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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1921
Page
7
Executors of Giles J. Smith announce the sale of about 200 acres at Gore Frederick County Virginia near the North Western Grade. The property features a two story residence barn and outbuildings with creek bottom land and timber. Immediate possession and terms allow one third cash and the balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
Public auction date set for March 20 1921 at 10 am at the late Giles J Smith residence near Gore Virginia. Estate items include household furniture and 12 stands of bees with terms: cash under 10 dollars and six month credit for larger sums.
Inspect stocks before buying. Newest 1 designs and colorings listed at N. G. House paper hanger. Located at 10-61 Paper Hanger, S. Braddock St. Phone 46-3.
By decree entered February 1921 in the James P. Reardon case the Special Commissioner will offer at 12 noon March 2 1921 in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia a brick dwelling at 517 South Washington Street with 8 rooms, stable, and a lot 60 by 195 feet one block from Handley School Grounds. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual payments secured by six percent bonds. Possession April 1. JAMES P. REARDON Special Commissioner M M Lynch Trustee J B Beverley Clerk.
The undersigned will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court house in Winchester Virginia at 12 o'clock M on Saturday March 12 1921 that desirable farm containing 171 acres more or less which was owned by the late Mrs Ann Nolen situated in Frederick County Virginia about four miles east from Winchester along the Sulphur Spring Road about one half mile north of Winchester and Millwood Turnpike adjoining the lands of James Baech er George Pope and others improved by a good seven room residence bank barn and other buildings The land is of good quality watered by three never failing springs About 70 acres in timber This is a very desirable farm located in an excellent neighborhood about 1 mile from Carpers Valley Graded School Terms of sale One third cash on day of sale and the balance in two red payments to be evidenced by the two bonds of the purchase payable that date payable annually and their trust on the property and a policy of insurance on the buildings Executor of Mrs Ann Nolen decd Duvall Dunn Aucts
In Frederick County Circuit Court on February 14 1921 The Aeolian Co Inc and partners seek to subject defendant Theodore K Reillys realty to satisfy judgment liens and have sale proceeds distributed. nonresident defendants McClaine Standard Oil Kelso Goodrich Warren refining must appear within fifteen days. notice to publish weekly in The Evening Star Winchester for four weeks and post at courthouse front door before next Rule Day.
A terse exchange highlights rivalry and confidence in sport. The speaker notes a fencing achievement by their daughter, while the other asserts a stronger throw, signaling competitive bragging and mutual respect in athletic circles.
The text notes that most tropical plants have two fruiting seasons and generate millions of seedlings, but few survive beyond early growth. It highlights a rare plant that appears to grow rapidly with upper leaves level and glowing tints, while branches of trees intertwine so closely that flowers and leaves cannot be separated by tree.
Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence is accused of a timeline and funeral rite discrepancy. The critique cites Archer and May’s marriage described with funeral service wording as a notable error.
The article advises airing furs after rain by shaking off moisture and hanging away from heat, preferably outdoors in cold air. It also explains joss stick composition, including bamboo stems with odorous drugs and camphor. Italian theater laws punish exaggeration and require all program acts to be performed with fines for infractions.
A fragment discusses a rule among Mohammedans to start meals with salt and end with vinegar. It claims beginning with salt may help avoid ten or more diseases and finishing with vinegar ensures continued worldly prosperity.
A Boston Transcript item notes Edna recites the Lord's Prayer but slips on a word and prays forgive us our Christmas as we forgive those who Christmas against us, creating a humorous misquote.
A quotation from Mazzini defines duty as love of God and man that makes a life reflect truth. It presents duty as the personal expression of one's beliefs, whether absolute or relative, guiding conduct and purpose.
A Stratford man pleads to magistrates for a separation order claiming his wife chased him with a hatchet daily, a troubling pattern highlighted in the London Panch readers.
The beech tree provides dense shade and cooling when in full foliage and yields usable branches for firewood.
The seventh of January was nicknamed St Distaffs Day or Rock Day by ancestors as the distaff or rock was resumed or proposed to be so.
The article observes that the Philippines hosts a wide array of languages with more than thirty spoken among its inhabitants, reflecting rich linguistic variety across communities.
A Japanese proverb notes that certain elements in nature never stay for human desire. Rivers run on, flowers fade, and time keeps passing, reminding people to value moments and the world as it changes.
A Boston Transcript quote notes that the woman who can hire help ensures life remains varied and lively, contrasting with monotony. The remark underscores social routines and leisure associated with affluence.
An early report notes that a prototype aircraft must endure 200 tests before deemed perfect with ongoing evaluation of performance and safety. The article also mentions an advertisement in The Stt promoting a dividend paying investment.
The piece opines that everyone has a right to their own opinion and defends patrons of mail order houses, noting it is their business and not the paper's to criticize. It argues for respect of individual choices in consumer purchases.
Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia appoints Master Commissioner T Russell Cather to execute decree for the estate of J R Doran. He must identify real and personal assets heirs at law and distributees, interpret the will, report liens taxes and creditors, and publish notice in The Evening Star once weekly for four weeks. March 24, 1921 at 10 a.m. is set for the formal execution.
By decree of the Frederick County Virginia Circuit Court 1921 the Special Commissioner offers for sale at public auction in Winchester in front of the Court House at 12 o clock on Sunday March 19 1921 a 54 acre farm four miles northeast of Winchester on Wood s Mill Road adjoining Logan R Fay C B Huntsberry and others with a comfortable residence and barn in a good neighborhood near churches and schools. The property sells subject to two bonds of the purchaser secured by a deed of trust and payment terms specified in the decree.
Special commissioners Jas P. Reardon and Jos B. Newlam certify that M M Lynch has provided an approved bond as required by the court decree in the above case. Duvall Dunn act as auctioneers and I C Brannon clerk certify this on February 19.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Virginia on February 16, Jennings Brothers Inc. files a petition against J. M. Guider and Winchester Cola Storage Co. seeking judgment for 70096.87 dollars plus interest from November 1, 1919 and costs, with attachment on numerous barrels.
Court orders J M Guider to appear within ten days after publicacion to protect his interests in a suit involving apples belonging to him in the Winch Cold Storage Co. plant in Winchester. Clerk Brannon signs the order dated February 16.
Breeding Barred Rock Hatching Eggs for nine years with annual introduction of new blood from top laying strains. Egg production proves value. Prices available via mutual phone contact.
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