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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1915

Page

2

Bloom Brevities Read At Bloom Va Community

Local notes reveal visits and greetings among Bloom residents including Rev and Mrs Edgar Cooper and son Paul of Bridgeport Doan and relatives from Washington Winchester Marlboro and Star Tannery. Events include a Gravel Springs Sunday school picnic and an all day Mount Pleasant meeting. Rev Cooper to preach at St Johns church August 22.

Bloom Edgar Cooper Paul Bridgeport, Doan A. E. Cooper Joseph Bean Mary Williams Washington Paul Bracken New York City M. P. Glynn Viola Shifflett Mountain Falls Ivan Miller Wardenaville John O'Flaherty Mount Pleasant Thomas Cooper A. H. Lockhart Deborah Winchester St. Johns Lutheran Church Bessie Whittington Carson Allamong Marietta White Star Tannery Gravel Springs

Father Was Right GOLDBERG Tux Tobacco Ad Teaser

An old tobacco ad touts Tux brand with lines about constant smoking and a “money-in-the-bank” feeling. The copy promotes always having a tin, promising daily use and year-round cheer without a break.

Tuxedo Tobacco Ad Highlights Mildness and Fragrance

An advertisement touts Tuxedo tobacco as a mild temperate blend with refined leaf that eliminates harshness. It promises a wholesome smoke for mind and body and notes availability in tin and glass humidors at 40c, 80c, 50c, and 90c.

American Tobacco Company

Staunton Racket Store Faces Bankruptcy Action

Creditors of the Racket Stock Company of Staunton filed for bankruptcy and a receiver to take charge. Petitioners include Pp W Rouss trading as Charles Broadway Rouss New York W M Lewis Aldine Wilkerson Augusta Printing Corp and Leader Publishing Co. The case was before Judge R E B Nelson acting as judge in Harrisonburg Virginia Western District. Receiver B M Overton set at 20000 bond. Debts are about 10000 with assets estimated 6000 to 10000. Stock ...

Staunton Pp. W. Rouss Charles Broadway Rouss New York W M. Lewis Aldine Wilkerson Augusta Printing Corporation Leader Publishing Company United States District Court of Virginia Western Division Harrisonburg H. McDowell R. EB. R. Nelson B. M. Overton

Foley Kidney Pills Sold Everywhere After Cure Letter

Local man F. W. Woolsey of Jacksonville Texas says Foley Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble rheumatism and backache. Thousands have written similar letters noting the tonic and prompt action of the pills.

F. W. Woolsey Jacksonville Tex Foley

Weather favorable for crops across the state

Weather last week was favorable for vegetation with temperatures about two degrees above normal. Although most areas saw below normal rainfall, moisture supported all crops with tobacco ripening and corn advancing rapidly. No major insect damage reported and yields appear excellent. Fall plowing proceeds as alfalfa and clover germinate and grow.

Tomato Canning Factory Burned at Big Pool

Fire destroyed the tomato canning factory at Big Pool in Washington County Maryland on Wednesday. The plant, built years ago, had operated for three years using local tomatoes. It was run by A. J. Michael and N. E. Funkhouser, the latter formerly of Winchester.

Big Pool Washington County A. J. Michael N. E. Funkhouser Winchester

Tomato Cannery Factory Fire Reported With Partial Loss

The article notes a tomato cannery once owned by Mr. Funkhouser and later by W. B. Hull. The factory was a key local industry, canning large quantities of tomatoes. The building valued at 500 dollars with 300 dollars insurance and 200 dollars loss or damage noted.

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Heller’s Etta Annie Grim Berryville Anna Cooper Daisy Mar Nathen Wilams Nid Eey Williams Clyde Orndorff Marlboro James Bean J. F. Bean Deborah Bean Bessie Wright Frank White Martha White Mintie Hulver Mary Hulver Arthur Miller Millere Dam Store C. E. Foley Charles Town and Berryville Turnpike Father By Goldberg Miles Saesteentha Julius Andes Ron F. R. L. Goldberg Poolish Mr. Funkhouser W. B. Hull Lewis Agency Washington, D. C Bell Phone John W. Reed Apple Ridge Union Bank of Winchester Funk & Son GEO Kurtz John W. Rosenberger Builders’ Supplies Braddock and Wolfe Sts Baltimore & Ohio Seashore Atlantic City Pullman Cape May Sea Isle City Ocean City Stone Harbor Wildwood Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Winchester & Potomac Railroad Co Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company R. Gray Williams Co. W. Woolford Lamp’s Court House Gibbons Street A. G. Swanson Miller's Drug Store DR. Hess Miller’s Drug Store Yoth Main Street Baltimore & Ohio Baltimore Galveston News
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