Freight Wreck Near Briggs Station Shuts Off Power
Hundreds from Wilmaches ter and Berryville rushed to the scene after a freight wreck caused by a defective truck under one of the Treughg cars. Photographers and motion picture men were present as high power lines for the Northern Virginia Power Company fell. Linemen from Millwood repaired the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmachester
Berryville
Briggs Station
Winchester
Ageans
Northern
VirBipia ‘Power Company
Millwood
Boyce
Damagc
Peterson's Ointment Promised Cure for Skin Ailments
Advert reads Peterson's Ointment as the cure for sores ulcers eczema and skin diseases with testimonials from William J Nichols Major Charles E Whitney and Mrs J L Weiss. Box of 30 cents offered at druggists with money back claim if not helped valid after December 1st.
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Peterson
William J. Nichols
Wilder
St. Rochester
N.Y
Charles E. Whitney
Ineyard Haven
Mass
J. L. Weiss
Caylerville
N. Y
Local Socials Report Quiet Week Among Townsfolk
Mr H B Taylor and Mrs Ida B Taylor spent Thursday in Hedees ville with relatives. Miss Margaret Finfrock at tending school in Winichester is at her home here with tonsilitis. Mrs J A Grimes spent Thursday with Mrs Mary E Hamilton. Mr and Mrs Charles McVay 2nd wow Cecil are visiting Mrs McVay s parents in Kansas Hall.
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H. B. Taylor
Ida B. Taylor
Hedeesville
Margaret Finfrock
Winichester
J. A. Grimes
Mary E. Hamilton
Charles McVay
Cecil
Market Reports Local Grain Prices
Retail prices for wheat flour at 11.00 and 12.00 per unit and corn at 2.00 per barrel. Crackéd corn listed at 1.90 per bushel and middlings at 2.76 per 100.
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Mter
Public Sale of City Real Estate in Winchester Virginia
Public sale of city real estate in Winchester Virginia under chancery decree Thomas Pequard vs Nora Harris et al. describes sale of a lot with eight room dwelling on W Hart St. Terms: one third cash, balance in two installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Sale set for May 25 1918 at 11 AM in front of the County Court House. Special commissioners Gray Wilms T Russell Cather. Clerk S B Pyperlev.
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Winchester
Thomas Pequard
Nora Harris
Court House of Winchester
Ieal
W. Hart St
Wiliam
Elizabeth Robinson
Aapee R
Gray Wilms
T. Russell Cather
Roy P. Duvall
J. B. Beverley
Court of
Inchester
B. Bpyprlev
Market Prices and Dairy Items From The Star
Local market notes list butter prices from nearby creameries and retail shops. No. 1 timothy hay at 32 dollars per ton, mixed hay 30 dollars, and corn values for nearby buyers with yellow corn at 8.50 per bushel spot and white corn at 9.00 per bushel. Poultry prices show chickens, roosters, and ducks with modest figures.
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Virginia
Markets Corrected At Close For Day Before Publication
Markets are corrected as of closing on the day preceding publication, reflecting adjustments to prices and indices. The note indicates standard late-day corrections to ensure accuracy before distribution.
Frontline War Updates From May 21 Allied Pressures Continue
Paris reports heavy artillery duels on the Picardy front southeast of Amiens with prisoners captured. London notes allied advances along the line, gains near Locre and the Lys salient, and French activity near Rheims and Agniens. A new German army under von Below is said to be near Arras as reserves train behind the front.
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Paris
Amiens
War Office
Fremchs
London
Nne
Mnilies
Locre
Lye Salient
France
Kemmel
Ynewr
Rheime
Apetralians
Befone Agniens
Hangard
Avre
Amtenp
Kennel
Germany
von Below
Arras
Amoue
Unite
Somme
Wong
Intes
St. Quentin
Cambrai
Public Sale of Desirable Building Lots in Winchester
Public sale under a 1918 court decree in Winchester Virginia offers two building lots at Highland avenue and Kern street. Each 36 by 100 feet, to be sold separately or together at noon in front of the courthouse with terms of one third cash and balance on deed. Court records note further proceedings and commissioner notices.
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Highland Avenue
Kern Street
Winchester
Nelson Ashton
Adjoin
Robert Adams
Jameses
Free Sample of Green's August Flower Offered Freely
Free sample bottle of Green's August Flower advertised at Miller's Drug Store for indigestion and related stomach ills. Claims fifty years of success and curative properties with gentle laxative effects. Available for sale at local drugstores.
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Miller’s Drug Store
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Union Bank
Ated
State Corporation Commission
Itesso
R. Grim
Union Bank of Winchester
Frederick
A . Lehrk. Grim
Robert F. Brill
Wm. T. Barr
State of Virginia
Lee R. Gim
Mary J. Brown
N. P. My
State Corporation Commission, Resources
John I. Stoat
Commercial, & Savings Bank
James M. Brown
T. S. Joliffe
Pp. Klompus
H. C. Sheetz
H. M. Bond
State of
John I. Sloat
Alice L Osborn
W.S.S
THE
Peoples’ Bank, Inc
Stephens City
Virmiaie
Ryrae
Tom
Liberty
Russell
A. Shryock
Peonren Bank
Russell A. Shryock
H. A. Dinges
J. M. Steele
John A. Hinkley
George A. Samsell
N. P
Qld
Middletown State Bank, Inc
Middletown
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W. E. Coffman
W.se. Coffman
E. ©. Larrick
M.H. Rhodes
EH. R. Sperry
W. E Coffman
C. B. Manuel
Brooke Taylor
Louise
C. 5. Shepard
White
C. E. Beckey
Marie
Ruby
Pikeside
W. Va
Clara M. Clevenger
Paul Benner
N. C. Hensell
J. D. Anamong
Lila Somerville
Misses Clevenger
Robert Beckey
Clarence Beckey
S. Marie Clevenger
L. R. Clevenger
Welltown
A. H. Lewis Medicine CO
St. Lows. Mo
Pert Keer
Lea A
Ore Mral
Busine
Alva GC. Richards
Ryan & Orndoff
Prague
Bohemian
Londor
Baad
Baltimore
Strugeles
Italy
Fallan
Teiling
Corporation Court of City of Winchester
M. M. Lynch
Admr
Jackson Ashton
Court House
Sosathe
Corporation Court of
City of
Nessleton
A. J. Taubenner
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