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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1915
Page
3
Market prices are provided for grains hay and feeds with retail rates. Woolen staples include butter eggs and poultry live and old stock. Fresh country butter and creamery butter are given along with hay timothy clover and barley figures.
Apples in fair supply and active trade, market steady though outside quotes stay high. Virginia sorts offered by barrel with Jonathan King and Baldwin varieties noted for firsts and seconds pricing per dozen or per barrel as indicated.
The heirs of the late William H Baker asked Corporation Court to appoint Harry H Hardy as administrator. The court granted the request after confirming no will. Hardy posted 500000 personal property bond through National Surety Company. Appraisers named: Walter T Gore, John T Sloat, William A Hardy, George W Kurtz.
The remains of Samuel B. Baker died in Wilmington Del arrived in Winchester with sons Carroll Baker and Lester Baker. Funeral postponed due to grave diggers hitting limestone requiring blasting. Interment with Masonic honors as former master of Winchester Hiram Lodge No 21.
Mrs William H Sale and Mrs Charles K Nelson Miss Raper and Mr William H S Nelson of Capon Springs WV join Mrs Joseph L Custer of Washington arriving in a handsome new touring car. They are registered at Hotel Evans and plan to stay some time.
J W Nix of Cleveland Georgia reports his two children suffered severe croup but were completely cured after using Foley's Honey and Tar with no opiates given. The product claims to loosen phlegm and ease breathing and is sold widely.
German and Allied forces clash on the western front with small trench gains and heavy fighting across Artois Champagne and the Argonne. Berlin reports hand to hand combat and repulsed Allied penetrations while British and French lines endure renewed pressure near Souches Lens and the railway triangle.
A farm column explains early August celery blanching methods using boards or paper wraps, plus notes on storage and keeping celery fresh. It also covers soil improvement with lime and phosphate, legumes, and potash, plus a simple wheeled gate design and potato land preparation for frost and early planting.
At a Winchester meeting in City Hall presided by J. M. Steck the Common Council heard discussion on adopting a city manager form of government. The report from the committee of ten was read by S. L. Lupton and referred to the council after pro and con remarks. More citizens voiced opinions after the session, and the issue is to be debated further at the next meeting.
Mr W B Newton of Cincinnati Ohio is in town on business and registered at the Hotel Evans for several days.
Reverend J H Lacy travels to Hampden Sydney Virginia due to the death of Thomas H Dickenson brother of Mrs Lacy. No service tonight before communion. Communion service postponed. Sunday school rally day set for October 3 at 11 a m with all officers teachers and pupils urged to attend and hear an appropriate address.
We thank friends for kindness and flowers during the illness and death of our daughter Opal V. Carper. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carper express gratitude for support received.
A trustee will sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia at 11 a m on the farm land of about acres in Frederick County three miles southeast of Stephens City adjoining Gardner Grim and others. The sale follows a deed of trust and bond secured by the late Jno H Ebersole with crops reserved. Terms: one third cash and balance in two equal annual payments with interest from sale date and secured by deed of trust on the property. Trustee Herbert B Larrick.
The article advises foods that influence skin tone and complexion. It highlights tomatoes, lettuce, and young onions as skin aids, notes spinach provides potassium and iron for liver health, and recommends moderating tea and coffee consumption.
Public sale to be held at the Winchester courthouse in Virginia for the 170 acre Amos Foreman farm near Gore. Trust deed dated September 6, 1912 secures debt with 6 percent interest. Terms require one third cash day of sale and balance in one and two year installments with bonds and insurance policy.
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