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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1916
Page
5
Cumberland Valley schedule lists trains to Philadelphia and New York from stations above, with arrival in Winchester at 9 20 am daily except Sunday and 7 22 pm daily, plus express and Sunday exceptions. Superintendent A Ripole and General Passenger Agent signatures appear.
Norfolk and Western schedules list No. 13 9 18a.m. Bristol bound with Roanoke intermediate stops and parlor car connections. No. 1 2 27a.m. runs Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediate stops with Pullman cars cafe and Shenandoah Gary connections. No. 27 6 38 p.m. to Shenandoah and intermediates. No. 28 9 32 a.m. to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with Shenandoah Junction or Washington connections.
A humorous anecdote frames Socrates about to drink hemlock. A companion asks why he drinks, and he jokes about avoiding expectations with a Dutch treat twist. The piece preserves a playful, antiquated voice.
A humorous note debates a new gasoline substitute and its effect on costs while a later report jokes about car accidents involving Slithersby. A woman in the recent mishap is unnamed.
A witty exchange notes Titewad claiming control after drinking. After four high balls the night prior he reportedly handed $5 to a poor friend without resistance.
A hobos tale frames a failed hand laundry business and a breakup as he describes being left by a woman who returned home to her family.
A compact verse notes the sting of being labeled a has been among peers. It contrasts four words used in verse as catalysts of hurt, deeming the saddest insult the phrase He’s a has been.
Advertises 5 grain Tassao tablets at Harry L. Livick's claiming a simple cure for excess flesh. Describes the tablets as pleasant, harmless and without diet or exercise, promising gradual weight loss and mail order availability.
An advertisement offers a free Tassco coupon and a 50 cent obesity treatment box. Send 10 cents in silver or stamps to cover postage and packing with return mail delivery.
A Sulphur Oklahoma man recalls ten years of kidney trouble and gradual relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. He reports noticeable improvement after the first doses and complete recovery after three bottles. Sold everywhere.
A witty exchange critiques a new melodrama noting a kitchen scene where the heroine washes dishes for her mother. The critics lament realism issues while praising the overall performance.
A character notes a boy can translate Latin words on a silver dollar instantly but only if someone lends him the dollar, highlighting a playful linguistic skill.
A humorous dialogue features a romance bound for a balloon honeymoon, a maid quip about uniqueness, and a bachelor’s retort. Interspersed are lines about cigarettes and a joke on married life. Parker answers about income with a clever twist, while Worthington returns to Baltimore after a weekend at the Winchester Inn.
A four and a half foot blacksnake briefly rested on a four year old girl’s lap on a Maple Shade farm near Shepherdstoon. Mrs. Lowe moved the child indoors and, with Mrs. Martin, killed the serpent with a hoe.
Mr. Gardner W. Brown arrived back in New York last night following a visit to his wife and young daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Russell on Washington Street.
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