Jack L. Davis, Barber Shop
A Berryville barber shop that the People's Journal named under J. L. Davis in 1921 and 1925 and under Jack L. Davis in 1924, read here as one shop.
What the sources support
The People's Journal named a barber shop of J. L. Davis, Berryville, in August 1921; of Jack L. Davis, Berryville, in November 1924; and of J. L. Davis again in April 1925.
See the source and its limits
The People's Journal named a barber shop of J. L. Davis, Berryville, in August 1921; of Jack L. Davis, Berryville, in November 1924; and of J. L. Davis again in April 1925.
What the source supports
That a Berryville barber shop under the same proprietor's name appeared in the paper across at least three and a half years.
Uncertainty
The wording is a transcription of the People's Journal, which condenses some entries; the newspaper OCR was not re-read for this claim. The printed pages were not recorded. Reading "J. L. Davis" and "Jack L. Davis" as one man, and the three listings as one shop, is probable from the name, the trade and the town, and the reading notes make that identification, but it is not established. The 1925 listing, as transcribed, does not name Berryville. The three listings come from one newspaper and are not independent of each other.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The August 1921 listing.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., 1 August 1921, Vol. XXV No. 294
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1921-08-01 (publication)
Locator: Business listing, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageBarber shop, J. L. Davis, Berryville.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The November 1924 listing.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., November 1, 1924, Vol. XXX No. 333
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1924-11-01 (publication)
Locator: Business listing, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageJack L. Davis, Barber Shop, Berryville
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The April 1925 listing.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., April 1, 1925, No. 338
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1925-04-01 (publication)
Locator: Business listing, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageJ. L. Davis barber shop
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
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