roanoke Times view
The Roanoke Times quotes the New York World on pedigree as largely a personal curiosity. It argues aristocracy is a social construct in Virginia where most claim royal blood, but such lineage offers no real worth beyond historical interest.
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Heralds
Greece
Ertior
es-Dispatch
Virginia
William the Conqueror
Ares
William
Abraham
Roan
Oke Times
Promise to escort mother at funeral spoils day
A Scottish husband hears his wife ask him to promise to ride in front of her coffin in a vehicle with her mother. He agrees but says the request spoils his day, revealing tension with his mother-in-law and the wife.
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Sandy
Reedy Held For Horse Theft Near Woodstock Va
George Reedy of near Saumsville Virginia was arrested Monday by Sheriff Spiker of Shenandoah County. He is charged with stealing a horse owned by Mrs. D P Gochenour from a pasture near Woodstock. It is reported Reedy sold the horse to Dai Mifinick of New Market for fifty dollars, though valued at two hundred fifty.
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George Reedy
Saumsville
Spiker F
Shenandoah County
D. P. Gochenour
Woodstock
Reedy
Dai Mifinick
New Market
Col Cerme to Receive Improved Home Near Lebanon Church
Col J J Creme an Indian fighter who lost an arm in wars with the red skins visited town with Mr 8 M Ritenour who has a contract to improve Creme’s colonial home near Lebanon Church Va A contract for new material and furnishings was awarded to Glaize Brother Creme formerly lived in Winchester and fought with General Crook in the 1876 Indian wars and witnessed the Custer massacre escaping death and helping to kill many savages
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J. J. Creme
Redskins
Epworth League Set for Piedmont Convention Delegates Named
The Market Street Church league selects Mrs. B E Horsey and Mrs. Edgar Hottel as delegates and Miss Mamie Fuller and Miss Annie Dorsey as alternates to the twentieth annual Epworth League convention in Piedmont W VA. Rev Dr M F B Rice leads the advisory board and Mrs Arthur Leafe serves on the board.
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Frederick Oe
Copal Gunde
Fai Hye Bademont
League of Market
BE. A. Horsey
Edgar Hottel
Mamie Fuller
Annie Dorsey
M. F. B. Rice
Laterel
League
Arthur Leafe
Miss Dunbar Avirett Valedictorian At Allegany Academy
Miss Dunbar Avirett daughter of Col. John W. Avirett is named valedictorian for Allegany County Academy graduates. The baccalaureate sermon was given by Rev William Cleveland Hicks at Emmanuel Church Cumberland. Commencement next Wednesday in parish house with Governor Crothers delivering the address andDiplomas awarded.
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Allegany County Academy
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Cumberland
Wiliam Cleveland. Hicks
Crothers
Donnell Dunbar Avirett
John W. Avirett
Avirett
Winchester
Grape-Nuts Helped a Man Recover from Severe Illness
An elderly veteran from New Husys Mass describes losing 47 pounds in 60 days after illness. He found no relief from doctors until his wife bought Grape-Nuts in Old Orchard Maine. After starting the cereal, his symptoms diminished, weight returned, and he regained strength, crediting the product with saving his life.
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Newhusys Mass
Old Orchard
Wellville
Personal Notes From Inwood June social visits
Inwood society news lists residents and visitors on a June weekend. H. L. Snapp and Frank Sherrard traveled to Winchester. Senator Gray Silver and Mrs. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Boyd visited Mrs. M. A. Silver’s family. Various locals hosted guests and traveled to neighboring towns. Dr. EB LeFevre and Mrs. LeFevre spent time at Atlantic City.
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Inwood
W. VA
H. L. Snapp
Frank Sherrard
Winchester
Gray Silver
Stuart Boyd
M. A. Silver
Sadie Lewis
George Mish
Amy Glover
Louise Staub
Will Rowland
Martinsburg
Strother Crim
Inez Stickle
B. LeFevre
Harry LeFevre
O. R. Glass
Hagerstown
Dornblazer
BE. B. Kettering
Blaitssville
Bu Ness
Bb. B. LeFevre
Atlantic City
Quotations In Local Markets And Wholesale Prices
In the wholesale market corn was easier and quiet on declining prices. Oats rye and hay held firm with large baled rye straw steady. Poultry soft while vegetables remained steady. Butter and other dairy quotes appear garbled but show small variations. oats and rye show firmness with modest moves in markets.
German Caffeiness Coffee Purports Caffeine Remove
A late German product known as Coffee Without Caffeine dissolves out all but traces of caffeine from raw coffee. The flavor aroma and appearance remain practically unaffected.
Seriously Injured By Falling Lumber
Summit Point West Virginia June 9 Mr Ayler Willingham son of George Willingham of this place was raising a piece of timber when it fell hitting him and he was unconscious for several hours He is in a critical condition Also notes of Confederate reunion attendance and local visits among residents and relatives in Berryville Bluemont and nearby areas.
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Summit Point
W. Vaa
Ayler Willingham
George Willingham
H. Light
dHe
T. Miley
Burwell Conrad
Memphis
Griman
Bluemont
Millwood Late News Items Mention Local Residents
Miss Rose Howard Holland returns home to Millwood from school. Miss Edith Estep comes back to Millwood after visiting Winches ter. Mrs A L Glasscock and child spend weekend. Miss Mary Copenhaver returns to Millwood after school. Mr and Mrs Marshall Trenary visit from near Boyce. Mrs Thornton Goode visits Berryville in Berry's Ferry. Mrs Daisie Robinson and Miss Rosa Poe of Washington spend Sunday in Winchester.
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Mary Estep
Millwood
Lula Hook
Winchester
A. L. Glasscock
Edith Estep
Winches
Bessie
Warbeck
Berry's Ferry
Margaret. Glasscock
Mary Copenhaver
Marshall Trenary
Boyce
Thomas Lee
Berrys
Thornton Goode
Berryville
J.T. Lindsey
Daisie Robinson
Rosa Poe
Washington
Entering a Demurrer Focuses on Memory and Memo
A court scene features a boarder arguing about mind over matter. The debate centers on memory and the value of making memoranda with a pencil and paper to avoid forgetting.
Pleasant Cough Remedy Tastes Pleasant and Easy to Use
A home remedy recommends roasting a lemon until hot, cutting it open, and squeezing into three ounces of powdered sugar. A spoonful is taken whenever coughing occurs. The method is described as excellent and agreeable in taste.
Speech or Silence in a Heroic Heart
Poem fragment urges a warm loyal heart to speak and be heroic while urging silence from a cold or brass heart. The voice contrasts generosity with dullness and warns against empty bravado. Joseph Reux attribution appears alongside the lines.
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Joseph Reux
Hayfield Section Social Visits Tie Towns Together
Local notes in Hayfield recount guests and visits across Winchester and Washington. George Ball and Elizabeth Har ide attended gatherings with the Hopitail and Seymour families. Viola Good, Viola Cooper, Nora Cooper, and families from Middle town and Winchester are listed among recent hospitality and kin visits.
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Hayfield
George Ball
Elizabeth Haride
John Hopitail
Washington
K. Seymour
L. Cooper and Son
Hollis Seymour
Winchester
Local Visitors and Preachers Share Armel Community Notices
In Armel Virginia on June 9 neighbors and travelers are listed visiting relatives and attending church events. Rev W W A Lynch will preach at Macedonia next Sunday at 3 p.m. Several visitors including Miss Pansy Plank, Ernest Knight, Rev L Fox and family, and Mr C Glaize are noted with locations such as Winchester Gainesville Cross Junction Waynesboro and Bliss.
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Cross Junction
Miss Grim
Boyce
W. L. Armel
Charles White
Waynesboro
A. H. Ruffner
Clarke County
Ernest Armel
J. M. Kline
White Post
G. W. Haymaker
Foley Kidney Remedy Claims Quick Recovery
An notional ad-style fragment promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy by promising rapid relief for kidney and bladder issues. It suggests backache exhaustion and urinary troubles respond to the product and claims customers will become well.
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Foley
Franck Baker & Soh
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