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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1915
Page
3
A proposal suggests routing a special train along the old Baltimore and Ohio line to Martinsburg to stop for a liberation ceremony to honor Old Liberty. It notes Martinsburg as a war-born West Virginia city likely to host events, while Winchester residents plan a separate pilgrimage to Philadelphia to pay homage.
Rev. Caleb E Queen, pastor of John Mann Episcopal Church of Winchester, drew a glad hearing at both services on his first Sunday. Parishioners praised his sermons as God sent and noted his rapid impact since arriving from Hillsville, Virginia, where he spent two years and added nearly one hundred members, paid debts, and funded a new parish.
Legendary 10 cent Cascarets promise to cleanse the stomach and bowels while you sleep. Claims say the product removes undigested food, bile, and toxins, leaving the body feeling refreshed by morning. Emphasizes benefits for adults and children and asserts no griping.
The Maryland native, age 34, with wife and five children, expresses satisfaction with Winchester and optimism for a successful ministry there after leaving his prior posting. He is well regarded as he moves to serve in the community.
A whaling ship named White secured a rare right whale off the British Columbia coast. The species is scarce in northern Pacific waters and prized for its 16 bones. The whale, first of its kind in years in that region, was valued at about $20,000.
The clipping lists retail and wholesale prices for staples and farm products. Items include corn pr... per bushel, middlings, butter varieties, eggs, live poultry, potatoes, onions, and bacon with price ranges and unit measures. Names and exact figures are partially garbled but indicate a local markets round up.
A Baltimore market item lists Wheat spot and April at 1.61 and Corn spot at 88 1 4, with Prime nearby yellow oil on spot for carloads at 4.29 per barrel. The telegraph service provides daily market updates and notes these figures as of publication day.
Quotations from the previous day indicate steady butter and live hogs, but easier cattle and sheep. Poultry and hay are quiet with varying wholesale prices for calves, calves and other livestock, plus referenced ranges for hay, calves and sheep in the region.
Receipts of apples are fairly heavy though holding affects grade. Bulk stock is generally good quality. sales proceed at low figures. Ben Davis Firsts at 2.25, seconds 1.50. Baldwin Firsts 3.50, seconds 2.25. Winesap Firsts 3.26,5, seconds 2.50.
The text argues astrology can only indicate potential favorable or unfavorable periods. It cautions that predicting exact outcomes like illness or financial trouble is conjecture, while positive planetary influences may bring health, vitality, prestige, or sudden good fortune.
Official scores list results from multiple leagues. New York defeated Washington 9 to 2 while Boston beat Athletics 9 to 5. Chicago topped Cleveland 12 to 1. St. Louis edged Detroit 3 to 1. Other scores include New York 3 Brooklyn 0 and Philadelphia 7 Boston 4. Cincinnati 13 Chicago 12. St. Louis 3 Pittsburgh 0. Brooklyn 8 Baltimore 4. Newark 5 Buffalo 2. Pittsburgh St. Louis game noted as rain.
An old consumer warning touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims calomel is mercury, poisons the liver, and can cause salivation and illness, while Liver Tone promises to start the liver without side effects and is suitable for children.
Salonika dispatches report a high level plot to kill Enyver Pasha General Von Der Golts and General Von Sanders during a minister of war conference in Constantinople. A fuse clockwork bomb was found before the meeting and several suspects are being tortured for confessions. A trawler named Recolo sank in the North Sea near Grimsby with crew losses uncertain. All Scandinavian ships bound for Sweden from England were ordered to shelter in nearest ports.
Report notes rumors that Germany plans to stop traffic between Swenden and Italy, with no official confirmation from authorities. The note cites unnamed sources and reflects wartime disruption concerns.
The article argues for comprehensive fire prevention efforts focusing on schools to reduce wasteful fire damage. It claims a large portion of costs could be saved by instilling fire safety awareness in future generations and stresses the need for preventive campaigns.
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