Cumberland Valley Time Table December 16 1917
Train schedule shows Winchester to Philadelphia and New York stops with listed departure times from Winchester and connections to Martinsburg Hagerstown Chambersburg Shippensburg Mechanicsburg and Harrisburg. Notes indicate daily and Sunday only trains and authorizing officials.
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Leave Winchest
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Greycastle
Chambersburg
Shippensburg
Carlicle
Mechanicsburg
Harrisburs
Winchester
H A. Riddle
P. A. J. Nge
Banks Close for Christmas Day 1917 Notices
Bankers announce Christmas Day 1917 holiday closures with instructions that paper maturities due Dec 25 be paid Dec 26. Banks named include Shenandoah Valley National Bank Farmers and Merchants National Bank Union Bank of Winchester Commercial and Savings Bank of Winchester.
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Ma‘urity
WM. G. Hardy
Gashier Shenangoah Valley National Bank
H. D. Fuller
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Lee R. Grim
Union Bank of Winchester
John IL. Sloat
Commercial and Savings Bank of
Winchester
Sanitation urged to curb hog disease losses and deaths
An livestock essay warns farmers of losses from hog cholera and swine plague and urges strict sanitation. It notes diseases are caused by germs spread by hogs, people, vehicles, feed, birds, and animals, and that proper disinfection and clean housing reduce risk. It also highlights rising tuberculosis in dogs and risks from cattle contact and nonsterile feed.
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United States
Mrs J Fielder Leaves Saturday in Washington
Mrs J Fielder departed on Saturday from Washington in a brief local notice. The item notes her departure with minimal detail, reflecting a short community update typical of brief notices.
Near Tragedy After Coal Gas Fumes Hit Home
Mrs James Lamp and her sister in law Miss Cora Lamp narrowly escaped asphyxiation from coal gas in a North Main Street house. The gas filled the home during the night and Miss Lamp, visiting from an adjoining house, found her sister in law unconscious on the floor and her brother semi conscious. Both were revived but suffered nausea all day.
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James Lamp
North Main Street
Winter Garden In Cellars For Winter Freshness
During winter, garden vegetables can be grown in cellars to supply fresh produce. Forced rhubarb and asparagus roots, stored in earth boxes at about 50 degrees, yield blanched stalks after a two week freeze. East or south facing cellars suit lettuce and parsley remains for garnish. chives and spearmint also thrive.
Suggestions on Best Feed for Stock Feeders
The author advises avoiding dumping corn for cattle and letting them dig it from dirt. An open shed with a well drained dirt floor and troughs should be standard in stock feeders equipment. As work eases on horses, reduce their feed accordingly.
Keeping Weeds Down In Pastures Through Mowing
A rainy season note warns pastures overrun by injurious weeds reduce milk flavor. Regular mowing helps control rank growth and fosters grass recovery. A temperance lecturer contrasts watered geraniums with alcohol dosed ones to illustrate the point.
Conversation About Thinking Between Howard Helen
In a terse exchange Howard reveals his thoughts to Helen. She notes she is glad merely to know he was thinking even without details. Howard adds he had not yet shared the specifics of his thoughts.
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Howard
Reggy
Helen
The Kiss at the Gate
A fragment recalls a kiss at the gate with Sha describing her lover. The line “he kissed me at the gate” repeats and hints at a whispered romance from a past moment.
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Sha, Tn
Burkle sisters head to Pittsburgh for Christmas visit
Misses Hattie and Sue Burkle left Monday to spend the Christmas season with relatives and friends in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Hattie
Sue Burkle
Pittsburgh
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Red Cross
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Bell Phone
North Main St
Asco Store
Xmas
Brill & Bitter
Daylight Store
R. M. Swimley Stoves
Funk & Son
Main St
Louis Zuckerman
Baker Street
H. K. Green & Bro
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Philadelphia
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