Special Commissioner Sells Clarke County Farm Under 1916 Decree
A Clarke County Virginia chancery sale of a 171 1 2 acre farm northwest of Berryville near the Winchester and Summit Point road. The property will be offered in three parcels and as a whole with possession April 2, 1916. Terms include one third cash with notes due in two equal yearly installments or all cash on sale day. Located near a market church and school. Sale conducted by Special Commissioner A G Wpraver with attorney Geo M Beltzhoever Jr. on behalf of Geo W Hout et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Cart
Clarke County
Virginia
Geo. W. Hout Et Als
C. Edward Hout Et Als
Berryville
Said County
Hout
Winchester and
Summit Point
Stone’s Chapel
Wm. F. Dutterer
F. H. Pierce
Chas. Plotner
Geo. W. Hout
Als
C. Edward Hout
Geo. Glass
Sunshine Germicide Demonstrates Sun’s Sterilizing Power
The article states that sunlight acts as a powerful germicide for farm stables and cooking utensils, noting that few appreciate the sun’s role. It mentions testing and suggests those familiar with sun exposure understand how quickly disease germs are killed by sunlit surfaces.
Intensive farming methods on a one eighth acre patch
The author describes a detailed rotation planting potatoes and strawberries on one eighth acre, with summer weed control, heavy mulching and burning, and fertilization. Two potato crops yield about forty bushels. The text also notes a hog rack invention for easier hauling and advises onion control by cultivation, coal tar, mattock digging, and sheep grazing.
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Bo Pe H. Gregory
Winchester to Harrisburg rail schedule trains daily except Sunday
Trains depart Winchester from stations including Martinsburg Hagerstown Greencastle Chambersburg Shippensburg Carlisle Mechanicsburg at 9 20 am daily except Sunday 11 45 am and 7 22 pm daily. Additional times listed for intermediate stops show morning and evening service with varied minutes past the hour. Superintendent H A Rippe and General Passenger Agent listed.
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Winchester
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Greencastle
Chambersburg
Shippensburg
Carlisle
Mechanicsburg
Harrisburg
Sunda
Rippre
P. A
Train timetable for Norfolk and Western lines
Norfolk and Western timetable lists No 13 9:18 a m to Roanoke Bristol intermediate stations Pullman Sleepers dining cars to Roanoke Parlor Car to Roanoke Bristol No 1 2 27 a m to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton intermediate stations Pullman Sleepers Gary Winston Salem cafe car Shenandoah Gary connects at Roanoke with Memphis special No 27 6 38 p m to Shenandoah intermediate stations No 28 9 32 a m for Hagerstown intermediate stations Harrisburg Philadelphia New York connection at Shenandoah Junction or Washington
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Bristol
Pullman
Roanoke
Broiler
Blue Gold
Pocahontas
Welch
Norton
Gary
Winston-Salem
Shenandoah
Memphis
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Shenandoah Junction
Washington
Rain Distribution Across Regions
The article notes rainfall varies by region with the heaviest rain in equatorial zones and the smallest amounts in desert districts of Asia and Africa, highlighting unequal distribution of precipitation.
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Equatorial
Asia
Africa
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
Advices that Pape's Diapepsin digests foods and relieves indigestion in five minutes. Claims the remedy makes the stomach healthy, reduces gas belching and eructations, and helps you enjoy foods again with no fear. Encourages buying a fifty cent case from any drug store.
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Pape
Death of Mrs Light Leaves Five Orphans in Grimes
Mrs. Light wife of John Light formerly of Grimes now in Smithfield West Virginia died recently and was buried at White Hall cemetery. She leaves her husband five small children. Also note that D W Beckey remains in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Galilee Church will hold services January 9 with all invited.
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Luke McLuke Sage
Doctor Credits Swamp Root For Kidney Recovery
S. A. Hale of Henrietta New York swears he was treated three months for kidney trouble by a physician who could not help and then used Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. After one bottle he recovered appetite and sleep and eventually regained weight and ability to work as a blacksmith. Hale endorses Swamp Root and says physicians would recognize its merit when other remedies fail. Notary Morris T. Griffin witnesses the sworn statement dated July 20 1909.
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A. Hale
Henrietta
N. Y
State of
New York
Winchester Star Ad Seeks Santé Sample from Kilmer Co
An old Winchester Star advertisement touts sending ten Santé to Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York for a sample size bottle. It promises to convince any reader and offers a booklet about kidneys and bladder along with a for sale note on fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Winchester Star
Bits of Byplay and Luke McLuke Comic Snippets
A collage of humorous vignettes and short quips from readers and the Luke McLuke column. Jokes touch on marriage alimony, spendthrift folly, warnings about crooks, and social foibles, with letters from readers in various towns about everyday life and manners.
Tiz Fixes Aching Feet and Burns in Minutes
The ad promises quick relief from aching swollen sore feet with TIZ. It claims the product draws out poisonous exudations, reduces swelling, and lets you wear smaller shoes. Available in 26 cent boxes at druggists with a year guarantee or money back.
Column fragment from Want Column misread
Readable parts show a Want column note with unclear entities. The brief item references a shopping or service request column but lacks names, places, or dates to confirm specifics.
Pastor Rev. J. B. Hill to Speak in Winchester Church
The First Baptist Church of Winchester will host Rev. J. B. Hill of Crozet Seminary Chester Pa at 11 oclock Sunday morning January 9. Sunday school convenes at 9 20 a m. There will be no evening service due to the union week of prayer at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
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D W. Beckey
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Galilee Church
J. B. Hill
Crozet Seminary
Chester
First Baptist Church of
Winchester
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
New Year Celebrations and Local Visits in Lehew West Virginia
New Year's Day included a neighborhood sham battle that amused residents. J E Hicks visited J H Johnson. Letha Hatfield remains ill at her Cord home. Robert Renner and wife from Winchester visited relatives here. A W Spaid conducts a growing Red Bud school amid local approval. F J Spaid visited his brother John J Spaid this week.
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Lehew
W. Va
Mr. J. E. Hicks
J.H. Johnson
Letha Hatfield
A. W. Spaid
Red Bud
F. J. Spaid
John J. Spaid
Social News From Vaucluse and Nearby Figures
Miss Edna and Vista Dinges hosted friends in Vaucluse on Friday afternoon. Several locals and visitors return to duties or homes in Washington Elkton Moorefield Fort Loudoun Winchester Alexa and Pittsburgh after holiday visits.
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Vaucluse
Ednal
Vista Dinges
Mrs Gainor Dead At Halethorpe Maryland
Mrs Katie Brafinon Gainor dies in Halethorpe Maryland at age. Telegram notified Miss Kate McVicar of the death. funeral held Tuesday and interment in Loudoun Park Cemetery. She was born in Winchester daughter of the late Margar and Lucy Brannon later moving to Weston and New York. She leaves husband Summers E Gainor a son a daughter and brother Charles Brannon Asheville NC.
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Kate McVicar
Katie Brafinon Gainor
Halethorpe
Loudoun Park Cemetery
Gainor
Winchester
Margar M
Lucy Brannon
Weston
New York
Brannon
C. B. Rouss
Charles Brannon
Asheville, N. G
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Richmond
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Strasburg Limited
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Gen Agt
Thomas & Messer
Baltimore St
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Mgr
Rosemont Farm
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South Main Street
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Hansbrough & Carter
Special Commissioner's
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Front Royal
Geo. M. Beltzhoever, Jr
Charles Town
Circuit Court of
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Illinois
Norfolk & Western
pulMis Owurm
T. J. Trier
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Hon. A. O. Stanley
Covington, Ky
Luke McLuke
Lennie
A. Circle of Racine, O
Mason Dixon Line
Sidney, O
Sin Twa
Baptist Church Services
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Cord
Robert Renner
H. K. Green
BRO
Moling & Seal
Anna Kline
Lucy Kline
Elkton, Va
Robert van Meter
Moorefield,w
Jack Bowen
Mary Powers
Near White Post
Emory Powers
George Fisher
Moorefield
Estes Kline
Mise Elizabeth Larrick
Claude Stickley
KE. R. Sperry
Middletown
Fred. Kline
Elizabeth Larrick
Her
Messrs. J. Harvey Kline
Everett Kline
Norman Wise
Wash
Ington
B. Kline
Kathryn
Irene Stickley
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Win
Isaac N. Elsen
Hill
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Jack Hutchinson
Edinburg, Va
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Fitteburgh, Pa
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