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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1925
Page
5
A Louisville bound rescue continues as divers tug at rope loops around the trapped man Collins, who remains five inches moved in four days. Reporters describe the perilous shaft, waterlogged ground, and rock danger while Collins' brothers endure exhaustion and exposure trying to aid.
In Star Tannery Virginia on a frigid February day rural carrier Mr. Medllwee paused his horse drawn cart to rescue a horse that had fallen into an icy creek near J. H. A. Coolper's place. He waded chest deep to lift the animal, an effort that left both weary but unharmed by morning.
Virginia communities are urged to feed quail and other game starving in deep snows. Farmers and sportsmen should scatter grain near roosting sites as the Game Department pays for the grain via R. R. Fawley and F. W. Pingley. Also, crows and hawks should be killed to protect game birds.
Train timetable lists departures from Berryville at 9:20 AM to Bristol Roanoke and intermediate stops with Pullman cars and dining car Shenandoah. Multiple connections at Roanoke Shenandoah Junction and Hagerstown with arrangements for sleeping cars to Philadelphia New York and fares and reservations through agents in Berryville and Roanoke.
Market bulletin lists quoted towing wholesale prices and various feed and flour products with scattered illegible entries. It references local buyers and items including flour middlings, mixed feed, country butter, hay, calves, sheep, corn meal, eggs, creamery butter, and brans amid a blotchy OCR page.
Richmond February 2 Receipts from the three cent gasoline tax during December totaled 287729.08 and for 1924 reached 3313188.47 Gov E Lee Trinkle announced the annual income from this source was nearly 500000 above the lawmakers’ pay as you go road plan projections The State Highway system now includes 373.5 miles of concrete roadway 1351 miles of bituminous macadam and other hard surface highways and 706 miles of soil and gravel road including county transfers per a report by H G Shirley on current conditions.
Stiff swollen joints are urged to use Joint-Ease, a topical remedy sold for 60 cents a tube at Baker's Drug Store and Boyd Drug Company. The ad claims quick pain relief, reduced swelling, and improved mobility after other cures fail.
Frank H. Rouss of Jefferson county West Virginia has moved his family to Florida after selling his farm near Charles Town. He purchased land in Hollywood and plans to make it his home, exploring farming and trucking options in several Florida areas before choosing the coast between Palm Beach and Miami. Real estate values in Hollywood are rising with investors reportedly earning substantial profits.
A Winchester resident argues the city should welcome filling stations to beautify streets and boost commerce. He urges the council to permit stations, cites Martinsburg examples, and suggests traffic police handle congestion while using new business to employ idle residents. Thomas P. Fishel, Winchester, Va., Jan. 30, 1925.
In a long standing claim Hall's Catarrh Medicine is presented as effective for run-down conditions. the ad asserts both local and internal treatment and notes over forty years of success. It lists Greenies and J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as sellers.
Spacious 250 acre productive farm offered for sale or exchange Seeking suburban property in trade Applications directed to Evening Star under code E includes exchange option with strong land value contacts for potential buyers or sellers seeking portfolio diversification.
The city wholesale eggs fell to 11 cents a dozen with local retail prices slipping to about 50 cents per dozen. Wholesale prices dropped from 54 to 48 cents as farmers dumped accumulated stock after roads reopened post snow. Hens resumed heavy laying after a winter lull, pressure easing supply in markets.
An old advertisement notes rent receipts and property payments with figures for a 1 room dwelling at 3000 dollars and a 6 room dwelling at 226 dollars, plus building lots priced at 10 dollars per foot with water and sewer. Terms offer 20 percent cash and 10 percent every three months, with insurance options via GOOD & COMPANY.
Carter Rutherford, three years six months old, died at home after a brief illness described as pneumonia. The child, a favorite among friends, passed away at Berryville on February 3. He is survived by his parents Walter N Rutherford and Mrs. Rutherford and a younger sister. His father, a Clarke County farmer, also serves as manager of Clarke County Creamery.
A sheriff sale notice announces the sale of a vehicle under legal process. Details readable include department involvement and the sale action, with dates or location partially visible. The fragment indicates official enforcement of a lien or judgment with public auction as the mechanism.
Classified notice seeks a worker for farm and orchard tasks starting March 1. Good references preferred. Requires reliable, steady labor with basic tool handling and outdoor duties.
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