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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1915

Page

3

Case notice in Winchester 1915 injunctive relief

In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia a suit by Mary Bronaugh Lawler against Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co seeks construction of a certificate of mortgage policy held by the late Sidney Taylor in the Relief Department of the railroad and a decree that the complaint is entitled as the substituted claimant in the certificate to the insurance payable upon the insured's death. The court orders publication in The Evening Star for four weeks and posting at the courthouse by August 2 1915. J B Beverley Clerk Ward & Larrick p q 715 4w

Mary Bronsugh Lawler Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co Corporation Sidney Taylor Relief Department Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Maryin Bronaugh George Taylo Virginia Evening Star Winchester J. B. Beverley Ward & Larrick P. Q T. M. Barr Herbert S. Larrick Ndt Edminiator Genere Béex Barnhart & Co Frank Or Lutz & Poem Lieb Packin Corp R. L. Gerhart & Co Biscuit Wilson & Co “'N Tobacco Co Corp Fe Miller J. Bebbhigg Reddish Bentley, Shrivar& Col Smithburg Broom Co Biscuit Co National G Allen, Son & Co Louis 'K & Y Son Daniel Miller & Claflin Co W. E. Arnold& Furniture Co A Corp Ra & Go Crown Overall Co 5 & Clark Hutchinson Co Shileigh Coffee Co Scull Coffee Larned, Carter & Co Glassburg, Chaumpkins Me Mfg. Co Sicbetoena Sundeunivs Ivang Star W. Baker, JR Courtard & Larrie

Local Market Prices for Staples and Livestock

Daily market report lists prices for wheat corn cracked corn timothy hay flour bran millfeed middlings creamery and country butter. Live spring chickens roosters and potatoes appear with retail per unit prices though many entries are garbled. Individual price figures are incomplete or unclear due to OCR issues.

Country Butte SG Mons Osu

Baltimore Grain Markets Report

The Star lists closing prices for wheat No 2 red spot at 1.12 14 and corn spot at 87 with cob corn at 4.30 per barrel, reflecting prompt and reliable daily telegraph reports from Baltimore markets.

Baltimore The Star

Baltimore market prices and produce quotes summarized

Quotations show steady butter eggs vegetables and poultry with slight gains in eggs and older poultry. Hay prices listed at 22.50 for No 1 timothy while old hay lacks grading. Calves and sheep lambs priced per ounce or per head with fat and fair categories noted and New York apple market reports basket prices ranged from 25 cents to 75 cents per basket amid varying quality.

Choice Creamery Virginia New York

Local Notes From Hogue Creek Virginia July Visitants

Community notes record visits by William Clowser and family in Hogue Creek United with farm changes and hospital updates. Social mentions include Beulah Cooper Winifred Rogers May Barrett Ina Barrett and others visiting relatives. The page also references a Chicago disaster and a Western Electric Company excursion with a fatal, panicked crowd response.

Hogue Creek William Clowser Cape Charles Caroline Clowser

Local resident buys 1916 Hudson Six-Forty tourer

Mr. E. W. Cather of Albin buys a new 1916 Hudson Six-Forty seven passenger touring car from local agent H. C. Borden. The sale adds to a busy summer for Hudson sales in the area.

E. W.,cather Albin This County Ing Car H. C. Borden Hudson Tnt

Fragmented balance sheet details from Farmers and Merchants National Bank

The document lists assets and liabilities for Farmers and Merchants National Bank, including bonds, securities, deposits, reserves, and real estate. It details amounts due from Federal Reserve banks, checks, coin, capital stock, surplus, profits, and various deposit categories across multiple reserve cities.

Federal Reserve Bank New York Chiago St. Louis Elder Reserve U.S U. S Bonds Federal Reserve Mium Chicago Pital United States Vostal Ashier Savings Deposit National Hanks

Hyde’s Prison Reform Efforts Marked By 16 Month Stay

Frederick A Hyde, a 67 year old land dealer and former San Francisco school board president, leaves Atlanta federal prison after 16 months. He calls the time the most useful and happiest period of his life, noting his work to improve inmate welfare and to build an athletic field with his own funds and labor. He plans to return to California to rejoin his wife and children.

Atlanta Frederick A Hyde Board of Education of San Francisco Federal California Hyde Wilson

Punch and Judy around the world and the origin of the show

The piece notes Punch and Judy like entertainments exist from Persia to Tartary. It cites Mr Villiers Stuart on the Egyptian version featuring the hangings of Punch and his canvasses. It traces Punch to Atellan farces of Italy and even ancient hieroglyphics. It then explains creole term usage in Spanish America and the Caribbean clarifying bloodlines.

Turkey Persia Japan Kamchatka India Egypt Syria Nubia Siam Pegu Ava Cochin-Chins Tartary Villiers Stuart Mamecur Punch Atellan Italy Spanish America West Indies

The Turn Down and Brass Cleaning Advice

The column notes a trend where a bride may wear her fiancé s name embroidered on her stocking ankle and jokes she could retaliate by turning the hose on him if they quarrel. It also offers brass cleaning tips using lemon rub boiling water and drying polish for brass pots and trays.

Youngstown

Unclear OCR Item of Currency and Resources Totals

Fragmentary OCR shows figures 685 99 currency nickels 212 42 1 264 S30 1 460 00 of resources viz 145 18 Total. No clear event or entities identified.

Why Elephants Are Hard to Kill

The passage explains elephant hunting risks and advises aiming for a precise shot such as through the eye. It notes the danger to the hunter and the need to strike a vital spot to ensure a quick kill.

That poet longs for wings as a bird in flight

A tongue in cheek exchange from the Houston Post mocks a poet's perceived longing for freedom. The remark about preferring the neck of a chicken adds a sharp, humorous bite to the column's wit.

Houston Post

Hyde’s Remedial Pledges Help Ex-Prisoners Start Anew

The article portrays Hyde giving money and aid to hundreds of former inmates to restart their lives, including funding and furnishing business start ups and establishing a prison library with his own books. It notes a Roosevelt led investigation into Pacific coast land frauds. Hyde and associates deny any government defrauding, calling the violations merely technical.

Hyde Roosevelt William J. Burns Pacific Coast San Francisco

Altar Boy Foils Robbery at Park Ridge Power Plant

Alt ar boy Frank English found night engineer Edward Griesch bound after three masked men ordered a plant shutdown. They fled with $200 as Griesch refused to reveal wealthier houses. authorities investigate the assault and theft.

Elizabeth’s Nap Debate Sparks Family Exchange

A humorous exchange reveals a young girl named Elizabeth stubbornly insisting she takes an afternoon nap though her mother struggles with her habit. The niece’s quizzical reply shows a determined routine amid parental trouble.

Ben Elizabeth

Two Kinds of Smartness and Regular Accounting

A humorous or satirical note on political jobs and cash discounts. Elsie notes Betty’s age claimed as twenty five after marriage to Moneybags. Flo jokes about one third off for cash. A Sing Sing reform plan allows prisoners Sunday dress including white collars and finery.

Uncle Eben Elsie Flo Dallas News Sing Sing Johnson

Bids Wanted for Winchester Fair Eating and Drink Privilege

Notices advertise bids for exclusive eating and swift drink privileges at Winchester Fair. Bids due by 2 p m Saturday. eating house at end of grounds reserved by society. privilege may be rejected. Superintendent L Fultz notes terms. Also includes a quotation about labor from Joseph Addison.

Winchester Fair Mary Ivilege L. Fultz

Effective Motor Fuel From Heavy Oils

Heavy petroleum oils like kerosene become usable motor fuel when oxygen supplying substances are added. Mixing petroleum with 3 percent hydrogen peroxide barely changes its properties, yet it burns cleanly with odorless output and increases power. Pieric acid and various nitrated compounds serve as oxidizers, and napthalene derivatives reportedly double engine power.

G. B. Seiden

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Amyl-Kijo Chemical Company S. Loudoun Street Hel Wees Selo Baltimore Grain Markets Ashby Hannaumns Beulah’ ‘Cooper Miss Winifred Rogers Mrs. Charles White Mr. and A. L. Nail Ola McFarland Ralph Cather Mrs. Lee Orndoff Bertha Ashwood Lenore Mrs. Mollie Beercamp Russell Holland Winchester Memorial Hospital May Ina Barrett Georgie Nail Luther Larrick Russell Orndoff Mamie Orndoff John Summers Western Electric Company Farmers and Merchants National ‘Bank Othe Shenandoah Valley Nat. Bank State Frederick H. D. Fuller Bev R. T. Barton L. Lupton W. E. Cooper J. My Stock Madge Affleck N. P State of Virginia I. John W. Rice MO. W, Rich W. H Baker Gray Williams S.hiett Old Sword T Lee R. Grim F. A. Hyde Middletown State Bank, Inc Middletown State Corporation Commission S. W. EF. Coffman State of W. E. Coffman K. ©. Larrick M. H. Rhodes R. Sperry Reginia W. I. Coffman Jas. W. Ridings Union Bank Lee RK Grim Union Bank of Winchester R. Grim Hugh S. Lupton B.C. Shull, J. . Kremer R Ector Fredericky Lee Rk. Grim Kathryn A. McFadden Triumph of Motor Truck France Grimes C. V Granada Spain Boabdil Altar Boy Palm Beach Wilson Bros Ryan & Orndoff Livick Livick’s N. Main St Peoples’ Bank, Inc Stephens City National MIS Eugene J. Chiles Hank, Inc Eugene H, Chiles Eugene Ki Chiles London Halidon Hill the Coutt OF Frederick Joseph Addison
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