Trustees Sale of Desirable House and Lot in Winchester
Public auction to sell the late John W Stevenson property at 124 W Leicester St Winchester Virginia on June 24 1916 at noon. Trustee M M Lynch offers a 34 cash balance due in one and two years with annual interest and bonds secured by deed of trust and insurance policy on the buildings. Auctioneer Wm M Bowen listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lynch
Wm. M. Bowen
Frederick County
Front Royal Road
Winchester
R. Gray Williams
E. Dp. Newman
J. M. Steck
T. Cathie
H. S. Larrick
M. M. Lynch
B. Guyer
Brumback
FE. D. Newman
J. Ww, Baker, JR
Cuatotolapam Sugar Company Dissolved by Stockholders
At an adjourned general meeting on May 23 1916 stockholders agreed to discontinue the Cuatotolapam Sugar Company. All assets and liabilities will transfer to Cuatotolapam Sugar Corporation with stock exchanges for each share, disputed ownership resolved, and notices published weekly for four weeks in The Winchester Evening Star as provided by West Virginia law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuatotolapam Sugar Company
Cuatotolapam Sugar Corporation
Cuatotolapam ‘Sugar Company
Winchester Evening Star
West Virginia
Dinner Dilemma Drives Social Shifts
Mrs Close proposes a dinner between the Browns and Joneses to settle a debt. She learns the two families have quarreled and refuse contact, predicting the plan will fail and avoid hosting.
Doing Her Worst Dialogue Exchange Scene
A quarrel divides a couple as she vows to fearlessly go to the most expensive hotel and make him bear the bill. He suggests she will return to her mother. The exchange captures a sharp domestic power struggle and exit line.
The Young Wife Produce Exchange Joke
A humorous dialogue where a wife asks her husband to stop by the produce exchange near his office to swap eggs for something fresher, highlighting domestic wit and shop talk.
Not a Steady Job on the Docks
A dialogue notes concern over long service at the docks with MacGregor laid off after thirty years of service. MecTavish-Tut blames the man, arguing the job was never steady work, as the judge comments on the situation.
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Sandy
MacGregor
S S S Cures Scrofula Blood Purifier Ad
An old newspaper ad promotes S. S. S. as a blood purifier for scrofula and other infections. It claims the tonic renews blood, relieves symptoms like pimples and gland swelling, and urges readers to buy from local druggists or write to Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA. Also notes city council expenditure reporting date and mayoral approval in June 1916.
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Exelento Sonne
Exelento
Bsc
Exelento Medicine CO
Atlanta, Ga
S. Ss. S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
The Passionate Pilgrim in a Flirtation Allegory
A playful exchange of letters reveals passionate correspondence. The dialogue features a man accusing his partner of flirting while she defends the letters as passionate and irresistible.
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Bulletin
Sydney
Remarkable Wife Remembering to Buy Matches
A lighthearted quip notes a man praising his wife for always stocking matches before the last box runs out. The joke hinges on a practical, steady habit rather than grand feats.
Forebodings in a Witty Matrimonial Exchange
A playful dialogue hints at marriage and future companionship. One speaker jokes that thoughts are costly, but vows that after marriage the thoughts will be exchanged freely. The exchange frames a lighthearted courtship mood with humorous foresight.
Adele Marries Shipping Clerk To Save Time
A lighthearted quip notes singer Adele wed a shipping clerk whose job now handles packing her trunks. The joke suggests efficiency gained through marriage with a travel emphasis.
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Adele
Rabbi's small stipend leads to hunger amid fasts
A Jewish rabbi with a meager stipend says his family would starve if not for the numerous religious fasts. He notes the hardship and reliance on these observances in the Boston Evening Transcript excerpt.
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Providential
Boston Evening Transcript
Winchester City Plans to Borrow 3500 For Mules and Barn
The city treasurer is authorized to borrow up to 3500 at up to six percent interest to finance purchase of six mules harness and wagons and the construction of a barn on the city storage lot. The city manager may determine the exact amount drawn and oversee spending from the appropriation.
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Winchester
Late News Notes From Battle Fronts
Reports say the Russian offensive continues in Volhynia Galicia and Bukovina with attacks along the front and some local Austrian setbacks. Russian forces occupy Radzilowo near Lemberg while Austrian and German forces clash in Verdun and Trentino areas. The British destroyer Eden was sunk after a collision in the English Channel. three officers are missing. Italian and German actions are noted on various fronts including the Doberdo plateau and the Stokhod Styr sectors.
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Volhynia
Galicia
Bukovina
Dniester
Stockhod
Styr
Volhynian
Radzilowo
Lemberg
Deamand H‘ll
Verdun
Crown Prince
Arech
Eden
English Channel
Doberdo
Rome
Trentino
Frengela
Marcensina
Brenta
von Linsingen
Baltic
Copenhagen
Plan for Fourth of July celebration by local auto agents
Plan unites Maxwell Buick Overland Ford and Chevrolet agents to fund fireworks at the Fair grounds. A 2 PM parade with floats and trade displays will precede a sham battle and races, followed by a fireworks show at night. Merchants urged to close at noon to let employees enjoy the holiday.
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M. R. Strode
Maxwell Automobile
Harry Ebert
Buick
H Cc. Borden
Overland
Howard Cather
Ford
Cheverolet
Fairgrounds
Star
Kennedy hosts Cumberland Valley reception at Ragged Edge
President Kennedy of the Cumberland Valley Railroad issues ecards for an annual reception on Saturday June 24 honoring the Kittochuinny Historical Society and the staff of Chambersburg Hospital.
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M. €. Kennedy
The
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Kittochuinny Historical Society
Chambersburg Hospital
Typhoid Warning Issued Over Rains Statewide
The State Board of Health issued a warning about increased typhoid fever risk due to recent rains and urged unusual precautions to prevent spread across the state.
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State Board of Health
No. Indeedy Lovers Leap Provokes Discussion
A playful exchange pits Country Girl and City Admirer over a lovesick leap as a test of devotion. The bluff ends with doubts about true commitment and potential heartbreak.
Too Much Gab City Chap Yes Owned Banks and Railroads
A brief note portrays a city figure boasting ownership of three banks and several railroads. The dialogue includes remarks about debt and prepayment, with a reference to a farmer's daughter and her father's view of certain men as pay-forever.
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Farmer's
Sounds That Way Paradox Described By Octogenarian
The speaker notes a paradox as an eighty year old says he feels like a boy in his teens and acts as if he were sixty. The remark captures aging attitudes with humorous contrast.
Algy and Cholly discuss cigarette habit in playful dialect
In a comic exchange Cholly teases Algy about smoking. Algy replies he smokes as a reminder to breathe, insisting the habit helps him remember proper breathing. The banter shows affectionate character banter in a humorous tone.
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Algy
Improvemers From Within Outward Says Froude
The quote attributed to Froude highlights belief that improvement starts inside and extends outward. It reflects a mindset of personal responsibility guiding collective progress.
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Froude
Miss Brooke Weds Edward B Harold in Charlestown
Brooke daughter of Mrs Brooks and the late Prof St George Tucker Brooke married Edward Byron Harold a Newark New Jersey businessman at Rion Hall near Charlestown. Rev John S Alfriend of Zion Church Charlestown performed the ceremony. The couple will reside in Newark.
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Nannie Washington Brooke
Brooks
After His Own Heart at Museum Exhibit
An odd museum relic draws attention as a curator notes a prehistoric bird card with many minute holes. A congressman exclaims the piece is magnificent and ideal for introduction to Congress, prompting amused commentary from a judge.
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Congress
Truste es Sale of Valuable Farm in Winchester Virginia
By virtue of a deed of trust dated March 8 1905 and recorded in Frederick County Virginia Deed Book 125 page 389 the substituted Trustee will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester Va at 12 o clock M on Saturday July 15 1916 to the highest bidder the described lands.
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George O. Crisman
Frederick County
County Court House
Winchester
J. H. Sockhart
Horder
Circuit Court
B. F. Orndorff
Mary L. Orndorff
Coop
Mary B. Orndorften
Mary Ll. Orntorff
Fertie VM. Orndorff
H. Orndorff
L. H. Orndorff
Silas B
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Hellers
Etta
Annie Grim
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
S. A. Jordan
Brunswick
Baltimore & Ohio Free Labor Bureau
W. Camde
Baltimore
John W. Stevenson
Court House
Virginia
W. Leicester Street
Wlliam T. Barr
Said Street
Atlants
Exelento Med
Coen
Celia Greer
Pierroe
National Biscuit Company
J. F. Ward
F. H. Krebs
Trentino Front
A.copy
Krebs
Ragged Edge
Miss Brooke
Edward B. Harold
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Are
Apitfol Ashington
Oesay Sta Aban
Ee Arora
Capitol Park
Lewest Hiliekim
Cee Price
Fiove Bros. Dept. Store
JTF
Union Bank of Winchester
A. Bowen
Fort Loudoun Seminary
FT. Loudoun Seminary
W. Seabright
Dehaven
Two Heights
Peabody & CO
Troy NY
Baltimore & Oho
Niagara Falls
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