Master Commissioner to report on Brown estate in Frederick VA
In the 1917 decree the Master Commissioner is ordered to report on assets and unpaid taxes in the estate of W. R. Brown, deceased, held by administrator W. H. Painter, plus determine liens, fair attorney fees, and a distribution scheme. Notices will be published weekly for four weeks in Winchester papers. The August 10 1917 date marks when the commissioner will proceed, with adjournments as needed. Additionally a Winchester kidney remedy advertisement appears noting Doan's Kidney Pills as endorsed by local users.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Wr Brown
Brown
Cir Court
W. R. Brown
IW. R. Brown
W. H. Painter
Admr
Winchester
J. Horace Lacy,jr
Ward & Larrick
P. A
Dean
Doan
Mr. Hamilton
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Little Girl 16 Maimed for Life in Berkeley County Accident
Elizabeth Besal, about eleven, near Hedgesville, Maryland, lost her right arm after a shotgun discharge at the Franklin home. The amputation occurred two inches below the shoulder at King's Daughters Hospital Martinsburg. Dr. D P Fry and Dr. E C Stuart treated the girl. investigation into the accidental shooting is expected.
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Hedgesville
Elizabeth Besal
King’s Daughter's Hospital
Martinsburg
D. P. Fry
E. C. Stuart
Winchester
Berkeley County
Samuel Franklin
Franklin Home
Lydia Pinkham Remedies Restore Mother of Four in Illinois
Mrs Rest of Sage Avenue Washington Park Illinois reports relief from nervous spells backache and blues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. She credits improved health and youthful looks to the remedies and invites readers to write for free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Washington Park
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs
Rest. Sterre
Sage Avenue
Ilinois
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Red Cross Circle At Summit Point
Summit Point West Virginia July 30 The Red Cross Society organized in the village with sixty members including Miss Mabel Brown of Norfolk VA and Col R P Chew of Charles Town spoke on the cause Miss Brown demonstrated bandage making Col Chew recalled Civil War scenes to urge support for the Red Cross aiding soldiers in Europe now.
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Summit Point
W. Va
Red Cross Society
Mabel Brown
Norfolk
R.P. ‘Chew
Charles Town
Brown
Colonel Chew
Red Cross
Wilderness
Cold Harbor
Europe
Mrs Charles Thompson Injured in Fall in Front Royal
Mrs Charles Thompson of Front Royal Virginia fell and fractured her hip. She is receiving treatment at Winchester Memorial Hospital. She was visited by her son Edward Thompson and daughter-in-law and another daughter Anna Thompson who accompanied them home.
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Charles Thompson
Front Royal
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Inlaw
Edward Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Anna Thompson
David Reardon
Memorial Hospital
P. & Reardon
South Main Street
Jda
Dairy Wisdom on Herd Improvement and Care
The passage argues against speeding separators by guesswork and says crossbreeding should improve the herd. It emphasizes that separators must be cleaned after every use and that cows should not be excited by fast driving or disturbance. Daily body cleaning and clipping of udder area hair are advised.
Pasture Timing For Calves Under Six Months Old
Hoards Dairyman advises four month old calves are too young for pasture unless skimmilk is provided, and six to seven months is better. Spring-born calves should stay in the barn during heat and fly seasons, with careful water access and limited risk from clover or alfalfa grazing.
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Hoard
Oats for Dairy Cows Excellent Feed for Milk Production
Hoards Dairyman notes oats make a strong dairy feed when paired with grains. They contain more protein than corn barley or wheat and offer good fat content though lower carbohydrates.
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Hoard
Handy Garden Rack For Easy Tool Access In Garden
A simple garden rack keeps tools within reach and organized. It adapts a carpenter saw horse design with holes in the top for handles and a lower board for rests, preventing tools from scattering during quick gardening tasks.
Fly Repellent For Cows In Home Mixtures
Spray mixtures may aid cow comfort by repelling flies. Bulletin 267 of the Ohio Experiment Station lists a formula of hundred parts fish oil fifty parts oil of tar and one part crude carbolic acid. Another mix uses oil of tar cottonseed oil and crude carbolic acid to keep flies away for a time.
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Ohio Experiment Station
August Blanket Sale Ad Copy Fragment
Readable fragment notes a blanket sale by a business named Moling and Seal on the August page. It includes partial pricing hints and promotional language but lacks full details.
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Rena
Auto accident near Albin injures Miller family
An automobile on the Pughtown pike near Albin suffered three tire blowouts at speed, overturning the car. Miss Mary Miller and her parents Mrs. and Mr. Robert D. Miller, plus Miss Allemony of Winchester and three Miller children, were thrown clear. Mrs. Miller broke an arm. others suffered cuts and bruises. They then returned home after minor repairs.
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Albin
Pughtown Pike
Mary Miller
Robert D. Miller
Allemony
Winchester
Local Market Quotations From A Day’s Trade
Local buyers offered prices for daily market items including wheat flour spring and retail, bran timothy hay butter potatoes live chicken and other groceries. Prices shown reflect retail wholesale and per bushel values with notes on reliability and corrections.
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Sta
Pa Corp
Nper-bush
Xea
Tebesene Teesikers IB
Timothy
Pues Fee Haas
Markets Corrected as of Closing Before Publication
Prices for butter creamery eggs poultry corn hay cattle and sheep listed with ranges. Butter 37 cents, creamery 37, milk prints 33, poultry chickens 27 young 21 medium 21, cows 7 8, steers 11.75, heifers 9 9.75, calves 14.75, sheep 4.9, lambs 10 15.50.
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Choice Creamery
Virginia
Bentzel renews Star subscription to July 1918
Marlin to h Vermont resident G W Bentzel renews his subscription to The Star for another year to July 1 1918. He says the paper keeps him in touch with news from his old home Winchester and his boyhood, praising the Star as essential reading. A second item notes Mrs Charney returning to Park D C after visiting Ryan.
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The
Star
G.W. Bentzel
Marlintoh
Winchester
Virginia governor rails against paid legal help for exemptions
Governor Stuart denounces the use of paid legal aid in exemption claims as unethical and outside proper board procedures. Reports note one Virginia county charged ten dollars for preparing exemption papers while urging friends or board members aid the illiterate. Illinois Bar shares ethical concerns about lawyers appearing before exemption boards. The provost marshal general orders boards to act as original inquiries and avoid judicial costs.
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Bar Association of
State of
Illinois
Historic Valley Pike Route Through Virginia and Winchester
The Valley Pike in Virginia rose during the Revolution era with Jefferson and Henry speaking there. Winchester figures in Washington’s early life and Lord Fairfax rests nearby. The route choices to reach Washington include three paths from Winchester via Hagerstown or Frederick, with varying road quality.
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Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Winchester
Washington
Lord Wairfax
D. C
Hagerstown
Frederick
Maryland
Should Be Chosen E. Lee For Virginia Governor
A civic appeal praises J Taylor Ellyson as a veteran Confederate soldier and Democratic leader. The piece urges Virginians to honor the gray by nominating Ellyson in the upcoming primary on a Tuesday in August, stressing his service in war and peace and his leadership within the party.
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J. Taylor Ellyson
Commonwealth
Virginia
Mr. Ellyson
Democratic Party
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Organdie Kimonas
Mises
Etta
Anna Grim
Tise
Elizabeth Besaw
Red Cross Circle
Dairy Wisdom
Baltimore, Markets
Mrs.Charney
Seal
Ma. Park
Ryan
Gov. Stuart
Wire
Richmond
Stuart
Historic Valley Pike
Ford Owners
Ford
Gemco
Ramsburg Auto Supply Co
J. Howard Cather
Oakland
Dodge Bros. Motor Cars
John M. Miller
People’s Bargain Store
Bell Phone
R. M. Swimley
Footer
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland
Co. A. Heller & CO
H. D. Albin
E. Piccadilly St
Bell
Brill & Bitter
N. R. Featherstone
Reva, Va
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