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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1915
Page
5
An advertisement touts Cardui as a long standing remedy for women’s ailments. It claims past doctors failed to help and credits the tonic with relief and strength, urging women to try it and noting Chattanooga Medicine Co as producer.
H B Cooper Jr discusses future vocations at Woodside Poultry Plant on Ford Road in West Philadelphia, pondering a livelihood after years of exposure to poultry farming. He recalls how the concept of a poultry farm emerged in the country and influences his career thoughts.
A poultry farmer recalls starting with Barred Plymouth Rocks and building a Woodside Poultry Farm. He details a 270 eggs in a year record, notes the balance of breeding for show and market, and explains feeding, egg handling, incubators, and seasonal culling to sustain a profitable operation.
Train schedule fragment shows Cumberland Valley timetable May 24 with arrival times to Winchester and notes trains arriving 9 20 am daily except Sunday 11 5 am and 7 28 pm daily. Mentions J Tower HarippLe Gen P A.
The schedule lists westbound trains from Strasburg to Harrisonburg including No. 23 arriving 9 30 am, No. 49 arriving 2 50 pm, and No. 21 arriving 10 15 pm with a buffet parlor car. Eastbound trains No. 4 limited to Washington arriving 11 50 am and No. 28 local to Alexandria arriving 9 15 pm.
The notice lists Norfolk and Western train schedules for October 18 1914. It details No 13 9 18 a m to Bristol and intermediate stations with Pullman Sleepers and dining cars, No 1 2 27 a m to Roanoke Bristol and intermediate stations with connections to Memphis special, No 27 6 38 p m to Shenandoah and intermediates, and northbound services to Washington Hagerstown with Pullman cars.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated with internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as a blood to mucous surface medicine, touted as a regular prescription from a leading doctor. It asserts two ingredients cause its efficacy and offers a mail order to Toledo, Ohio.
Breeders are informed of two registered Percheron stallions for the season at a farm 20 miles north of Winchester in Lenore Virginia. Grimsley is a five year old very dark gray stallion over a ton insured 12 dollars. Joe is a three year old black stallion about 1800 pounds insured 10 dollars. Sired by Favorite. C L Nicodeumus announces the sale terms and season at home.
The poem recounts Bryant’s obsequies with praise for his mercy and justice. It reflects sorrow for his death, notes the nation’s debt for his work, and honors his role in the cause of freedom and the ending of slavery.
Notice of a ruling by the postmaster general allowing rural carriers to accept insured parcels and COD items for delivery on the spot. Carriers will use parcel post scales maps and guides with insurance and COD tags and receipts to record each parcel. Receipts will be filed and patrons receive a dated indorsed coupon as proof of mailing and payment.
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