Trustee's Sale of Frederick County Land in Virginia
By virtue of a deed of trust dated April 20 1915 and recorded in Deed Book 139 page 150 the trustee offers for sale at public auction in front of the Winchester Court House Virginia at 12 o clock M a tract of 18 acres mainly woodland owned by the late Nelson Ashton located about 2 miles east from Gainesboro along the road from North Fred Grade to Bethel Church adjoining John Lauck and others. Terms cash. M M Lynch Trustee. Wm M Bowen Auctioneer 5 15 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
Frederick County Clerk's
Court House
Winchester
Nelson Ashton
Gainesboro
Teading
Fred Grade
Bethel Church
John Lauck
M. M. Lynch
Wm. M. Bowen
Buffalo Burr Threat to Western Crops and Seed Lots
Buffalo burr, a spiny annual native to western Kansas and Nebraska, contaminates alfalfa and hay seed. It grows vigorously, resists drought, and forms sharp burrs. Though dangerous in appearance, it spreads only by seed and dies after one year. Cut plants at ground level before seeding to curb spread. Not yet common in the corn belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nebraska
Corn Belt
Meat foods boost egg production in Purdue tests
Purdue experiments show adding meat food to poultry rations increases egg yield by about 100 eggs per pullet yearly. Results contrast skim milk at $2.78 per bird, while no meat yields 67 cents. Authors urge substituting grubs with meat or fish scraps when summer range is limited and skim milk is plentiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Bees Are Farmers' Friends: Don’t Spray Bloom Time
Farmers are urged to avoid spraying fruit trees during bloom as bees pollinate crops. Protect bees and fruit quality by delaying spraying until petals fall and avoid poisons entering the calyx.
Insect Harms Many Plants Insects Attack Early Crops
The cutworm is an early pest that destroys cabbage cauliflower cucumbers squashes melons corn tomatoes and peas. For transplanted plants wrap a paper collar around the stem bury the worm just below the surface and dig it out. Air slaked lime can be spread on nearby soil.
Caring for Raspberry Tips and Dewberries
Dig up all rooted raspberry tips and replant them where desired to prevent thickets. Remove surplus plants to improve future yields and ease of work. Dewberries need similar care as raspberries, though their long vines make staking and containment more challenging.
New Orleans Man Henry Archer Visits Local Friends
Mr. Henry Archer of New Orleans has arrived in town and will spend the week visiting friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Henry Archer
New Orleans
Town
Clarke County Health Campaign Urges Sanitation Measures
The Star publishes a message from C. G. Massey of White Post about a Clarke county health education campaign. Leaders from medicine education and public service urge schools and households to adopt sanitation rules to prevent disease, noting schools’ varied conditions and urging action for healthier communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
C. G. Massey
Clarke
Resinol Soap and Ointment for Itching Skin Relief
Immediate relief from itching and burning skin conditions like eczema and ringworm is claimed with resinol soap and resinol ointment. The ad asserts the treatment stops itching at once and clears eruptions, noting it has been used by physicians for twenty years and contains nothing harmful.
Noted Confederate Scout W M Jefferson Remembered
The obituary honors William Mead Jefferson who died near Rest county and served in the Civil War as a scout for Gen J E B Stuart. He captured a Union surgeon during the Chickahominy raid and served in Company B First Virginia Cavalry. Hog cholera reports surface in Jefferson County with losses expected on four nearby farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mead Jefferson
Rest
J. E. B. Stuart
Stuart
McClellan
Chickahominy
First
Virginia Cavalry
Keeping Horse Neck Safe With Proper Collar Care
A Minnesota college veterinary expert notes that tight collars cause sore necks and shoulder irritation. Keeping collars clean and soaking collars before use helps collars mold to shoulders, with remedies like white lead ground in oil or stove blacking to form a protective, astringent layer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Agricultural College
J. C. Curryer
Meadowlark Helps Control Alfalfa Weevils in Great Basin
A meadowlark resident through the year feeds on alfalfa weevils and caterpillars in April to July, reducing pests in alfalfa fields. Tests show weevils constitute one sixth of its food, with other pests including ground beetles. The bird is deemed beneficial and worthy of protection. Separately, Cuatotolapam Sugar Company votes to discontinue and transfer assets to Cuatotolapam Sugar Corporation, with stock exchanges to be settled and notices published four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almbac
Great Basin
Cuatotolapam Sugar Company
Safe Corporation
Cuatotolapam Sugar Corporation
Cuatotelapam Sugar Company
Ory
Cuatotelapam
Winchester Evening Star
West Virginia
Portable crib favors hog feeding in summer use
Portable corncribs holding 100 to 200 bushels aid summer hog feeding and reduce steps for feeders. Built on skids they allow distribution of feed and manure more evenly, lasting longer than a weathered wagon. The crib should be light yet strong.
Why Sheep Should Be Kept for Waste Cleanup
The article argues sheep should be kept to consume farm waste weeds and grasses left after harvest, along roadsides and fence lines, cleaning up resources that would otherwise be wasted. It mentions James Low Harriman Jett traveling to Washington for a week with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’ Low Harriman Jett
Washington
Women Endorse Lydia Pinkham Remedy Across Cities
Mothers in New Orleans and Philadelphia praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing irregularities backache dizziness and fatigue in their daughters. The letters urge other women to use the product and seek advice from Lydia F. Pinkham Med. Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lydia E. Pinknam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Lydia Pinkham
E. J. Purdy
Race Street
Lydia F. Pinkham
Desirable Rouse and Lot Trustes Sale in Winchester
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on June 24 1916 at 12 pm offers the No 124 W Leicester Street house and lot 24 feet by 111 feet. Sold by two deeds of trust from the late John W Stevenson and wife with terms one third cash and the balance in one and two years with interest. bonds secured by deed of trust and insurance policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Leicester Street
Wiliam T. Barry
John W. Stevenson
M. M. LY
Wm. M. Bowen
Trapnell Promoted to District Engineer at Wheeling
William Trapnell long associated with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad receives a promotion from division engineer to district engineer maintenance of way with headquarters in Wheeling West Virginia. Hanly to succeed him as district engineer in Baltimore. Trapnell previously oversaw the Hampshire Southern Railway extension from Romney to Petersburg now part of the B and O system. A Charlestown native, he has many friends in Charlestown and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Trapnell
Shenandoah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winchester
Cumberland
Wheeling
W. Va
Hanly
Baltimore
Trapnell Thete
Trapnell
Hampshire Southern Railway
Romney
Petersburg
Baltimore and Ohio System
Mr. Trapnell
Charlestown
Virginians Ready For Convention
Virginia delegates head to the National Democratic Convention in St Louis Missouri. John M Steck of Winchester and Henry D Flood depart along with at large delegates Governor Stuart and Senators Martin Swanson. Some travel via Richmond over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway others by Washington over the Baltimore and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
St. Louis
Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
John M. Steck
Winchester
Steck
Baltimore
Henry D. Flood
Flood
Stuart
United States
Martin and
Swanson
Navy Ensign Rogers Heads to Duty on Utah
Ensign Armistead C. Rogers of the United States Navy departs this morning for Newport Rhode Island to report for duty aboard the battleship Utah. He is the son of retired Rear Admiral Charles C. Rogers who is spending part of the summer at the Winchester Inn with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armistead C. Rogers
United States Navy
United States Naval Academy
Newport
R. I
Utah
Emsign Rogers
Charles C. Rogers
Winchester Inn
Commissioners and Trustees Offer Sale of Frederick County Real Estate
Special commissioners announce a public sale in Winchester Virginia on June 26 1916 at 10 o clock a m of four parcels near Star Tannery Frederick County to satisfy court decrees. Purchases to be one third cash and the remainder in two annual bonds secured by deeds of trust with buildings insured. Auctioneered by I Brumback with certifying clerk J I Baker Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Frederick County
W. C. Cooper
B. F. Orndorff
Farmers and Merchants ’Nationa Bank, &c
L. H
Massanutten National Bank
F Strasburg
County
Winchester
Star Tannery
Virginia
B. F. Orndorffs
Mary L. Orndorff
W.C. Coop- Tr
E. D. Newman
M. Steck
Fr.cather
H. S. Larrick
M. M. Lynch
B. Guyer
I. Brumback
JI. W. Baker, JR
Foley remedies trial offer from a Chicago company
An old advertisement invites readers to cut out a slip and mail it to Foley & Co in Chicago Indiana to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for bronchial coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. It claims the products are specially comforting to stout persons and are sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley &_Co
Chicago
Foley
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59C
Wlisses Etta and
Annie Griwu
Mianacers
C. R. Grubbs
Harry Schindler
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
S. A. Jordan
Brunswick
Baltimore & Ohio Free Labor Bureau
Camden St
Wrood’s Seeds
Arecho
Wwood
T.www
Wwee Seldsmen
IOD & Sons
Richmond, Va
Buffalo Burr
Whie - Post
Clarke County
W. M. Jefferson
Jefferson ,County
Wva
CG. C. Shepard
Fort Loudoun Seminary
FT. Loudoun Seminary
Fred. H. Winkfield
Desirable
Rouse and
Grove Bros. Dept. Store
Union Bank of Winchester
Rogers
Mary B. Orndorff
Heiffe
Mary T. Orndorff
Fertie M. Orndorff
L. H. Orndorff
Silas B. Pifer
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