Jack Johnson Buys Car and Diamonds After Big Fight
Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion, earned $5,000 from promoter Edwards after a Philadelphia bout with O’Brien. Within two days he spent $4,800 on a special speed roadster, a $1,800 diamond, and several smaller items. Johnson flashed three $1,000 bills to complete the car purchase and sped off, leaving the salesman surprised.
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Jack Johnson
O’brien
Philadelphia
Johnson
1Egro
Edwards
National Athletic Club
Prices Prevailing In Local Markets
Local market report notes dull corn while oats and rye firm butter and eggs steady poultry steady vegetables steady with light strawberries and firmer prices. Wholesale quotations show corn per barrel at 4.00, bale per ton 9.50 to 10, hogs and poultry prices listed. Several residents from Baltimore Charles Town Washington Boyce and White Sulphur Springs visit Hotel Evans and nearby towns.
Bank closures on Decoration Day May 31 1909
Notices state Farmers & Mer National Bank and Union Bank of Winchester will close Monday May 31 a legal holiday. Paper maturing May 31 may be paid on Tuesday June 1 1909. Signed by MO W Rice cashier and H D Fuller cashier Lee R Grim.
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MO. W. Rice
Farmers & Mer. Nat’l Bank
H. D. Fuller
Union Bank of Winchester
Lee R. Grim
Indian Population and Co operation Noted
India’s population remains scattered with over 70 percent living on land. Mr D F Hinkins of Middleton registered at Hotel Evans last evening.
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India
D. F. Hinkins
Middletown
Iotel Evans
Mr Peyton J Harrison Visits Staunton on Trip
Mr Peyton J Harrison of Martinsburg West Virginia spent the morning in town en route to Staunton Virginia to visit his daughter at school there.
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Peyton J. ‘Harrison
Martinsburg
W. Va
Staunton, Va
Nannette’s Woe Over Aunt Nancy Visits
Nannette fears Aunt Nancy’s coming denounces her clothes and notions. Aunt Nancy scrutinizes Nannette and family, objects to naming, and unexpectedly captivates Charles with discussions on literature and science, leaving Nannette stunned.
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Nancy
Nannette
Aunt Nancy
Charles
Nan
Maria
Dad
Isabel
Wheat Rust Immunity Advances From Mendelian Breeding
Harper's Magazine notes Prof. Biffen’s crossbreeding showing yellow rust resistance is a heritable unit character. Immunity, once rare, can be combined with high yield wheat, with several acres grown at Cambridge University experimental farm this year and market impact expected.
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Biffen
Harper's Magazine
Prussia
Prof
Cambridge University
Pepys Ponders Hare's Foot Cure and Turpentine Pills
Diary notes from 1664 show Samuel Pepys attributing his good health at year end to a hare's foot or a daily turpentine pill. After a friend found the foot defective, Pepys improved again, then questioned whether luck from the charm or the medicine caused the recovery.
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Pepys
Atchison Man Smiles At Candy Shop Tease
An Atchison resident walks with a girl when she comments on candy smell near a shop. He answers with a playful line about stopping to “smell it awhile,” reflecting a light social moment from a past newspaper item.
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Atchison
Atchisco Globe
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Lonsdale
Footers Dye Works
Cumberland, Md
Harrisonburg
Huntsberry
Arthur G. Burton
C. H.” Cunningham
Baltimore
Charles Fitzpatrick
Charles Town
Charles B. Dooley
Washington
J. Trone Sprint and Son
Boyce, Va
R. K.robinson
White Sulphur Springs
Hotel Evans
Shadeland Vinco
Shadeland Ninross
Roretta
J. Mack Noonan
Winchester, Va
S. Brill
H. T. Cooper
Brill & Cooper
Star Tannery
Brill
Cooper
Guy
Winchester
R. T. Barton
MO. Keating
V. P
Cash
C. O. Burns &C., Noy
Shenandoah Valley
Nat. Bank
Sibert & Denny
Main St
Reaktfast
Post
Chichester
All Rices
North Main Street
Hotel
Winchester Gas and Electric Light Co
James B. Russell
H. J. Turfle
Fine Investments
Norfolk
L Bank
Raymond M. Hudson
Nyals
Franck Baker & Son
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Frederick County
B. M. Roszel
Aircastle
Sloat
H. L. Snapp
Inwood
W. Ray Smith
Wincester Steam Dying & Cleaning Works
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