Sale of Five Per Cent Warren County Road Bonds
Warren County Board of Supervisors offers for public auction on August 18, 1917 at 1 20 p m bonds for road improvements in South River District totaling 10000 dollars with 500 dollar denominations. Bonds dated May 1 1914 carry 5 percent interest, redeemable after 20 years, payable semiannually, tax exempt. Bids at par with accrued interest, offer includes option to sell unsold bonds to bidders at the same price. M Lake chair notes details and sale conditions.
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South River District
M. Lake
Warren County
Virginia
Council Fails to Reach Quorum for August Meeting
The regular August meeting of the Common Council was to start at 8 p m last evening with only five members present. After waiting some time those in attendance left the chamber. Present were President A T Jones and H B Grim Herman Hable W E Jones and Robert L Gray.
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Common Council
Pearance
Mrs. Neil Buys Two Properties in Local Transfers
Mrs Neil sells her Greenway area farm to M Hook of Bartonville and buys a Winchester area farm for her son Charles Neill on the Front Royal road from Strieter. The deal totals 4000 dollars. She also buys a double frame house on National Avenue from Bennett Russell for her daughter Lucy Wyndham for 2000 dollars.
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Eliza BE. Neil
Greenway
M. Hook
Bartonville
Charles Neill
Winchester
Front Royal Road
Straiter
Neil
National Avenue
Bennett Russell
Lucy Wyndham
Young Man Dies of Infantile Paralysis in Virginia County
STANDARDSVILLE Virginia August 8 Barbour Estes twenty one year old son of Q B Estes of this county is dead of infantile paralysis after four days illness He is survived by his parents several brothers and a sister A younger brother Wiley showed symptoms but is thought to have escaped it There are eight other cases of the disease in the county all victims are children A strict quarantine is in force and all religious services picnics and public gatherings have been suspended until the disease disappears
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Standardsville
Barbour Estes
Q. B. Estes
Wiley
Clarence Gime Campes With Friends on Shenandoah River
Mr. Clarence Gime spends a week camping with a party of friends on the Shenandoah River enjoying rustic recreation and rural travel.
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Clarence Gime
Shenandoah Tiver
Enchanted Woman Finds Relief with Vegetable Compound
In Enchant Pa Mrs Augustus Bauchman describes years of weakness and nervous trouble. After trying several doctors she took Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports renewed strength and ability to work. The ad urges other women to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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E. Pinkham
Augustus BaucuMan
Enhant
Lydia E. Pinkham
Local Honor Roll Prom Page One Describes Draft Exemption
A board examined 54 of 64 men, discharging 13 for disability and 34 for exemption claims. Three already in military service, two failed to appear, one exempt as minister Walter Hook. Noted Prof De Witt Weaver gained acceptance after fixing defective teeth. Final quota reviews ongoing. ~180 called, ~100 from county and city to serve. Seven additional men were examined and may file exemption claims.
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Willie Green
John Henry Thomas
District Boardi Ag
DeWitt Talmage Weaver
Middletown
Middletown Agricultural College
Weaver
Harry Carnegie McCauley
Stephens City
Charles Lehring
Violent Artillery Duels Reported in West Flanders
British war office reports raiding opportunities and violent artillery duels in west Flanders. In the Lombarthy sector British troops carried out raids and captured prisoners and several firing guns.
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Star
London
West Flanders
British War Office
Lombarthy
Caterpillars of the Fall Web Worm Threaten Orchards
The fall brood of fall web worms defoliate apple pear and quince trees by constructing tents on the foliage. They feed gregariously and may destroy entire tops of young trees. Control by burning tents tearing them out or spraying is advised.
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F&f
Grapevine Pruning Times and Best Bud Count
Early winter or late fall pruning is advised to preserve sap and vine vigor. Vines fruit on new canes, so remove most of last season’s canes and leave only a few buds at the base. Favor buds near the main stem and select 4 to 5 buds or fewer for fruit bearing.
Mulching the Orchard Shows Many Benefits
Do not leave soil bare through winter. mulch the orchard. Use barnyard manure if available, else coarse straw. Better yet grow mulch on site with clover peas beans vetch rye oats wheat or even weeds. Mulching protects soil through winter and greatly aids orchard health.
Protect Young Apple Trees in Winter
Nebraska College of Agriculture horticulturists urge removing grass weeds and otter from tree bases to deny mice nesting sites. Tie three or four cornstalks around young trees to prevent bark gnawing, then remove stalks in spring. Mrs Philip Klompus and Dem Amnie Novick departed this morning for Baltimore to visit a friend.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Philip Klompus
Dem
Amnie Novick
Baltimore
Mountain Battle With Moonshiners Near Rocky Mount
Revenue officers clashed with moonshiners in the Brier Mountain district of Franklin County about ten miles from Rocky Mount Virginia. The fight ended with Henry Love shot in the eye and Joe Love Taylor and Lewis McGee arrested and jailed in Martinsville after a ten day operation climax.
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Roanoke
Brier Mountain
Franklin County
Rocky Mount
Henry Love
Joe Love
Taylor
Lewis McGee
Martinsville
Calotabs Promoted as Delightful Calomel Tablet
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a tasteless odorless calomel tablet that cleanses the liver and relieves biliousness indigestion and constipation with one tablet at bedtime. It claims no taste no nausea no danger and promises refunds if not delighted.
Potato Crop Shortfall Warned by Colorado Expert
Lou D. Sweet, Colorado potato expert leading a Washington food administration campaign warns this year's potato yield may miss the 452 million bushels forecast due to bad seed high prices and possible disease. He urges municipal storage to prevent speculation and to allow buyers to purchase by the pound and introduces drying as a method to reduce bulk while preserving nutrition.
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Lou D. Sweet
Colorado
The
Food Administration
Washington
Sweet
Miss Painter To Wed College Man
Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Miss Ruth Elaine Painter of Roanoke to James Garfield Randall of the University of Virginia faculty. The ceremony will be held Tuesday August 21 at 9 o'clock in the evening.
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Ruth Elaine Painter
F. V. N. Painter
Roanoke
James Garfield Randall
Painter
Virginia
Randall
University of Virginia
Health Is a Deposit in the Bank of Azure
The fragment suggests health as a reserve or asset described as a deposit in an azure bank, implying value, steadiness, and potential accrual over time. It frames wellness as a financial metaphor within an abstract context.
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Health
Bank of Azure
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