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Winchester The Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1907

Page

2

Laying Taxes and Revenue Rules for Winchester 1907

The ordinance outlines tax collection by the City Treasurer with receipts for land and property books, a three percent penalty after September 30 1907, and duties to report under oath to the Finance Committee. It sets commissions, monthly reports, and penalties for failing to pay licenses, with distress and jail as remedies if needed. It also covers public revenue appropriations for 1907 1908 across departments.

Finance Committee Virginia Circuit Court Frederick County Thomas J. Skinker James M. Hite Chancery R. Gray Williams John M. Steck James Madison Hite Wood Winchester R. M. Ward Attys Frank B. Whiting

Notice to creditors of Jos E Funkhouser estate

All persons holding claims against or being indebted to the estate of the late Jos E Funkhouser must settle within 30 days from date. Cc E Funkhouser Exor.

Jos. E. Funkhouser

Butter Making Rules for Starter, Churning, and Salt

Practical guide on selecting starter amounts by cream ripening, stirring effects on texture, and acid testing. Describes churning temperatures from 50 to 60 F, timing around 30 to 35 minutes, stopping at bean sized granules, washing with warm water, and salting to about one ounce per pound. Notes overworking yields waxy or lardlike butter and emphasizes texture control.

Keep the Cow Well Fed and Pruning in Grape Culture

The text emphasizes maintaining cows and grapes, noting feeding prevents milk drop and that pruning is crucial to grape culture. It warns against haphazard pruning and advises consulting standard works on grape culture for proper methods.

Wall Dressers Advertise Low Price Paper

A wall paper business promotes itself as wall dressers offering 15 000 rolls of wallpaper from cheap to premium. They claim direct mill sourcing and low prices with rooms furnished for a dollar. The ad emphasizes value without using cheap paper.

Hats for Ladies and Children at Big Sample Savings

Unusually large stock of ladies and children's hats all samples. Save from 50 cents to 1.50 on any hat. Hats worth more than the tag price, sample flowers likewise discounted. Silk chiffons for trimmings offered at 25 cents per yard.

Faulkner’s Main Streeeet

Dress Goods Overstock Sale Notes Shown in Notice

Dress goods sale offers steep cuts to clear stock. Wool materials priced at 39 cents and 50 cents, while wool items at 75 cents and 1.25 dollars are reduced. Lawn and organdy fabrics also advertised with reduced pricing.

Silk Bargains at Mill Yard Ribbon Sale

Special bargain from the silk mill offers 1000 yards of ribbon short ends in various widths and lengths from 1 to 7 yards. Save 5 cents per yard, with prices at 20 and 25 cents. Hundreds of yards of fancy ribbons priced from 25 to 35 cents per yard.

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Urdinanlc Common Council W. Wilson H. H. Baker City of Committee On Lights Committee On Poor Mittee On Public Schools Water Department Committee On Water Works Committee On Streets Corporation Circuit Courts Tive Old Wards Committee On Claims Lars Cc. E. Funkhouser Wall Pa Minstrels J. A. Ide T. T. Wall’s Merle Ehaie R.H. Cornwell Stephens City Huber Aultman-Taylor Invincible Whitman Clark H. Purcell Agricultural Department Ladies’ Home Journal Home Journal Cottage Carpete Granite— Union and Wool Ingram Brussels Velvet Axminster Savonnerie Mattings China Henry Baetjer&aCo Panama Childrens Oxfords Bell Phos Wyndham &Brill Col R. H. Dulaney Welbourne P.O. Loudoun County P. CO Loudoun County R. H. Dulany Southdown Dulany Dulany F. Debutts Auctioseer Lemmon Continental Bidg Baltimore, Md Ager R. Hunter Dulany Upperville S. Rosenmeyer
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