Live Stock Sale at Bloom Virginia May 6 1918
Live stock sale announced for Bloom Virginia at 10 oclock Monday May 6 1918. Auction lists 25 head dairy cattle Jerseys Durhams and Guernseys all tuberculin tested with cows calves by side and springers. 65 head fine stock steers about 900 pounds plus 6 yearlings. Regular terms delivered to Winchester. Auctioneers Brumback Capper clerk Helver MM. L. Capper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom
Jerseys
Durhams
Guernseys
Winchester
G. W. Helver
I. Brumback
MM. L. Capper
Purified Calotabs Ad Claims Safe Nausea Free Laxative
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a refined calomel product with none of the old medicine’s nausea or danger. One tablet at bedtime followed by a cleansed liver and appetite, with no dietary restrictions. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents, money back if not delighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Somme
Will Argue Apple Case During May In Frederick County
In Frederick County Circuit Court today a motion to continue was heard for the John W. Stewart versus J. M. Woodward apple contract suit. Stewart seeks a new trial after a $1000 damages award, while defendant’s counsel cited scheduling conflicts with C. E. Martin in West Virginia. The court decided to hear argument on the loreal case in the third week of May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
John W. Stewart
J. M. Woodward
Stewart
Woodward
Apple
Steck
Whiting
C. E. Martin
Martinsburg
West Virginia Supreme Court
Stewart-Woodward
Thirty Nine Stars on Church Service Flag Mark Volunteers
The Rev. Dr. W. D. Smith announced in Christ Episcopal Church services that William Arthur and Mr Wirgman will be added to the church honor roll of volunteers and two more stars will be placed on the service flag. The flag will reach 39 stars honoring members who joined the army and navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
William Arthur
Wirgman
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Army
Navy
Sergeant Coble Home On Brief Furlough From Camp McClellan
Sergeant A. Lee Coble of Company I 116th Infantry stationed at Camp McClellan Anniston Ala. arrived home for a brief furlough and is staying with his mother Mrs Nancy L Coble on West Waters street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lee Coble
One Hundred and Sixteenth
United States Infantry
Camp McClellan
Anniston
Ala
Nancy L. Coble
West Waters Street
Miss Marjorie Dean Rejoins Home After Throat Operation
Miss Marjorie Dean is back home from Memorial Hospital where doctors performed an operation on her throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Dean
Memorial Hospital
Cavalcade of Ford Cars Pass Through Winchester
Seventeen Ford cars traveled through Winchester today en route from Columbus Ohio to Marion Virginia. Mr John L Krider, visiting town on business, departed this morning. Mr R T Bryarly also spent today in Charlestown West Virginia on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Columbus
Ohio
Marion
John L. Krider
R.T. Bryarly
Charlestown
W. Va
Nancy Gradly Hears Call of Selfful Sacrifice for Love
In the American Magazine a story portrays Nancy Gradly who endures strict daily routines and harsh self discipline to win back her husband's affection. The tale casts her as a modern Christian martyr for love, detailing grueling cold and hot baths and intense exercise.
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Minetead
Nancy
Mother Hubbard
Stedd Storktike
Nancy Gradly
Southern lawyer becomes general counsel for lumber firm
A prominent Southern lawyer, reared in Kentucky and a longtime Democrat, moves to Chicago to serve as general counsel for a large lumber company. His household adds a Northward move and a bid to hire a butler, where a quick applicant, a well referenced African American man, raises a humorous question about wearing a full dress suit when dinner guests arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kentucky
Saturday Evening Post
Old Age and Youth: A Quiet Reflection on Time
A reflective piece contrasts Youth fearing aging with the sight of the frail elderly. It notes how youths rarely grasp their own later fragility and the inevitability of deterioration. The author suggests wisdom lies in accepting each life stage with peace, as state records imply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llinois
Wigginton
Misunderstanding Over Five O'clock Call
A lady tells her servant to wake her at five if she drops off. She falls asleep and wakes at six to demand why she was not called. The maid explains she checked at five and found no drop off, as the mistress was sleeping.
Antiquity and the Mystery of Time
A reflective meditation on antiquity by Charles Lamb. The speaker toys with the idea that the past is everything while the future holds little value, questioning how we idolize what is gone and revert to memories of what once was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lamb
Worthy Sentiments and Patriotism in Public Life
Edward Everett praises generous and patriotic sentiments that inspire service to the country and remembrance of heroes like Prescott Warren and Putnam. He argues these feelings are noble, valuable, and worthy of honor and commemoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
Warren
Putnam
Edward Everett
Plotters of Love and a Dam Battle of Ridley Kinship
Alvin Kerr and Verda Prentice plot to end a long feud over a 100 foot land strip between the Ridley brothers farms. They arrange weekly meetings to persuade James and Robert Ridley to bury the hatchet. A railroad survey and a proposed buffer home between the farms seal their union. The Boy Scouts assist in the Liberty loan drive.
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Mr. Kerr
Miss Prentice
Wialf
Alvin Kerr
Verda Prentice
Kerr
Carless
Ridley
James
Robert
James Ridley
Robert Ridley
Verda
Alvin
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John S. Solenberger & Co
W. D. Smith
Sergeant Coble
FORD
Evans Chemical CO
Cincinnati
America
Belgium
Hrifty
Asco Store
Ws.s. Ae Eeeee
United States Government
Western Newspaper Union
Boy Scouts
Ryan & Orndoff “Style
Lime and Cement Company
Charlottesville
Robt. L. Gray
Fis
The
Lime-Sulphur Machine Co
N. J. Wigginton
Virginia
Patriots
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