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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
4
Daily Winchester Virginia newspaper notice outlines subscription rates and delivery terms. Reads pricing for one, three and six month periods with advance payment options and post office handling details.
The piece argues Senator Martin remains the true leader of the Democratic majority in the U S Senate, noting a historical mix up with Senator Kern and asserting leadership comes from merit, not title. It emphasizes Martin's qualifications and contends the selection reflects established reality.
Promoters outline a plan for a 200 mile Shenandoah Valley to Washington and Baltimore rail line. The route would extend through the valley, linking towns and boosting trucking and passenger service if local support grows. They aim to build public sentiment before formal steps.
A long roster details prizes awarded at a fruit show in Virginia with entries from Grimes Golden York Imperial Stayman and others. It records classes for plates boxes barrels and displays with first second and third place monetary prizes across multiple exhibitors including Grimes Golden Northern Spy Winesap and Ben Davis from towns such as Crozet Roanoke Winchester Harrisonburg and Staunton.
Winners and prizes announced for multiple classes including Best six half barrels first prize of $20 and Best Apple Pie from Willett J. B. Poages Mill Virginia with $5. Coriection of plates class winner Silver Cup and James Dickie Challenge ace Wayland with Miss B class 20 Best Apple Pie $5 Wirsing T. R. Roanoke 6 Best Box second $2.
Free catalog offered to readers to assist with gift selection. Readers are urged to call write or visit for a copy, promising helpful ideas and a chance to visit the store.
A Chicago report says 160000 people are in the grip of a loan trust led by Joan shark-traat. The network of 139 agencies, said to be run largely by women, moves fast to arrange borrowing and pressure borrowers who fall behind. Total business is about 11.8 million yearly.
Howard De Weese, a professional burglar, turned himself in at Chicago police headquarters claiming he was elsewhere burglary when his wife was killed in Utah. Salt Lake detectives head here to transport him, facing possible murder charges with Utah’s firing squad or death by garrote if convicted, while he asserts innocence and seeks to return his wife to her proper grave.
Martinsburg reports John A. Dick of Grimes Virginia says his Bener and Dick company sold 9 000 barrels of Yorks Winesaps Grimes Albemarle Pippins and Ben Davis bringing 18000 dollars net at local point. Culls sold near a dollar per hundred pounds. The Grimes orchard spans ninety seven acres aged seventeen to twenty seven years.
A poem by Walt Mason mocks a benevolent neighbor who urges a sick man to abandon belief in pain. The speaker contrasts cheerful advice with real agony and a girth of frustration as the head throbs and others doubt the illness.
A vintage advertisement touts Pinex cough syrup made from Norway pine extract and guaiacol. It claims rapid soothing of inflamed throat membranes, loosening phlegm, and relief from bronchitis and whooping cough. Contains directions, refund guarantee, and mentions Pinex Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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