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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
5
Train schedule details for Cumberland Valley routes include arrivals at Winchester from listed stations at 9:20 am daily except Sunday, 11:45 am, and 7:22 pm daily. Tower supervisor A H Riddle signs as general agent.
The fragmented timetable lists Norfolk and Western Nos. 1 2 27 and 28 with routes to Roanoke Bristol Pocahontas Welch Norton Shenandoah Junction Harrisburg Philadelphia New York and connections at Shenandoah and Roanoke for Pullman sleepers cafe cars and parlor service.
The document lists financial figures including capital stock paid in deducted for interest expenses and taxes, surplus funds, undivided profits, and various deposits. It shows total deposits of 74,539,551 with certified checks amounting to 1,262.50 and a breakdown of individual and savings deposits.
Ready, Ky resident Krees Bratcher reports six months of illness including bed rest and nerv ousness improved after taking eleven bottles of Cardui. She says her weight rose, health returned, and urges other women with female ailments to try Cardui, claiming it has helped thousands over 50 years. Available at all druggists.
Refuge notes report the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Grim is critically ill two weeks after birth. Dr. Williams of Middletown attends. Social items record visits by relatives and friends to families in Refuge and nearby areas including Stephens City, Vaucluse and Winchester.
Under a trust deed from Lucy A Hicks and others the Hicks Farm of 200 acres in Frederick County Virginia goes to public auction at noon on Saturday August 26 1916 in front of the County Courthouse Winchester. The property includes a dwelling and improvements on limestone land along the Winchester to Front Royal road. Terms: one third cash day of sale, two thirds by purchaser bonds due one and two years hence at 6 percent interest, with deed of trust as security. Auction conducted by trustee R Gray Williams.
A fragmentary ad note from The Bar-it pave shows a promotional line with unclear branding and missing context. Readable elements include an advertising intent and a company tag possibly indicating a local business push.
Summit Point West Virginia August 9 Mr and Mrs J B White of near Summit Point hosted a birthday dinner on July 30 for their two sons N W White of near Middleway and John White of near Berryville. Guests included Edward McCormick Luthe Swartz families W M White and family John White Clifton Berryville Lucy Brewer Mary Kelley Louis Kelley George Roserberger Wilton Henry Gruber family and Davis Gruber Niagara Falls New York. The table featured honeysuckle and pansies.
The Department of Agriculture plans actions to lighten the housekeeper’s workload in rural communities and improve living conditions. The article outlines upcoming measures to aid women and families in these areas.
A Browinesque dispatch from Brownsville Texas notes Conrad's Foot Cavalry marching along Cameron County ditches during the rainy season. The unit drills, hikes ten miles daily, and contends with mesquite forests goats and snails in tents while observing irrigation crops and Valleys. they long for Virginia scenery and report peaceful border conditions as they move east or west of Brownsville.
The Winchester young men host a dance in the Winchester Inn ball room from 9 to 1 with many couples expected from town and nearby areas. The organizing committee includes John Stuart William Arthur and Safford Quintard. Representative Co GC Dickingon of Missouri's Sixth District is visiting relatives in Middletown. Dr. R S Lovelace of Huntingdon is a weekend guest at the Wayside Inn in Middletown.
Miss Isabel Baker hosted a gathering at her parents home on South Washington street with guests including the Misses Marstall of Chita visiting Miss Gertrude Barton. Mrs John Rockey and daughter Miss Edna Rockey of Pennsylvania stayed with Mr and Mrs George Allison on Fairmont Avenue.
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