Farmers Thank City Council At Winchester Meeting
Mutual Farmers' Club met at Lewis Pidgeon's residence. President Rees led at 10:50. City council granted free use of City Hall for two days for a Farmers' Institute. Officers elected Ed W. Lupton president L. M. Boyer secretary H. L. Bond treasurer L. J. Branson editor. Next meeting set at J. L. Bond's Lost Stream on July 31.
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Mutual Farmers’ Club
Lewis Pidgeon
Rees
C. M. Solenberger
J. W. Branson
J. L. Bond
Lupton
Farmers’ Institute
H. Lupton
L. M. Boyer
cWhereas
Winchester
City
Judge Barnard
Washington
James Whitcomb Riley
Solenberger
Prof
Alwood
Ed. W. Lupton
H. L. Bond
L. J. Branson
D. W. Bran
Lost Stream
Suit Filed at Shepherdstown Damages Claim in Local Turmoil
Mrs. A. Reynolds sues Mrs. Goodwin wife of Shepherds Normal College principal for damages tied to a clash in Shepherdstown. Reported defaming acts and a street fight led to cadet escorts, with town figures allegedly implicated and ongoing court expectations.
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Charles Own
W. Va
A. 8. Reynolds
Shepherdstown
Goodwin
Shepherd’s Normal College
F. W. Brown
Marshall McCormick
Reynolds
Professor Goodwin
Shepherd
Wedding at Woodstock Finds J H Dalin and Laura in Union
The pretty home of Hon. and Mrs. M L Walton in Woodstock Va hosted a wedding yesterday afternoon uniting Mr J H Dalin and Miss Laura. Rev J H Wells officiated at the ceremony in a scene noted as impressive and attractive.
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M. L. Walton
Woodstock
J. H. Dalin
Laura
J.H. Wells
Missing Link Arrives As Bashful Suitor Faces Family
A bashful suitor visits a family and, amid politics and a servant question, he blurts out with awkward wit that the woman he loves is the missing link. The moment shifts mood as the doorway reveals her.
The Secret Revealed and Edith’s Pierced Ears
A New York Times snippet notes Edith has long been seen as an outlier in their social circle. She is described as the only girl with pierced ears and as spelling her name with an i, marking her as a back number in the group.
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Edith
New York Times
Con tention pun and kitchen mishap cited in Tribune
In a Chicago Tribune snippet Wilfred asks if contention means living in content. The father replies with a quip about contention and applies more punishment with kitchen utensils, reflecting a grim humorous tone.
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Wilfred
Chicago Tribune
Proof Positive Blind Man Feels Red Hot Stove Color
Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a blind man who could tell a red hot stove from its color by touch proving sense of touch can identify color under certain conditions.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Not the Genuine Kind Society Woman Debate
A Detroit Free Press excerpt features a quarrel over women’s social fitness with remarks about extravagance and suitability for upper-class society. The dialogue contrasts judgment of character with expectations of fashionable life.
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Detroit Free Press
Not Too Soon Lunch Hour Quip From Philadelphia Press
A humorous line from the Philadelphia Press questions lunch timing and appetite. The speaker notes not being hungry yet but expects hunger once the waiter finally notices him. The quote reflects a light newsroom or gossip tone about dining habits.
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Philadelphia Press
Miss Carr Debutante Teas at Winchester Society Event
Mr and Mrs Lucien Carr Jr hosted an afternoon tea at their home near town to debut their daughter Miss Hattie Carr in Winchester society. The event drew hundreds of invitations and was among the largest social gatherings in years.
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Lucien Carr, Jr
Town
Hattie Carr
Miss Carr
Winchester
Two Keys Overworked on Zebidister’s Typewriter
The New York Herald notes the hyphen key and space bar wear out first on Zebidister’s machine. The character strain prompts stammering remarks as the author voices the device’s fatigue and quirks.
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Zebidister
New York Herald
Conceit Removed From Husband Says Ledger Joke
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes that a wife has succeeded in removing her husband’s conceit after marriage, with the exchange between Belle-Lena and Lena-Well reflecting humor about marital perception.
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Belle
Lena
Philadelphia Ledger
The June Bride Month Law Proposal
A humorous note on wedding timing suggesting February through December could be made June by law. The piece ponders why brides favor June and jokes about lawmakers letting every month be June for matrimony, reflecting a Chicago Tribune voice.
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Congress
Chicago Tribune
Mitchell Acquitted of Cruelty to Horse in Police Court
In Braddock Street livery stable case R L Mitchell was acquitted of cruelty to animals due to inability to prove horse ownership though Ed Jefferson held a note. Mitchell said he returned the horse as unsound and that it died after Jefferson refused it back. Roosevelt visit to University of Virginia and Monticello noted.
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R. L. Mitchell
Braddock Street
Ed. Jefferson
Mitchell
Jefferson
Farmers urged to raise onions with care and manure
Two classes of farmers should avoid onion growing the lazy and the slovenly. The government created a farmers institute specialist post and Professor John Hamilton was appointed to fill it. An uptick in demand for top quality horses is noted. At the Montana station seed grain treated with formalin shows greatly reduced smut. Twentieth century dairying aims for one hundred percent return on investment.
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Farmers’ Institute
John Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Montana
Winfield Cameron Trial Begins for Browntown Killing
The trial of Winfield Cameron for the killing of Cleveland Craig at Browntown, Warren county, on February 14 last, began at Front Royal yesterday with forty six witnesses to be examined.
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Winfield Cameron
Cleveland Craig
Browntown
Warren County
Front Royal
Magruder Returns Home After Bank Loss Settlement
A Woodstock dispatch reports D. P. Magruder, the alleged Woodstock bank cashier, is back home after a year missing. The bonding company seeks compromise on the shortage of about 21 000 and all criminal charges are withdrawn. Public sentiment favors leniency, with belief he was led astray by older heads. Other items note a grieving mother in Huntington with her dead year old baby, a Roanoke typhoid death of Elizabeth Templeton, the Exmore death of William J. Atkinson at 35, and the death of Judge O Key Johnson in New York.
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The
Star
Woodstock
D. P. Magruder
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Woodstock
Aged Lady Falls And Breaks Arm
Mrs. Emily Guard, an aged resident of Steph ens C r ry Virginia, fell while rising from a chair and broke her arm near the shoulder joint. Her daughter is Mrs. William Fuller of the city. The item notes local church activities, construction contracts, a rose bush with 43 blooms, relatives visiting Baltimore, and an epidemic of mumps with chicken pox gone. Harvest plans are mentioned for local farmers.
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Warning Star
StepHens Crry
Emily Guard
William Fuller
Colored Baptists
The
Methodist Church
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Oregon
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Richmond
New York
the Rey
Nolds
Miss Walton
John Thompson
George H. Son
Marry
Horsey & AtweLl’s
Horsey & Atwell
Roosevelt
University of Virginia
Monticello
Charlottesville
Virginia
News and Notes
West Water Street
E. Bruce Capper Jeweler and Optician
Shenandoah Valley
NAT. Bank
Mainstreet
Rouss Ave
the Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank
United States
TLATS
Magruder
William Carew
Huntington
Elizabeth Templeton
Roanoke
William J. Atkinson
Exmore
O’key Johnson
West Virginia Law School
James R. Campbell
C. F. Staples
Alfred H. Young
G. C. Wallace
Middletown
8. M. Stickley
H. A. Brown
Sallie Samsell
Baltimore
United Brethren
Miller Supply CO
S. H. Hable
James B. Russell
Lee R. Grim
Union Bank of Winchester
Savings Department
E. Hoymes Boyd
W. Stone
A. M. Baker
W. M. Atkinson
W. Kurtz
Hueua
Luupton
J. W. Henshall
Geoo.e.bushnell & Company
Winchester, VA
Geo. B. Bushnell
Walter S. Nicklin
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Noonan’s
Tidball Place
Junia Taylor
South Market Street
Gro
H. Eagun
GEO. W. Kremer’s
East
Pccadilly Street
Nouonan
Barton &Boyd
Chester
Marvin Wisecaryver
Amherst St
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