Frederick County Fruit Growers Urged to Boost Co op Efforts
A local critique urges better cooperation among fruit growers to raise high quality fruit. It calls for regular meetings, practical demonstrations on orchard care, pruning, spraying, picking, and packing, and a strong exhibition to impress the State Horticultural Society visiting January first. It stresses expanding membership and a full fruit display to prove Frederick county’s fruit industry strong and organized.
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Farmers’ Institute
The
State Horticultural Society
Frederick County
Butter Maker Seeks Cheap Butter Blending Machine
A veteran butter maker visited Harrisonburg to sample a butter blender. He bought a pound of butter and a pint of milk, blended them into two pounds of butter, and praised the result as 100 percent better than his production. He offered to buy a machine, calling it cheap at 5.00.
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Harrisonburg
War Time Play Delights Audience Amid Wartime Drama
A Virginia home story during the Confederacy portrays hunger and pride as Union officers exploit a wartime ruse. Lt. in love with General Warren’s daughter takes false orders, aiding a trap to ambush and capture the supply train.
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Virginia
Confederacy
Mr. DeMille
Warren
General Warren
Tumor Story Prompts Confidence in Lydia E. Pinkham
A Virginia or Indiana reader reports four years of tumor growth and hospital contingency. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she recovers strength and plans to continue recommending the remedy. The ad touts thirty years of official use and offers confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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South Bend
Indl
Ly FE
Pinkham
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
War drama at Warren home tests love and duty
The scene centers on a Uwinion lieutenant torn between love for a girl and duty to country. A trick involving the beloved strains belief, with the man arguing his life would pay the price for disobeying orders. An artistic ending would have had the heroine sacrifice him, but a happy ending returns years later for forgiveness as the father invites him back. This essay praises Manager Hable and notes the town’s rare access to his plays each season.
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Dren
Warren
Esssay
Hable
Gowan's Pneumonia Preparation Promoted for Home Use
Advertisements claim the bottle reduces inflammation congestion and coughs and is useful for pneumonia croup colds and pains. It stresses quick absorption and urges purchase from druggists from 1.00 to 25c and keeping it at home for emergencies.
Death of Ezra Nicodemus after paralysis at 75 in Martinsburg
Intelligence from Winchester reports the death of Ezra Nicodemus at his Martinsburg West Virginia home after a two week paralysis illness. A native of Washington County Maryland he was 75 and never married. Survived by brothers and sisters he served in Union Army Company B Eleventh Maryland Regiment and was wounded at New Market. He farmed until retiring nine years ago and is buried at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Winchester
Ezra Nicodemus
Martinsburg
W. Va
Washington County
John Nicodemus
A. Wilson
Oie
Green Hill Ceme
Nicodemus
Maryland
New Market
Frederick County
Herbert S. Larrick
F.wm. Miller
County Court House
Cumberland Valley Depot
Water Street
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Hlerbert S. Larrick
J. Wim. Miller
J. Wm. Miller
The
Cumberland Valley Railroad Co
Warren Rice
Barr Leaves for Charlottesville Visit
Mr. Watter reports Barr departed this morning for a several day visit to Charlottesville Virginia.
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Watter
Barr
Charlottesville, Va
Cedar Coffin Bill Investigated In Pedro Death Case
In Austin Pa relatives in Italy challenge a $225 cedar coffin charge by local undertaker George B McDonald linked to Pedro, killed by a train February 22 1896. The cedar claim is refuted by Italy via consul and Paul Costa, with a maple coffin alleged and a demand to cut $100 from the price.
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Austin
Italy
Italia
Pear
Peter Pedaha
George B McDonald
Pedro
McDonald
Washington
Paul Costa
Old Negro Has 51 Children in Creek Nation
Tulsa, Okla Charles Roberts a Creek freedman near Broken Arrow is named the father of 51 children the most in the civilized world per Dawes commission records. He says the count comes from a prior plural marriage under Creek law. now only one wife remains legally. Of 51, 35 are living with 29 married. Roberts and his wife with 19 children once toured Washington and met President Roosevelt. he plans another trip before Roosevelt leaves office. Both are healthy and optimistic about a long life and more.
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Tulsa
Okla
Charles Roberts
Broken Arrow
Tulsa County
Dawes Commission
Muskogee
Roberts
Washington
Roosevelt
Nu Century
Milking Rule A Life Risk In Richmond Hill
A long horned cow Brinnie owned by George Koch will let only a man milk her. Koch wore a white apron per health order, but Brindle kicked him, badly cutting his face. The cow refuses to be milked by women. a past incident showed a woman in trousers milking her with no trouble. Koch fled after the kick, milk and pail toppled.
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Richmond Hill
L. I
Brinnie
George Koch
Koch
Eoch
Board of Health
Brindle
Mangled Matrimony Bargain In Indiana License Fight
George E. Craft of Bangor Michigan visited South Bend to marry and asked for a reduced license price. Clerk quoted two dollars. Craft quipped that the bride was worth it yet hoped to save funds. He paid the fee after hesitating, claiming he could wed cheaper in Michigan.
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South Bend
Ind
Bangor
Mich
Frank P. Cristoph
Craft
Michigan
Indiana
Egg in lap of autoist causes town exhibit
A passing automobile party collided with a flock of chickens in a small town. One hen rushed into a lady passenger’s lap and laid an egg. The unbroken egg was handed to a storekeeper and placed on display.
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Sullivan
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Hi. F. Byrd
Chichester
I-Choster
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Piamond Ehrand
Thomas
D. A. Thomas & CO
Hagerstown
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J.F Iew Brown
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Oklahoma
Markee
Henry
Bretjer
Broadhead
Japsnika
Henry Baetjer & CO
Washington City
Ry. Co
Scheuer’s
Berryville
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Front Royal, Virginia
Winchester Steam Dyeing & Cloning
W’ks
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New Pike
Poyce
A. F. Tinsman
White Post
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N. Braddock St
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Kes Burpee
Fred S. Boyd
the Circuit Court of
Luther Brill
Chancery
H. Purcell
R. Gray Williams
S. B. Pifer
Ss. I. Pifer
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M. Steck
Ward & Larrick
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