Excellent farms and orchards offered near the city
A local real estate listing describes several farm and orchard properties. Highlights include a 100 acre farm four miles from town at 3000 dollars, a 200 acre farm with 14 acres of bearing orchard at 7600 dollars, and a 100 acre apple proposition with 1500 bearing trees mainly Albemarle pippins and winesaps at 11000 dollars. Also offered is a nearly 300 tree, developing orchard at 17500 dollars and a 700 acre fertile tract suitable for apple culture with about 2000 trees. LW Hilleary, Charlottesville, Va.
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Hilleary
Charlottesville
Ladies of Winchester Yard Party Benefit
The Ladies of Winchester Rebekah Lodge No 21 I O O F hold a yard party at 128 1 2 North Main Street on June 16 and 17 to benefit the I O O F Orphans Home. Help a good cause.
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the Ladies of Winchester Rebekah Lodge
North Main Street
I. O. O. F. Orphans Home
J W Baker Jr Deputy Clerk Circuit Court Note
J W Baker Jr deputy clerk in circuit court referenced with W Roy Stehenson page 623 to 640.
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J. W. Baker, Jr
Roy Stehenson
Foreclosure suit seeks lien on Widdup property in Winchester
In Frederick County Circuit Court a suit by John L. Jones against Sutcliffe N. Widdup and Henry Low seeks to recover 138 765 dollars plus interest from May 24 1911 and costs. The case targets Widdup’s Winchester Virginia lot on Highland Avenue with an 80 foot depth to an alley, containing a small frame dwelling, and requests general relief and attachment. Widdup is nonresident. he must appear within 15 days and a weekly notice is to be published in the Winchester Star for four weeks and posted at the courthouse door.
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Sutcliffe N. Widdup
Henry Low
Sutecliff N. Widdup
Winchester
Highland Avenue
Virginia
Winchester Star
Teste
J. W. Baker, Jr
Dep
Clark Circuit Court
Ward & Larrick
P. Q
Sutcliff N. Widdup
Henry Lemier Salgeree
J. W. Baker
Winchester Suit Seeks $300 and Property Lien on Widdup Parcel
Circuit Court orders Sutcliffe N Widdup to appear within fifteen days to protect his interest in a case filed by Walter A Johnston. An attachment claims a $300 lien plus interest from May 8 1911 on a Winchester Virginia lot on Highland Avenue 80 feet deep. Publication for four weeks in Winchester Star and posting on county front.
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Joseph R. Wright
Annie E. Wright
Chancery
Richard Claggett Wright
Biduche D. Wright
Daniel E. Wright
Jesse Wright
Fred. C. Wright
Daniel Wright
Dec’d
Virginia
What a Blessing Civilization Has Been to the World
A quip contrasts ancient Rome’s bloody sports with modern spectacle as automobiles take center stage in a lighthearted examination of progress and public entertainments. The piece playfully notes the shift from gladiatorial contests to cup races.
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Rome
Mukololo Tree Weeps For Rain In Rhodesia
The mukololo, a tree valued by natives, drips moisture from its top leaves during Rhodesia’s driest months August to October. Observers feel a light shower when standing nearby, and locals say the tree is weeping for rain even on hot days.
Loose Shoes Warn Against Excessive Slack Fit
The article warns that too loose shoes are as problematic as tight ones and cause coins bunions and flattening of the arches. It advises women with oddly shaped feet to choose shoes that are slightly too long rather than too wide, as the lesser of two evils.
Remedies for Seasickness in Mariners of the Levant
The article notes a sea sickness remedy among Levantine mariners involving daily iron rust scraped from anchors. A small pouch of toasted salt and thyme flowers tied to the abdomen is also required to counteract internal disturbances from rolling ships.
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Levant
Farm Labor Wages Reach Multidecade High Across Regions
New federal figures show American farm labor wages averaged 27.50 per month in 1910 with board to 19.25, the highest in 45 years. Regional highs include Nevada 44.00, Montana 30.00, and New England 33.19, while South Carolina 16.50 and Oklahoma 28.10 with board 15.28 reflect wide regional variation.
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Leto
Department of Egricuirer
Nevaes
Montana
Washington
South Carolina
New England
North Atlantic
Massachusetts
South Atlantic
West Virginia
Mississip
Thessippi
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Nevada
New Radish Pest Remedy Combines Arsenate and Wool Fat
Farm and Fireside notes a radish fly outbreak expected in early spring. Eggs hatch near radish roots and maggots bore into the roots. Traditional manures do not protect plants. roiling water kills exposed maggots but not inside roots. A new compound remedy this year blends lime and sulphur solution with arsenate and wool fat for targeted control.
Double Your Milk Supply from Danish Dairy Lessons
A note urges U S dairy farmers to double milk output by adopting Danish dairy practices. It cites Denmark rising from 3 000 to 6 000 pounds per cow after following expert guidance and encourages American farmers to learn and apply similar sensible advice to boost profits.
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United States
Denmark
Crop yields rise with intensive culture across Europe
After more than six centuries of production in older European countries, crop yields grow larger and improve due to more intelligent methods of intensive farming.
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Europe
Surprise Birthday for H F Kern Draws Wide Kinfolk
A large crowd gathered at H F Kern’s home on Martinsburg Pike two miles from Winchester to celebrate his sixty second birthday. A four to six pm meat supper was served with music by May Jenkins Love Baker and others. Relatives from Winchester Cedar Grove Lenore and Keyser attended along with neighbors and friends.
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Wanders
H. F. Kern
Martinsurg Pike
Winchester
Kern
May Jenkins
Miss Love Baker
Mary Kern
Gerardstown
John Kern
Levi Boyd
Cedar Grove
Laura Ritter
Cumberland
Mamie Chapman
Bertha and
Frances Chapman
Keyser
Saloma Nesmith
Jamie Ash
Ethel Ash
Lenore
Joel Ashwood
Lucy Snapp
Deerfield Brevities reads like a small town cachet
In Deerfield Virginia on June 12 Mrs John Snapp visited her mother here recently Mr Martin is visiting Mr John Miller Miss Lile Terault spent several days in Stephens City
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Deerfield
John
Martin
Lile ‘Terault
Stephens City
Statement of the Financial Condition of The Peoples Bank
The Peoples Bank at Stephens City Frederick County Virginia files 1911 financials with assets totaling 95437.18 and liabilities including capital stock 10000 surplus 4000 and deposits 76783.44. Eugene Chiles cashesier signs with attestations by J M Steele J H Canter and A A Adam and sworn before Geo A Samsell notary public June 10 1911.
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Stephens City
Frederick
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Eugene
Chiles
People’s Bank
Akagen
E. Chiles
State of Virginia
Misers Quip Sparks Grim Lash at Avarice
A fragment from Bow and Hill voices a harsh joke about misers, claiming perpetual frost in rich pockets makes money freeze and cannot be drawn. The speaker odd adds a macabre remedy to force money to spill from pockets.
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