Ascension Feast Observed by Winchester Knights Templar
The Ascension Day service at the Protestant Episcopal Church in Winchester will feature Knights Templar members in full uniform under Eminent Commander A. C. Slonaker. Rev. W. F. Locke will give the address with Rev. J. W. Quinton leading the responsive service. The program includes a vested choir, special organ accompaniment, solos by Mrs. Vertner and Dr. Archibald P. Osborne, and a full list of choir members from regional communities.
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Clit
Winchester Commandery
Knights Templar
A. C. Slonaker
Martinsburg
Charlestown
W.va
Plaing
Culpeper
Luray
Templar
Winchester
Royal
Riverton
Middletown
Stephens City
W. F. Locke
Ascension
William F. Locke
Methodist, Episcopal Church, South
Baltimore
John W. Quinton
Christ Church
H. D Fuller
I. H. Faulkner
North Kent Street
Dog 15 Killed by Automobile on North Main Street
The only fatality yesterday was a dog hit by a car in front of the Northern Virginia Power Company's office on North Main Street. The driver saw the animal and slowed, but the dog darted into the path and was instantly killed. The body lay in the gutter until morning when street cleaning removed it.
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North Main Street
Northern Virginia Power Company
Bayliss Boyce Returns Home From Overseas
Mrs. Boyce received a card from Private Bayliss Boyce of the 325th Supply Company Quartermasters Corps announcing arrival safely from overseas. He is at Camp Mills Long Island and hopes to return home soon in good health.
Official Trade Mark of the 1919 War Savings Stamps
A brief notice announces the official trade mark for the 1919 War Savings Stamps. The emblem signals government issued savings stamps used to support the war effort.
Merely a Superstition and Delinquent Property Notice
This notice to the personal representatives of Sarah A. Spencer informs that an assignee will apply to the Clerk of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia after six months from maturity for a deed to the House and Lot numbered 21 on West Clifford Street sold for delinquent taxes on April 9 1914. The property stood in the name of Sarah A. Spencer and is now assigned to Mary B. Kinsel. May 19 1919.
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Sarah A. Spencer
Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Virginia
Hook
West Clifford Street
George H. Kinzel
Mary 8
American Legion Forms Local Post in Frederick County
The American Legion organizes a local post with a chairman and secretary elected to serve until permanent officers are chosen. A state post bylaw plan is being prepared to govern all posts. A committee will recruit all eligible veterans, with about seven hundred from Frederick County in service. A Sixth of June Confederate memorial parade committee plans a uniformed march to honor Confederacy veterans, expecting several hundred veterans in line.
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American Legion
Germany
State Post
Frederick County
Stialt
Fey
Confederacy
Furan En Mon Wee
Seemne
Arthur. Field
Chamber of Commierce
Philip Williams
Ada Thatcher Critically Ill at North Market Street Home
Miss Ada Thatcher lies critically ill at her mother Mrs Bettie Thatcher’s apartment on North Market Street, as medical staff attend to her condition.
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Miss Ada. Thatcher
Bettie Thatcher
North Market Street
Cubeb berries and uses in historical pharmacology
Cubeb berries, from Piper Cubeba native to the West Indies, are extensively cultivated in Java and Sumatra. They were used as a local stimulant for indigestion and as a flavoring vehicle in mixtures and gargles. They were valued in mucous membrane diseases, especially bronchial and laryngeal conditions, and were smoked in cigarettes for effect on the mucous membranes.
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West Indies
Java
Sumatra
Cleaning mildew from fabric with soap and salt solution
The text describes cutting soap into small pieces and dissolving it in the area with mildew. It suggests adding a material optional until dissolved, then applying a cream made from common salt and fabric, repeating the application as needed.
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Iem
S. H. Hable
The
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Main St
Liller Fletcher
Star Office
Mra. Isley
D. W. Isley
Christian Science
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Christ Episcopal Church
Vertner
Richard E. Griffith
Archibald P. Osborne
Berryville
R.E. Griffith
James R. DuShane
E. K. Vertner
G. O. Miller
H. Clay DeGrange
Philomena Laren
Frances Beverley
Barr
Katharine R. Glass
Gertrude Meyer
Charles W. Trenary
Hugh 8
Bayliss Boyce
Benjamin Franklin
War Savings
Simon Ot Toe Eee Berton
Ben, Turpin
Chas, Lynn
Alice Lake
Hughes Mack
Robt. Kerrigan In
Essex
Ae Faeries
Car Tn
T. W. Wood & Sons
Seedimea
Richmond
Hodgson& Brown
Uncle Sam
Liberty Bonds
Styloplus
Griffin
Gray & Sheetz
R. R
Oversihing
E. Bruce Capper
Watch Inspector Eee Tex B
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