Wilson's Way Ends as North and South Rally Behind Wilson
A Raleigh Observer summary notes editorial shifts in favoring Woodrow Wilson by major papers including Richmond Times Dispatch and Lynchburg News. The piece highlights cross regional support for Wilson, citing editorials urging Democratic nomination and framing him as the national educator for the party.
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Charlotte Observer
Woodrow Wilson
Louisville Courier-Journal
New Jersey
Major Hempthal
The
Observer
York Times
Carolina
North Carolina
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Wood- Ow Wilson
Wilson
Lynchburg News
The Missing Bride Weds Not Lillian Russell
A poem lamenting a wedding scene without Lillian Russell as the bride. The speaker notes the bridegroom puzzled by starch and small shoes, as guests and pastor proceed, while the host laments the absence of the famed singer and the wedding feels incomplete.
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Lillian
Russell
Lillian Russell
Tanquarys and Lena McDonald Attend Rest Meeting
Mr and Mrs Tanquary and Miss Lena McDonald attended a quarterly meeting at Rest last Sunday.
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Terly
Virginia Fruit Crops Rise as Census Figures Lag
Census figures show Virginia ranking ninth in pear trees and tenth in bushels of fruit. Seventeenth in grape vines and thirteenth in crop value indicate broad gains, with apples up over 500,000 bearing trees while the nation reports a large drop. Overall profits from fruit trees rise in Virginia while the country declines.
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Virginia
Census Bureau
Convention Close Leads To Devotional Sessions And Addresses
A large congregation gathered for the closing event with devotional services led by Rev. W. A. Lynch and Rev. Hr. Hailey. Speakers included Rev. C. D. Bulla on the adult class relation to Sunday School and Mr. Thomas C. Diggs on His Last Command.
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Topham
Round Table
C. D. Bulla
Phillips
Rev
Thomas C. Diggs
Burnt Factory Sunday School Attendance Noted
Fragmentary report shows Sophia Staff and Lena Mc attended Sunday school in Burnt Factory Virginia in June. A delegate from Frederick Bush and Miss Aingham visited the family at Castleman’s Ferry and Mrs. W McDonald and daughter Lena McDonald attended.
Taft Roosevelt Conflict Fueled by Secret Talks Rumors
Chicago reports secret conferences between Taft and Roosevelt factions before the national committee met. Rumors of a rump convention if Taft loses circulate as Roosevelt gains pledged electors. Taft garners more Oklahoma delegates amid contested ballots and denials of fraud.
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Ers
Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
National Committee
W. S. Edwards
West Virginia
A. Davidson
Aft
Local Notes From Middletown and Nearby
Residents report visits from family and friends including Mr. Olint Rhodes with family at Rockland and Mrs. Jackson visiting Winchester. Students return from Randolph-Macon Academy and Fort Loudoun Seminary. Mr. Charles Campbell travels to Hot Springs for health. Hailstorm causes notable damage in town and surrounding area.
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Middletown
Charles Campbell
Hot Springs
Ark
Olint Rhodes
Abe Rhodes
Rockland
Amy
Mary Rhodes
Fort
Loudoun Seminary
Winchester
Harry Canter
Schoo
Randolph-Macon Academy
Front Royal
Virginia Almonrode
Cumberland
Cora Larrick
Arthur Jones
Moa
A. F. Willey
Annie Gibbons
Martinsburg
Neal, Kline
William Ridings
Philadelphia
James Ridings
Recipe For Weak Men Promises Free Cure Prescription
A promotional ad offers a free copy of a supposed doctor crafted prescription for nervous debility and vigor loss. It claims quick at home restoration without drugs, sent in a plain envelope from Dr. A. E. Robinson of Detroit, inviting readers to request it free of charge. The copy pressures urgency and secrecy while implying medical expertise.
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A. E. Robinson
Detroit
Mich
Breim
Pis Goldem Lodice
Children Day Services Planned at Centenary Church
An attractive program has been arranged for children’s day services at Centenary Reformed Church and will be held at 8 o’clock on Sunday evening. All are invited to attend this service.
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Centenary Reformed
The Successful Man remembered in verse
A short inscription extols a man who lived with laughter love and effort and left the world better than he found it. It lauds looking for the best in others and giving what he could as an inspiration whose memory is a benediction.
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Fle
A.stanley
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