Toll notices for Northwestern Turnpike yearly rate
Notice to patrons of Northwestern Turnpike announces yearly tolls for 1917 1918 to be issued at Gate No.1 near Winchester Virginia on April 2 4 and April 8 and at Gate No.2 in Gate Virginia on April 4. Citizens must call on those dates to arrange yearly tolls with no tickets issued afterward. Chairman Board of Managers March 19 to 4-4 area.
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Northwestern Turnpike
Northwesternike
Winchester
Gate
Board OF Managers
Mrs. Cornelia Furr Dies After Paralysis Strikes
Mrs. Cornelia Gibson Furr wife of Rev Frazier Furr a well known Methodist minister formerly of Winchester died Sunday at her home on Newman avenue in Harrisonburg after two weeks illness and a third stroke Friday night She was 75 Born March 16 1842 at Upperville Fauquier county She is survived by her husband one sister Mrs J T Maxwell Staunton and a niece Miss Nelson Maxwell Funeral services were held in Harrisonburg and the body taken to Staunton for burial at Thornrose Cemetery
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Cornelia Gibson Furr
Frazier Furr
Methodist Church
Winchester
Newman Avenue
Harrisonburg
Auto Turns Over Injuring Four Near Staunton
Charles Livick and Walter Link were injured when an automobile overturned on Friday night ten miles from Staunton on the Mowry Mill road. Four men were traveling to Staunton for a mass meeting to endorse the President's course with Germany. Livick lost an ear and Link was seriously hurt when trapped under the car. the other occupants E. B. Miller and John Byers were bruised.
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Charles Livick
Walter Link
Stawnton
Mowry Mill
Staunton
Germany
Livick
Link
E. B. Miller
John Byers
Twin Evils Of Indigestion And Constipation Relief
Mrs. Robert Allison of Mattoon Illinois writes of indigestion and constipation causing distress in food and sleep. One bottle of Chamberlains Tablets corrected the trouble and left her feeling like a different person. For sale by all druggists.
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Robert Allison
Mattoon
Ill
Chamberlain
Mr Shanholtz and Daughter in Winchester Saturday
Mr Shanholtz and his daughter were in Winchester on Saturday for unspecified activities.
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Mr. Shanholtz and
Winchester
Simple laxative touted as life prolonging remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle mild laxative to prevent constipation and promote health. It claims long term use can prolong life, cites a Davenport Iowa testimonial, and notes price fifty cents a bottle with a free trial offer from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Illinois
Youth Adjudgea Insane Faces Trial For Theft
In Charlottesville on April 3 Judge R T i Duke states Crenshaw will be treated like any other defendant. Crenshaw, charged with stealing platinum worth $2000 from UVA chemistry lab and burning the building to cover it, was adjudged insane by a lunacy commission. His case is set for the May term after an insurance department probe traced the loot to Newark New Jersey.
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Charlottesville
R. T. i. Duke
Commonwealth
Albemarle County
S. Dabney Crenshaw
Winacy
Richmond
Young Crenshaw
Mr. Crenshaw
Crenshaw
Chemical Laboratory
University of Virginia
State Department of Insurance
Newark
N. J
Not Enough Room For The Children
Letter from IRA S. CAPER urging action on school space in Winchester with two new buildings to relieve crowded conditions and prevent spread of disease. Mentions existing split attendance, poor light and ventilation, and value of funding for the poor. Also notes Fremont and Mt Olive Sunday schools reorganized and local church events with Miss Kern and Miss Angie Larrick.
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Winchester
Ira S.capper
Kern
Fremont
Mt. Olive
Sloop
Gravel Spring
Angie Larrick
Birthday Party For Miss Kern
Hayfield Virginia April 3 Mr and Mrs James Sargeant hosted a large group of neighbors and friends at the Kern farm for Miss Mamie Kern sixteenth birthday celebration. The evening featured social games performances and a large central cake with sixteen candles. Jim a well liked guest enjoyed the party despite lingering consumption symptoms for which his lungs and digestion showed improvement. Refreshments were served at eleven with an elegant display.
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Hayfield
James Sargeant
Kern Farm
Mamie Kern
J. D. Kern
Jim
Spare Old Cherry Grove School Dear to Mount Williams
A Mount Williams Va meeting at the graded school debated consolidation. Citizens urged preserving the historic Cherry Grove School House for local children while supporting a one room setup for others. Music by Lando and Loring White of Fawcett Gap opened the event.
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Mount Williams
Consolidated School
Joseph Snapp
Cherry Grove
Cherry Grove School
Messrs
Lando and
Loring White
Fawcett Gap
Alarm urges kidney care and Doan’s remedy
Winchester readers urged to act on kidney warning with Doan’s Kidney Pills as a Winchester woman testifies to relief. The notice includes a 1917 court decree in the Winchester Corporation Court detailing estate matters for Jas M Haymaker then fixes April 23 as the reference date by Master Commissioner T Russell Cather with R VY Conrad listed.
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Doan
Winchester
W. M. Sumption
S. Main St
Dean
Frank M. Anderson
Admr
Ec. T. A
James M. Haymaker
Wm. Breckenridge
Emma FE. Breckenridge
Jas. C. Anderson
Dorothy E. Anderson
UPIT
Jas
M. Haymaker
Haymaker
T. Russell Cather
R. VY. Conrad
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Goodyear
Neel Motor CO
N. Main St
Cumberland Valley
Harrisburr
Are
Philadelphiaork
P. A
Norfolk & Western
LEAY
Berryville
Bristol
Intermedalmanm
Puli
Roanoke
Parker
Broiler
Blue Pocahontas
Welch, Norton
Ts South
Shenandoah
Inter
Hoathbourd
Hagerstown
Harrisboro
Philadelphia
New York
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Southern Railway
Strasburo No
Harrisonure
Faonbure
Harrisonburs
No. S
Harrisonbure
Alexandria
Strasburg
Alexanria
Alexandria No
Senos
Batnisonhurst
Hl& W. Seabright
E. E. Furr
Ransom, W. Va
Jerome C. Rice Co
Cambridge
N. Y
Miller’s Drug Store
A.B. Wyndham
Boyce, Va
Or. Caldwell
Robert le Forae
Editor
The
Star
Miss Kern
Old Cherry Grove
Ftello
Rma
Milady
Kayser
H. K. Green & Bro
Dethigt
Virginia
J. Carson Haymaker
Plymouth Rock
J. B. Daniel
S. Kent Street
Moling & Sebal
Footer
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
A. Heller & CO
Union Bank of Winchester
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