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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1908
Page
5
Trustees announce a public auction of Winchester properties, secured by three trust deeds from Charles R. DeHaven and wife dated 1906 and 1907. The sale occurs in front of the County Court House in Winchester Virginia under corporate court jurisdiction.
A 1908 auction notice describes a large land parcel on Highland Avenue Winchester with two existing frame buildings and several offered lots. The trustee may sell as a whole or by subdividing, with terms including one third cash and two bonds at 6 percent interest. Information via trustee Shirley Carter and attorney R Gray Williams.
Trustees will sell the Harris Hall house and lot in Winchester at public auction on Friday February 21 1908 at noon in front of the County Court House. The deed dates to November 5 1903 from Mrs M C Harris and children. Rentals to March 1 1908 go to heirs. O P Grove holds a lease to June 1 1908. One third cash, two thirds by purchaser notes with 6 percent interest.
Advice on preventing grip and colds stresses clean habits airflow and outdoor exercise. It warns against mouth breathing in warm rooms and sleeping with infected individuals while urging early medical care to prevent serious complications.
A slick young man with a reddish complexion and neck fungus growth hoodwinked merchants in Virginia West Virginia and Maryland. He claimed to run an art publishing company with Baltimore Newark and Norfolk branches offering a one year magazine subscription plus 100 free copies for distribution for 1 65. He then pressed a photographer for 1 to 2 per photo before failing to return with the goods in Winchester.
The University of Virginia Record reports 786 students last year with 200 working to defray expenses, 25 percent. It notes this has been common for years and echoes familiar student experiences at the institution.
A tense scene unfolds as Princess and aides prepare to seal a forged marriage claim with Steinbeck. Warrington and Betty hide nearby awaiting a key witness as Steinbeck signs a certificate and hides a duplicate. The plot thickens with danger of exposure and royal demands.
Interior ad lists cambric edges and insertings in multiple price ranges 12c to 2.00 per yard with items such as nainsook Swiss and cambric readings and wide shirt waist insertings. Includes Irish point embroidery and various val edges and inserts for lace trims and baby bands with numerous per yard and per dozen prices.
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