McCormick Transfers Winchester Estate to Sister
Two deeds record Mr. David McCormick of St. Louis transferring all real estate and personal property in Winchester to his sister Elizabeth McCormick. The properties include the Stewart and Leicester street lot, the Judge Richard Parker mansion on South Washington, and the McCormick homeplace on North Washington, with historical ties to Judge Parker and Thomas Jefferson. McCormick, ill from hand infection, remains hospital bound in recent weeks.
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Corporation Clerk
David McCormick
Iss Elizabeth McCormick
Winchester
St. Louis
Win‘chester
Stewart and
Leicester Streets
Richard Parker
Washington Street
McCormicks
Judge Parker
Judge Hush Holmes
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Jefferson
Staunton
Unworthy Representative Speech Sparks Racial Rhetoric
The Danville Register reports a Chicago district Republican Martin B. faced criticism for waving a shirt and denouncing Southern sellers as traitors. The piece notes Madden’s opposition and accuses him of appealing to prejudice to win votes, a tactic condemned as silly and idle by public sentiment.
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Danville
Penatre
Martin B
Chicago
Impad
Congress
Aging Reflections On Thrift And Society In Ruined Towns
The narrator laments aging and perceived moral decline in a changing marketplace. They contrast past thrift and industry with present perceived folly, recalling workers and blue front stores as symbols of an era now fading, while lamenting youth and shifting values.
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Katee
Home Demonstration Club Meeting at Handley Library
An important meeting of the Home Demonstration Club will be held tomorrow at 3 45 PM in the Handley Library Auditorium. All are cordially invited. An interesting program appropriate to the season will be presented.
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Handley Library
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It highlights the fruity taste and claims full directions on each bottle, urging buyers to look for the California name on the package to ensure the product is the best choice for the stomach liver and bowels.
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California
Deputy Clerk Appointed for Corporation Court
At the request of Clerk J. B. Beverley Judge Whiting names Mrs. Douglas Griffith as deputy clerk pro tem of the Corporation Court. She has qualified by oath and begun her duties.
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J. B. Beverley
Corporation Court
Whiting
Douglas Griffith
Diamond Dyes Directions Claim Simplified
A short note claims easy directions in every package of Diamond Dyes. The text references the brand as Diamo Dyes and urges consumers to follow simple instructions for dyeing.
Lemon Lotion For Skin Brightening Promoted In Ad
An advertisement touts a home lemon lotion made by mixing juice of two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to yield a quarter pint of facial bleach. It claims daily massage will improve skin and mentions famous stage beauties using lemon juice for a rosy white complexion.
Public Sale of 36 Acre Fruit Farm in Frederick County Virginia
Public sale in Winchester Virginia at the April term 1920 of the chancery cause W Hershberger and W Timberlake as special commissioners offer the 36 acre Was Sere farm for sale at noon on Saturday June 12 1920. The property lies north of Clears Brook in Frederick County with residence and improvements near a railroad station and churches. One third cash with balance in two equal annual installments secured by deed of trust and insured buildings. Immediate possession to purchaser.
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Virginia
W. Hershberger
W. Timberlake
Winchester
George
Clearbrook
Inderick County
Hugh S. Lupton
M. M. Lynch
James P. Reardon
Duvall & Dunn
Audts
I. Hsther L. Ridgeway
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Convertible Skates Introductory Claim From Chicago Inventor
A Chicagoan claims a convertible skate concept is novel though similar ideas exist. The brief note references a readable observation about sobriety and sight and mentions the invention as not entirely new, with Buffalo News cited.
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Boffalo
Sun's Immensity Described by Scientific American
Scientific American estimates the sun could swallow the Earth and Moon, including the distance between them, with three Earth Moon systems fitting across its center and still stay more than 60,000 miles from the solar surface on each side.
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Scientific American
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Cure
Catarrh cure promoted as internal remedy that acts through the blood to mucous surfaces. Claims best physicians prescribed it and lists tonics and blood purifiers. Offers testimonials and advertises Senet & Co as the makers in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J Ads Senet & CO
Props
Toledo
Nature's Remedy NR Tablets Ad Claims Health Restore
This vintage notice touts NR Tablets as a cure for digestive and bodily ailments. It alleges tone and strength restoration, urges daily use for a week, then occasional tablets to maintain wellness, and promotes purchase via pharmacists.
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Barry Flood Byrd
The
Evening Star
F Star Publishing Co
Morning Newsa
Nes
Weekly Mirror
Eekly
Associated Press
DeMocrAtic
Wow. Guss
C.A. Anderson
Baker H. 8. Grim
Fop Coungh
W. Nelson
W. She
Chalmers
Malaga
Mrs. Griffith
Arkansas Gate
Gues
J. Reynold
Fobacco Co
Wa, N.C
Ete
Franck Baker& Son
Hodgson
Brown
H. E. Pickerel
Middletown
Bell Phone
Salvation Army
Tome Service Fund
Jacky Horner
Star Mercantile CO
Sarah E. March
Water St
Gore
Vas
Rock Enon
Reck Enon Church
Beverly Lockhart
A. G. Swanson
J. H. Lockhart
Brussels
Brill & Ritter
Middletown Milling CO
J. S. Solenberger & Co
North Main Street
the Home Fire Insurance Co
America
Rouss Avenue
H. R. Bryarly & Brc
Winchester, Va
FORD
H. D. Albin
E. Piccadilly St
Whittemore
Mornen
Bradfield Resalrtor
Atlanta
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