Banks Close For Holiday On July 5 1920
Shenandoah Valley National Bank and Farmers and Merchants National Bank announce closure Monday July 5 1920 a legal holiday. All paper maturities will be honored. Hampton Fuller and Hardy are cited as cashiers in the notices from their banks.
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Independence
Charles Summers
Union Bank of Winchester
WM. G. Hardy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
H. D. Fuller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
May
Florence
Mnyday
Local Market Prices and Supplies Report
Daily wholesale prices from TOCAL and Baltimore markets list wheat at 2.80 per bushel, mixed hay 28.00, country butter 35 to 40, spring chickens 40 to 50, potatoes 4.00 per bushel, cornmeal 4.25 per pound, eggs Virginia 43, No.1 Timothy hay 48.00, fat steers 14.50 to 15.50, lambs 12 to 17, heifers 0 to 16.00, hogs 16 to 25, and related feed items, with notes that markets are corrected as of the preceding day.
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TOCAL
SAO Yo
Timothy Hay
S.sceeens
Raven Seule
Baltimore
Virginia
Timothy Jay
Evesee
eWls
Hye
Sdperese
Appleton Is Fined In Court Involving Drunken Driving
Samuel Appleton a cattle dealer of Nokesville Virginia pled guilty in the county magistrate court before Justice Stickley to operating an automobile under the influence of liquor and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. A suit for 1000 dollars for damages to Hicks Motor Company Hudson car was entered in Frederick County Circuit Court after an accident at Middletown on Thursday night. No severe injuries were reported for those involved.
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Samuel Appleton
Nokesville
Stickley
Oper
Appleton
Frederick County
Hicks Motor Company
Hudson
Middletown
Seaside Musings on Ocean War and Death in Verse
An oblique poetic reflection by a seaside observer laments oceans as a battlefield for living beings. The speaker notes fish feasting on kin and argues wars persist despite calls for peace. The piece blends vivid sea imagery with somber moral musings on conflict.
Acid facts from old texts on dangerous compounds
The excerpt notes tri o fitrotoluol as a potent acid burning skin, mentions hydrocyanic acid as highly deadly, and describes formic acid from insects used in food by some tribes. It also hints at malic and other fruit acids as comparatively weak.
Insects Change Flight Direction By Wing Beat Angles
Dr. F Stellwaag of the University of Erlangen reports that insects such as dragonflies and bees steer not by abdomen movement but by altering wing beat angle and force. Observations using light through a shattered sieve show direction changes occur without abdomen shifts.
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F. Stellwaag
University of Erlangen
Inventions by Women Recorded in Patent Office
List of women inventions includes cook stove sheet iron shovel ice cream freezer sad iron fountain pen washing machine toaster pocket book spring seat for furniture or cars button dress pattern dust pan portable oven vegetable masher and attachment for heating kettles and boilers by gas.
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United States Patent Office
Cattle Used for Work Across Europe
Cattle increasingly used for labor in Europe with France and Holland leading. In parts of France cows outnumber combined oxen and horses, and cows in yokes assist hauling while many are milked and bred.
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Europe
France
Holland
Ancient petroleum use across civilizations and eras
Petroleum has been known since ancient times. It fueled lamps in the Caspian region and was used as Sicilian oil in Rome during Pliny's era. It reached early arts use in China and was found by early American settlers.
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Pliny
Caspian Sea
Rome
China
America
Plea for Conservation of Natural Resources
A brief exhortation urges conserving natural resources to sustain a growing population. It warns that waste threatens future chances for children and life’s struggle, calling for wise and prudent use of resources.
Metric System Adoption Then and Now
As early as 1670 Abbe Gabriel Mouton proposed a unit based on the arc length of one minute of earth’s circumference. His idea evolved into a full metric system later adopted in parts by several nations.
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Gabriel Mouton
Penalties for Surgeons in Ancient Mesopotamia
In ancient Mesopotamia surgeons faced strict penalties for failed or rash operations. If patients survived, surgeons could be punished for rash actions, but if the animal or patient died, fines or harsher punishments applied, such as compensating one-sixth of the animal's value.
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Mesopotamia
Pale Horse Imagery Describes Death Visit
Fragmentary note discusses a pale horse as a death omen, described as white and ghostly that appears at a dying person’s door. It mentions a Scandinavian belief and the last breath before death.
Wonderful St Anthony and the modern suitors
The piece presents St Anthony as immune to women's advances and notes that a "modern St Anthony" is a man who does not care about women, reflecting on temptations and chastity themes in a humorous or ironic tone.
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St. Anthony
Butter Queen of Fate
Butter is praised for being gentle to children and rich in a substance needed for growth. The text contrasts butter with other fats noting similar fuel value but highlights its growth promoting quality.
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Eure
Thought on living with able men and inferiority pangs
A concise reflection on how immersion with capable people fosters learning and the lasting sting of inferiority from lack of knowledge. The quote from Sydney Smith underscores self-improvement through exposure to expertise and the discomfort it can provoke.
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Ori Jt
Sydney Smith
Daily Thought on Logs and Change in Studies
A concise notice presents a quotation from Longfellow about turning logs to keep a dull fire lively and contrasts it with changes in studies that dull the mind. The line suggests persistence in effort and the impact of habit on intellect.
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Longfellow
Eagles Fly High
The report notes eagles reaching heights of about 6000 feet in flight. Eagles are described as capable of attaining high air elevations during their surveillance and hunting flights.
Optimistic Thought Temper Your Tongue and Temper
An editorial urges self restraint and positive mindset to govern temper and speech. It promotes prudent speech as a civic virtue and links calm conduct to better social harmony and personal progress.
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