Public Auction of Dinwiddie Farm Lands in 1906
A chancery sale in Dinwiddie County Virginia offers three tracts totaling about acres near Petersburg. The sale, on Friday August 17 1906 at noon, will start with one third cash and balance in installments with interest, title retained until paid. The land lies six miles from Petersburg with a dwelling and outbuildings noted as suitable for farm use and timber on site.
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Circuit Court
Dinwiddie County
G. A. Fitz
Dames Wells
Ouloch Xoon
Rowanty
Dinwiddie
J.C. Ayers
Benjamin Schenck
Nathaniel Johanson
Wiliam Brell
James Wells
Mary Wells
Petersburg
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Mr. Merchant
Brown & Smith
Bourke Cockran in Serious Illness at Tahoe
News from Lake Tahoe reports Bourke Cockran seriously ill with heart failure. He and Miss Annie Ide traveled to the high altitude for acclimatization, triggering cardiac weakness amid fragile health. Miss Ide, daughter of a former Philippine governor general and betrothed to Cockran, remains at his side as doctors monitor possible complications. Suits of Clothing half price at Harrison & Co's.
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San Francisco
Cal
Lake Tahoe
Bourke Cockran
Cockran
Tahoe
Annie Ide
The
Philippines
Cochran
Miss Ide
Brakeman Falls 40 Feet From Caboose Into Creek
Charles E. Ruby, a Baltimore and Ohio brakeman, fell from the rear of his caboose over a bridge at Frederick Junction into Monocacy Creek, about 40 feet below, and swam ashore uninjured.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Chas. E. Ruby
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monocacy Creek
Frederick Junction
Ground rent sparks UK site record at Aldwych
London County Council lets Aldwych site for 5000 pounds per year for 380 feet, equating to about 9s per foot per year, creating the largest ground rent venture yet seen in a UK building operation.
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London County Council
United Kingdom
Elizabeth Livesey 45 Dies At 253 Gilliam Street
At the residence of her sister Mrs Walter B Poarch 253 Gilliam Street Aug 10 1906 at 1220 am Elizabeth Livesey aged 45. The funeral will be Sunday Aug 12 from the above residence. Friends invited.
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Wae
Rene Eee Livesey
Walter B. Poarch
Gilliam Street
Aig
Elizabeth Livesey
Day of the London Coster declining in modern London
The coster, a barrow seller and street trader of East End origins, is described as rapidly disappearing due to competition from wagon markets and fewer new permits. About ten thousand remain in London with markets and stalls shrinking. anecdotes from St Luke's and Petticoat Lane illustrate the fading craft and changing urban life. Walker, a Bank of England hawker, stands out for his dual hobbies of aiding others in business and studying commercial law.
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Coster
London
Albert Chevalier
East End
Nec
London County Council
Waller
Bank of England
Moorgate Street
Walker
Laughter at meals aids digestion and mood
The piece argues laughter and good cheer boost digestion by stimulating gastric juices. It urges families to greet meals with mirth, signaling a break from daily cares, and contrasts lively table time with funeral gloom, alluding to modern neglect of pleasant meals.
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Gm RY CO
T. H
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Toorin
Lapland
Barytoneatt
G. T. Toortn
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W.A. Ramey
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TA James
Optician
Favassia
Norfolk and Western Ry
Shoe Ocean View
Virginia Beach
Cape Henry
Norfolk
Pandey
F. W. Jones
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Williams Bakery
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Gill & Hoy
C. M. Inge
Mg’r
Harrison & Co’s
Pannill Roof Paint Co
W. L. Zimmer Tobacco Steamery
Watson & McGill Tobacco Factory
Tanted
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J. W. Casper
Care Progress
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Appomattox
Guarantee Street
Boet
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London Coster
Bille
Wills
Man
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Thortle
Darth
Queen City
Camamonsy
N. Sycamore St
V. Vardas
Propf'r
Petersburg Fuel Co
Coal
Thacker
W.R. Nichols Coal Co
Walthall
Prop
W. N. Skelton
Halifax ST
Weber
Stieff
the Cable CO
Sycamoore ST
H. F. Allen, Jr
Saal
Saal’s
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