Westward fruit promotion lessons note Oregon shows
A 1913 letter discusses Oregon Washington fruit conditions and marketing. It contrasts Rogue River Hood River practices with Staunton Virginia and notes high packing costs and strict quality standards for worm free apples. It mentions Medford inspectors and local fruit promotion efforts.
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Corel
WW. Sproul
Sproul
Oregon
Washington
Virginia
Northwest
Broad
Staunton
Rogue River
Hood River
Daily
New York City
New York
Spokane
Medford
W. V. Shear
Old Charlestown May Lose Name
Historic Charles Town in Jefferson county West Virginia may become Rawson to end confusion in railroad shipments between that town and Charleston. Consignees in Charles Town proposed the change and asked shipments be marked accordingly. Ranson eB Smith, B and O Railroad freight agent, instructed all connecting railroads to rate shipments marked Ranson and consigned to Charles Town. The B and O is believed to officially adopt the name Ranson for Charles Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
Jefferson County
W. Va
Rawson
Charleston
Consignees
Ranson
Eb Smith
Baltimore ‘and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Red Hussar Band to Lead Midday Street Parade
The Red Hussar Band of the King of Tramps Company will perform at a large street parade and concert at the Main and Water streets corner. Their fine orchestra will supply music for the daytime event, with an evening performance featuring the same group.
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Red Hussar
King of Tramps Company
Water Streets
Luray Editor Resumes Publication After Suspension
The Valley Record of Luray will resume weekly publication this week after a months long suspension due to editor’s outside matters. J. B. Martin, Luray mayor, will edit with H. G. Bradford as owner. A special sale of blankets and comforts is announced by T. M. Barr.
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Page
Valley Record
Luray
J. B. Martin
H. G. Bradford
T. M. Barr
Notice on poultry cash prices and local visits
Highest cash price paid for turkeys, chickens, ducks and geese delivered on dates 17 18 and 19. See me before selling. Walnuts wanted. Ashby Sprint. Mr Dettra returned to Dumfries Virginia after visiting this city. Mrs A D Henning returned from Washington. Miss Alva Steele of Stephens City visited town.
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Ashby Sprint
Mr. Dettra
Dumfries, Va
Alva Steele
Stephens City
Virginia Anti Saloon League Delegation Heads to Washington
Virginia towns will send over 1 000 delegates to Washington to press Congress for a constitutional amendment banning alcohol traffic. The group will meet at the Raleigh Hotel and present a resolution drafted by the National Anti Saloon League with Priest H Cherrington of Ohio leading the action. A mass meeting follows at Continental Memorial Hotel with a breakfast at Rauscher's and further events planned in the capital.
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Winchester
Virginia
Congress
St. James
Twelfth Street
Raleigh Hotel
Capitol
National Anti-Saloon League
Columbus
Ohio
H. Cherrington
Westerville
Wilson
Milan
Italy
Anti-Saloon League
Continental Memorial Hotel
Rauscher
Washington
Messrs
J. E. Cooper
J. H. Gacy
George MW. Stover
Stewart Bell
Holmes ‘Conrad
Lona A. Kern
Amelia 93, Evans
Kernstown
T. N. Haas
B. ¥. Wilson
Harrisonburg
A. Moore
G. Colmer
M. W. Jones
Berryville
J. R. Ellis
Yancey
E.D. Newman
Woodstock
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Allen Hosts Bachelor Dinner Ahead of Winchester Wedding
Dr. Lewis M. Allen of Winchester to wed Miss Dorothy Gilpin tomorrow at Christ Episcopal Church Millwood Clarke County. He hosted a bachelor dinner last night at Scaleby on Water Street arranged by Mrs. Nancy Lee Cable with guests including Allen brothers and friends. Louis Fisher’s Baltimore orchestra will play at the reception with hundreds of guests expected. Rehearsal and informal party followed at the Gilpin home.
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Donald
Mtimore
Courtenay
Weems
Daniel Conrad
William _ Nelson Page
Randolph T. McGuire
Winchester
Baltimore
Mies
Isabelle Carter
End
Mary Green Held After Rock Attack in Uniontown
Mary Green from Hagerstown, a husky colored woman, admitted drinking Sunday and injuring an older Black hostess with a rock in Uniontown. Justice Beverley ordered a $5 fine and costs or ten days in jail. Mary chose ten days.
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Mary Green
Hagerstown
Mary
Uniontown
Tenth Cavalry On Route to Texas Frontier Duty
The 10th Cavalry, all African American troops, left Burlington in special cars for New York City and sailed to Galveston Texas to take border duty along the frontier. They had been stationed at Fort Ethan Allen for four years and camped with the 11th and part of the 15th at Winchester last summer.
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Burlington
Vermont
10Th Cavalry
Fort Ethan Allan
New York City
Galveston
Tex
Weather Forecast for Virginia Shows Fair Skies
For Virginia the forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with only small temperature changes. No precipitation is expected and temperatures should remain mild across the period.
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Virginia
Holstein Buller heifers at Wright sale December 11
For good Holstein Buller heifers come to J. S. Wright's sale Dec 11. Gardner B. Hill yard offers window glass with prompt service. 1p-2t
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Wright
Gardner B. Hillyard
Insulted Woman: Is Found Insane
E. N. Claire, a Chicago arrival planning a Harrisonburg business venture, was arrested after numerous women accused him of improper proposals. A Lunacy Commission deemed him insane and he will be sent to Western State Hospital, Staunton.
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E. N. Claire
Chicago
Harrisonburg
Western State Hospital
Staunton
American ships protect Huerta family amid Mexican turmoil
Reports from Mexico City say Huerta family fled to Mazanillo and a train is kept ready for him. An American battleship is ordered to protect them at Manzanillo as they plan to sail for Japan. Refugees from Chihuahua arrive at Ojinaga while Carranza defends federal trials and withholds reinforcements from Villa. US ships Chester and Wheeling rush to Tampico to protect foreigners during the rebel attack.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Maranillo
Mexico
Mazanillo
Manzanillo
Japan
Ipresidio
Texas
Chihuahua
Ojinaga
Hornix
Aris
Hunt
Carranza
Federala
Jujarez
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst Plans Trip to Paris
London dispatch reports Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst prepared to travel to Paris to join her daughter Christine. The militant leader says the government aims to bar her from the country, yet she intends to return.
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Mrs. Pankhurst
Paris
London
Emme
Ship Sinks in New York Harbor With Heavy Machinery Loss
The liner Zulia sank today in New York harbor as heavy machinery crashed through its hull. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Samoset Chocolates and Orndorff & MerVicar appear in the notice.
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New York Harbor
New York
Zulia
Venezuela
Dinner in Honor of Young Couple at Davis Home
Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Davis hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at their Burnt Factory area home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Marshall of Summit Point West Virginia whose marriage occurred on November 25. Attending were Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Cannon Edna Burns Rose Marshall Ada Marshall Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Snyder R. W. Baker James Marshall Summit Point and W. E. B. Marshall Pattimore.
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Albert A. Davis
Burnt Factory
A. L. Marshall
Summit Point
W. Va
C. H. Cannon
Edna Burns
Rose
Ada Marshall
W. G. Snyder
R. W. Baker
James Marshall
W. EB. Marshall
Pattimore
Sample Clothing Wholesale Prices Mentioned by T. M. Barr
An ad notes a wholesale apparel sale offering 1200 dollars worth of sample clothing at wholesale prices. It references T. M. Barr and a later notice inviting brood sows and shoats to J. B. Wright's place in December.
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St. M. Barr
Court instructs jury to set free Dr William B Craig
In Shelbyville Illinois Judge Alan Blair told the jury to find Dr William B Craig not guilty in the murder trial of Dr Helene Knabe. Defense conceded Knabe’s death appeared proven but argued no evidence tied Craig to the slaying. Craig’s friends congratulated him after the verdict.
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William Graig
Shelbyville
Ill
Deco
Alan 20 Blair
William B. Craig
Helene Knabe
Knabe
Dr. Craig
Funeral Services for Mrs Katharine Hassett
The funeral for Katharine Russell Hassett widow of Michael Hassett was held at the Church of the Sacred Heart after an illness of heart disease and pneumonia. Rev John McVerry celebrated high mass and Father McVerry conducted the burial service at Catholic cemetery with pallbearers William Keating Lewis Trier John P Noonan M M Lynch Stewart Grim and James P Reardon.
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Katharine Russell Hassett
Michael Hassett
Hast Water Street
Church of the Sacred Heart
John McVerry
Father McVerry
Messrs
William Keating
Lewis Trier
John P. .Noonan
M. M. Lynch
Stewart Grim
James. P. Reardon
Sues Woman Who Hypnotized Him
Thomas Cannon of Rochester New York sues Mrs Margaret Gordon 30 for 60000 claiming she used powerful influence to keep him in a hypnotic spell for many years in Boranton Pa on December 9.
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Borianton
Thomas Cannon
Rochester
N. Y
Margaret Gordon
Cannon
Facing Arrest Girls Take Poison
In Baltimore on December 9 two sisters Leona King 15 and Muth King 17 on incorrigibility charges swallowed poison while police waited to dress. They boasted they were too late. Both are in serious condition at hospital.
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Paltimore
Leona King
Muth King
Dance Held At Mr Snapps Home In Honor Of Rogers
A social at Mr and Mrs E S Snapp’s residence celebrated their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J E Rogers formerly of Hagerstown Maryland. Over 30 guests attended and enjoyed dancing with refreshments served late. Mrs C A Williams returned from Charlestown West Virginia after visiting relatives. The best Fruit and Nut for baring at Orndorte McVicar’s.
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E. Snapp
J. E. Rogers
Hagerstown
Dean Dabney to Lecture at Handley Library
Dean Dabney of the University of Virginia History gives a lecture titled The Past Upon the Present at Handley Library on Friday at 8 PM. The event is part of the winter extension course, with Dabney noted for his clarity and authority on historical topics.
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Dean Dabney
Handley Library
Heath Dabney
Ment of History of the of Virginia
Ff Trustees
R. Gray
M. Lynch
Tox
Dabney
Handley Trustees
Wilson
Ean
Railroad Conspiracy and Troubled Waters on Tonight
Local brief notes mention scenes in Moreland and a problem labeled The Railroad Conspiracy with Hal Selig. Also announced are showings of the film The $10,000 oe at the torium tonight and a reminder that poll taxes must be paid before December 11 1918 to vote in next years elect ion.
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Lem
Hal
Selig
Torium
Saas
G. H. Kinze
Government After Dealers In Chicago Eggs
A federal inquiry seeks possession of storage company records as part of a probe into egg storage practices. Chicago dealers face a federal investigation into keeping eggs in cold storage to raise prices ahead of Christmas.
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Chicago
Parish supper to raise funds for Alaska mission
A Friday evening supper at the Parish House of Christ will run from 6 to 8 pm. Attendees may also fax titles sold to support the mission, with proceeds aiding Alaska relief efforts.
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Biffard
Grove Bros. Dept
Denver
Colorado
Iwo
Dallas
Old Charlestown
Luray Editor
A. D. Henning
Antrum
Temperance
Allen
Lewis M. Allen
Winches
Ter
Dorothy Gilping
Christ Episcopal ‘Church
Millwood, Clarke
County
Nan
Cy Lee
Water Street
Tenth Cavalry
Tampico
U. & Protection For
Samoset Chocolates
Orndorff & MerVicar
Mrs. Hassett
Mr. Snapp
C. A. Williams
Charlestown
Orndorte & McVicar’s
Iptf
Asty
Moreland
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