Seed Corn Proclamation by Governor Mann of Virginia
Governor Mann urges farmers to select seed corn for the next two years from tall, disease free stalks bearing two or more ears. From marked stalks in the field to dry storage, careful winter selection will improve yields. Public notice dated September 3, 1912 in Richmond with Secretary James signing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
William Hodges Mann
Commonwealth
Richmond
HopGies Mann
B. O. James
Local Social Gleanings Highlight Diverse Visits
Misses Hattie Nixon Amy Rhodes Edith Dinges of Middle Saturday visit relatives in the area. Octavia Kline and the Winchesters visit B F Smith. Lottie and Virginia Peery spend a week at The Willows. Mrs George Strickler and children from Brunswick Md stay with Mrs L C Kenney. Mildred Kline attends Ft Loudon Seminary again. R L Boggs of Pittsburgh visiting Mrs Harvey Funkhouser. J A Leidig sailor from Kersburg connected to Middleton paper.
Engagement announced for Carolina Midgette of Ashland
The Richmond Virginian reports the engagement of Carolina Midgette to Dr Hall Canter. Miss Midgette is noted as a popular Ashland girl and Dr Canter is chemistry professor at Randolph Macon College. The December wedding is planned as an early winter event. Dr Canter is son of Dr Isaac Canter of Baltimore and nephew of Mrs Geo Wright of Middletown.
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Richmond Virginian
D. R. Midgette
Ashland
Carolina
Hall Canter
Dr. Canter
Isaac Canter
Baltimore
Geo. B. Wright
Middletown
Aid Society Lawn Fete At Metho dist Church Yard
The Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold a lawn fete in the church yard Friday and Saturday September 20 and 21. Delicious refreshments will be served, ice cream by Chapin Sacks Co Woodstock. In the rear of the church an program titled An Idol of the Season will be offered including scenes and recitations. Admission 10 and 15 cents at 8 p m.
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Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Chapin-Sacks Co
Woodstock
Spurrier to Leave Shenandoah Valley Division Post
J E Spurrier, ten years head of the Shenandoah Valley Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is promoted to Assistant General Manager of the entire system and will move to Baltimore. G B Brooke, formerly assistant superintendent on the Cumberland Division, will succeed him after a brief Valley inspection.
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J.E. Spurrier
Shenandoah Valley
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore
G. B. Brooke
Cumberland
Chapin Sacks Mfg Co Advertises Monthly Milk Prices
Chapin Sacks Mfg Co invites readers to write for twelve month milk pricing. The ad notes a typical price of 150 dollars per hundred for 4 percent milk and mentions Middletown and Woodstock Va contact H O Nicodemus.
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Middletown
Chapin- Sacks Mfg. Co
H. O. Nicodemus
Woodstock
Recognize Value of Nuts Expands Northward Across U S
The nut growing movement gains attention as commercial plantings spread beyond traditional areas. The National Nut Growers Association held its tenth annual convention in Mobile Alabama, and a Northern Nut Growers Association formed in New York in November 1910. Pecan, English walnut and almond increasingly cultivated in the North and West with foreign varieties likely to enter once market demand builds.
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National
Nut Growers’ Association
Mobile
Ala
California
Auto accident near Winchester injures Huntsberry family
A Sunday Berryville turnpike crash near Winchester injured Walter Huntsberry, his wife, son, and daughter while en route to Harpers Ferry. The car overran an embankment, rolled, tossing Mr. Huntsberry and his son. Mrs. Huntsberry and her daughter were trapped beneath it. No serious injuries. they received cuts, bruises, and shock, and were cared for at home by Dr. A C Swimley. Mrs. Huntsberry is a Middletown native.
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Berryville
Winchester
Walter Huntsberry
Harpers Ferry
Huntsberry
Conveyances Admitted to Record in Frederick County
Frederick County clerk records list several deeds with terms. John Newlin transfers 6 acres in Gainesboro to William H. Shanholtz for 150 dollars. M A Orndorff trustee sells 1 acre in Opequon to O F Snapp for 185 dollars. J A James and wife deed 14 acres in Opequon to Thomas B Massie for 7000 dollars. W H Dinges et al transfer lots in Middletown to E M Funk for 32 dollars. B E Funk transfers Middletown lots to Fred L Glaize for 30 dollars. James P Reardon trustee and special commissioner deeds 13 acres in Stonewall to Alexander Baker for 982 23 dollars.
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Frederick County
John Newlin
William H. Shanholtz
Gainesboro
M. A. Orndorff
O. F. Snapp
Opequon
J. A. James
Thomas B. Massie
W. H. Dinges Et Als
E. M. Funk
Middletown
BE. M. Funk
Fred L. Glaize
Jas. P. Reardon
Alexander Baker
Stonewall
Moon Links to Rain in 19 Year Cycle
A claim ties heavy rains in South Africa to the moon’s cycle every 19 years. E. E. B. Nevill, former Natal Observatory director, suggests the moon’s attraction draws a permanent cloud belt that impinges on Natal mountains as the moon reaches its northern extreme.
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South Africa
E. E B. Nevill
Natal Observatory
Natal
Comedy Made Tragic Play Delights With Murders
A lighthearted exchange notes the play recommended to Matt features many murders though billed as a comedy. Scott recalls the actors killed their parts, underscoring theatrical irony.
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Scott
Matt
Near Glory From Stockholm Games John Returns Home
A brief exchange notes pride in a son who did not win prizes at Stockholm but returned with Olympic participation. No specific names or dates beyond general reference to the Stockholm games and the Olympic.
Heiress and Youth in Leap Year Scene at The Weekly Prompt
A brief dialogue snippet shows an impecunious youth addressing Miss Moneybags during a leap year moment. The piece advertises subscribing to The Weekly for three months at 25 cents.
Reliance Academy Opens New Year With Broad Enrollment
Reliance Academy opened its doors as Old Dominion Academy formerly Shenandoah College on Wednesday September 18. The institution reports a strong start with many returning alumni and a large influx of new students from eight states and more expected to enroll.
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Old Dominion Academy
Shenandoah College
Fire Threat Hits Winchester Business Section
Gardner Hillyard yard's store caught fire after a match struck inside the warehouse ignited oil and paint soaked floors. The blaze caused oil and paint barrels to explode, destroying Hillyard's store and William Keating's property and damaging several others. Firefighters saved a large part of the town's business area.
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Winchester
Gardner B. Hillyard
William Keating
Limits to her cleverness in imperial portrait signature
Princess Der Ling recalls the empress dowager declaring herself the cleverest woman. A lapse in universal knowledge emerges when Miss Carl signs a portrait in the corner, prompting the empress to remark that the signature misleads viewers into thinking it is Miss Carl’s portrait.
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Forbidden City
der, Ling
China
Miss Carl
High Austrian Army Suicide and Crisis Rates Revealed
Official statistics show 2 614 suicides and 450 death by own action attempts among Austrian army personnel over the last decade, the highest European rate. Motives were known in about half the cases, with causes including punishment fear love affairs army service refusal and ill treatment. The report notes Rust soldiers are thought well treated compared with other European forces. The Weekly subscription offers are listed.
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Europe
Mrs. Mary Peery Dies at Stephen City
Mrs. Mary Peery widow of Milton Peery died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Stephen City. She was daughter of the late Jas R Kline and survived by three brothers, two daughters, and two sons. Funeral held today at her home with Rev A Knox of the Methodist church officiating.
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Mary Peery
Milton Peery
Stephen City
Peery
Jas. R. Kline
Strother Kline
Vaucluse
Jas. Kline
Middletown
Samuel Kline
Reliance
Samuel Miller
C. E. Frazier
Harrisonburg
Loyd Peery
C. Peery
Baltimore
Mrs Wade Muse Paralyzed at Home Near Vaucluse
Mrs Wade Muse was paralyzed at her home near Vaucluse on Tuesday for the second time in a year. She has not moved or spoken since and there is no apparent chance of recovery.
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Wade Muse
Vaucluse
Thunderstorms Vary Widely Across Tropical Regions
The article compares thunderstorm frequencies by region noting Africa's 250 storms per year in some areas, Sumatra and Java 92, Borneo 50, Gold Coast 60, Florida more, Mauritius one storm every eighty years, and Madagascar with over 300 lightning deaths yearly.
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Arctic
Equator
Africa
Sumatra
Java
Borneo
Gold Coast
Florida
Tropics
Mauritius
Madagascar
Rope horse shoes gain favor in Germany
The rope shoe for horses becomes a flourishing German invention. It is light and comfortable, prevents slipping, and dampens hoof concussion and sound. Plain tarred rope shoes are most practical. rope with wood rubber copper wire or rush is heavier pricier and less popular.
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Germany
Buyer seeks exchange on used phonograph
A customer asks to exchange a five month old phonograph for a new model and pay the difference. Clerk says the machine is in bad condition and offers little value, remarking the buyer used it to stop his wife from talking all the time.
Soaring Kind Admires Young aviation enthusiast
A local figure notes Maude's admirer is a young man of high ideals who aims to break the aviation altitude record. The exchange hints at ambition and public interest in an aspiring aviator.
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Maude
88th Birthday For Middletown's Elder Statesman Edmonson
Four score years and three years more since his birth, Mr. Sandford R. Edmonson celebrated his 88th birthday Tuesday with family and friends in Middletown. He remains the town’s oldest citizen, in good health, greeted on the streets daily, as a grand birthday dinner and band serenade honored him with gifts and well wishes from relatives and neighbors.
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Sandford R. Edmonson
Edmonson
Middletown
Thomas Jefferson
Mr. Edmonson
Andrew Jackson
Union
Virginia approves Culpeper Madison and Rappahannock Railway charter
The State Corporation Commission grants a charter to the Culpeper Madison and Rappahannock Railway Company to build a 32 mile line from Culpeper to Little Washington crossing Madison Culpeper and Rappahannock counties. The project aims to serve a mineral rich mountain region, with capital stock set between 1,000 and 600,000 dollars.
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State Corporation Commission
Culpeper
Card of Thanks for Fire Rescue and Donations
Card thanks neighbors and friends for aid in saving the home during a fire and loss of barn and contents. Acknowledges generous donations since the incident. Signed H. O. Hurt and wife. Also notes readiness to print all kinds of job work and invites future orders.
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Middleton
Everest
Ted
Goldenrod
Supt. Spurrier
Chapin-Sacks Mfg. Co
Reliance Academy
Empress Dowager of China
Mrs. Wade Muse
Samuel Gordon
Hagerstown
Reese Edmonson
Ed Edmonson
Annie Risler
M. Munk Morgan
Danville
Clarence Venable
Front Royal
J. R. Edmonson
Reading
Switzer Green
Walter Edmonson
Kate Yates
Alice Yates
Stella Hansel
New Virginia Railroad
H. O. Hurt and Wife
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