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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1917

Page

3

Public Sale of LN. Conner Property in Frederick County

Public sale of LN Conner property ordered by decree of Frederick County Chancery Court. Sale advertised for January 20 1917 in Tongue Day VA with three parcels totaling about 731.8 acres offered, including farm land, dwelling, and outbuildings. Terms: one third cash and two equal annual payments with bonds, insurance on buildings, and approved security.

sFewmil Court Frederick County Jefferson Op i Company I. N. Conner Tougue Dayter Tynes AM Ingland Tephens Ty Larrick M. Baltzhoover R. M. Ward A. C. Sticklbey H. R. Kpan RT. Barton Herbert J. W. Baker, JR Fred. Co Gees Art House Winchester A. G. Rutherford Winchester and Ibni Lancre Stain R. JT. Barron

Golf controversy sullies Pinehurst match play rules

A garbled report from Pinehurst describes confusion over ball positions and penalties during the classic and South golf tournament. The piece criticizes errant calls and the impact of rules interpretation on the sport and its players.

Pinehurst

Fragmented OCR Text Notices Education Context

A garbled OCR fragment mentions a father and son in an academic setting with unclear references to a university and other misread terms. No definitive names, places, or dates are extractable.

Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief

An old article promotes Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion and sour stomachs. It claims relief within minutes and touts the product as harmless, scientific, and a staple in homes, with sales highlighted and instructions to obtain a large supply from drugstores.

Pape

College Gift Sparks Campus Name Scandal

An old janitress at a college dorm overhears a group discussing a $10,000 gift from a wealthy alumnus. She comments that while generous, the campus should not be filled with names of donors and notes a certain Alina Mate as already celebrated at the entrance.

Col ‘Ege Alina Mate 1As

Policeman Called Gentleman Sparks London Magistrate Row

A London magistrate scolded a defendant for calling a policeman a gentleman, saying a policeman is not a gentleman. The piece notes a shopper in a store delaying items and failing to recall the clerk who helped her, embarrassing the staff.

Forder London London Evening Standard

Robbies Woolly Lamb on Wheels Adventure

A fragment describes Robbie with a cherished woolly lamb on wheels he drew around his home. He visits his uncle who owns a westward sheep ranch and notices a flock with misaligned wool. The passage captures a childlike observation linked to sheep farming.

Robbie New York Times

Meerschaum uses and fried eggs prompt health warning

An old item notes meerschaum chips yield a cleansing powder for stains on fabrics and scraps form inferior pipes. It cites Rockefeller Institute on frying eggs both sides to kill bacteria and argues most of humanity misses a square daily meal.

Rockefeller Institute Therstatement

Calvicant Pension Request Sparks Debate in Westminster

A fragment from a British Historical Manuscript Commission volume notes Calvicanti seeking extra wool duty payments to reward past services to the crown. The report questions the tax change and mentions English doubts and a request to redirect grants to others who would pass them on.

Marquis of Salisbury Henry Calvacantis Westminster Gazette

Party Names Explained and Historical Shifts

The piece traces how party names evolved from early American factions. It notes that Republicans descended from Jeffersonians and that Democrats emerged from Federalists by hostile nicknames later embraced. It mentions the Whigs and Tories as analogous name shifts in British history.

Lincoln London Chronicle

Biblical Diction Perfect in Speech Across Scriptural Texts

A brief praise of biblical language highlighting Pauls writings as perfect diction and his storm at sea narrative as a timeless thrill. It extols the congregational letters, Davids psalms, and their enduring sentiment, faith, and eloquence across the centuries.

Paul Rome Nazarene

Plastering Without Laths in Southern Italy

The article explains Naples and southern Italy build with tufa stone and plaster directly, skipping interior laths. Wetting walls precedes the first coat, with a later finishing coat. Limited availability of expanded metal laths near Naples noted, while cement imports rise with 2,92 tons recorded in the year.

Naples Italy

Uses of Feldspar in Eastern U S Quarries

Feldspar quarries in the United States outside California are mainly in nine eastern states. Most feldspar mined there is used in pottery after melting and cooling forms glass. lower grades serve as binders for emery and corundum wheels and in opalescent glass, poultry grit, rooting material, and concrete facing. Small amounts of pure potash feldspar are used to make artificial teeth.

United States California

Poverty Stimulus Drives Action and Innovation

The excerpt argues poverty provokes effort and self-respect pushes individuals toward opportunity. It suggests society rewards those who show grit, noting many seek capable partners for large ventures. Necessity spurs efficiency and can turn initial struggle into lasting benefit and satisfaction.

Parish Story of Fear and Shadow Reflection

A villager recounts a mysterious sight by the church gate and parish priest. The clergyman dismisses the tale, telling him to go home and note that fear may be only one’s shadow.

Caterpillar infestations inform pine forest management approach

A Massachusetts study reports caterpillars in early stages cannot feed on some plants, though later stages do. It suggests preserving pure pine stands and using trunk barriers to reduce damage, noting that when food is scarce the insects will feed on many trees including apple, oak, poplar and rose.

Massachusetts

Overcome Peach Leaf Curl With Lime-Sulphur Spray

Dormant lime-sulphur treatment in November or December proposed by the Cornell experiment station to prevent peach leaf curl and control San Jose scale. Strong mix is one part lime-sulphur to thirty water. for curl, one to fifteen parts water suffices when no scale is present.

Cornell ‘Experiment Station San Jose

Spray for San Jose Scale in November Orchard Guide

When the orchard is heavily infested with San Jose scale, spray during November with the lime sulfur concentration. Learn spray formulation and preparation methods now. Begin making the next crop of fruit immediately to avoid missing the proper time for orchard practices.

San Jose

New Blackberry and Raspberry Planting Method

New plants of red raspberry and blackberry are obtained by digging vigorous roots and cutting them into about four inch pieces then sowing in drills in the earth. Keep well watered and they are ready to set the following year. Suckers and portions of the root must be secured. Many plants are spoiled by improper care.

Ross

Tipp Pee Oe Bonkerine Star Fowls Brief Mention

The fragment from The Star mentions fowls and bonkerine with unclear context and no identifiable event or names to anchor a full news item.

Time and Music Heard in Odd Exchange

A garbled diary style exchange describes a violin performance by Professor Rosinsky and imagined heavenly voices. A temperamental young woman remarks on the music’s effect while a male figure responds with self assurement as tension rises and a foot tapping moment occurs.

Irish Phonograph Morning Sparks Domestic Tension

Dialogue from a domestic scene shows tension over a cook named Onn and her Irish music. A speaker argues the cook cannot be lured away, even with higher pay, while others discuss understanding and complaint avoidance.

Gadson

Egg customer faults two bad eggs in shop dispute

A irritated woman demands replacement for two bad eggs, asking the merchant to make them good. The merchant, shocked, replies that he cannot conjure magic to fix the defective items.

Nethin

Money Magic Dinner Faux Pas in Mrs Jimpson's Home

A self made millionaire dismisses a daughter's concern after a costly spill at Mrs Jimpson's dinner. He quips that any stain would resemble a dollar mark to her, highlighting a witty exchange about money and manners.

Speechless Reunion Echoes Past The Widow’s Quip

A humorous exchange recalls a widow’s witty remark about her late husband. The line suggests a small estate and a lighthearted memory of their life together. No further context is provided.

Little Diversions and a Patchwork of Wit and Wisdom

A collage of jokes and musings on marriage money age and fame. It mixes quips about living wisely and love versus practicality with brief exchanges between everyday characters. The tone mimics light social commentary and humorous reflections.

Extreme Cad and Dubwai Clash in Curio Dialogue

Fragmentary chatter notes a clash between Extreme Cad and a friend named Dubwai. The exchange hints at Dubwai’s impractical nature and a remark that Dubwai would attempt to sell tonal maps to aviators, suggesting a satirical or fanciful dialogue with playful character names.

Dubwai Dubwaite

Fragmented Courier Dialog With Odd Spacing

Fragmented archaic dialogue shows a stubborn exchange about truth and aging. The garbled text hints at a dispute where one speaker insists on convincing the other, while the other asserts urgency and denial. The passage preserves a dramatic standoff tone with incomplete sentences.

Kidney Pills Promoted By Winchester Resident

Miss Julia Jenking of Winchester tests Dylan’s Kidney Pills noting relief from backache and urinary discomfort after several doses. The ad touts the remedy with a 60 cent price and urges readers to ask for Dean’s Kidney Pills from Foster-Muir Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

Dyan Winchester Julia Jenking Main ‘T Yan Dean Miss Jenkins Foster-Miurn Co Props Buffalo N.Y

Deerfield Brevities Holiday Visits Reported

Deerfield Virginia residents note Christmas and New Year greetings with relatives in Edinburg Stephens City and Seattle PA. John Miller Rose Richard C C Brown family and others are mentioned visiting and spending holidays with kin in various towns.

Pep E Eek Deerfield John Miller Washington Rose Richard Richard Bauserman Edinburg J. Conley C. C. Brown Seattle

Local Market Prices And Retail Wheat Rates

Market report shows prices offered today by local buyers for winter and spring wheat, corn, middling, oats, timothy and Pepin hay. The page notes corrections and absence of responsibility for errors while listing retail price quotes.

Sram

Poultry and farm prices listed in local market circular

The notice details live poultry prices including chickens and hens, roosters, and turkeys, with per pound and per item rates. It also lists dairy product prices such as butter and creamery items, hay by grade, corn, sheep, calves, and pigs with conditional price ranges and weights.

Ain Ana Aize

Funeral notices for George and church services announced

Falls Dead at Post ared lodges of Masons and Odd Fel lows. Watch nigh services f were held last nigh oe ae and when it were in congregation that George had died so near the close of th year there was much Sorrow. He had Manned to attend the services after finishing his duties at Christ Church. The funday will take place at 2 o'clock Thursday f afternoon from the John Mann Church on East Corks' street, and the services will be conducted by the pastor Rev. ¢ Ey Queen.

Ared Lodges Masons and Odd Fellows George Christ Church John Mann Corks Ey Queen

Also Mentioned on This Page

LN. Conner Property M. D Reynolds Manissa Wis Ostates Miller’s Drug Store Limestone Univer Tas Onose Lang Pantie En Eess Thera Orchard ¢ Nftormerthom Frerty Melrés Mighlayds Mass AL PL Burvas Bonkerine Ff The Star Fowls Tie Jack Tom Oppo Court House Wes Clive Toners Buster Baltimore Virginia Ida Scott
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