Clarke County Horse Show opens with prime entries and cavalry drills
At Berryville Virginia the Clarke County Horse and Colt Show opened with high quality entries led by Jones Black Prince taking second in runabout class while Bracken Rose owned by Mrs. Aller Potts placed fourth. United States Army Fifth Cavalry from Fort Myer performed prized drill before 3 pm as judges awarded prizes across divisions including heavy draft, roadsters, harness horses and green classes.
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Winchester
Berryville
United States
Clarke County Horse and Colt Show Association
Black Prince
Roger T. Jones
Bracken Rose
Aller Potts
Gordonsville
Golder Scepter
Churchman and Davis
Charleston
Mr. Jones
Tracy M
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Myer
Blue Ridge Mountains
Leesburg
Forsyth
Millikin
Betsy Will Do
Glenwood Stables
Middleburg
Oscar M. Carr
Boyce
Clay Carr
Mitchell, Page
Shhenk Brothers
Frank
Clifton Simpson
Round Hill
Ernest Bell
Curtis Lewis
Thomas G. Tapscott
H. A. Clevenger
Summit Point
W. Va
W. B. Packett
Charlestown
W Va
J. M. Peyton
Betryville
Rilion
Churchman
Davis
Estoc
Ger T. Jones
Wingester
Starlight
Allen Potts
William N. Hunter
William E. Branson
Clearbrook
Moffett
G P. Cadwallader
White Post
Green Saddlers
Acme
Prince Chap
L. Byers
Smarty
R. L. Humphrey
Bluemont
Green Hunters
West Virginia
Furr Brothers
Mountsville
Tipperary
C. I. Leith
Aldie
Water Lily
Glenvin Farm
Bowles Brothers
Millwood
R. Powel Page
Rain-Barrel Law Violation Leads to Fine Remitted
A man identified as Richard Washington was tried in police court before Justice Krebs for failure to comply with the rain-barrel law requiring barrels be covered with coal oil and fitted with a spigot. The court remitted the fine on condition he keep the barrel well oiled. The Health Department of Winchester aims to stamp out mosquito nuisance, urging general citizen compliance with rain-barrel coverage and spigots. Additional arrests of delinquents are anticipated.
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Richard Washington
Justice Krebs
Washington
Health Department of
Winchester
Local Farmers Meetings Planned for Middletown and Winchester
Arrangements are complete for two farm institute meetings this week. On Friday in Middletown at the Agricultural High School auditorium the program includes welcome remarks by Ernest Funk and addresses on dairy herd profit, horse breeding, alfalfa cultivation, feeding farm animals, and farm sanitation. In the afternoon Prof. Hunt, Dr. Stambaugh, Prof. Westover, Prof. Hutchenson, and Dr. Hays will present talks with lunch served at 1 PM. The second session will be held Saturday in Winchester with further programs continuation noted.
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Middletown
Winchester
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
United States Department of Agriculture
Frederick County Farmers’ Bureau
Agricultural High School
Ernest Funk
South Frederick Live Stock Breeders’ Association
S. L. Lupton
R. F. Hunt
College of Agriculture
Blacksburg
W. G. Stambaugh
J. Westover
Office of Forage Crops Investigations
N. E. B. Talcott
Social register of Berryville and nearby residents listed
A long list of names and addresses from Berryville and surrounding areas appears, including families such as Young, McCormick, Allen, Gilpin, Walker, and Nelson. The notice catalogs private box holders, residents, and associated spouses across Virginia and nearby states, reflecting a social directory snippet.
Battleships New Hampshire and Louisiana Headed to Vera Cruz
The battleships New Hampshire and Louisiana are believed to depart Newport News for Vera Cruz this evening. The Atlantic fleet is seen as ready to sail on short notice. Also GM Ortega and family sought refuge on the US gunboat Sacramento at Vera Cruz after being ordered to leave Mexico.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Newport News
Vera Cruz
Navy Department
Atlantic
Ortega
United States
Sacramento
William Silliman
State Department
Carranza
Mexico
War in Europe Briefly Told Highlights Front Advances
French air squadron bombarded Saarbruck stations and factories. German forces capture Praga and push toward fortresses. Italian gains and Austrian setbacks. Russian lines split near Warsaw. Vistula and Wieprz fronts see German pressure and Praga fall. Turkish battleship sunk. Swedish steamer Mai attacked. Paris cites French advances in the Congo and renewed attacks on German territory.
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von Hindenburg
Kovno
Novogeorgevisk
Paris
Congo
Germany
Ready for Horse Show and Vacations
Fragmentary notice notes clothing care for press, cleaning and folding for H R Jones and associates. The item hints at preparations around horse show events and vacations with unspecified dates or locations.
Mrs. William Hay Stricken at Winchester Inn
Mrs. William Hay who arrived to spend the summer at the Winchester Inn was taken ill suddenly at the hotel and for a time her condition was serious. Her son Representative James Hay of Madison and grandson James Hay Jr. rushed from Washington to assist. By afternoon the patient’s condition had improved and she was believed out of danger.
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William Hay
Winchester Inn
James Hay
Madison
Congress
James Hay, Jr
Washington
Mount Pleasant Sunday School and Services Schedule
An all day service is listed for Mount Pleasant Sunday school at 9 30 a m with preaching at 10 30 a m followed by a children's service at 2 p m and preaching again at 3 p m. The public is invited and asked to bring dinners and stay for the afternoon service. W H Sampsell Pastor. Also advertised are extra heavy tin dish pans at 28c for 10 qt 35c for 14 qt 46c for 17 qt from Son Nesborns Ip.
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Mount Pleasant
W. H. Sampsell
Sonnesborn's
Corn Raisin g Superintendent Hayslett Showcases Rye
Mr W Porter Hayslett city streets superintendent and corn raiser invites visitors to the Oyler estate southeast of town to see tall corn near thirteen feet. He offers ground lime stone in carload or ten lots through H H Baker and seeds including alfalfa at 17 Court House Plaza.
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W. Porter Hayslett
Oyler
Hayslett
Missouri
Haylett
H. H. Baker
Courthouse Plaza
1916 Ford Models on the Road Highlight J Howard Cather
J Howard Cather reports on the 1916 Ford models seen on roads, noting their design, performance, and growing popular use in the era. The article surveys features and public reception of the new vehicles.
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J. Howard Cather
Leathers Improves After Paralysis Attack in Winchester
Mr. B. H. Leathers, a veteran Winchester carpenter, suffered paralysis three weeks ago on South Market Street. Today he shows marked improvement, with his doctor, Dr. G. L. Miller, hopeful he may soon be able to sit up and move around his home. The left side remains affected but less severely.
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B. H. Leathers
Winchester
South Market Street
G. L. Miller
Leathers
Roanoke Practice For Lyle M Jones
Mr Lyle M Jones son of Rev Dr and Mrs Alfred Jones of Kernstown leaves Winchester for Roanoke Va to practice law. A UVa law school graduate who passed the state board exam he plans to open an Roanoke office. Bus schedule shows 8 and 10 am from V N Bank corner Rockingham and Augusta Transportation Co 10-1Lp-2t.
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Lyle M. Jones
Alfred Jones
Kernstown
Roanoke
Jones
Law School
University of Virginia
Virginia State Board of Law Examiners
Winchester
Horse Show Grounds
V. N. Bank
Yard Party at Greenspring Church Hosted by Ladies' Aid
Public invited to an August 12 event at Greenspring Church hosted by the Ladies' Aid Society. Includes information about a brick sale offering 150,000 building bricks at a low price through Northern Virginia Power Co. and other party details.
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Greenspring
Ladies’ Aid Society
Northern Virginia Power Co
Farm for Sale 150 Acres Near Wal Ward and Lafrick
Minestone land comprising 150 acres listed for sale near Wal Ward and Lafrick. Attorneys are noted in connection with the listing.
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Wal- Ward & Lafrick
Attys
Severe blows dealt in Kovno region by Slavs
Unofficial dispatches claim the major Austro German campaign objective in Poland failed as Russian forces escaped a trap and retreated northeast toward Courland. The Russians reportedly held east of the Narew river and struck hard in the Kovno area as German attempts to press Riga from the Gulf of Riga face counteractions. Bulgaria vows to march on Constantinople within twenty four hours if Serbia cedes Skoplie and Macedonia. Twenty slides from Beaver Dam Scout Camp shown at Empire tonight.
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Gulf of Riga
Berlin
Bulgaria
Turkey
Petrograd
Poland
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Setion
Courland
Brest-Litovsk
Narew
Gulf
Sofia
Constantinople
Serbia
Macedonia
Radosladoff
Europe
Beaver Dam
the Empire
Troop 1
Corset Sale At Plecadilly Nee
August 14 and that week all corsets will be sold at reduced prices from sizes 19 to 25. Campaign promotes discounted wares at the Plecadilly shop location with ongoing markdowns.
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Wiernems
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A. T. Jones
Clarke County
Virginia
Uncle Sam
Thusiasm
William Travers Lewis
Thomas B. Hardesty
Messrs
Julian Morris
Keswick
Charles Murkamp
Fredericksburg
Capt
W. W. Whittside
United States Remount Depot
Front Royal
William H. Wilt
Rippon
W Ve
John T. Lindsey
Berrys Ferry
Lee
MD. Sy
Skeeter” Law
Atlantic City
Sonneborn
Burwell
T. H
Brown
T. J. Lincoln
Bell
Lewis
Jbrepson
Wm. E
Grown
Joseph W
Campbell
J. T
Kearneysville
Clevenger, H. A
Coleman
W. G
Carter
A. H
Churchman & Davis
Cadwallader
G. P
Carver
J. B
Carr
Oscar M. Boyce
Foley
Malcolm
Fishpaw
Raymond
Harvey
Funkhouser
J. H
Gilpin
Kenneth N
Glenvine Farm
Hall
Stilson H
Humphrey
R. L
Hunter
Wm. N
Jacobs
E. B
R. T
Charles A
Kelly
Richard
Kitchen
Leith
C. L
Levi
New Jersey
Lieut. John
Norman
Henry H
Purcellville
Peyton
Packett
George H
William B
Pflaster
George E., Jr
Blue
Mont, Va
Porter
B. F
Potts
Allen
Prince
Justa
Ramsburg
George
Randolph
A. C
Upperville
Richardson
M. G
Royston
Mone G
Rutherford
J. P
Berryiville
Russell
Henry J
Slater
Swart
Miss. C. Frances
Shenk Brothers
Simpson
Clifton
Tapscott
Thomas G
Willingham
Charles C
Ak Ath
Chester
J. R. Hutchenson
Burg, Va
Clark H. Hays
United States Department of Agricultural
Studebaker
Star Office
Young
Young Brothers
Jessica Kelley
Henry W. Frost, Jr
White
Post, Va
Kenneth N. Gilpin
W. H. Wilmer
Washington, D. C
H. B. Gilpin
Mrs
Marshall McCormick
Mrs. A. Moore, Jr
Ryville
P. H. Mayo
Richmond
Goodwin H. Williams
Wash
Ington
D. C
H. M. Nelson
N. Mel
Eustaphieve
John B. Neill
A. M. J. McCormick
Annapolis, Md
Frank McCormick
R. O. Allen
D. H. Allen
Philip Walker
Boyce, Va
W. M. Snell
Harrisonburg, Va
RK. Powel Page
Norfolk and Western Railway
R. F. Baby
Philadelphia
R. G. Mitchell
Charles W. Bowly
Winchester, Var
Ey Arid
Wire
Sonnbeborn’s
Saarbruck
Pragra
Moscow
Lalbach
Goritza
Rome
Mai
Kheyr-ed- Din Babarossa
London
Copenhagen
Russia
Teutons
Vistula
Praga
Wieprz
H.R Jones
Sonnbeborn's
MR. Leathers
Hindenburg
Kevno
Riga
Vilna
Bielostok
Kovel
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