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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
5
Public notices announce two separate real estate actions. First, a trustee sale of a Leicester Street lot with a frame house, September 11, 1920, in Winchester with a one third cash down payment and two bonds for remaining balance. Second, a Frederick County partition suit seeking division or sale of a 19 acre tract near Nain tied to the Brown heirs, with formal court actions and notice to defendants.
Auction notice states the sale has been postponed to Saturday September 11 1920. No further details available in readable text.
By authority of a 1912 deed and another dated in a county record, the undersigned will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House in Winchester Virginia at twelve o clock noon on a date to be announced. The sale follows long overdue debts and involves property conveyed by Edward Jefferson and Lavinia Jefferson and by Edward Efferson and his wife to the legal holder of the debt.
On August 14 1920 a tract of 36 96 acres east of Winchester Frederick County with improvements including a dwelling stable corn house and smoke house plus five acres of apple and beech and fifteen acres of chestnut oak and white oak timber is offered at sale. Terms require one third cash and two thirds by purchaser bonds dated sale day two and four years later with six percent interest secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. trustee Gray Williams facilitates.
Seventy-three acres limestone land includes a brick house, bank barn, and all outbuildings in good condition. Ten acres orchard eight years old. Describes a fine home with Pike nearby within a short distance. Listed at 19,000 by J W Jolliffe Real Estate Winchester Virginia.
The Buick line now comprises seven models each with a distinct service value. The Valvesin-Head Motor remains rugged and powerful yet refined for quiet operation. Improved radiator and cowl lines enhance the body while preserving Buick individuality and quality.
Buick Motor Company of Flint Michigan introduces the Twenty One series with multiple passenger configurations. The announcement invites readers to request a delivery date catalog and prices for six models including sedans coupes and open body styles.
Buick announces a full nine model range for the new season led by the Twenty One Forty Four to Twenty One Fifty open and closed bodies. The company touts Valve-in-head engines, easier maintenance including floor board drain access and new battery and radiator design. Closed cars gain enhanced storage and room while open models gain refined interiors and top line comfort. The models Twenty One Forty Seven and Twenty One Fifty promise broader appeal with Buick quality and handling emphasized.
An irregular advertisement offers Triumph Pills described as safe and dependable and not sold in drug stores. It directs readers to write to the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin for “Relief” and particulars without providing concrete medical claims or verification.
Classified notice by Clinton E Chrismore of Winchester Virginia offering estimates for all classes of work to complete modern houses. Addressed from City Hotel with date August 30.
An advertisement for the University of Virginia led by Edwin A. Alderman highlights diverse departments from College to Medicine and Law. It notes free tuition for Virginians, minimal expenses, and loan funds for students, including women. It also contains an anti cold health advisory with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy recommendation.
Court orders publication for four weeks in The Evening Star and Winchester Star. Defendants in fraud suit to set aside a deed from 1919 near Stephens City Evaporating Co. to Hoffman and Hoffman. Creditors DIVER, RINKER, MASSIE named. next rule day Sept 6, 1920. Also Dillard seeks judgment against A L Slonaker for 850 plus costs. rents and sale of realty may be used to satisfy liens. publication required in Winchester Star.
A clipped survey notes that wealth need not come from laboring or capital classes, urging local food production due to imported food shortages in Straits Settlements and federated Malay states. It mentions tractors, agricultural shifts, and social commentary on science and memory, with unrelated humor snippets scattered through.
An article promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken and beautify gray hair naturally. It claims quick results with daily use and notes the product costs about 50 cents for a large bottle at drug stores. It also discusses the term pedlar and its historical meaning.
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