Personal mentions from Winchester and nearby towns
Local notes list visitors and residents in Winchester Virginia and surrounding counties. Names include Hanebrough in Charlottesville and McCoy Nulton arriving in Winchester. others visit relatives in Kent Street, nearby towns, or plan catalogs for fall tree planting. Mrs. Anne E. Brill of Stephens City dies at 70. three children survive. Funeral plans pending.
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Anne E. Brill
Stephens City
County
W.H. Brill
Thos. E.brill
Winchester
Frank J. Baill
Mount Jackson
Illness of Venia Jefferson Wife of Ed Jefferson
Venia Jefferson wife of the colored tinnet Ed Jefferson is very ill at her home. She is a highly respected colored woman and much esteemed among white people, having always worked as a ward and house woman.
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Venia Jefferson
Jefferson
Rev H B Lee to Preach at Stephens City Sunday
Reverend Mr Lee will preach at Stephens City Sunday afternoon at four o clock. The service listed for attendees in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Spicer
Orange County
Mr. Lee
Stephens City
H. B. Lee
Dressmaking For Ladies and Children at Moderate Rates
A local dressmaking service advertises affordable alterations and garments for ladies and children at 117 East Girard Street. The note is terse and lists no additional details.
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East Girard Street
Speedy Ticket Sellers and the Circus Style Cash Bowl
A Detroit reader explains how elevated railroad ticket offices operate with rapid, circus‑like efficiency. The seller uses precounted change piles, from nickels to quarters, arranged for instant payout and minimal counting, replenishing during lulls to stay ready with exact change.
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W York
Detroit
Old Strategist Struggles At Crossing Amid Stalled Car
An elderly worker, weighed down by a heavy bag of tools, stood on a rail as a car approached. Six motormen sped past his signals, the power line fell, and the wheel halted mere yards from the obstruction before the old man waited, signaling to prevent disaster.
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Pagonn
Cannibal Tree Described Among Australian Forest Giants
An article recounts the cannibal tree of Australia described as a towering plant resembling a huge pineapple with long broad leaves forming a deadly trap at the apex. It notes aboriginal worship under the name devil tree and legends of leaves sealing victims.
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Australia
Misquoted Musings On Love And Death From A London Tit Bits
A quoted letter to the Moston Transcript discusses misquotes and holiday missteps as Governor Bell of Texas is cited with Shakespearean flourishes. It then recounts funeral lines and a Quaker remark about a horse. The piece ends with a Burma courtship vignette showing distant gaze as method of love.
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Moston Transcript
Bell
Texas
Lee
Cyrus Burleigh
Psahmuist
Burma
Baggar
London
Stork Mother Douses Nest to Save Young Amid Fire
A stork nest near a house by a river survived a roof fire after the mother stork drenched her breast and wet plumage, repeatedly cooling the nestlings with water. Eyewitnesses corroborate the tale of the dramatic rescue and nest safety once the fire threat subsided.
Starboard and Larboard to Port Switch Prompted by Mistakes
The article recalls how Italians named starboard and larboard from questa borda and quesla borda, leading the Admiralty to adopt port to replace larboard. It also notes Arthur Pitt's 1850 usage, and shares a jest about Sumner’s wedding remarks and Van Wither. It mentions Eton founded in 1440 and St Paul’s 1512, then a tunnel puzzle on the Luzerne–Chiasso route.
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Admiralty
Arthur Pitt
Eton College
Winchester
England
Luzerne
Chigsso
Maile
New York Porters and a Dime Keeper on a Manhattan Car
A woman arrives in New York from Philadelphia and, after disembarking a Twenty third street car, is accosted by two well dressed men. She calmly retrieves her grip, the incident ends with a porter carrying the grip to the corner and a dime paid for service. The scene ends with the woman unfazed and the car continuing.
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New York
Philadelphia
Columbus Avenue
Hartemwad
Philadelphia Ledger
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B.i Hanebrough
Charlottesville, Va
East Pic- E. Sau
N Nat
Louis McCoy Nulton
J. A. Rammsburg
Frederick Md
James Ridings
Kansas
Cm.’ Hodson
South Kent Street
John R. Strickler
Front Royal, Va
Edward Brent
Marlboro
PEEDY
van Wither
Sumner
Van
Geo. E. Bushnell & Co
Geo. B. Bushnell and
Walter S. Nicklin
Bushnell
H. & W. Seabright
J. H. FunkHovser
Whit
Porter
Av Games Poa Pela
Tesstay
Great
Horsey and Atwell
Re. Bruce Capper
West Water Street
Hotel
Iuyaus
D. F. Hinkins
Main St
Fred. H Harple
NNES
Bohumir Kryl
Corneliat
Filippo Shvasta
Frances Boyden
Prima Donna
Hable’s
Jones’ Creamery
C. Ross Barr
Rags
North Braddock Street
United Brethren Church
J. Frank Eddy & Bro
Eastman’s
Kodiaks
Hayler’s Candy and Select Line
Chelf
Taylor House
Harry R. Kern
Thomas Keating
Agt
Cumberland Beer and
Braddock
Barwell
Cumberland Brewing Company
Telephone
North Main Street
Herford Bulls
D. C. Fuxxnouser
R. Gray Williams
North Market Street
Purcent Ensane & Cor
Hillsboro, Va
Bailey & Boxwell
P. H. Reardon
N. Main Stree
Miller Supply Company
H. W.clowe’s
H. W. Clowel
N. Main Street
Fred. H. Hable
Manhattan Comedy Four
Hinkins
Frank Brown
Brrnard O’ Leary
Wiechester
Ozen
Mamie Massie
Kernstown
Baker, Baker & Co
Bowers
Lenore, Va
James Blrdssell
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