Will contest and realty dispute in Winchester court
In Chancery court, Annie E. McGuire's will is challenged to void a clause seeking a life tenancy of realty at the corner of Amherst and Ann in Winchester Virginia. Parties seek to determine title, possible sale of property, and equitable distribution with a notice for William Taylor to appear within fifteen days. Publication ordered in The Winchester Star for four weeks and posting at the court house by September 23, 1918.
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Nation Court of the
Annie McGuire
Hun H. McGuire
Laura “Holmes McGuire
Lelia Moss Hyde
Evy
Tucker
Payne
Ce Willie
Logan Page
Chancery
McGuire
Mary S. Me
Quire
A. Warde Morris
Sallie Morris
M. Cabell
Mary McGuire Cabell
Hugh Taylor
William Taylor
Samuel Taylor
Gertrude Smith
Lila Taylor
Dorajor
Annie E. McGuire
Annie T. McGuire
Virginia
Amherst Street
Ann
E. McGuire
Gertie McGuire
Laura Holmes Melife
Moss Hyde
Evy Tuckes
Willie Logan Page
Hun McGuire
Hunter H. McGuire
State of
Winchester Star
Winchester
Corporation Court
City of
Aid City
J. B. Beverley
Arboreal Man Challenges Notion of Human Supremacy
Dr. F. Wood Jones argues in Arboreal Man that the human body is not a finished product of evolution and is inferior in some respects to many mammals. He notes many adaptations are rooted in an arboreal ancestry and that upright posture did not confer superiority. rather, primeval tree dwelling shaped many traits.
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F. Wood Jones
University of London
Lords
Professor Jones
Poor Illumination Tied to Dirt and Distance in Factories
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry identifies main causes of bad light as dirty windows, insufficient window space, distant and weak artificial lighting, and lack of cleanliness. Dust on glass and dusty fixtures reduce interior illumination, harming worker health and efficiency.
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Scientific American
List of 1918 draft registrants from Stephens City area
The list shows men aged 18 to 45 registered for the September 12 1918 draft. Names include Fiddler Lake Crouse Shanholtz Luttrell Largent Ballinger Dillard Tevault Brewer Frye Richards Richard Roe Snapp Brill Racey Lockhart Jenkins etc. The document also notes ongoing social updates about local visitors and Red Cross donations for Belgium.
The Eccentric Chinese Petroleum Taste Debate
The Nation's Business notes that Chinese aversion to crude petroleum mirrors old salt works disfavor from western Pennsylvania. They avoid oil brine wells but accept refined products and US tin cans, using them as essential life items.
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Pennsylvania
China
United States
Homeowners Sell For Loss After Extra Costs
A couple sells their house for three thousand dollars above purchase price but later must pay two thousand dollars more than the sale amount to rent another home. The exchange leaves them financially strained despite the apparent gain.
A Helping Hand and a Postal Note
A brief snippet shows Decker and Miss Oldgirl in a sudden moment of affection as a conversation unfolds. The text then switches to a note about low postage rates revealing Japan offers the cheapest postal service with letters traveling for about seven tenths of a penny.
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Decker
Miss Oldgirl
Japan
United States stakeholder decision impacts national policy
A new stance by key participants signals shifting influence over US policy. notable figures and organizations weigh options as stakeholders align around potential reforms. The move could affect funding, oversight, and strategic priorities at national and regional levels.
Sugarless food demonstration and visits at White Post
White Post Va October 1 Mrs Stengen and Miss Dinwiddie led a sugarless food demonstration. Cottage prayer met at Mrs David Meade's home. Miss Amand Riffey from St Luke and Mrs Melvin Gilbert from Dayton left after visiting Mr and Mrs C W Fritts. Hortense Lloyd from Washington left after visiting Lucie F Meade. Robert Hughes of Buena Vista spent weekend with the Hughes sisters. Anna Ford of Winchester visited G C Meade. Dr William Littlepage of Washington, Kennedy's nephew, a lieutenant colonel in charge of four admin hospitals in France. Mrs Ralph Millar and daughters Florence and Bertha also mentioned.
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Amand Riffey
St. Luke
Melvin Gilbert
Dayton
Ohio
Vistiing
C. W. Fritts
Hortense-Lloyd
Washington
Lucie F. Meade
Robert Hughes
Buena Vista
Hughes
Anna Ford
Winchester
G. C
William Littlepage
J. F. Kennedy
France
Harmony in Architecture and Artistry Don’t Bias the Builder
Fragmentary text reflects a view that true harmony between architecture and art prevents a builder from producing a dull or unpicturesque result. It stresses that a well balanced structure should be as worthy of reproduction as a fine work of art.
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Fierelin Med. Co
Atlanta
Gratitude and gifts beyond wealth and wisdom
A reflective aphorism on gratitude citing Richard Garnett. It suggests appreciating what is given rather than craving everything, noting that even the smallest gift from others surpasses what one could obtain alone.
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Richard Garnett
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G. W. Dellinger
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Miss Dinwiddie
David Meade
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