Shenandoah and Cumberland Valleys Grow World Class Apples
State Senator S Lucien Lupton discusses the Shenandoah and Cumberland Valleys apple abundance and the region’s rising value. He cites local orchards yielding 5800 to 6000 dollars annually and notes fruit buyers from eastern cities and English firms visiting Winchester to purchase the harvest.
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Shenandoah
Cumberland Valleys
New York State
Missouri
Arkansas
Old Dominion
Shenandoah Valley
Cumberland Valley
Virginia
St. Paul
Winchester
England
Lucien Lupton
Lupton
Sunday School Celebrations Light Up Winchester
Winchester hosts a weekend of Christmas Sunday School entertainments across multiple churches and schools. Programs feature solos duets choruses plays recitations and talks with ten cent admissions and gift exchanges for youngsters and adults.
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Winchester
The
United Brethren Church
D. Skelton
Centenary Reformed Church
T. K. Cromer
Hunting Wild Boar In County Report Sparks Local Interest
In Rock Enon Virginia on December 24 a feature notes many locals hunt wild hogs in Frederick County mountains. Hogs roam wild, can be aggressive, and their meat is prized for its gamey flavor. The piece warns of danger and highlights regional hunting as a pastime amid cold weather.
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Speial
Evening Star
Rock Enon
Austria
Frederick County
Winchester
Christmas in Ole Virginny
A nostalgic poem by Evizasetu Kern from Winchester Virginia describes a Virginia Christmas memory. The speaker recalls family fireside scenes with mammy and children, the Baby Jesus story, and the simple joy of Christmas beyond gifts, ending with a statement that Christmas lives in the heart.
Apple Medal Awarded to Rev Copp for Virginia Exhibit
The Rev George A Copp of Strasburg Virginia and brother of Mrs Lee Frenkle and Mrs Joseph Baker of this city receives a bronze medal for apples shown at the Pan American Exposition His display from Fishers Hill orchard helped represent Virginia at Buffalo and he plans a cold storage plant soon.
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George A. Copp
Strasburg
Lee Frenkle
Joseph Baker
Copp
Fishers Hill
Virginia
Johns Hopkins Glee Club Concert At The Auditorium
Mr Atwell of Horsey and Atwell urges readers to secure seats for the Johns Hopkins Glee Club concert next Friday at The Auditorium. He notes improved quality and announces seat prices of 25 35 and 50 cents to encourage attendance.
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Atwell
Horsey & Atwell
Star
Johns Hopkins Glee Club
Justice Locke Fines Traction Engine Owner for Scaring Team
Judge Locke of Stephens City fined Golightly five dollars after his traction engine frightened a team driven by Mr. Johnson, causing the horse to bolt and throw Johnson and his family from their wagon. Ralph Warren of Luray is visiting Mr. J. W. Andrews on Wolfe Street. Warren is noted as a member of the Luray Band and a skilled vocalist.
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Justice Locke
Stephens City
Golightly
Johnson
Ralph Warren
Luray
J. W. Andrews
Wolfe Street
Warren
Christmas in Ole Virginny and Shenandoah Apple Trade
The Star features Elizabeth Kern's dialect poem Christmas in Ole Virginny praised for faithful imagery and dialogue. Senator S Lucien Lupton analyzes Shenandoah Valley apple growth centering Frederick County, noting a crop value over a million and a half dollars in 1901. A romance An Unusual Confession by Mack Tuckman explores self sacrifice after a crime to part from a love who does not return it.
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Star
Ole Virginny
Winchester
Elizabeth Kern
Joel Chandler Harris
Thomas Nelson Page
F. Hopkinson Smith
Miss Kern
Lucien Lupton
Shenandoah Valley
Frederick County
Senator Lupton
Lupton
Mack Tuckman
Tur Star
Will Start Its Savings Department at Shenandoah Val Bank
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester announces the launch of a new savings department to begin January 1 1902. Depositors will earn interest under board approved provisions to be explained by officers starting on that date. The bank will also be open Saturday evenings from 6 to 9 for deposits and inquiries.
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Shenandoah Val. Nat. Bank
Winchester
Jyo. W. Rice
Holiday Treats at ScunempER’s Grocery
Local grocery offers a festive selection including oranges mixed nuts candies figs prunes lemons and more for holiday shoppers. Big variety and seasonal staples highlight the store’s fresh produce and snack aisle.
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Scunemper’s Grocery
An Unusual Confession in Virginia Horse Theft Trial
In a Shenandoah Valley town, Roland Cummings a 24 year old bank clerk beloved for charity faces a court trial for horse theft. The community gathers at the old Court House as a tense, silent crowd absorbs the shocking proceedings and a dramatic confession unfolds, with the case continuing on following pages.
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Blue Ridge Mountain
Virginia
Shenandoah
Roland Cummings
Roland
Court House
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United Brethren
Grace Lutheran Church
J. E. Cooper
W. L. Seabrook
Christ Episcopal Church
Randolph T. McGuire
McGuire
Nelson P. Dame
Braddock Street School
Bradnock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
John Mann Church
Star Readers
Frederick
J. A. Stuart
Bolivar
Harpers Ferry
L. E. Rice
Virginny
Cabin
Baby
Blue Ridge
Evizasetu Kern
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