Magic Stone Cures Highlighted in Leesburg Chronicle
The Leesburg Times details cures attributed to a mudstone touch owned by Squire Tyler of Aldie. The stone, said to have come from Scotland via a Virginia legislator, allegedly cures mad dog bites and venomous bites with no recorded deaths. A new stone from the same source is used in a Pasteur Institute.
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Leesburg Times
Squire Tyler
Aldie
Uire
Tyler
Mes Smith
Ayre
Scotland
Dumfries
Prince Wiliam
Smith
East Indies
Virginia
Pasteur
Good Containers For Highest Importances In Parcel Posts
The United States Department of Agriculture notes the need for sturdy parcel post containers. Bamboo baskets with handles resist mail damage better than those without. Ordinary splint baskets can suffice if cheap and reused for bulk shipment. Return shipping favors nesting designs or tenfold lots, with secure walls to prevent nails loosening.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Justice Crutchfield, Richmond Police Court Judge, Dies
Justice John Jeter Crutchfield, longtime Richmond Police Court judge for 32 years, died at 76 at his son in law Aylett Goddin’s home in Richmond. Widely known as Justice John, he vacationed at Jordan White Sulphur Springs and was a friend of proprietor E C Jordan. Survived by five children. his wife died about a year ago.
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John IS
John Jeter Crutchfield
Richmond
Aylett T. Goddin
John
Justice Crutchfield
Jordon White Sulphur Springs
Wheat Prices Down as Market Slumps and Strikes Rise
The Baltimore Sunday Sun reports wheat futures declined sharply from 2.75 to about 1.66 1.67 per bushel amid postwar trading weakness. Analysts cite farmer strikes withholding wheat and retaliatory actions by consumers as factors dragging prices. In South Bend Indiana officials say Studebaker cuts 2,000 jobs while Pennsylvania Railroad lays off Dennison workers and freight traffic falls. Toledo households see bread prices drop one to two cents a loaf as bakers prepare further reductions with inventories rising.
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Baltimore Sunday Sun
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Dennison, Ohio
Geveral
Toledo
Ohio
League
Certified Seed Potatoes Favored by Farmers
Certified seed potatoes are in demand among farmers as growers in Wisconsin Maine Minnesota and New York expand certified seed production. Fields are inspected twice by the state inspector, foreign varieties removed, and harvest stock is sorted, sounded true to name and labeled with the state tag.
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Wisconsin
Maine
Minnesota
New York State
Winchester Native Identified as Harpers Ferry Victim
The United Daughters of the Confederacy proposed a 4 poulder memorial at Harpers Ferry to Heywood Shepherd colored, the raid’s first victim. Local research shows Shepherd was a Winchester native and Jefferson County resident employed on a farm when Brown’s raid began. He reportedly refused to join Brown’s army, was forced out at gunpoint, resisted again, and was shot.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy of North Carolina
Poulder
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Heywood Shepherd
John Brown
Shepherd
Winchester
Jefferson County
Brown
Wew. B. Gallaher
Charles Town
John
Begin
Washington
Hogging Off Corn In Favor Of Livestock Returns
North Dakota Agricultural College reports a 45.54 dollar per acre return from hogging off 16 acres of Flint corn in 1918. Hogs were turned in Sept 6 and sold by Nov 12 after gaining 109 pounds to 281 75 pounds per acre, with market price 16.31 cents after shrinkage.
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North Dakota College
North Dakota Agricultural College
J. H. Shepperd
Use Sunflower for Silage
Reports from Michigan farmers show sunflowers grown with corn can boost yields and maintain feeding value. Most farmers favor sunflowers comprising no more than one third of the silage mix.
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Michigan
Quarterly Bulletin
The
Michigan Agricultural College
Surprise Party Held For Mr Courtney Stickley
A Friday evening gathering at Dr P B Givens home welcomed Mr Courtney Stickley back from a serious operation at Union Protestant Infirmary Baltimore. Numerous friends attended including Kath leen McCartney Mary Harding and several Stickley family members.
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Courtney Stickley
Union Protestant Infirmary
Baltimore
P. B
Mr.Stickley
Kathleen McCartney
Mary Harding
Mary Thompson
Helen Hinkle
Hilda Lovett
Mildred Hook
Mary Kline
Torena Steele
Margaret Cadwallader
Rachel Carbaugh
Mary Barr
Dorothy Ball
Heathe Stickley
Alice Stickley
Virginia Stickley
Boyd Magerteele
Julia Kline
Russell Orndorf
James Rinker
Alfred Rinker
Wade
Handling Squash for Storage and Curing
Instructions advise cautious handling of squash from field to storage. Place on wooden racks in a storage house one layer deep. Ensure warmth and good air circulation to preserve quality.
Southern hospitality shines at Stickley gathering
A social evening hosted by Dr and Mrs Stickley featured dancing, cards, and parlor games. Guests included John Gordon and Harold March among others, with music by Kathleen McCartney Heathe Stickley and Helen Hinkle and light refreshments served by Alice and Virginia Stickley.
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Ee Guard
John Gordon
Harold c. March
Harold Wagner
Norman Wise
Grove White
Julian Gregory
Howard Massie
Harry Womeldorph
Kathleen McCartney
Heathe Stickley
Helen Hinkle
Alice
Virginia Stickley
Stickley
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Walx
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R. M. Swimley
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Justice John
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Bobby
MR. Stickley
Specia
Georgette Crepe
America
H. K. Green & Bro
New York
Moling & Seal
Reynoldo Pobacso
J. Winston-Salem, N.C
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