Sale of Desirable County Property in Frederick VA
Public sale of the Harrison home tract north of Winchester in Frederick County Virginia. The 4 acre property with bearing apple trees will be offered at noon on January 21 1925 at the county court house. One third cash on sale day with two equal annual installments secured by purchase bonds and mortgage deed, plus fire insurance policy. P W Boyd Special Commissioner. Brannon Clerk. 1-24-4wks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciryurt
Frederick County
Mary
W. Boyd
Guardian
L. Harrison
Unsec
Court House
Win
Fannie B. Harrison
Winchester
G. Hunter Yeakley
P. W. Boyd
Spl. Com
Cricket Under Indictment Murmurs In Homely Verse
A brief, tongue in cheek note on a cricket within the home, contrasting the cheerful emblem of hearthside comfort with entomologists warning that a hiding cricket can damage clothing and lace. The Youth’s Companion quote highlights the clash between comforting imagery and practical pest concerns.
Hard to Steal Diamonds In Kimberly Mines
The Kimberly diamond fields are tightly guarded with fenced inclosures and roofs of fine wire to prevent mining laborers from removing diamonds. Inside, only clothing can be carried out, with other materials restricted to deter theft by outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
Grain Temperature Control in Storage News Bulletin
The USDA notes grain insects cause heating which can reach dangerous levels, risking spoilage. It explains fumigation can kill pests and lower grain temperatures to safe levels, preventing further insect-driven damage and preserving stored grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Cience
Bureau of Entomology
Secret of Storing Ice for Use During Summer
A historic note on ice storage explains keeping cakes tightly packed with air spaces between wall and ice, using sawdust or straw to reduce melt, and maintaining a passage for airflow. It mentions growing interest in artificial and electric refrigeration as power spreads to rural areas.
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Conomica
Gore Local Notes: Rev Williams to Preach Mount Hebron
CORE Virginia February 19 notes Mount Hebron Baptist Church will hold sermons Friday evening February 20 and Sunday February 22 at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Miss Mary Bell Sawyer returns from Winchester where sister Mrs Cochran is ill but improving. Miss Edith Adams visited Miss Hazel Pugh Canan Bridge West Virginia. Several named children enjoyed a party at Mrs Edith Bowman home with games and treats. Mrs Bowman credited by Mrs Bean Mrs Hook and Mrs Devs. Miss Hilda Bowman ill but improving and hopes to return to school. Mrs Fletcher visiting Mr C C Whitacre whose family ill with flu. Mr and Mrs Fay Ceains visited William Wolford Sunday.
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Hazel Pugh
Canan Bridge
W. Va
Wilda Pi'¢ock
Winifred Metnurff
Messia
Charles Flo
Ereel Foreman
Burg
McInturn
Edith Bowman
Bridayeaite Kiddies
Bowman
Asi
Bean
Hook
Dev
Hilda—Bowman
Certified Potato Seed First Large Factor Harvests 86 Bushels
Gottlieb Pteefer of Tippecanoe county Indiana grew 85 bushels of real potatoes from eight bushels of certified seed. He planted on a rice barn lot with care, harvesting 86 bushels of the largest crop yet. Purdue potato specialists note certified seed as a major factor in reviving the farm potato patch.
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Gottlieb Pteefer
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Ind
Pteefer
Purdue
Purdue Experiment Station
Bes sie Gardner's Homecoming and Local Birth News
Miss Bes sie Gardner returns from Berkley Springs after a week with family. Mr and Mrs Charlie Webster greet a new baby boy. Mother and child reported doing fine as local notices note social calls by Fannie Peacemaker, Golda Peacemaker, Bessie Gardner and Dortha Butts, with Mrs Harry Sargeant improving and Susie Peacemaker visiting Roy Parill.
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W. Va
Bessie Gardner
Berkley Springs
Charlie Webster
Fannie
Golda Peacemaker
Retta Place
Dortha Butts
Harry Sargeant
Susie Peacemaker
Roy Parill
Plan to Kill Quack Grass With Seasonal Plowing
Instructional note outlines a method to control quack grass by shallowly plowing to bring roots to the surface for exposure to freezing and drying. In spring the field should be plowed deeply again to bury the root mass at the bottom of the furrow, reducing vitality or destroying the underground stems.
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Pope
Farm advice on poultry and crop management from old notes
The text offers pragmatic farm guidance on livestock care and crop practices. It emphasizes radiator drainage, cleanliness of poultry housing, cover crops for fertility and humus, manure as field fertilizer, clover varieties, sound livestock business, and waste leaves feeding chickens. It also notes constant pen confinement and general edible greens interest to poultry.
Rosenberger Local News Summary
Rosenberger Virginia February reports social visits among residents. Mrs Grover Rudolph dies suddenly at Memorial Hospital drawing community shock. other neighbors and relatives listed visiting and calling at homes in Gore Lenore and nearby areas.
Conveyances of City Real Estate Items
Fannie F Huntsberry transfers to Mrs Bessie ate a lot on Peyton street for 2000 dollars. George W Wells and wife sell a lot at Bond and Market streets to Herman Hi Hable for 1000 dollars. T L Himdright and wife sell house and lot at Brad dock and Monmouth streets to Minnie H Taylor for 6800 dollars. Frank W Magruder and wife sell house and lot on North Main street to Gilbert L Lyon and wife for 3700 dollars. Mary Moss sells house and lot on Leicester street to Verter Shorts for 1500 dollars. Mary C Stouffer and husband transfer to Henry M Baker and Horace Towne house and lot at Marketing Gerard streets for 5000 dollars. Virginia Woolen Company sells lot on National avenue to Chas A and Ollie W Anderson for 4800 dollars.
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Fannie F. Huntsberry
Bessie
Peyton Street
George W. Wells
Herman Hi. Hable
Bond
Market Streets
Minnie H. Taylor
Braddock
Monmouth Streets
Frank W. Magruder
Gilbert L. Lyon
North Main Street
Remarkable Photograph of Lightning Strike in Court Notice
A 1925 Virginia court notice in Frederick County orders Charles De Haven to appear in a divorce suit filed by Mamie DeHaven on grounds of desertion cruelty and abandonment. An affidavit states the respondent is nonresident. publication required weekly for four weeks in Evening Star and posting at courthouse, with Brannon as Clerk. The clipping ends with a dramatic caption about a lightning bolt photograph.
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Circvuit
Frederick Counixa
Mamie DeHaven
Charles. DeHaven
Mensa
Charles DeHaven
Virginia
Anatter
Evening Star
Frederick County
Tee
Winchester court appoints commissioner for estate case
The Corporation Court of Winchester orders Robert T. Barton as Special Commissioner in Chancery to determine Emma Shull and B. C. Shull estates, report on personal and real property, whether die dtestate, and prepare a distribution scheme with accounts of administrators. Hearing set for February 26, 1925 at 22 Rouss Avenue.
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Robt. T. Barton
Secial Commissioner
Chancery
Bima Shull
B. C. Shull
Emma
Emma Shull
B.C. Shull
T. Russell Cather
Russell Cather
di Bn
Cta
Rouss Avenue
Winchester
Virginia
Robert T. Barton
Study Leads Through Mistakes To Understanding
A compact reflection on learning wisdom from failure, noting that errors reveal what not to do. The author suggests that even missteps can sharpen insight and deepen acquaintance with the country, as one gains by occasionally losing their way.
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Sumvel Sulles
Public Sale of Valuable Farm in Frederick County Virginia
Public sale of 101 acres 1 rood 12 poles in Frederick County near Winchester along Opequon Creek. John Boyd property conveyed to Thomas E Shoemaker June 19 1919 by Lynch Steck special commissioners. Goods include a dwelling and outbuildings, well watered with creek bottom land. Terms: one third cash on day of sale, balance in two equal installments in one and two years with interest from sale date. deferred payments secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. J M Steck trustee. Duvall and Dunn auctioneers.
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Thomas E. Shoemaker
Frederick County
Winchester
Opequon Creek
Millwood
John Boyd
M. M. Lynch
J. M. Steck
J. M Steck
Truster
Koran Formation and Ancient Mines Noted in Ancient Texts
Fragmentary notes describe how the Koran was written from palm leaf and skin revelations collected after Mohammed's death and published later. References mention Sinai turquoise and copper mines among the oldest, worked by Egyptians and cited by Xenophon in 355 B C for silver lead resources.
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Soteena Best
Mohammed
Sinai Peninsula
B. C. Xenophon
Public Sale Notice in Frederick County Virginia 1925
Public sale authorized by deed of trust from ft. Galliday and wife dated 1921. Auction set for February 20 1925 at 2 pm in front of Middleton State Bank Middletown Virginia. Lots 18 and 19 west of Middletown in Opequon Mahatty District, Frederick County fronting Commerce Street. Cash terms. trustee W T Spig. auctioneer Rour Proved Nation's.
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Ft. Galliday
Frederick County
Virginia
Middleton State Bank
Middletown
Opequon Mahatty
Commerce
W. T. Spig
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Frank E.woods
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Buck Jones
Arizona Romeo
RCA
Northern Virginia Power CO
N. Main ST
Philip W. Boyd
Ee C. Brannon
Cnesuien A Frederick Co
Rosenberger
Memorial Hospital
Cordelia White
Paul Good
the Corporation Court OF the City OF Winchester
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V. Russell
Cather
ADMR
H.H. Shull
ALS
T. R. Cather
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Nation’s
France
Legion of Hetor
Manten Militara
Rumania
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