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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1916
Page
5
Cumberland Valley timetable lists train arrivals from Winchester Martinsburg Hagerstown to Chambersburg Shippensburg Mechanicsburg and Harrisburg. It notes arrival times around 9 270 am and later in day 1245 am and 7227 pm with daily and Sunday exceptions. Superintendent P A Artppre Cen P A remains unclear.
Norfolk and Western timetable fragments list departures to Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah and intermediates. No 13 at 9 18 a m to Roanoke Parior Car and Bristol. No 1 at 2 27 a m to Roanoke Bristol Pine Field Pocahontas Welch Norton and Gary Win ston connections at Roanoke with Memphis special. No 27 6 38 p m to Shenandoah and intermediates. No 278 9 33 a m to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with Shenandoah Junction Washington connections.
A recent Agriculture Department note says mutton demand and wool use rise, urging farmers to expand sheep herds. It warns wood paper costs have surged 100 to 200 percent, threatening many papers from dailies to weeklies with likely price increases and possible closures.
The guide describes hen health signs: a plump red comb and bright face signal laying condition and vitality, while a shriveled comb with purplish edges indicates illness or impending decline. It notes restlessness and high activity when free, versus listlessness when confined or out of condition.
The guidance emphasizes feeding chickens at night to ensure crops are full before roosting. It advises allowing grain to be consumed within ten to fifteen minutes, ensuring birds go to bed with full crops.
The article notes that fireworks were first used in Europe in Florence, marking an early display of pyrotechnics in the city and hinting at their spread across the continent.
Apple Grove residents report weekend trips to Wardensville West Virginia for a camp meeting. Local visitors include E W Terault, Ben Leggett, Leah Nossett, P R Grabill, and families. Others called on George Wigginton, Miss Meta Boyce, Ruth Manuel, and Misses Carpenter at Relief. Farmers have begun fall plowing.
Society items record motor trips by Mr 4 H Hawkins and family and Miss Elinor Hawkins of Huntington propelled to hotels in Winchester and other residents visiting relatives in Luray Frederick and city areas. The piece notes Mrs G Casper Fries in critical condition at home on National Avenue.
An old advice note warns against using regular soaps for hair as they are too alkaline and dry the scalp. It recommends refined coconut oil for washing, producing rich lather that cleans dust and oil, leaving hair soft, silky, and easy to manage. Coconut oil is inexpensive and widely available at pharmacies.
Mr. Holmes Carper has recovered from appendicitis and is out again Rev John Q Adams a Harrisburg minister spends a few days at Opequon W R Lucas and family leave for Wrightsville Beach N C for two weeks Dr B B Dutton heads to Middlesex county for a vacation Capt C H Sipe of Carlisle registered at Hotel Jack Miss Mary Sterling and party from Latrobe were at Evans Hotel Mr and Mrs Cronshire and Mr R H Dryke Greenspring registered at Evans Hotel W E Everett and family from Greensburg were motor guests at Evans Hotel
Charles Andrew McCann prominent Baltimore society and Paint and Powder Club figure spent over two hours Tuesday afternoon on an operating table at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He had a growth removed from his scalp and has appeared at the Empire theater to the delight of Winchester audiences.
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