Star Advertising Rates and Editorial Snippets
The Star Office at 17 and 19 East Water Street offers advertising rates by mail and carrier delivery at five cents per week. The Richmond Evening Journal urges backlash on mixed race schooling, claiming serious racial retrogression despite alleged education efforts. The entomologist Mr. Phillips warns Virginia peach yellows spreads, urging root destruction to halt the disease.
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Star
East Water Street
Vernon B&b. Garton, Lee
Treas
D. B. Conrad
Virginia's Wealth Growth Since 1870 Revealed
Census data show Virginia's total wealth at the end of the 1904 fiscal year reached 1.208 billion dollars, up from 409.5 million in 1870. The figures highlight Virginia's substantial postwar development despite territorial losses and a less prominent profile among southern states.
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Commonwealth
Virginia
Unclear fragment highlights chemical labels and numbers
Fragmentary OCR text shows references to iodide potash and various numbers, with incomplete phrases about led, letters, or timing. Hard to determine a cohesive news item, but preserves named chemical terms and numerical tokens present.
Virginia’s Wealth and Growth Highlighted in Rockbridge County News
The article extols Virginia as superior in climate and position for wealth development in commerce, manufacturing, and agriculture. It notes rail wealth over 200 million dollars and projects rapid growth while stressing access to sea via Virginia borders and links to the national capital and eastern centers.
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Great West
Sermon Draws Large Crowd in Reliance Church
Rev E A Stanton of Stephens City preached a strong sermon at West B Church to a large audience. Visiting Miss Annie Locke of Summit Point hosts Mrs Ira K Gruver. Local families attended the Powers Stickley wedding at Vaucluse. Shenandoah College students staged a lively musicale and elocutionary entertainment attracting a wide crowd.
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W. R. Kline
Zenzie
B. H. Grover
S. A. Kline
Powers-Stickley
Vaucluse
Shenandoaha College
Valuable Farm for Sale near Wadesville Station
Sale notice from December 1906 advertising a farm for sale on the north side of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway at Wadesville Station. Includes a dwelling, barn, outbuildings, ample wood, and prime orchard prospects with railway access via strong local roads.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Wadesville
Farm Auction for 158 Acres in Winchester Virginia
The property, 158 acres long owned by George S. Funkhouser, lays well with good land and fencing in good condition. It will be offered for sale at Public Auction in front of the Court House at Winchester, Virginia, on a date to be announced.
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George S. Funkhouser
Court House
Winchester
President Chamblin's Report on the society fair
The annual report praises strong exhibitor interest and repairs, notes a devastating three day rain that hurt finances, but commends careful financing and full premium payments. It highlights broadened revenue from ground rents, improved buildings, water supply, and renewed home interest, while stressing economical management and unpaid volunteer directors.
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Isaac Reedy
Family News and Church Activities Highlight Busy Weekend
Mr Frank Carter visited his son at the Yellow House on Saturday. Miss Lena Bly traveled to Berkeley Springs for several weeks. Mr and Mrs Joseph Feagans and their daughter Thelma spent Sunday in Brucetown. A Thanksgiving service was held at Payne's Chapel. Preparations are underway for a Christmas entertainment at the Best Church on Christmas Eve.
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Frank Carter
Yellow House
Lena Bly
Berkeley Springs
Joseph Feagans
Thelma
Brucetown
League
Payne's Chapel
Holiday book and decor sale with free engraved tumblers
Holiday sale offers thousands of books from famous authors and a new line of wall papers and fancy china at low prices. Special coupons reward a free engraved tumbler with initial, available only on purchase day. bring coupons by December 15 to redeem. Extra discounts for four plus rooms and large paper orders. 4000 holiday box papers and envelopes stocked.
Bargains in Boys and Men Clothing and Furnishings
Closeout sale offers boys coats from 3.50 and men's overcoats at 3.50. Martinsburg pants priced 1.25 with bargains on matting carpets and oil cloth. Fleeced underwear and Union suits featured for ladies and children with shirts and drawers also discounted.
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Martinsburg
Railway schedule changes on Bluemont Branch 1905
Effective October 9 1905 Southern Railway removes trains Nos 125 and 126 daily except Sunday and suspends Nos 129 and 120 on Sundays plus No 119 on Sundays on the Bluemont Branch Cumberland Valley time table November 25 1906 daily except Sunday details noted.
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Southern Railway
Bluemont
Blunemont
Washington
B. Spencer
Hardwick
H. Taylor
D. Brown
Cyumberland Valley
Gonday
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Daily Leader
Index
The
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Elor
Mr. Phillips
State Entomolo
Gist
Phillips
Richmond Evening Journal
America
Census Bureau
Joe Drors
Niga
Badee
Bears
Castoria
Penn Rheum
Penn
Penn Liniment
Iro
Sant
Peas Drug Co
Philadelphia
Peny Drug 90
Miller's Drug Store
Texas
Empire State of the
Union
Rockbridge
Reliance
E. A
Noott
R. Gray Williams
C. S. Baker
Winchester, Va
Sale
J. T. Snyder
Chicago
Taylor House
Chaimblin, A
United States
Henry
Alger
Meade
Southworth
Carey
Kipling
Doyle
Jules
Verne
Reid
Holmes
Harland, Wood
Gunter
Baitjer
Uni
Relilas
Henry Bretjer
Artinaburg
Philadelphis
Kmanwapy J. OH
Tone Vieo Pres
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Coupe
Berryville
Maurice F. Castlem
PROP
Castleman’s
Ferry
H & W Sardright
Oa & Ntae
Jonhn H. Affors
Pascral
Rosei
Ameyer
N. Main ST
Stryker
West Water Sweet Market
Cri
Fred R. Siryker
Geo. E. Buehnell & Co
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Pr — Balto
Ohio
R. R
Windemer
Hagerstown
Ashington
Isaltimore
Mingbursay
Ition
Sarrived
Fort Columbus
Wheeling
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