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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1920
Page
3
An 4 15 im notice promotes Wolcott's Pain Paint for catarrh scalds burns pains headache and general household ailments with Millers Drug Store as the seller.
The property at Nos. 214 and 216 East Baker Street offers frontage of about 80 feet and depth of 130 feet. Located near several large manufacturing plants it is described as desirable. Terms: one-half cash at sale, balance in six months secured by bond and insurance on the property. Postponed to May 1 at the same time and place.
The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Company reports a near completion of a new high tension electric line from the Virginia Power Company's facility at Millville West Virginia to Frederick Maryland. The route passes Jefferson Brunswick Ferry and includes an aluminum cable system rated at high voltage to supply Frederick’s street lighting and power needs. The project, with an estimated cost of about 60000 dollars, aims to improve service by reducing reliance on intermittent lines. The railway company already distributes power across Maryland Virginia and operates extensive electric railways reaching Greencastle Pennsylvania and connects with the Western Maryland Railway at Thurmont Maryland.
A nurse from East Rochester New York writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her run down nerves and bladder issues and that she recommends it to young women with backache irregularities fainting spells and indigestion. The ad invites others to write for free confidential advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
In the Indian Ocean fishermen prize the drain fish as a valued article. Across the New Hebrides islands primitive ceremonies endure, with the Ran ging ground prepared for periodic outbreaks of ritual dancing and feasting. The observer notes a wild, sacred drum ritual and a lingering view of the islands as semi civilized.
Centenary Reform Church led a drive to raise 4903.96 for general extension work across the United States, with Winchester canvassers delivering well above quota and Richmond area churches reporting strong results. St Stephens Harrisonburg Trinity Winchester Weyers Cave Rockingham charge reports show substantial progress toward the 11 million target.
Norfolk and Western timetable lists trains to Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah and Hagerstown with Pullman sleepers to Philadelphia and New York. Notable connections at Shenandoah Junction and Roanoke with Memphis special. Passenger agent W Saunders and W B Revill noted for travel details.
The undersigned offers for sale at public auction in front of the County Court House at Winchester Va on Saturday May 1 1925 at 11 oclock AM two tracts of real estate in Frederick County five miles west of Winchester on the Winchester and Western Railroad Tract 1 contains 61 acres with a dwelling and outbuildings and 6 acres of orchard Tract 2 contains 0 acres with a dwelling and 6 acres of orchard part of this tract is timber Terms: one third cash on sale day the balance in two equal installments bonds payable with date of sale and secured by a deed of trust and a policy of insurance on the buildings WALTER M BUDDECKF Ward and Larrick Attys. 15-22-29
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