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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
2
Railroads in the southeastern territory authorize special Christmas holiday rates. Sales run December 23 to January 2 with a final limit January 3 on all tickets. The program marks the first time since before World War II that such rates are offered in the region.
The owners of Brooklawn 98 acres with improvements hold a public auction in Winchester Virginia on December 29. The farm lies in Berkeley County West Virginia four miles from Bunker Hill and two and a half miles west of Ridgeway. Terms are cash. Heirs Martha W. Bishop Louise Kiger Alma Thorpe Jessie Bishop.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Shenandoah Valley National Bank will be held at the bank in Winchester Virginia on Tuesday January 10 at eleven o clock in the morning. The agenda includes election of directors and any other proper business. Wm G Hardy cashier.
Holiday rates are expected to lift round trip ticket sales and increase traffic as thousands of travelers, including students and workers in other cities, plan to return home for Christmas. Railroads prepare for heavy holiday congestion and the rush to family gatherings.
Rev William J Maybee addressed workers in the 30000 Richmond campaign of the Children s Home Society of Virginia noting that not less than 75 percent of the children who passed through the organization have made good He cited a little boy among the success stories and emphasized environmental differences.
Physician's prescription Thoxine is advertised as a fast sore throat remedy. One swallow allegedly reaches the cause directly with no chloroform or iron and is safe for the whole family. Available 35c 60c and $1.00 with money back guarantee from Baker's Drug Store and others.
A man described as having passed through a premier university at the head of his classes is noted for his achievement and his recent appointment as assistant United States consul at Danzig.
Daily market report lists local wholesale prices for flour barrels from 7.00 to 7.50, cracked corn per ton around 600, corn meal at 2.30, bran 15.00 to 25.00, mixed feed 4.45, middling 46.40, and various livestock quotes including cows 50 to 90, sheep 9 to 10, pigs 18, and country butter at 8. Prices cover local buyers and retail lines with multiple items in the supply chain.
The page lists corrected market prices for butter from Creamery producers and wholesale poultry items. Notes show prices for hens, young chickens, and rabbits per dozen with ranges, reflecting the day prior's corrected figures.
A fragmented OCR passage mentions cattle calves sheep and pigs with garbled text, followed by a Mark Twain quote about a man resisting a woman before and after marriage. The readability is limited but preserves a dated anecdotal tone.
An old advertisement touts red peppers as a cure for rheumatic pains including lumbago neuritis and backache. It claims a red pepper rub warms and soothes sore areas and can help chest colds. The copy warns to look for the genuine product with the Rowles name on each package.
A fragment notes the liver is a gland classed as the largest organ in the human body by size.
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