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When Men Were Men Pleasures Were Few But Living Livelier
A 1898 Star issue described a town picnic on Opequon Creek in a tallyho drawn by four horses with music. It notes bicycle theft recovery, a small school staff, and local veterans delegates, plus prices for wheat and eggs and an older alcohol ad.
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C. Campbell
the Star
Opequon Creek
A. L. Shearer
Star
J. Frank Eddy
J. C van Fossen
Bettie Green
Bob Newcome
Turner Ashby
Ashby Swanson
Berryville
Joseph Dewar
Berry’s Ferry
Shenandoah River
The
Winchester