Martinsburg creamery directors quit business and sell plant
A roundup of local items reports the Martinsburg creamery directors deciding to quit operations and sell the plant. Other notes note Amundsen’s South Pole discovery, several wildlife deaths near Harper's Ferry, a fortune teller swindle in Hagerstown, and legal moves by Geo P. Shirley to practice in Charles Town starting April. The State Tax Commissioner audits Logan county finances show a $13,000 shortage. Montpelier Vermont votes dry, with 22 towns remaining with saloons. Mrs. Sallie V. Gregory dies near Bedington aged 48 leaving eleven children. Mountain Lake Park Association sells to West Virginia syndicate for $137,500 and plans a large hotel upgrade. Green Mountain hotel site near Harper's Ferry sold. land 100 acres. hotel burned years ago.
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Martinsburg
Geo P. Shirley
Parsons
W. Va
Charles Town
Logan County
Montpelier
Vermont
Sallie V. Gregory
Cromwell Gregory
Bedington
Berkeley County
Mountain Lake Park Association
West
Mother of large family praises Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Mrs. S.G. Jonson of Scottville Michigan a mother of thirteen children credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with keeping her healthy despite hard farm work at forty five She also notes help for her eldest daughter with painful periods and irregularity and promotes the product as a safe non narcotic remedy made from native roots and herbs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottville
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
G. Jonson
Scottville, Mich
R.F.D
Nervous Woman Finds Relief After Years of Suffering
Mrs. Daniel Kintner of Defiance Ohio recounts a long struggle with extreme nervousness and her subsequent relief after seeking treatment, describing the relief she found after many years of suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Kintner
Defiance
Dan Kintner
Pleasant St
Barnyard manure proves valuable for all soils on farms
I. B. Coc TM Jr of the West Virginia University College of Agriculture notes the high value of barnyard manure when properly handled. Stable manure preserves nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash better than barnyard waste, and well managed piles under shed cover boost crop yields.
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Coc ™, JR
College of Agriculture
West Virginia University
Proper Way to Judge a Dairy Cow
An instructional guide from West Virginia University outlines five main observation areas for judging dairy cows: general appearance head and neck four quarters body and hind quarters. It describes wedge shaped profiles from front and side views, udder placement and size, teats, mammary development, and overall physical soundness including lungs and absence of tuberculosis, advising veterinary input if unsure.
Miscellaneous 19th Century Snippets and Ads
A garbled montage offers quirky lines about speed and health products, a brash note on a dirty boy and a mother’s witty reply, plus an old advertisement for Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil claiming quick relief for earache toothache burns sore throat and general pain.
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Thomas
Eclectic
Monarch
Electric Bitters Claim Help For Eczema Wonders
A Kansas doctor touts Electric Bitters as beneficial for eczema and a range of ailments. He notes many cases in his patients show improvement, claiming the remedy combats eczema, ulcers, bowel issues, poisons, and digestion problems while aiding mothers and general health.
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Wek
Electras Bet
Cardus credited by Mrs Green for womanly troubles relief
Moetze Virginia Mrs J C Green reports severe womanly troubles. After doctors and medicines failed she used Cardus and improved greatly, claiming the pains vanished and she feels like a new person. She urges others to try it, touting nervous tone and pale cheeks revival.
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Cardus
N. B
Tor
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Senine Castoria
Sentann
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New York
Milton Kohler & Sons
Hagerstown
Crossett Taneemane
Crossett
Lal Yal
G.T. Hodges
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Hay Straw
Cumberland
Alpha
Portland
W. H. Knode
The
Jefferson County Mutual
Bee Chew
P. S Millard
Nelson R. Roberts
G.bors
Washington & Alexander
Lyne & Irvin
Lyne’s Elevator
Shenandoah Junction
W Va
Minnesota
W.N. Lemon & Son
Shepherdstown
Troy Laundry
B. S. Pendleton
Ww. Va
Roddrees Lyman Brown
Murray St
Miles
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Diehl & Bro
Charles Town, W. Va
Foley Shoney
C. A. Lueder
King
Bill
Fletcher
Castoria
Sloan
Trivitas of
Jackson
Cal
Marcia J
16Th Ave
N. Jy
Rheatmatizny
Sam
Earls
Boston
Mass
H. C. Marten
Hardware Store
Mit
Black Hawk
N. C
Japan
Gleason
Wall
Kaysha Pn
Norfolk &WesternRy
Bnstol
Thotermediate
Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke
St. Louis Xpress
Columbus
Cincinnati
Elkton
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Aned
Pullman
Pass
Roanoke, Va
Polack’s
A. V. Polace
W. Washington Street
A. S. Dandridge & Co
Oliver
Granger
Deering
H.L. Snyder
Rees
Subic
Actunng
Aiven the
Ieper
Bol Fm
WU Vicky Oyheae
Aran
Juni Tours
Exelent Leiden
van Beeneeingeld
Waihling
Scerngiddens
H. L. Snyder
Sarit Mueetan
Rai
USA
WM. R. Miller
Shepherdstown, W. Vi
Mock
J. Y. Blackford
Shenandoah Junction, W. Va
Nackartinars
Asecher
Niles
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