Albin Notes Visitors and Family in July
Albin Virginia July 21 report shows Blanton Braithwaite from Pittsburgh visiting. Stanford Hawkins returns from service in France. Estella Nail of Gore visiting relatives. Earl Bailey and Walter Clowser hosting at Chambersville. W A Orndorff family with William Smith at Hayfield. J S Yeakley visiting her mother in Winchester. Fling of Winchester also visiting.
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Albin
Earl Bailey
Walter Clowser
Chambersville
W. A. Orndorff
William Smith
Hayfield
Yeakley
Winchester
July Virginia Department of Agriculture bulletin for farmers
Commissioner G W Koiner presents a free July bulletin with practical farming articles. Topics include seed germination importance, sheep raising, pasture as hog feed, suitable grasses for various soils, and fertilizer analyses. Request to join mailing list for future issues.
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G. W. Koiner
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Koiner
Mrs. Whitacre's Death Announced in Gore Virginia
Gore Virginia July 21 The death of Virginia Belle Whitacre aged 44 years four months and ten days occurred June 25 at Alberton Maryland. She leaves her mother her husband A J Whitacre and eight children in Alberton and nearby towns. Funeral services were held June 26 conducted by Rev Mower and she was buried June 27 in Fairview Cemetery Timber Ridge.
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Alberton
T. O. Whitacre
High View
W. Va
Elmer Whitlock
Gore
Edward R
Russell W
Harry J
Carl Whitacre
Mr. Mower
Fairview Cemetery
Timber Ridge
Short course for prize winners at Virginia Tech
A state prize winners short course for club members runs August 4 to 9 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia. The event aims to entertain inspire and instruct Virginia youths in efficiency on farm and home duties. Girls housed in the field house with chaperonage. boys in army tents. camp under military discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Virginia
Well Known Colored Woman Nancy Briscoe Dies at Home
Nancy E. Briscoe died yesterday evening at her home on South Kent Street after a long illness. She is survived by brother Thorn ton Briscoe of Superior Wisconsin daughter Belle Jennings and son William L. Briscoe both of Winchester with many relatives and friends. Funeral is Wednesday at 11 after which interment occurs at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Rev J A Reed and Rev W P Fisher officiating.
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Nancy E. Briscoe
South Kent Street
Thornton Briscoe
Superior
Wisconsin
Belle Jennings
William L. Briscoe
Winchester
Cédar Grove
J. A. Reed
W. P. Fisher
Canterburg Brevities Highlights From July Yard Party
The Canterburg brief notes a Fair View Sunday school yard party on July 12 raising 127 dollars. It lists visits by Grace Snyder from Pennsylvania, Lola Hale from Washington, and Eva Painter’s lightning shock incident. Also mentions Mrs. Reuben Perry and Mabel in Ohio visiting relatives, and Jesse Perry’s return from military service. Locustale visitors and local residents’ health updates are included.
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Canterbury
Fair View
Grace Snyder
Pennsylvania
E. J. Albin
Bernard Rowland
Thomas Martin
Baltimore
Eva Painter
Lola B. Hale
Washington
J. C. Hale
Reuben Perry
Mabel
Pomeroy
Ohio
Martha Kline
Jesse Perry
Locustale
Robert Helmick
Belva
Stephens City
Elsie Cave
Howard White
Bigger Sugar Crop Forecast Raises Domestic Supply
The Department of Agriculture predicts a 2.216 billion pound sugar crop for the year based on July 1 conditions. This would exceed the six year average by 147 million pounds, driven by a record beet acreage, with cane output below the six year average.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Medicines Used By Monks Amid Ancient Herbal Lore
The article notes monks historically knew over three hundred medicinal plants and highlights enduring remedies from fields. It cites Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing standard for women's ailments, praised after forty years of use.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Fatal Diseases Ranking in England Noted in Text
The document notes England faces deadly diseases with beria described as most fatal, followed by consumption, heart disease, pneumonia, and scariatina, highlighting a grim health overview.
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Beria
England
Surprise Party for Miss Louise Roberts in Cedar Grove
A surprise party was held at Mrs. de B. Emmitt’s Cedar Grove home on Wednesday night in honor of Miss Louise Roberts of McKeesport Pa celebrating her fifteenth birthday. Guests enjoyed decorations games and refreshments after several sports. Attending were Edith Minnie McDonald Edith Neva Lamp Nellie Virginia Lupton Bessie Barrett Hattie Dorsey Eva Roberts Annie Carson and others plus Raymond Ottie Elmer Dorsey Hugh Addison DeHaven Earl Fries Vernon Shade Alson Smith Robert Seale Fremont Dick Edgar Lynn Ellis Reese Harry Braithwaite Leonard Mason Hugh Crim Guy Lamp and more.
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Cedar Grove
de B. Emmitt
Louise Roberts
McKeesport
Edith
Minnie McDonald
Neva Lamp
Nellie
Virginia Lupton
Bessie Barrett
Hattie Dorsey
Eva Roberts
Annie Carson
Adam Fries
Pauline Crim
Messrs
Raymond
Ottie
Elmer Dorsey
Hugh
Addison DeHaven
Earl Fries
Vernon Shade
Alson Smith
Robert Seale
Fremont Dick
Edgar Lynn
Ellis Reese
Harry Braithwaite
Leonard Mason
Hugh Crim
Guy Lamp
Arrival of Private Earl Crim from France
Mrs. John A. Crim of Kernstown reports the arrival of her son First Class Private Earl Crim who left Winchester in April 1918 and has spent ten months in France. He has now gone to Camp Sherman Ohio where he entered the army.
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John A. Crim
Kernstown
Earl Crim
Winchester
France
Camp Sherman
Ohio
Local notary record fragment mentions Rice and Willius
Subscribed and sworn document references John W. Rice R Gray Willius Lewis Cooper and Directina. Includes Elsie Maphis initials and a 1992 expiration date. The readable text is fragmentary with unclear dates and local names.
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John W. Rice
Gray Willius
Lewis‘ Cooper
Directina
Elsie M. Maphis
N. PB
Presbyterians To Meet On July 31
The Pen Mar Presbyterian Reunion is set for Thursday July 31 with Rev George E Hawes D D of Market Square Presbyterian Harrisburg Pa delivering a sermon titled The red and the Hour The Rev Hawes is noted for eloquence and oratorical power James McKinley Rose a renowned New York City singer recently with St Thomas Church Fifth Avenue and now tenor at First Methodist Montclair NJ will perform The Pen Mar Orchestra will provide a high quality concert.
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Pen Mar
George E. Hawes
D. D
Square Presbyterian c
Harrisburg
Hawes
James McKinley Rose
New York City
St. Thomas’ Church
Fifth Avenue
First Methodist “Church
Montclair
Pen-Mar
Buckner Girl to Wed Aviator in Fall
Miss Mary El Buckner daughter of Mrs Georgia Buckner and the late Clinton Buckner will wed Capt Kenneth Liggett of the Army Air Service. Buckner, a Winchester resident, will marry in fall and guests Elizabeth Barr and her parents attend at their West Water street home.
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Washington
Mary el
Georgia
Clinton C. Buckn
Kenneth Liggett
Aviation ‘Service
Ted ’ Army
Calif
Fragmentary note on wealth and borrowing behavior
Fragmentary text hints at wealth, money tactics, and borrowing by men. It suggests some individuals would not have trouble obtaining money while others face barriers. The exact context and entities are unclear from the broken excerpt.
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Albin News
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McCormick & CO
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Barbara Haines
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Commercial & Savings Bank
Frederick
State Corporation Commission
the Peoples’ Bank, Inc
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U.S
U. S
Federal Reserve
John I
Henry Moling
Herbert S. Larrick
John W. Rosenberger
A. Richard
K. C. Sheetz
State of Virginia
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Middletown State Bank, Inc
Middletown
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Vurplus Fund
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Federal Reserve Bank
Burplus
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Russell A. Shryock
Peoples Bank
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H. A. Dinges
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