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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1918
Page
5
Fragmentary lines describe interme tie Pullmes Parlor car connections and Shenandoah stations. Mentions Bristo and Roavoke with unclear time marks and references to micah points south.
Railway notices show daily and weekend departures from Strasburg to Washington Harrisonburg and Jouneys to Washington. Local trains list arrival times at Strasburg 7 39 pm and 9 15 pm with connections to Harrisonburg and Washington. Passengers are advised of specific car assignments and limited service patterns at regional stations.
A historic timetable lists train arrivals and departures for Cumberland Valley IME on December 16 1917. It includes connections to New York and Winchester with daily and Sunday schedules, noting times such as 9.20 a.m. and 7.27 p.m. under the supervision of H A Riddle and H Tonge as general passenger and superintendent.
State Department seeks details on alleged American railway workers arrested by Bolshevik agents in Siberia and orders Ambassador Francie to press for their release. In Odessa, street fighting flares as all military age Cossacks are mobilized amid continuing unrest.
The article continues listing registrants including Walter DeHaven Harry Allen Boyles Cari Thomas Cather Arthur Oliver Cooper Grover Cleveland Carper Francis Crismon Campbell Charles Edward Brill Kelly S. Ware William Dickinson Smith Jr Reuben Fogle John Samuel Peyton.
The report lists retail and market prices for wheat flour, bran, hay, butter, poultry, potatoes, hams and shoulders, corn, and cattle. It notes prices for butter and poultry across different grades and sizes, with ranges for steers, heifers, calves, hogs, and other livestock, and specifies corrections as of the prior trading day.
Mrs Catherine Brill aged 62 died at 5 30 this morning at her son John W Brill's home 525 North Market street after a long illness from cancer. She was esteemed in the city and county and was born there. Her only child is John W Brill and her grandson Harry Brill is at the army rest station near Front Brill Camp.
The article notes that about two thirds of letters sent through world post offices are written by or to English speaking individuals. It discusses the dominance of English in international correspondence and its impact on communication norms.
In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Reading and Baltimore and Ohio railroads announce widespread reductions to passenger trains to speed government material and troop movements. Other lines expect wholesale schedule cuts with passenger traffic reduced to a minimum as freight directing orders from Secretary McAdoo are enacted.
The U S food administration outlines potato grade standards for round and long varieties. Round potatoes must be at least one and seven eighth inches in diameter while long varieties require one and three quarter inches. No 2 grade includes similar varieties with minimal frost injury and dirt free condition, defining minimum sizes and restrictions on damage.
A Farmers Mail and Breeder item describes a new restraining device using two pulleys placed on each side of a horse’s neck similar to a bridle. The large cat diagram shows attachment to the saddle with a strap over the withers to both sides, while a smaller cat shows the rein passing to a pulley. The system multiplies the force applied to the rein.
Tennesseans heard a terrific explosion felt across portions of Tennessee and Georgia. Efforts to locate the source failed, with belief that a giant meteor struck Lookout Mountain and exploded in a remote area.
C P Bull of the University Farm urges farmers to save corn stalks as dry forage this fall. He notes corn stalks, while not as nutritious as clover or timothy hay, can sustain cattle during a roughage shortage. The state crops division emphasizes saving corn stalks as a patriotic duty to aid hay supplies and shipment to Northwest regions with scarce roughage.
The Washington Sunday Star previews benefits for women under the new war risk insurance plan and how coverage changes may affect families and dependents. The feature appears in the January 6 Sunday issue along with a second piece comparing aircraft advancements to zeppelins.
Thousands of bushels of apples wasted under trees could be profitably used to bolster food supplies. Properly handled apples yield cider and vinegar, evaporated fruit, chops, apple butter, jelly, and boiled cider. The cider press, butter cooker, and steam evaporator offer cappers for the cider maker to preserve cider and create marketable table products.
Poultry expert W E Shetrone outlines a fattening ration for turkeys approaching market. Six pounds cornmeal two wheat middlings and two beef scrap mixed with sour milk fed for two weeks before market. Turkeys given light confinement and some green food and sour skim milk for growth.
The Winchester jail ownership dispute ends with a 1840 conveyance showing joint fee simple ownership by the city of Winchester and Frederick County. Each entity now owes half the cost of improvements and upkeep.
George W. Green aged 82 died suddenly at his son Bolivar's home in Harpers Ferry West Virginia on January 2 He was born near Warren Maryland and served in the First Maryland Regiment during the Civil War He worked as a conductor for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Baltimore Wheeling and Baltimore Winchester Later he ran the Mountain View Hotel at the junction of the B and O and the Virginia Valley road and built Green Mountain House on Loudoun Heights remaining in business until retirement years ago.
London reports that standard men's suits will be manufactured under government control and sold for 12 dollars each. The cloth will be largely wool and fabrics limited to grays and browns. The first batch will hit the market in February.
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