Master Commissioner reports on estate and property in Frederick County
Court documents from Frederick County Virginia detail Master Commissioner duties over the estate of Mary Jane Foltgere deceased and related partitions. notices require publication in Winchester newspapers and personal service on interested parties. The record also covers the Kitchen will case and orders to rehear and adjust deeds and purchase interests with published notices and appearances required.
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Giroult
Frederickity
Virginia
Casarie
Y Jane
Tirehall
Mary Jane
Wisk
Mary Bidlin
Chas
M. Fletcher
Beatt Seayater
Winchester
Mary E. Foltgere
Ted
Conrad
Ward
Duval
Frederick County
John N. Kitchen
Wald
Lelia Kitchen Et Als
Mr. C. Kitchen
R. P. Duval
H. R. Kern
Kitchen
J. Selby
Bis S Ginn
Oesit Company
B. Kitchen
Fredéricka A. Baetjer
F. Harry Baetjer
Henry Baetjer
Evening Star
Iva
J. W. Bakmr, Jr
Bond Stuff and a Frankfurter Breakfast Divorce Joke
A lighthearted column notes a man seeks a divorce over a wife who feeds him only frankfurters for breakfast. The writer quips that while frankfurters curb hunger, they fail as a palate pleaser, highlighting a humorous domestic dispute.
Baltimore Businessman Mr Reddick Visits Town
Mr. B. Reddick, a well known Baltimore business man, is spending part of the week in town.
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B. Reddick
Baltimore
Town
How Seals Reach Air Through Winter Ice
The article explains seals drill through Arctic ice to access air, using warm noses to create openings that remain open all winter. It notes seals can bore through up to 60 feet of solid ice and that polar bears and Eskimos exploit these seal holes for food in winter.
The Neglected Pecan from Harper's Weekly
The essay argues pecan trees are nature's productive engines, yielding more meat than pigs and capable of large barrels of fruit. It laments missed opportunities for tree-centered agriculture in the Mississippi valley and criticizes long neglect and tree removal efforts.
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Mississippi Valley
Harper’s Weekly
Mothere Write On Bed Hours For School Children
The note urges strict bedtimes at nine for all students with Friday and Saturday nights as exceptions. It prescribes study time after supper and a full hour after play before supper for studying. It bans reading storybooks outside the School Course on weekdays to prevent neglect of exercise.
Still Going Home in a Blizzard Train Standstill
A suburban train crawls through a blizzard and stalls. A weary commuter, frozen and cramped, crawls to a telegraph station and informs the operator he will not be at the office and was not home yesterday.
Burglary Suspect Breaks Down Over False Aid Tale
A small-time burglar named Bill admits to breaking into a house two nights earlier and tells a police officer that a taxpayer's hard-luck story moved him to tears, claiming the man lent him his last cent.
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Bill
Application for surveyor and inspector positions
A Shire council received an application for the dual roles of surveyor and sanitary inspector at $400. The applicant offers to perform duties without extra pay, act as caretaker, assist in street cleaning, and even make bricks if soil is clayey. He asks permission to keep fowls and a cow to provide eggs and milk to the poor.
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London
Just Beyond His Reach quote vignette
A reflection on an always hopeful man who waits for luck to turn up, with success ever near but never grasped, portraying perseverance beside persistent delay.
Lend a Hand Here, Belgium Is Dying!
A wartime appeal urges Winchester residents to donate small sums to feed starving women and children. The message promises that five cents can fund meals, five dollars buys flour to save a family, and three dollars buys beans, urging sacrifices to save lives and civilization.
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Belgium
Winchester
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Robert Y. Conrad
H. Lynch
Girdult Court
Freetick
Order OF Pourtication
County of
Frederick
B. Guyer
Ward & Larrick
Kveolog
Ryan & Orndoff
The
Starview
Europe
American Relief Committee
Ambassador Page
van Dyke
Hague
Brand Wifes
Star
Jno. F. Kremer Bros
Zirkle’s
South Main Street
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