Visitors in Town for Holidays and Business
Mrs. Charles H. Cooper visits Lakeland Florida with sister Mrs. Claude V. Turner. Archer Sellman of Baltimore is in town on business and at Hotel Jack. Irwin Snapp spends Christmas with parents on Fairmont avenue. Dr. and Mrs. B. M. Roszel visit Gol. and Mrs. R. P. B. Chew at Charlestown W Va. Kemper Yancey of Harrisonburg Va. stays several days on business at Hotel Evans. I Ss McNeill of Harrisonburg Va. leaves for home for holidays. Henry A. Archer of New Orleans La. visits Charles L. Bowly at Hotel Jack. Emily Haldeman arrives from Harrisonburg State Normal School to spend holidays with parents near town. R. M. Swimley stops in Hagerstown Md. on business. C. N. Fraser of Washington typewriter company spends time here on business and is at Hotel Evans.
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Charles H. Cooper
The
County
Claude V. Turner
Lakeland, Florida
Archer Sellman
Baltimore
Jack
Mr. "Irwin Snapp
Mrs. G. 0. Snapp
Fairmont Avenue
Kemper Yancey
Harrisonburg, Va
Hotel Evans
I. Ss. McNeill
Harrisonburg
Henry A. Archer
New Orleans
Charles L. Bowly
Hotel Jack
Emily “Haldeman
Harrisonburg State Normal School
Haldeman
C. N. Fraser
Washington
Underwood Typewriter Company
Carranzistas join Gonzales at Juarez
Three hundred Carranza soldiers who refused to fight for Murguia fled Chihuahua City by train and joined General Gonzales in Juarez. Marguia ordered pursuit but recalled them fearing a Villista attack. Civilians flee Chihuahua City and Torreon as panic grips the region amid Christmas expectations.
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EL Paso
Carranza
Murguia
Chihuahua City
Juarez
Gonzales
Marguia
Villistas
Bl Paso
Mexico
Torreon
Villa
Pruning Grapes to Maximize Fruit Size and Quality
The article explains pruning aims for top fruit quality and quantity. It notes grapes bear on new shoots from last year's buds and that variety, soil, and trellis form influence pruning needs. It lists four arm and Munson systems and mentions two-wire four-cane trellises for hardier American grapes.
How to Renew a Strawberry Bed After Harvest
The guide outlines renewing strawberry patches by mowing and burning old vines, plowing out old plants while saving runners, and using manure or green manures like soybeans or clover. It recommends 15 to 25 tons of barnyard manure per acre with 200 to 600 pounds of acid phosphate, plus a complete chemical fertilizer on poorer soils.
Bucket for Fruit Pickers Described in 19th Century Patent
A description from Farmers' Mail and Farm Review outlines a metal fruit bucket with a canvas spout controlled by a rope. The rope, when pulled, opens the spout for discharge into a bag or barrel. The rope runs through rings and loops attached to the bucket and is secured by a spring clip.
Oldest of American grapes Scuppernong origin in North Carolina
The Scuppernong grape, likely the oldest native American variety, originated in Tyrrell County North Carolina before 1760. It spread through eastern North Carolina and the southeastern United States, becoming the leading Muscatine grape. Vines are vigorous growers with yellowish canes and small lenticels, thriving in well drained soils. Berries average three quarters of an inch, ripening early and often shattering from the cluster.
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Tyrrell County
North Carolina
East Plain
Piedmont
United States
Good Care for Strawberry
A well managed strawberry patch stays in good condition and stores food for an excellent crop. Weed free cultivation yields larger berries while neglect leads to small fruit and drought sensitivity in spring and summer. Proper care greatly improves yield.
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C. W. Rapp
Oklahoma
Ita . Station
Plant Sweet Cherries Near Sour Varieties For Pollination
An experimental note suggests planting a few sweet cherries with sour cherry trees. In the central United States sweet varieties seldom bear unless near sour trees. Some reports show better yields in the Midwest when planted together, but the guidance remains provisional until further study.
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Middle West
United States
Sun Scald Risk on Shaded Trees Warned in City
Forester warns homeowners to protect trunks and main limbs of trees with thick foliage from sun scald on southwest sides. A note explains shading the threatened parts can prevent bark damage. Mr. Charles W. Heater of Middietown Virginia visited the city on business.
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Charles W. Heater
Mid-dietown
Pretty wedding solemnized at Round Hill Church
A very pretty wedding took place at Round Hill Methodist Episcopal Church South on Wednesday at 8 o clock. Miss Agres H Fling became the bride of Roy M Good with Rev F W Brubaker officiating. The couple will tour to Washington and Philadelphia by motor after a reception at the bride’s parents home.
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Round Him Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Agres. H
Roy M.’Qgood
Wif R
Frederick Circuit
E. W. Brubaker
Williard Brubaker
Winchester
Hilda Fling
Alderson
W. Va
James L. Fling
Chambersville
Round Hill
J. D. Good
Chambers ‘Ville
Mrs. Good
Washington
Philadelphia
Holiday Buyers Wade In Water
Warm sunny weather melted snow in Winchester turning streets into a marsh. Pedestrians trudged through water over sidewalks while upper Main Street was dammed by a sewer ditch. By afternoon crews cleared the slush with water from a fire plug and shoppers continued despite wet conditions.
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Winchester
Main Street
St Quentin Named for Martyr Gaius Quintinus in Early Christianity
In Roman times called Augusta Veromanduorma the town of St Quentin in France gained its present name from Gaius Quintinus who died there in the third century while preaching Christianity. His tomb became a shrine attracting pilgrims and boosting the town’s renown as cloth manufacture advanced its medieval industry.
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Augusta Veromanduorma
St. Quentin
France
Gaius Quintinus
Legend Links Kronstadt Name to Golden Crown Find
An old tale ties Kronstadt’s name to a golden royal crown found in a tree stump in 1204. The crown, believed to belong to King Solomon of Hungary, was hidden to keep it from Bulgarians, giving rise to the town’s famed name Kronstadt.
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Kronstadt
Solomon
Hungary
Krov Stadt
Vacationing Lawyer Recounts Village Meeting
A San Francisco lawyer meets an old friend during vacation in a village and discusses the natives. They observe a young farmer described as a fine specimen with a notably new head, prompting humorous exchange about whether it has truly been used.
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San Francisco
Excommunication of a Glacier and Chattel Death Law
The 1880 Revue describes a glacier excommunicated for harming life and property in a valley. English law long required owners of personal chattels that caused a man's death to surrender them to the crown for sale and pious uses.
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Revue Des Traditions Populaires
Aurora Borealis visible across large latitudes
The article notes aurora borealis appearances reach the United States down to 40 degrees latitude and become more frequent at higher latitudes. It states about ten auroras per year at 40 degrees, twenty at 42 degrees, and about forty at 45 degrees, with frequent sightings between 50 and 60 degrees and rare events south of 40 degrees.
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America
New York
Richard P Flowers Dies in County
Richard P Flowers a well known north Frederick County resident and tollgate keeper on the Welltown pike died at his home near Welltown after a long tuberculosis illness. He was about 45 years old and survived by his widow a child two brothers Frank Flowers Gainesboro and Harry Flowers near Winchester and two sisters Misses Jennie Flowers and Nellie Flowers. Funeral arrangements had not been settled.
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Richard P. Flowers
Frederick County
Welltown Pike
Welltown
Flowers
Frank Flowers
Gainesboro
Harry Flowers
Winchester
Jennie. Flowers
Mises Nellie Flowers
Christmas Celebration by Catholic School
The Sunday school of the Church of the Sacred Heart will hold its annual Christmas celebration at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Sunday school room. A musical and literary program will be presented by students, followed by gifts for the young people. The room will be decorated with Christmas greens and flowers. The public is invited.
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Church of the Sacred Heart
Troop Meeting Notice From Scoutmaster
A call for a troop meeting tonight is issued by the scoutmaster. The time reads as .45 o clock in the message. No location is specified in the readable text.
An Uncle Eben Note From Old Speech
A fragmentary voice recalls Uncle Eben and a rustic exchange about owed favors and listening to family tales. The garbled lines hint at traditional dialect and storytelling within a rural community.
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Eben
Penalty of Abusing Confidence
The piece critiques contempt for those who abuse confidence as a betrayal of social and business trust. It asserts the law presumes innocence until guilt is proven and highlights the expectation that people act honestly, with intentions reflected in their conduct.
Berlain's Tabea Relief for Nervous Stomach Woes
An old fragment notes quick relief from nervousness to constipation using Berlain's tablets. It suggests the tablets improve digestion and are widely used.
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Peoples’ Bargain Store
North Main Street
B. M. Roszel
Gol
Mrs. R. PB. Chew
Charlestown
R. M. Swimley
Hagerstown
Carranzistas
Scott's
Generey
Spowe Sant
Sovit
Bowne
Bloomies
N.J
Aimle
Case
Agnes MH. Filing
Roy M
Martyr
Ryan.& Orndoff
Oppo
Court House
FORD
Republic
Ramsburg Auto Supply Co
Suy
the Boy
Henry R.willis
N. Market
D. Reynolds
Madison, Wis
Miller’s Drug
Red Cross
Eastman
Miller’s Drug Store
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