Carranza's Rise In Mexico Feeds Wider War Talk
In the evolving Mexican conflict General Carranza strengthens his grip on the north and control of the nation may tilt after a year of fighting with Villa and Zapata. The piece also reviews British bankruptcy trends during wartime and notes a U.S. loan debate and broader Pan American expectations.
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Mexico
Carranza
United States
Exico
Sonora
Chihuahua
Morelos
Villa
Carrariza
Zapata
Battle Cruisers in Naval Power Debate
The article argues the battle cruiser as a defensive sea weapon remains valuable to deter German threats and support fleet speed. It notes British cruisers defeating German rivals at Falklands and North Sea, while German ships fail to match overall speed and fire reach. It discusses U.S. congressionally proposed naval programs aiming to build faster, more powerful battle cruisers.
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Mediterranean
Goeben
Cradock
Chile
Falkland Islands
Blucher
North Sea
Congress
Wall Street reports show Anglo French loan oversubscribed
Reports from Wall Street indicate the $500,000,000 Anglo French loan channeled through American banks is greatly oversubscribed, reflecting strong demand and likely favorable terms in the current market.
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Wall Street
Mother and Maid by Walt Mason
A Renaissance girl in a garden swing captivates a visitor who struggles with desire as he watches a mother toil at the washing line. The poem contrasts the maiden’s delicate charm with the mother’s hard labor and rough hands, ending with the narrator’s cold blood and wistful caution.
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Walt Mason
White Post Items Favor Busy Weekend Visits
White Post Virginia notes a social weekend with Mrs J C Lee and sister Miss Louise W Meade joining Mr Ernest Meade at an auction bridge party hosted by Mr and Mrs Wade Massie. Clothilde Skinker visited Stanley friend groups. Evans of Boston stayed with aunts the Misses Hugh es. The Kendrick family from Front Royal visited local friends while Judith Thomas returned from Rippon to resume her governess duties. Eliza Mason Meade came home after visiting Mrs W M Snell in Harrison.
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White Post
J. C. Lee
Louise W. Meade
Ernest Meade
Rappahannock County
Wade Massie
Clothilde Skinker
Stanley
Evans
Boston
Misses Hughes
W. J. Kendrick
Front Royal
Judith Thomas
Rippon
W. Vas
Sommerville
Eliza Mason Meade
W. M. Snell
Harrison
Week In The World Of War Reports Heavy Allied Offensive
London reports the first week of the great ally offensive in Artois and Champagne with nearly a million in combat. British gains span five miles near Lens and Loos while French advance west of Vimy and in Champagne. Paris cites about 200 captured German guns as reinforcements and counterattacks shape the outcome.
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London
Artois
Champagne
Berlin
War Office
Laos
Lens
Loos
Souchez
Vimy
Wrourth
Argonne
Paris
Public Sale of 123 1 2 Acre Virginia Farm Near Bethel Church
By order of Frederick County Circuit Court VA a public auction will be held November 6 1915 at 11 a m in Winchester front of the Court House. The 123 1 2 acre tract near Bethel Church includes a dwelling barn and outbuildings. One third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by a Deed of Trust. Debt as of October 1 1915 was 1962 82 with interest on 1833 33 from Oct 1 1915.
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J. H. W Liset Ux
T. W. Steck
Frederick County
Circuit Court
Virginia
J. M. Steck
Court House
Winchester
Bethel Church
James H. Willis
J M. Steck
Foley Honey and Tar Trial Package Offer
An advertisement invites readers to mail five cents to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley's Honey and Tar compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The offer includes instructions to write name and address clearly and notes the products are sold everywhere.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Miss Nannie Heth III Ill in San Francisco Hospital
Miss Nannie Randolph Heth of Washington, hostess at the Mount Vernon building, Panama-Pacific Exposition, has been dangerously ill in a San Francisco hospital but is now believed to be on the road to recovery. George P. Warfield, cashier of the First National Bank of Alexandria, Virginia, with Miss Warfield and Mrs. Marks, spent the night in the valley during a tour. Warfield's first visit, widely discussed, with him a prominent Alexandria businessman.
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Nannie Randolph Heth
Washington
Mount Vernon
San Francisco
George P. Warfield
First National Bank of
Alexandria, Va
Frosted corn silage for late season harvests
United States Department of Agriculture advisors explain how to save corn that frosts before maturity by storing it as silage. Immediate silage after frost can still yield valuable feed, with attention to growing time, sugar and starch content, and moisture adjustments during processing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Freder ick County land sale heirs of Jesse Fries plan three auctions
The heirs of Jesse Fries will sell by public auction real estate in Frederick County and Winchester Virginia on three separate dates. Listings include the Home Farm of 182 acres near Winchester with orchards and a 9 room house, the Gold Tract 67 acres with Apple Pie Ridge orchard, and the Stone House tract 139 acres plus timber. Additional parcels in Winchester and near Nain to be offered November 13 20 1915 with houses and multiple land tracts. Possession dates set March 1916 with one fourth cash and balance in three annual installments.
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Fredericka
Winchester
Jesse Fries
Court House
Virginia
Fries
Onev Vpex
Stone House
William CG. Gratchen
Babb Run
Fred L Jlaize
Thebove
Louis Lewis
Bell
Jesse Winchester
Eat Grove
H. C
North Kent and
Baker Street
North Kent Street
He -Snapp
Ederick County
Pole Climber Makes Simple Telegraph Cable Tool
A homemade telephont climber described as a four to five foot No 9 wire looped device. The user places the foot in the loop and grips the pole with a bear hug to lift themselves while raising the wire, repeating the motion to climb.
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Nebraska Farm Journal
Fall plowing and manureing advised for pest control
Gardeners should apply a thick layer of stable manure in fall and plow it deeply for six months of conditioning. Spring plowing helps loosen soil. Wisconsin agronomist urges fall plowing of fields with white grubs wire worms and cutworms to reduce pests for next summer. Thorough disking harrowing and plowing destroy winter pest cells and expose them to enemies and winter weather. Cornfields with earworm should be plowed and harrowed to kill hibernating larvae. Proper crop rotation is essential.
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J. G. Sanders
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Local Veterans to Attend Confederate Reunion in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg hosts the annual State reunion of United Confederate Veterans October 19 to 21. A varied program includes dinners dances receptions and an automobile battlefield tour covering Spotsylvania The Wilderness Chancellorsville and Salem Church with remarks by Rev James Powers Smith at the monument.
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Fredericksburg
Hamilton
Spotssylvania
Bloody Angle
Wilderness
Chancellorsville
Salem Church
Tropewall Jackson
James Powers Smith
Wilderness Church
Arena Poth
Dally Thoughts Halted by Vague Fragment
A fragmented OCR item hints at social visiting and nature imagery with thorny paths and brushwood roads. Names, dates, or places are unreadable, leaving only a suggestive rural scene and reflections on friendship.
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