Decree Refers Estate, Shryock Heirs, Winches ter Virginia
A 1917 Virginia court decree orders reference of the Shryock estate to a commissioner to identify heirs distribute shares and settle liens taxes and rents. It directs publication of the order in a Winchester newspaper for successors to appear and report on sales and investments and notice of execution.
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Shryock
Fred K
Seath
A. Shryock
Dtherty
Minisioner Shell
Rder
Saneta S
Win Va
Winchester Public Schools Call for Second Half Session
The Winchester school system urges prompt enrollment as the second half of the current term begins next Monday. Hor ity pupils may enter all grades except the first primary, where age rules apply. First primary enrollment targets seven year olds. mid winter enrollment has historically been too small to form new classes. Examinations close this week. last half work starts Monday morning January 28.
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Winchester Public Schools
T Now Sleep Much Better
Dunlay or Dunlap, a prominent painter and interior decorator of Winchester, recounts six months of stomach pain and sickness. He credits Dreco herbal medicine from Miller's Drug Store for easing his distress and restoring his health, urging others not to delay treatment.
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F. Dunlap
Brav Gock
Winchester
Miller’s Drug Store
Cured At a Cost of 25 Cents in Mattoon
A Mattoon resident recounts long term relief from constipation after using Chamberlain's Tablets eight years ago. She describes headaches lizzy spells and constant heaviness before treatment and says one bottle cured her with lasting results.
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Mattoon
Robert Allison
Bell System Supports Wartime Communications Across Washington
The Nation's Capital links with national war efforts through Bell System toll and long distance lines. Government use gains thousands of miles of wire, enlarged switchboards, and government right of way over commercial lines to maintain constant control of wartime actions and progress.
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Washington
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Promises Safer Calomel Alternative
An old advertisement urges readers to take Dodson's Liver Tone as a safer, vegetable laxative for liver complaints. It claims calomel is harmful to bones and teeth, promotes quick relief of constipation, and guarantees improved well being for the whole family with no griping.
Advertising Drives Business Success Says Bradstreet
A Bradstreet claim asserts 84 percent of failures stem from nonadvertisers while 16 percent involve advertisers. The piece argues advertising is essential to modern business growth and competitive edge, shaping the fate of firms and markets.
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Bradstreet’s
Bradstreet
Smong
Coal Firms Alleged Falsified Reports to FTC
Senate committees heard coal expert David L. Wing describe how some companies padded silicosis costs in reports to the Federal Trade Commission to justify higher prices. He cited one firm paying a president of a subsidiary 35,000 annually in 1916, rising to 10,000 a month in 1917. Several cases were found and corrected by the FTC, though no names were disclosed.
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Washington, Jah
Silicios
Federal Trade Compssion
Senate Coil Committee
David L. Wing
Wing
Federal Trade Commission
Thicken and Beautify Hair With Dandruff Stoppage
A compelling ad claims Knowlton Danderine can thicken hair, banish dandruff, and produce soft glossy locks in minutes. It promises dramatic fullness after weeks, with easy application from drug stores.
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Von
Big ix Terolin Medicine CO
Atlanta
Georgia
Knowlton
Man chases cold by burning piano for heat
E. F. Brunner of Coney Island New York during a cold spell chopped the family piano into furnace size chunks to keep the home fires burning. He said he preferred heating the home with chopped mahogany over music as a practical measure.
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E. F. Brunner
Coney Island
N. Y
No Receiver Sought In Equity Case Against Arcanum Council
Federal Judge Hale in Boston dismisses the bill in equity filed by Arthur S. Cummings and James E. Upstone of New Hampshire seeking appointment of a receiver for the Supreme Council Arcanum. The action centers on governance and control of the organization and related affairs.
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Hale
Boston
Arthur S. Cummings
James E. Upstone
New Hampshire
Supreme Council
Arcanum
Postmasters' Pay Not to Rise During War
The Post office Department issues Order No 917 amending the 1913 regulations. Salaries of postmasters at first to third class offices shall not increase during the current war after July 1 1917. Fourth class offices keep present rate basis and commissions apply only to pre November 2 1917 postage rates. Presidential postmasters also not to gain higher pay during the war.
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Postoffice Department
New York Hotel Urges Dropping Rice at Weddings
A New York hotel posts a notice in a private parlor urging guests not to throw rice at weddings. The sign explains the old custom should be dropped and instead promotes saving food to win the war.
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New York
Sien
Stop Catarrhi Open Nostrils and Head
A promotional fragment touts a small bottle of Pea Ira to clear stuffed nostrils and head congestion. It claims instant relief by easing swollen mucous membranes and nasal blockage, promising clear heads and no more headaches for sufferers.
Hospital To Be Erected By Elks In Boston
The Elks plan the first reconstruction hospital in the United States to be built in Boston by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The project, approved by the grand lodge, would cost about 300000 dollars and serve many crippled soldiers and others fit for various trades.
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United States
Boston
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
Order
Notice to Stockholders on Cumberland Valley Merger
Notice to stockholders of Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Company for an annual meeting on January 22, 1918 at 2 15 pm at 101 W. King St Martinsburg West Virginia. Agenda includes merger with Cumberland Valley Railroad Company to form The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company. Secretary A C Nadenbosch signs dated December 22 1917.
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Cumber Valley
Martinsbore- Hai
Gaibert
King St
Crea Tor
Nadensousch
Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Co
N&densousch Esq
W. King St. Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland Valley and
Martinsburg Railroad Company
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Tuberculosis Consultation Bre 608 Medical Notice
Fragmentary OCR notes show a tuberculosis related consultation term and a medical notice reference Bre 608. No identifiable persons or organizations are readable to confirm names or dates.
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Seatos
Sina
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Finchester
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Delco Light
Co. M. Henkel
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