Stockholders Meeting Notice Issued by Farmers & Merchants Bank
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester Virginia calls an annual stockholders meeting for January to elect directors. The notice specifies the meeting will be held at the bank’s premises and references a date in January 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants
Nat’! Bank
Winchester
Unioneek
Board of Ditarion
Pitas
Grim
Martinsburg
E. Va
R. McCann
Public Sale of Valuable Young Horse at Winchester
By virtue of an execution in the matter of Luther Panmett Trustee in Bankruptcy in re v. Brill against Robert Lantz Roland Lantz and Lewis Whetzell, public sale of a valuable young horse to be held in front of the Court House at Winchester Virginia on December 30 1917 at 10 o clock. Constable B Manuels and Auctioneer W A Bowen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Pan‘mett
Rev. &. Brill
Robert Lantz
Roland Lantz
Lewis Whetzell
Court House
Winchester
Virginia
E B. Manuels
A. Bowen
Pinex Based Home Cough Remedy Promoted For Quick Relief
An advertisement touts a simple cough syrup made from Pinex and sugar syrup claiming rapid relief from coughs croup and bronchial irritation. It promotes the mixture as inexpensive and effective with a money back guarantee, urging readers to ask their pharmacist for 24 ounces of Pinex with full directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panera de Pinex Co
Wayne
Clubmen Fired For Rolling Bones
Norfolk's young social set staggers as three leading members are suspended from the Country Club for gambling in the locker rooms. Police say the men played craps and left enough coins on the floor to fund meals for days, amid tales of the Goddess of Chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Winchester Resident
Winchester resident Miss Julia Jenkins attests to Doan's Kidney Pills easing her back pain after only a few doses. The ad encourages prompt attention to kidney symptoms and recommends the tonic as the trusted remedy, priced at 50 cents, with Foster Milburn Co. as the manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Winchester
Julia Jenkins
S. Main St
Dean
Miss Jenkins
Knocker At Heaven Gate Turns Away By Anvil Chorus
A humorous exchange unfolds at the pearly gates as St Peter denies entry to a village visitor. The applicant seeks a harp and crown while the keeper of keys hints at a downstairs meeting with the anvil chorus.
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St. Peter
Migration of Crimson Gulch Church to Bearcat Center
In Crimson Gulch a church was abandoned because residents could not tolerate it near the tavern. To show respect the town shifted Sunday gatherings and related town business to Bearcat Center, ending the church’s presence in Crimson Gulch.
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Crimson Gulch
Broncho Bob
Bearcat Center
Healthy Specimen Laughs at Doctors Six Months Remark
A man told by doctors he had six months to live has remained upbeat for about a decade. The exchange humorously recalls the dire prediction and questions who claimed the diagnosis.
Those Dear Girls Engage Yaleton and Willie Princeward
Myrtilla confirms engagement to Willie Princeward after giving the mitten to Yaleton. Miranda remarks she sensed Myrtilla sought to renew her youth, highlighting social gossip among friends.
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Myrtilla
Yaleton
Willie Princeward
Miranda
Every Family In Seven Has Auto
New York January 2 Every seventh family in the United States owns an automobile according to figures from the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce The census based on automobiles counted last June and production since then implies 3 5 million cars in the country today Population not counting foreign possessions is 25 000 000 families on the census bureau basis of five to a family
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New York
United States
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Census Bureau
Weights In Germany Use Metric System
The text explains Germany uses the metric system and notes one kilogram equals 1000 grams and 2.2046 pounds for cross reference. It compares metric mass to pounds to help readers understand the weight units used in Germany.
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Germany
Foming and Going in a Busy World of Strife
A compact reflection on how people handle life’s pace. Some endure events passively while others seize opportunities as they arise in a hectic modern setting.
The Dream Proposal Question in Evening Dress
A witty exchange unfolds as a man in evening dress recounts a dream of a marriage proposal to a woman who responds with a coy question asking for the suitor’s name. The mnard reacts with quiet pain at the implied lack of inquiry.
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Mnard
Optimist Gadsby Sees Big Potentials in Small Pay
An Optimist remarks that Gadsby stays hopeful despite earning only $20 weekly. He is encouraged by news of demand for $10,000 a year men, suggesting a belief in future opportunities beyond current wages.
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Gadsby
Early Handicap Overcome
A veteran speaker recalls a boy named Grabcom who rose from a violin lesson to become a railroad president. The anecdote highlights how a person’s future is hard to predict and emphasizes determination and ambition.
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Grabcom
Going Too Far as Imitation Flattery Lapses
A brisk exchange unfolds on the limit of imitation and flattery. One character jokes that imitation is flattering while another notes the harm when a signature is copied at the bottom of a check.
Dubson Dreamer Chides on Impractical Holdings
The remark calls Dubson an impractical dreamer while contrasting his castles in Spain with potential rental income. A second voice suggests if he could rent those estates for two dollars a month he might earn hundreds of thousands yearly.
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Dubson
Spain
Rev C W Cassell Accepts A Call In Buena Vista Va
Stephens City Virginia January 2 Rev C W Cassell former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church has accepted a call to serve as pastor of the Lutheran Church in Buena Vista with his family moving from his farm near Rural Retreat. Local social notes list visiting relatives and other residents’ holiday activities in Stephens City and surrounding areas.
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as blood purifier
The text promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces, claims it is not a quack medicine, and attributes its effectiveness to a mix of tonics and purifiers. It notes it was prescribed by a leading physician and available through druggists for 75 cents, with a suggestion to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Hiall
Illness in Bloomery and Arm Injury of June Scrivener
Mrs. Mary EL Scrivener of Bloomery West Virginia is ill with Dr Offutt of Capon Bridge attending her. Her daughter June Scrivener fell from a chair breaking her arm in two places but shows little pain and is improving. Other local mentions include visits and social notes involving Whitacre and neighboring families.
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Whitacre
Mary EL ‘Scrivener
Bloomery
W. Va
Smith
Gainesboro
W. C. Newcome
Winchester
W. C. Whitacre
Beatrice Sanford
New York
Caroline Whitacre
Forts Loudoun Seminary
Bertha. Dick
Reynolds Store
Ray Bageant
Berkeley Springs
Naomi Brannon
State Auditor Rules Clerks May Not Charge Certain Fees
Virginia State Auditor C Lee Moore notified court clerks statewide that they may not charge fees for issuing hunting licenses or filing prescriptions and affidavits of transportation for druggists under game and prohibition laws. Assistant Attorney General Leslie C Garnett has issued opinions, and clerks are to discontinue the practice. druggists in Norfolk and other cities were prepared to challenge the issue in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lee Moore
Virginia
Leslie C. Garnett
Moore
Norfolk
Cascarets Promised To Cleanse Liver And Bowels
Cheerful health claim urging Cascarets to liven the liver and clean the bowels. Notes relief for headaches biliousness bad breath sour stomach and coated tongue. Promotes nightly use for gentlest cleansing and says Cascarets are best laxative for children.
Mrs. J. A. Thompson Buys Old Estate at Front Royal
The Sherwood farm near Milldale in Warren county Virginia, about 460 acres, sold at public auction Saturday to Mrs. John A. Thompson for 16000 dollars, pending court confirmation. The estate includes a fine old residence on the property once owned by the late Mrs. Francis J. G. Timber lake. Special commissioners R Gray Williams Joseph F. Moore and M M Lynch conducted the sale.
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Francis J. G. Timberlake
Front Royal
R. Gray Williams
Josephf. Moore
M. M. Lynch
John A. Thompson
Milldale
Warren County
Oldtime Oratory Untouched by Modern Public
The piece notes that the old style of oratory, with its dramatic mouthing and roars, is unpopular today. It contrasts the modern insistence on sincere eloquence with the theatrical traditions of past tragedians and their grand gestures.
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C. A. Heller
Etta Grim
Annie Grim Jessie Hottel
Rolling Bones
Hysta
W. Seabright
ASK Franck Baker & Sor Pharmacists
Porter Hayslett
Miller’s Drug Store
Chile
C. W. Cassell
W. H. Herrel
James M. Samsell
Horace Deahl
Theodore Deahl
Berryville
Frank Montgoomery
Frank Weaver
J. D. Steele
Miz
Reba Chipley
W. D. Chipley
Richmond
Do. A. Dean
May Stler
A. W. Dean
Messrs
Carson Steele
Clyde Hollingsworth
Porter Military Academy
Columbia, &C
F. M.zea
Strasburg
Maggie Gregory
Manassas
John Gregory
Norman E. Whitacre
Moressen
B. J. Adams
Cecil. Shanholtz
C. Naugh
Winchaster
Chichester
Dodson
J. R. Edmonds
FORD
Automobile
Accesory
Inc
Republic
Ramsburg Auto Supply Co
New Overlands and Hudson
Ce Borden
North Main Street
Footer
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
C. A. Heluer & CO
Stark Bros. N.& O.co
Delicious
King David
Senator
Black Ben
Champion
L. M. Welton
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