Sagacious merchant and advertising wisdom cited
A 1900 newspaper column discusses business sagacity and constant advertising. It cites Martinsburg World Newport News Evening Telegram and Richmond Dispatch praising year round ads to sustain trade, plus a local offer: coal oil at 7 cents per gallon from Jas. L. Athey on East Piccadilly Street.
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Martinsburg World
Martinsburg
Newport News Evening Telegram
Richmond Dispatch
Jas. L. Athey
East Piccadilly Street
Mrs Edw Trenary Expected Home From Cumberland Visit
Mrs Edw Trenary is expected home today from Cumberland where she had been visiting her daughter in law Mrs Joseph . Her son Mr Trenary a messenger from W Va to Baltimore this week for Advertise now.
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Trenary
Cumber
Joseph
Mr.Trenary
W. Va
Baltitime
Valley town notes and travel plans in January report
From the Valley Town Stemens City VA January 3 Master Luther Strickler burned his hand at a taffy pulling New Year’s day Mr and Mrs Wm White will visit Hillsboro VA to see Mrs White’s mother or Mr CGA Cutting of Reliance the insurance agent ordered carpenters to repair the post office building and the company will settle the claim Miss Daisy Frazier joined Jas F Adams in Front Royal for the winter Raymond Comedy Co arrived last night and will perform tonight at Mrs J N Shryock’s
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Stemens City
Luther Strickler
Wm. White
Hillsboro
Mr.White
CG. A. Cutting
Reliance
Daisy Frazier
Mr. Jas, F-Adams
Front Royal
Raymond Comedy Co
Oil price cut and new Water White Coal Oil offered
Ornvorrr & Co. announces a price reduction for burning oil by 3c per gallon and introduces pure Water White Coal Oil 160 test at 7c per gallon.
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Ornvorrr & Co
South End Hose elects officers for the year
The South End Hose Company held its annual meeting and elected Captain Robert W. Haymaker First Lieutenant John Woomer Secretary Frank Pierce Chief Boarman Harry Rainsberger and Janitor Edw Rainsberger. The small corps vows swift response to alarms despite a modest treasury and about twenty members.
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South End
South
Sale of Valuable Realty by Special Commissioner
By decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court in Kurtz versus Jordan a special commissioner will sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia fronting Piccadilly Street near Kent Street. The 40 foot lot runs to an alley, once conveyed by R E Byrd to Maria R Jordan, with sale terms to cover $27.58 plus interest and suit costs, the remainder paid in two equal annual payments secured by a deed of trust.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Geo. W. Kurtz
Maria R. Jordan
Court House
Winchester
Piccadilly Street
Kent Street
Ast Lane
Frank Robinson
R. BE. Byrd
Maria
R. Jordan
R. E. Byrd
Lhereby
P. H. Gold
J. D. Kiger
Jacob Loy
Winchester Evening Star
Deroule Court
Jon M. Sixt
Ohn M. Stece
H. Goup
John J. Kiger
Southern Railway Schedule Washington to Harrisonburg
Schedule effective December 4 1898 covers daily service between Washington Alexandria Strasburg and Harrisonburg with Nos 14 and 86 connecting to main line trains for South and Southwest and Washington for Eastern cities. No car change between Washington and Harrisonburg on Nos 13 or 14. For details contact Southern Railway agents or General Officials including L B Brown Frank S Gannon J M Cuno and W A Turx.
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Washington
Harrisonburg
Southern Railway
Brown
N. W
Washington, D. C
Frank
Frank 8. Gannon, 3Rd Vice-Pres.and Gen. Manager; J. M. Cuno
Washington, D.C
W. A. Turx
Ladies Elect Officers for Friendship Bazaar and Oyster Supper
The ladies committee for the Friendship Bazaar and Oyster Supper elected officers for the event to be held next month in the engine house area. President is Mrs James M Haymaker. first vice president Mrs Michael Lillis. second vice president Mrs Stewart Seabright. third vice president Mrs Wm Deschon. secretary Miss Lula Garton. treasurer Mr Wm M Deschon. They adjourned to meet again next Tuesday evening.
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James M. Haymaker
Michael Lillis
Stewart Seabright
Wm. Deschon
Lula Garton
Wm. M. Deschon
Laundry to be Removed to New Address
Mr. Wm. Sumption, proprietor of the Winchester Hand Laundry on east Water street, moves to 43 west Water street and after the 15th will reopen in the same business. He has long operated on Water street and built an extensive trade.
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Wm. Sumption
Winchester
East Water Street
West Water Street
Sumption
Water Street
Bananas Sold Cheaply by Kremer & Co Headquarters
C P Kremer and Company, known as the banana headquarters, advertises unusually low prices attracting customers to its base of operations.
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C. P. Kremer & Co
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