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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1915
Page
3
Cumberland Valley time table lists train arrivals and daily departures from the station with a 9 20 am start and services at 11 45 am and 7 22 pm daily except Sunday. Superintendent HA Arb ribie and Gen P A are noted in the header.
Train notices list numbered schedules from Norfolk and Western detailing connections for Roanoke Shenandoah Junction Philadelphia New York and Hagerstown. Pullman sleepers dining cars cafe cars and parlor cars are noted with intermediate stations including Bristol Pocahontas Welch Norton and Winston Salem.
Rail timetable details from Strasburg to Harrisonburg, with No 23-Daily westbound departing 7:30 am and No 14 eastbound at 6:25 am. Connections include local stops to Morri sonburg and Alexandria, buffet parlor car services, and late-evening arrivals in Washington and Strasburg.
An 1915 court notice and an herbal remedy pitch appear in one clipping. The letter touts Vinol as a cure for bronchitis and a money back guarantee, while a Frederick County Virginia chancery decree outlines estate matters and a master commissioner’s instruction to account and report.
The article urges garden peas as a high value crop for family use or sale, noting their nitrogen fixing while advising timely plowing of vines as green manure. It discusses planting, fertilization, harvesting, and the economics of canning contracts, private trade, or cooperative canneries to boost farm profits.
The heaviest rainfall is observed in equatorial regions while desert areas of Asia and Africa receive the least. Heavy rains cluster near the equator, with arid zones remaining dry.
A stray remark questions health students who urge the public to avoid crowds while seemingly disregarding the speaker’s elevated platform. The comment notes a disconnect between public health guidance and personal example, urging consistency in messaging and behavior.
The article advises witch hazel as a lotion for large pores and red patches and suggests alcohol baths as a benefit when substituting the sponge. It claims an instantaneous hiccup cure using a teaspoon of common vinegar and notes boils at the neck arise from clothing irritation and hand infection, recommending hair removal and twice daily grain alcohol baths.
New York apples and market figures show prices for various varieties and grades. Notable entries include Baldwin and Winesap barrels with first and second class quotes, and Greenings Im per barrel with firsts and seconds. Vegetable and cattle terms appear scattered amid financial figures and vendor names.
Barrooms close on Saturdays in Sweden to honor pay day while savings banks stay open until midnight. The note mentions Star and a far resnite, but context is unclear.
Baltimore's only woman dentist Dr Fannie E Hoopes is profiled alongside Miss Mary E Ingersoll of Cleveland a descendant of Jonathan Edwards Claire Greacon a Washington DC law clerk outlines her rise from stenographer to official staff Mary Pickford’s near miss as a movie star is noted and Mrs Beulah B lay builds a Philadelphia playhouse to stage plays ignored by managers Seattle judge Bliss Reah M Whitehead is described as the prettiest and one of five city court judges her workload mirroring her colleagues
The passage compiles terse opinions from Boston Herald Washington Star and New York Sun on China the Philippines imperial policies and political party longevity. It also notes plans to celebrate completing the Culebra cut and mentions Emperor Yoshihito as the 122nd of his line.
A collection of aphorisms on war peace and human nature. Witty reflections on diplomacy, laziness, conscience, and public face with pointed contrasts and paradoxes.
Master Commissioner in Chancery of Frederick County Virginia to hear and report on Barr estate issues including realty liens and unpaid taxes. Public notice to run weekly for four weeks in Winchester newspaper. December 30 1915 session date adjournment if needed. Robert Y. Conrad Master Commissioner.
The passage surveys prominent individuals: Marquis Imperiali, Italian ambassador in London, possesses a $500,000 collection of fifteenth and sixteenth century miniatures. Henry Abrahams of Boston, long-time Boston Central Labor Union secretary, is highlighted. Marconi is noted for early wireless telegraphy apparatus remaining in his possession. Jaime Figueroa is introduced as Chile’s newly elected president, formerly interior minister, with reforms and colonist openings. Edward Lasker is referenced in chess contexts, clarifying he is not related to Emanuel Lasker.
Public sale notice for a tract of land adjoining another parcel in Pittsylvania County Virginia to be offered at public auction in front of the court house. The sale includes a deed of trust securing payment terms of one third cash and balance in one and two years with interest, under a decree of the circuit court. Trustees named are Harry R. Kern and Russell Fathor.
The Nile lacks tributaries for 1,200 miles while the Ganges spans about 1,570 miles draining 750000 square miles. The San Francisco river measures roughly 1,400 miles and the Ohio runs 675 miles from source to junction of the mountains.
Town Topics notes Boston struggles with a bean famine yet preserves cheer with Brownie and Brown bread. The item comments on a New York City venture described as a prehistoric bi company with horses and cars. A blunted Chicago line laments dullness on the sad street bridge.
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