Comfort for the Red Haired Girls in Timely Note
Nemo offers comfort to red haired women and discusses societal bias and historic cruelty toward hair color. The piece cites Helen of Troy Mary Stuart Cleopatra and warns against judging women for beauty while condemning vice and careless parenting. It cites Father Vaughan Cardinal Gibbons and a Montana murder case and ends with a call for public sentiment to curb harmful ads and liquor sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen of
Titian
Spain
Judas
Father Vaughan
London
Christ
Cardinal Gibbons
County Justices Have Hard Case
Whitacre March 23 Quite a crowd gathered at Cross Junction for a timber dispute between James Anderson and Dr L Baker. Four magistrates Adams Whitacre Collins and Roe presided as witnesses testified and arguments were made. The session lasted long and a decision could not be reached prompting a second meeting set for next Wednesday at Andersons with the court to view the timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitacre
Cross Junction
James Anderson
L. Baker
Adams
Collins
Roe
Wreck at Hinton: Local Man Survives Train Disaster
In Wreck- at Hinton. Mr Harry C Lupton of this city who travels for the Jacob Cooling Co was a passenger on the ill fated train wrecked near Hinton last week. The engineer and fireman died by being scalded in the overturned engine. Lupton was unharmed except for a slight shock. His many friends congratulate him on his escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Lupton
Jacob Cold Packing Co
Hinton
Lupton
City Streets Inspected. Await Engineer Report
The street committee and Supt C E Hoogervan inspected streets and alleys after noon. They will not pursue major improvements until the Council receives a report from Engineer N Wilson Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Hoogver
Water and Street Department
Common Council
N. Wilson Davis
Mrs. Fannie V. Frank Dies After Long Illness
News from Winchester confirms the death of Mrs. Fannie V. Frank, longtime Baltimore resident and former Winchester resident. Funeral arrangements are set for 11 a.m. at Shiloh Church on Timber Ridge, where her late husband Andrew J. Frank is buried. She leaves two sons H and P A Frank of Baltimore, two daughters Nettie B Frank and Mrs. C G Larrick, plus a brother A P Reid and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie V. Frank
Baltimore
Winchester
George W. Kurtz
Shiloh Church
Timber Ridge
Andrew J. Frank
Frank
Methodist Episcopal Church
Moonshining Alleged in Hardy County Case
B Frank Wean of the Coote Stores area was ordered jailed by United States Commissioner Harns berger in Harrisonburg in default of 500 bail awaiting transport to West Virginia. He faces a charge of illicit distilling alleged to run a moonshine business in Hardy County.
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Frank Wean
Coote Stores
United States
Harnsberger
Harrisonburg
West Virginia
Hardy County
Judge Harrison Cites Error in Strother Trial Report
The Woodstock Herald reports Judge Harrison acknowledges an error in the report of his remarks to the Strother jury at Culpeper at trial end. Renowned as a leading Virginia jurist, his instructions in the Strother case were approved by top lawyers, and there is belief he may fill the first vacancy on Virginia's Supreme Court bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Bench
Harrison
Strother
Culpeper
Supreme Court of Virginia
Woodstock Herald
Frederick County Teachers Meet Opens April 6
A meeting of the Frederick County Teachers Association will be held Saturday April 6 in the Court House hall. Dr Heck of the University of Virginia and Rev Dr J Horace Lacy of this city will deliver addresses on The Teacher and the School. Music and recitations will be featured.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Teachers’ Association
Court House Hall
Heck
University of Virginia
J Horace Lacy
Weather and notices from Virginia and nearby towns
Parly cloudy to night and colder on the coast. Sunday partly cloudy with cooler readings and possible showers in the northern portion. Miss Kremer and trimmers return from the Eastern cities with a full line of spring millinery. Rev J P Smith of Richmond will preach at the Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. The church pastor will preach at Charles Town for Dr A C Hopkins D D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Spinning Display Attracts Attention In Town
Miss Ke on display trims hats bonnets millinery novelties on March 26 and 27 inviting patrons and the public. Fishing season opened with anglers seen daily on Shenandoah and Potomac banks enjoying excellent sport.
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Ke Ont
Shenandosh
Potomac
Postoffice Site Fix Confirmed in Winchester
Washington reports the government will pay 16000 to William V Hodges for the Braddock and Piccadilly Street property to build a new Winchester post office. The purchase includes Hodges brick residence and Baldwin Hotel site plus adjoining frame house. Officials will send a formal letter Monday and begin plans immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V Hodges
Washington
Evening Star
Aria Eitect
James Knox Taylor
Treasury Department
C. B E. Kemper
William V. Hodges
Braddock and
Piccadilly Streets
Winchester
Kemper
Hodges
Piccadilly Street
Braddock Street
Star
Federal building site selection near Hodges site discussed
The Star notes many sites were offered to the Government for a new Federal building. James Hay secured a $60 000 appropriation in the post office bill. Although Reuss Avenue appeared suitable, owners did not want to sell and condemnation was avoided, leading to Hodges as the final site. Public opinion was divided on the choice.
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the Star
Federal
Winchester
James Hay
Congress
Reuss Avenue
Treasury Department
Sermon to Firemen at United Brethren Church
The annual sermon to the Sarah Zane Fire Company will be preached at 7.20 o'clock tomorrow evening by Rev. S. K. Wine, the company chaplain. The public is invited. Captain R. L. Gray asks all members to meet at the hall 30 minutes before the service.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
United Brethren Church
S. K. Wine
R. L. Gray
Mrs. Lewis Funeral Held at Family Home
The funeral for the late Mrs. John Lewis was held at 3 o clock Thursday afternoon from the family residence. Reverend George Bowers conducted the services. Floral offerings were described as humorous and beautiful. Pallbearers were Casper Fries T J Cooper Edward Barr J C Cooper J G Davis and E M Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lewis
George Bowers
Messrs
Casper Fries
T. J. Cooper
Edward Barr
J. C. Cooper
J. G Davis
E. M. Houston
Ridgeway Public Sale At Home Place West Virginia
Ridgeway WV will hold a public sale at his home on the Winchester and Martinsburg turnpike on Tuesday March 26 1907. Five head good horses and colts will be sold along with fifteen head cattle forty head hogs and sixteen young pigs. The event gathers local buyers and farmers to purchase livestock and farm stock directly from the owner.
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Ridgeway
W. Va
Winchester and
Martinsburg
Blight of the Pear and Apple in Virginia Orchards
Special correspondence from Blacksburg, Virginia, March 23 outlines pear fire blight and related diseases in apples and quinces. It explains the causative bacterium Mycococcous amylovorus, spread by sap, insects, wind, and rain, and notes varying disease severity linked to soil, prior crops, and cultivation. It cites experiments by Prof. Atwood on soil treatment using acid phosphate and potash to boost tree resistance, with mixed success.
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Virginia
Wm. B. Atwood
Crop Pest Commission
Atwood
State Summer Normal set for Winchester July
The State Summer Normal will be held in Winchester in the Joan Kerr School building during July. A conference in Wolstock included State Superintendent J. D. Nggleston Jr and several county educators. Shenandoah and Warren Counties each contributed $100 to support teachers attending the Winchester Normal. Prof. J. D. Harris will again manage the Normal, expected to bring about 200 persons to Winchester for the month.
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Winchester
Joan Kerr
Wolstock
J. D. Nggleston, Jr
Hammer
G. Maphis
M. M Uyneh
Frederick County
J. B. McInturi
Shenandoah County
Geo. H. Mulvey
Rockingham
G. BK. Roy
Warren
J. D. Harris
Warrenton
T. 8. Little
Alverene High School
N. D. Cool
John Kerr High School
Shenandoah
Winchester Normal
Woodstock Booze Thief Is Caught
James Walters, a Woodstock freight depot employee, was arrested for stealing whiskey from shipments. A room search found 26 half pints and 8 pints, traced to a barrel shipped to Joseph Holtzman. Walters was fined 20 dollars and costs. A later depot search uncovered 14 gallons more whiskey and fur from a Bowman shipment to Baltimore, with a barrel short 26 gallons.
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James 8. Walters
Woodstock
Walters
Joseph Holtzman
D. W. Grabill
H. B. Chapman
Southern Railway
F. 8. Bowman
Baltimore
Pet
Carlisle Kuhn Dies at Home in Greencastle
Carlisle Kuhn of Greencastle Pennsylvania died Thursday evening in his 65th year after a four year illness. Surviving are his widow one son several brothers and sisters. He was related to W L Kuhn a Winchester stock dealer and served in the 209th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. A public sale of Mrs George W Ward furniture is set for March 28 at 225 West Water Street at 10 AM ADG-B8-27.
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Parsons
West Virginia
John Pendleton
Pendleton
Gillespie
Kuhn
Carlisle Kuhn
Greencastle
W. L. Kuhn
Winchester
209Th Pennsylvania Infantry
George W. Ward
West Water Street
deplorable jail conditions prompt report to Frederick court
A Frederick County jail inspection finds an aging, unsafe building with no heat upstairs, overcrowded cages, filthy water facilities, poor ventilation, and total darkness after daylight. Jailer reports a hot air furnace fire risk. committee urges court input from a competent architect on possible repair or new construction.
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I. W. Harrison
Frederick County
T. W. Harrison
Frederick
Adam
Afteen
Factory sale details of tapestry factory at Front Royal
Continued on page four. The tapestry factory at Front Royal was sold to Dr. T. A. Ashby of Baltimore for 6200 dollars. Fred. P. Jones of Pennsylvania bid 6000 with an inquiry into moving his large hosiery.
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Front Royal
T. A. Ashby
Baltimore
Fred. P. Jones
Pennsylvania
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The
ABC
Evelyxr
Evelyn
King Lear
Montana
Texas
Earth
Thackery
Fannie Frank
Reid
Hampshire County
Bali
Woodbrook Avenue
Hodge
Piccadilly and
Braddock Streets
Phillips Faves
Frederick Farmers
Blacksburg
Korney
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