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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
5
Train schedule notes arrival in Winchester from stations listed, daily except Sunday. Morning 11 45 am and evening 7 22 pm daily. Superintendent H A Riddl and General Passenger Agent P. A. listed in the public timetable.
The timetable lists trains including No. 13 9:18 a.m. to Bristol with interline stops, Pullman Sleepers and Dining Car to Roanoke, plus Parlor Car and cafe service. Nos. 1 2:27 a.m. to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton with Pullman and cafe options and Shenandoah Gary connections. No. 77 6:38 p.m. to Shenandoah and intermediate stations with Hoathbourd No. 28 9:32 a.m. toward Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with connections at Shenandoah Junction or Washington.
The event featured Kid Mille the c 7? Wightweighestlerode and George Reynolds Carnival Company in a five minute wrestling match against Howard Talbert at Winchester Athletic Club. Miller failed to throw Talbert, prompting a challenged rematch for Thursday night. Miller then entertained club members and offered wrestling tips to the local class.
Fresh Fish On Fridays. Hides wanted. List includes C. R. Grubbs' Meat Market and numerous names scattered across Goshen Indiana Wilmington Delaware Covington Virginia Beckley West Virginia Moundsville Pennsylvania and York. Contains social notices and personal references.
A Richmond Journal correspondent recalls mint julep lore as a Virginia institution. He describes Virginia methods and etiquette for preparing the drink, contrasting with Kentucky traditions, and argues Virginia superiority with detailed steps and ceremonial reverence.
The Star lists closing day prices from local buyers across categories. Livestock notes calves and pigs with per head ranges, sheep and lambs by per pound, and poultry with live weight figures. Crop data covers corn, hay, and potatoes with spot quotations and wholesale terms.
Troopers Meade and Gooch were on a 48 hour leave that expired at 5 30 Monday morning. They traveled from Alexandria to Richmond by train and were believed to have diverted by stages toward the Blues quarters at Sherwood Park after stopping at Acca.
The Senate passed the army appropriation bill with an amendment removing the provision that would subject retired officers to the articles of war. The President had vetoed last week over this issue, insisting both retired and active officers be included.
The widow of Winchester contractor Strother Shull died at 5 a.m. at 133 Bas Monmouth Street from a complication of diseases. A Clarke County native aged 61, she was a devout member of Braddock Street Methodist Church and is survived by her husband, three daughters Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Shaner and Miss Welah Shull, and a son Mr. Arthur Shull. Funeral details were not yet set. Also departing were Misses Mattye Eskridge and Louise Holt en route to Laurel Delaware after visiting at 511 South Braddock Street.
A quirky item notes cats and biology with a striking line about catfish breathing every four breaths and a dramatic count of bones and muscles. The fragment reads like a humorous aside in a larger column about worry and natural oddities.
An aged physician warns kidneys drive premature aging and death and urges those over thirty to protect kidney vitality and cleanse the blood with plenty of pure water and a daily Anuric tablet taken before meals. The solver claims Anuric dissolves uric acid like hot water dissolves sugar and cites Dr. Pierce of Buffalo as inventor.
A real live pig, crated on a rear seat, nearly escaped its crate as the car turned from Market into East Piccadilly. The owner, chauffeur, and bystanders struggled to secure the animal amid amused onlookers who noted pigs in Fords are a rare sight in Winchester.
Prof Haskell urges careful seed selection, seed bed prep, and ample plant food to raise next season's wheat yields in the Shenandoah Valley. He warns against late seeding due to Hesdan fly and endorses ammonia rich fertilizers for quick fall growth and later kernel filling, noting phosphoric acid supports later expansion. W L Fultz and Scott Grant travel by car to Harrisonburg for the Firemen's Convention.
Lancaster County advertisement for seed wheat ground lime limestone and alfalfa from H. H. Baker at 46K Piccadilly Street. Includes Kansas grown alfalfa and car lots with seed offerings. Runs Jue-sat-1p-tf.
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