City House and Lot for Sale in Winchester Virginia
Public auction at the County Court House in Winchester Virginia. The sale follows a chancery decree in Elizabeth K Williams vs H H Parsons and others. The time is twelve o clock noon. details specify a city lot and residence to be offered to the highest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth K. Williams
Ve. H. H. Parsons
Winchester
Virginia
Jno
H. Isole
Frederick County
Court House
Stephens City
Oser
Pherbert S Larrick
Betrothal at Barton Fairs Ties Fontaine and Hilary Sisters
Aunt Pam reveals the betrothal of her niece Hilary Fontaine and nephew Fontaine Dabney at the Barton Fairs. Hilary, once dazzled by wealth and Thomas, finds herself drawn to Fontaine as family plans for match making unfold amid social ascent. The Barton household celebrates the implicit union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilary
Canterbury
Barton
Tom
Phyllis
Hilary Fontaine
Aunt Pam
Pam
Mark
Fontaine Dabney
Mr. Barton-Fair
Fontaines
Providence
Tommy
Miss Fontaine
Fontaine
Barton-Fairs
Madam
Paterfamilias
Barton Fairs
McClure
Glorious Summer Romance of Zane Richmond
Zane Richmond pursues Miss Angela Odell after a brief, bold meeting at the train station. He endures a long wait in the waiting room and finally secures a favorable reception and her consent to marry. The tale ends with the Odell family approving the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Richmond
Mr. Richmond
Union Railroad
Matilda
Aunt Matilda
Angela Odell
Odell
Angela
McClure
Miss Kate Keister Spends Day in City
Miss Kate Keister of Strasburg spent yesterday in the city visiting shops and enjoying the warm weather. She toured downtown, called on friends, and planned return visits to local landmarks before dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Keister
Strasburg
New Way Wonder for Corns Gets It New Era Remedy
An early 1900s note describes a new corn remedy called Gets-It. The tale follows Mary Mottle who suffers corns on her toe and tries the product, with quick relief emphasized and the story presented as a short relat.
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Mary Mottle
Bank Exhibit Snapshot From Stephens City Virginia 1915
Bank statement for Peoples Bank Inc Stephens City Frederick County Virginia close of business September 1 1915 shows cash balances deposits and liabilities with figures for currency coin stocks and reserves. The document bears the cashier Eugene K E Chiles attestation and notary Geo A Samsell noting sworn before on September 1 1915 and commission expiry October 12 1915.
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Stephens City
Frederick
State of
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Agene
Chiles
Peoples Bank, Inc
Eugene FE. Chiles
Geo. A. Samsell
N. P
Aged Minister Fined For Assault
The 68 year old Rev Thomas Wood faced a $50 fine in Southwestern police court for assaulting two girls aged 10 and 12 in Carroll Park. Justice Schirm said he believed the evidence and noted the case could ruin a man of such age, while Wood denied the charges.
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Baltimore
Thomas Wood
Justice Schirm
Southwestern
Carroll Park
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Rest and Health Claim
A Rosemont Nebraska man says kidney pain and frequent urination disrupted his rest until Foley Kidney Pills offered relief. The note claims one 50 cent bottle cured him and that the pills relieve rheumatism and back ache with sales advertised nationwide. Mr Herman Hable departed for eastern business cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Wright
Rosemont, Neb
Mrs J C Lee Hosts Auction Bridge at White Post
Mrs J C Lee entertained at auction bridge with a guest list including Mrs John Earle Mrs Joseph Funkhouser and Mrs R S Bryarly. Visitors from out of town included Mrs Henry Downing Mrs W J Kendrick Mrs Orst from Front Royal and others. Mr John Stuart spent the weekend with Dr Wilton Stuart and the Stuarts returned from their bridal trip.
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White Post
J. C. Lee
Auction Bridge
John Earle
Mett Stuart
Mrs. Wilton Stuart
When to Harvest Corn and Silage Crops for Silo
Agricultural note from W. R. Dobson outlines harvest timing for corn and sorghum for silage. Corn should be dented and glazed, not too green or too dry, to avoid sour silage and poor packing. Sorghum should be dough stage. Hay crops like pea vines and soybeans are best cut in full bloom with few ripe heads.
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W. R. Dobson
Louisiana Station
Wheat yield after fallow higher than continuous cropping
At the Rothamsted station in England after fifty eight years of wheat grown with fallow the yield after fallow exceeds continuous cropping. Wheat after fallow averages 17.1 bushels per acre vs 12.7 with year after year cropping. Nitrogen from humus during fallow boosts next crop but nitrate loss can occur in heavy rains. Keep land fallow briefly to guard against insects when rotating with corn.
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Rothamsted
England
Silo Safety Rules for Preventing Accidents at the Feed
Preface urges caution during silo filling season and notes most accidents arise from carelessness. It outlines safe operation: run at proper speed, wait until full speed, do not feed corn until then, and stop only when elevator is empty to avoid jams in fans and bent or broken components. Includes a local church note from Cross Roads Virginia dated September 17.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Relief
A Terre Hill Pennsylvania reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending her aches and pains and restoring appetite. The ad extols the remedy as a grand standard for women's ills based on roots and herbs and cites thousands of letters praising its health benefits from Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Terre Hill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
Pinkham
Lynn
Maas
Lydia F. Pinkham
Will construction suit in Winchester Court of Vacation
In the Corporation Court of Winchester in vacation on August 24 1915 executor W P McGuire representing Sarah Fox Wood deceased seeks to construe the will determine distributees and settle accounts. Lola M Wood Nina von G Wood Eleanor M Campbell Duncan J Campbell Zachary Taylor Wood Marie Wood Brickell J Trist Wood Minette Wood are nonresidents and must appear within fifteen days after notice to protect their interests. order published weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star Winchester Va Clerk J B Beverley Barton Barton Sols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Cie
Corporation Court of Winchester
W. P. McGuire
Sarah Knox Wood
Lola M. Wood
Nina von G. Wood
Eleanor M. Campbell
Duncan J. Cmpbell
Zachary Taylor Wood
Marie Wood Brickell
J. Trist Wood
Minatte Wood
Sarah Fox Wood
Tate
Duncan J. Campbell
Minette Wood
Evening Star
Winchester
J. B. Beverley
Barton & Barton
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Hellers
Etta
Annie Grim
City of
Fairfax Lane
East Lane
Kent Street
H. H. Parsons
William E. Henry
Rannum
M. M. Lynch
R.gray Williams
H. R. Kern
R. Cather
J. B Beverley
Corporte Court
Nia
R. Gray Williams
J.B. Beverey
ST. Hilda’s Hall
Kh Peng
Episco A
Cabing An
Ra Ferry
Idoor
Ariat Pendleton
Thomas & Messer
W. Baltimore St
Baltimore, Md
Stephensons
Ridgeway
W.va
Union Bank
W. Symons
Mndergarten
Susie Howard Leake
Columbia
Washington
Washington St
Chichester
Goi
Star
Ellis Robinson
Deen
Eb.wrence & Co
Chicago
Keller Drug Co
the Peoples’ Bank, Inc
Anks S
Eugene EK. Chiles
Ah, Steele
John A. Slinkle
A. Dinges
Direc
Tors
Lohirm
Timony
Mr. Wood
Mr. Herman
Hable
Ness
White Post News
Seph Funkhouser
R. S. Bryarly
PP. W. Bowers
Louise B. Meade
Jessie, Lucie
Hallie Chrisman
Thompson
Sowers
Fannie Kennerly
Maude Kennerly
Clothilde Skinker
Pauline and
Ethel Sowers, Eva Mas
Ton, Va
John Stuart
Wilton Stuart
Lower
Bulag Co
Teves
Ene Nea
Union Bank of Winchester
Cross Roads
J. Good
Ebenezer ‘Church
Mrs. Lyon
C. R. Grubbs’ Meat Market
Security Cement & Lime Co
Security
Hagerstown
Berkeley
Martinsburg
Miller’s Drug Store
Pond
Pond’s
Ponds Extract Company
Franck Baker & Son
H.& W. Seabright
Beecher
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