Great Increase in Crop Yield and War Efforts
Article notes Virginia wartime actions including governors mandating home defense organization and medical staffing. reports a 33 percent rise in Virginia crop yields, expanded canning and conservation, and efforts to mobilize doctors. It mentions Boy Scout medals for Eastern Shore potato-pickers, and Byrd’s anti-loiterer measures reducing idle labor in several cities and the push to index labor agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enmon G. Williams
Virginia
War Department
Richmond
William
John Stewart Bryan
Jesse M. Jones
The
Agricultural Council
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Industrial Council
State Council
Byrd
Drafted men can still be taken in Winchester recruits
The Winchester recruiting office reports Company I of the Second Virginia Infantry has 42 new recruits from Winchester and nearby counties. The roll lists numerous local volunteers with ranks and hometowns, while Lt. F. S. Anderson notes draft-drawn men may still enlist. A July 15 Eastern Department order lowers minimum height to 5 ft 1 in and weight to 110 lb. Private pay starts at $30 monthly with rapid promotion possible for capable men.
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Court of Frederick
Virginia
Brown
Chancery
Frederick County
H. Painter
W. H. Painter
Admr
W. R Brown
Winche
Commissioner's Office
W. R. Brown
Winchester
J. Horace Lacy, JR
Mirenit Court
Second Virginia Infantry
James O. Baker
Worth Brill
Star ‘Tannery
Edward Funk
Edward Fuller
Berryville
J. D. Geary
Woodstock
R. L. Maphis
Rio
W. Va
J. A. Myers
M. P. Mallory
Romine
Gaylord
R. Stickles
T. Stump
Toms Brook
V. Smeltzer
Compant
Cc.Jenkins
Washington
J. Holdsworth
David Unger
C. L. Peffer
SA. Hefner
At. H. Kern
Scruggs
T. R. Moreland
Bluemont
W. Tapscott
L. P. Bell
Kelley
D. M. Kremer
I. F. Allamong
M. Grim
Catlett
Hi. R. Westman
New York
N. Y
B. R
E. Luttrell
Martinsburg
Lucas
Stanley
J. W. Racey
Star Tannery
A. B. Cappell
A. N. Coble
City Hall Plaza
Rouss Hiook and Ladder Company
Anderson
Eastern Department
United States Army
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad From Winchester
Age no bar as all ages suffer kidney disorders. Testimony from David Hamilton of 120 E Cork St reports relief from weak kidneys, nocturia, and back pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Sold 50 cents at dealers. Wester Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Winchester
Dean
Wittchester
David Hamilton
E. Cork 8&T
Doan
Hamilton
Wester-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo, N. Y
Miss E Maclear Visits Friend in Frederick Maryland
Miss E Maclear of the nursing staff at Winchester Escapeon Hospital visits a friend in Frederick Maryland.
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Miss E. Maclear
Winchester Escapeon Hospital
Fren
Frederick, Md
On Parade. Don’t get it wrong. A governor's staff isn’t something to lean on.
A brief item from the Indianapolis News notes that a governor's staff is described as a decorative asset rather than a practical support, stressing its role as a symbol of pomp rather than policy influence.
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Indianapolis News
Bradfield Tor Co
Dept
Atlanta
U. i. A Ga
Balm of Gilead Scarcity and Bridal Scent in Ancient Times
Among ancient Jews scents were essential for bridal toilette and a twelfth of the dowry was set aside for their purchase. The balm of Gilead, distilled from a mountain shrub, grew scarce, with supply now limited to the sultan.
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Gilead
Pebble Industry Employs Women and Children on French Coast
The flint pebble trade along the Havre to Dieppe coast provides work for many women and children. Pebbles from Havre are chosen for their spherical shape and used for pulverizing in cement production and copper mining, especially inside large cylinders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Dieppe
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Etta
Anna Grim
Defense League
Stuart
Virginia Council of Defense
Capitol
E. W. Nichols
Baltimore & Ohio
Niagara Falls
Town
Tidball
New Depot New Railroad
C. P. Bailey & CO
Hey Bros
JBLIC
W. Jj. Starkey
Rutland Water
Baker & Sor Pharmacists
Resingi
Footer
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
Co. A. Heller & CO
Brill & Bitter
York
Penna
Joe Kindig
York, Pa
H. D. Albin
E. Piccadilly St
Bell
BY Ken Klin
Cap
United States
America
Marvel
Republic
Ramsburg Auto Supply Co
Oakland
J. Howard Cather
Oakland and
Dodge Bros. Motor Cars
John M. Miller
People’s Bargain Store
Bell Phone
R. M. Swimley
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