Shryock Case In Frederick County Chancery
In the Frederick County Virginia chancery matter Shryock Complainant v William F Shryock Defendant the case was ordered to a commissioner to report on the estate both real and personal including liens taxes and rentals The commissioner is to determine distributees and shares and report if infant defendants rights may be affected by investments The order sets publication notice in Winchester Virginia for February 1918 and adjournments as needed John M Steck attorney reports proceeding ongoing in Winchester January 11 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Fred
Shryock
Fredock
Fred A. Shryock
Win- Wa
Winchester
John M. Steck
Frederick County
Valern
Annual meeting of Cumberland Valley Stock Company
Readable fragment indicates the annual meeting of the Cumberland Valley stock company. No further details on date location or agenda are legible.
Papes Diapepsin touted as quick stomach aid
An advertorial claims Pape's Diapepsin rapidly relieves indigestion gas sour stomach and dyspepsia within minutes. It emphasizes safety and effectiveness and recommends keeping a fifty cent case at home for day or night use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
All Children Love Syrup of Figs For Liver and Bowels
A vintage health pitch urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs for sick children. It claims a coated tongue signals need for cleansing, and promises gentle relief within hours without griping. Warns against counterfeits and urges asking for the California Fig Syrup Company product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Germans Bomb A 6 Hospitals in Italy Front
London reports an aerial offensive with 20 German planes shot down in 48 hours and one British aircraft missing. German airmen strike Red Cross hospitals, damaging three in Mestre behind the Italian front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Cross
Mestre
Civil Service Exam Notice At Winchester Post Office
The local civil service board will hold a competitive examination in the Winchester post office building on February 9 for men and women to fill clerical vacancies in the Washington departmental service. Salaries range from 900 to 1,000 a year in some departments, with the War Department starting at 1,100 at entrance. Those showing capability may see salary increases after three months. The local board offers information and notes the examination has been greatly simplified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Board
Winchester Post Office
Washington
War Department
Estate settlement suit in Winchester court orders land sale
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester on January 26 1918 M M Lynch Administrator of Nelson Ashton deceased files a suit against Jackson A Ashton and others to settle the estate and obtain a decree for sale of land at the corner of Highland Avenue and Kern Street Winchester Virginia for general relief. Defendants Robt G Ashton Meg Ashton Amanda Mason Elijah Mason Sidney Pennington M J Pennington Charles T Ashton and Sallie Ashton not residents of Virginia to appear within fifteen days of publication and a copy published weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star and posted at the courthouse door on the next Rule Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court of the City of
Winchester
M. M. Lynch
Nelson Ashton
Jackson A. Ashton
Als
Highland Avene
Kern Street
Wiciita
Robert G. Ashton
Meg Ashton
Amanda Mason
Elijah Mason
Sidney Pennington
M. J. Pennington
Charles T. Ashton
Sallie Ashton
Virginia
Evening Star
Lynch
P. A
German cables tied to troop movements reveal wartime intelligence
In New York, Otto Kaska admits German militarists were informed of American troopship movements for France via cables from Vulcan Steel Products. Kaska claims he was replaced by Frank H Hitchbock after pressure from General DuPont. Some cables targeted Berlin and Cologne clerks, with numbers matching sailing transports.
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The
Star
New York
France
Spain
Denmark
Vulcan Steel Products Company of
Otto Kaska
Kaska
Frank H. Hitchbock
General DuPont
Kafka
Berlin
Cologne
Mrs Thomas H Davis Reports Kidney Pills Relief
Mrs Thomas H Davis of Montgomery Indiana says she suffered months of bladder trouble and tried various treatments before Foley Kidney Pills. She reports relief from backache rheumatic pains stiff joints and kidney trouble after using the pills which are sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Davis
Montgomery
Ind
Foley
Louis Eckner
Somerset
Better Than Calomel Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets promote a mild yet reliable laxative effect as a substitute for calomel. The ad claims fast liver relief without harming teeth, touting the tablets as a safer cure for dullness headaches and a sluggish liver. Boxes priced 10c and 25c for druggists.
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Dr. Edwards
Newport Blast Ruled Accidental, Navy Says
Washington January 28 The Newport Rhode Island torpedo station explosion that killed 12 men was accidental the Navy Department stated Secretary Daniels announced today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Washington
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
R. 1
Navy Department
Daniels
Trouble Breaks Out Afresh In Germany
Disturbances in the Rheinish industrial districts lead to troops with machine guns deployed to restore order. The Hague dispatch notes Mullheim as a focal point of the unrest and reports heightened severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
London
Hague
Daily Mail
Mullheim
Ship Strikes Rock in European Waters
An American patrol vessel struck four rocks in foggy European waters last Friday and will probably be a total loss. No crew deaths were reported, but abandonment of the vessel seems likely, the Navy Department announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Wood and Other Officers Wounded
The War Department reported no new information on the France incident that wounded Major General Leonard Wood Lieut Col Charles E Kilbourn and Major Kenyon A Joyce. General Pershing was asked for an immediate full report. the absence of new word suggested the wounds were not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
France
Leonard Wood
Charles E. Kilbourn
Kenyon A. Joyce
Pershing
Meeting Notice on Consolidation Proposal for Railroad Company
At the Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Co annual stockholders meeting held January 22, 1918 at 2 15 p m in Martinsburg W Va the board presents for approval a plan to consolidate with the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company into The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company The notice is dated December 22 1917 and issued by A C Nadenbousch secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley and
Martinsburg Railroad
Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Co
Toe
A. C. Nadenwasch
W. King St
Martinsburg
W. Va
Neigher
Cimberland Valley and
Cumberand Valley Railroad
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
A. C. Nadenbousch
Sacratary
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed After Five Years
Winchester man J. H. Hillyard reports five years of backache and kidney pain eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. He notes lasting relief and urges others to use the same remedy, available for 60 cents at dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. ships the pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
J. H. Hillyard
Carpenter and Builder
S. Kent St
Doan
Mr. Hillyard
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