Virginia Court Warns Nonresident Defendants in Winchester Suit
The Corporation Court of Winchester orders nonresident defendants to appear within 15 days to protect their interests in a house and lot sale proceeds case involving Wm. Robinson's heirs. The order, published weekly for four weeks in the Evening Star, names Nora Harris Henry Harris and others as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Winchester
Esquard
Starsie
West Street
Gale
Wmn
Nora Harris
Henry Harris
Whra Weaver
Geo. Weaver
Webster Ward
Mary Harris
Leslie Harris
Alice Russ
Samuel Russ
Nancy Esquard
Helen Thornton
Roy Thornton
Samuel Es
Wm. Robinson
Depear
Lerk
Gimaaid
Orporation Court
Evening Star
Black Draught praised as gentle laxative by Kentucky reader
Mrs. Pearl Patrick of Meadowsville Kentucky reports relief from constipation sour stomach and digestive discomfort after using Thedford’s Black-Draught. She says it is easy to swallow and improves digestion with no after effects and recommends it highly for stomach liver and bowel troubles.
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Meadowsville
Pearl Patrick
Social notes A stream of West Virginia visitors
Mrs Hinton of Middleway WV visits daughter Mrs Jacob Randall on South Market Street. Other locals leave for Washington Baltimore. several return from visits to Fairmont Summit Point Wildwood Fredericks Md. Misses Clements Wilson Page Winkfield Woodward Wyndham and families travel for visits and millinery openings. Capt and Mrs Kurtz visit in Washington.
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Mrs. Hinton
Middleway
W. Va
Mrs
Jacob Randall
South Market Street
Cora Wilson
Fairmont
Mary Robinson
Mrs. C. L. Robinson
North Market Street
Frances Page
Baltimore
Washington
George W. Kurtz
Miss Bettie Kurtz
War Relief Society Receives $2 Gift from Mrs Wisecarver
The War Relief Society acknowledges a two dollar contribution from Mrs. Martin Wisecarver, recorded as a charitable donation to support relief efforts.
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War Relief Society
Martin Wisecarver
Earth Road Grade Standards for Shrinkage Prevention
The article explains that earth road durability relies on free from vegetable matter and uniform compaction. Layered embankments must be 12 inch max, compacted by graders, with ten ton rollers for improved surfaces. Proper drainage, nonslaking lower material, and roughened or stepped foundations prevent marsh-related subsidence and slipping on sloped or old embankments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unites States
All Choked Up With Catarrh Treatment Advised
The notice urges immediate proper treatment for catarrh and warns against makeshift remedies. It promotes S. S. S. as a blood antidote and directs readers to contact the Swift Specific Co in Atlanta for medical advice.
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Douch
S.S. S
Ss. S. S
Swift Specific Co
Dept
Atlanta
Cost Estimating for Road Grading Methods Compared
The article explains that road grading costs depend on work quantities and that estimates can be made by organizing the project and projecting organizational costs or by applying flat rates per cubic yard excavated and per mile shaped. The first method yields higher accuracy but the second is more commonly used.
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Eams
Quiet milking improves comfort and milk quality
Advice notes cows milk better when not fed during milking. Feeding at milking time can cause restlessness and may introduce dust and impurities into the milk.
Girl Battles With Skunk At Pueblo County Ranch
Miss Madge McMillan, a young Pueblo area teacher living alone on a Peaceful Valley homestead, fought a skunk that attacked her chicken house. She chased it with a flashlight and knife, and killed it after a brief struggle. Her pupils allegedly fear her now due to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colo
Madge McMillan
Peaceful Valley
Daily Optimistic Thought
A brief optimistic note urging readers to value privileges and seek cures, promoting subscription for Star.
Where Do They Go Lost Treasures of the Ancient World
The article ponders the fate of ancient rulers treasures and stones asking where precious stones and wealth of Solomon might be hidden or lost. It suggests such riches are not destroyed but concealed within the earth's cracks and crannies.
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Solomon
Public sale of Winchester city real estate in 1917 decree
Special commissioner to sell in front of the County Court House Winchester on September 15 1917 at 2 pm a lot in southern Winchester fronting Braddock Street extended Cemetery Lane improved by two small houses. Purchase terms require one third cash and two equal annual installments with bonds and deed of trust. Bond certified by Deputy Clerk.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Milton A. Conner
Mary E. Foltz
County Court House
Winchester
Braddock Street
Cemetery Lane
Mary B. Foltz Et Als
Charles M. Fletcher Et Ax
Corporation Clerk’s
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Miases Ftta and
Anna Grim
Baltimore & Ohio
Niagara Falls
Valley Aeco. R. Yards
Winchester Cooperage Co
J.B. Beverley
Clerk
T Russell
Cather
W J. Jos. Sullivan
Middletown
Valley ‘Pike
Wilson
South Market St. Mariy
Adams and Windgor
Robert ¥. Conrad
George W. Bowly
Charles G. Beck
William Breckenridge
Carson Haymaker
Mellie Bender
John Winkfield
Marie Woodward
Virginia C. Whisson
Summit Point
Mrs. W. R. Alexander
Wildwood
N. J
D. B. Conrad
Mr. Marshall Baldwin
G. O. Snapp
Frederick
Ida’ Wyndham
Wag
Gertrude Lamp
Mary L. Waters
FOR War Relief Fund
Reif
the Christo-Cola Co
Harrisonburg, Va
Skunk
Star Now
Star
City Real Estate
Herbert S. Larrick
J. W. Baker, JR
Studebaker
Ramsburg Auto Supply Co
John M. Miller
People’s Bargain Store
Bell Phone
Swimley’s
R. M. Swimley
Footer
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland, Md
Co. A. Heller & CO
Winchester, VA
Washington D.C
Frederic H. Hoover
Huyler
Martha Washington
Fred S. Boyd
Rutland Water Glass
Franck Baker & Son
Pharmacists
Cedar Creek
John D. Marker
Opequon, VA
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