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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1916
Page
3
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for babies and children, claiming it cleanses the stomach liver and bowels. It warns against counterfeits and directs buyers to purchase the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company with full usage directions on the bottle.
The Chamber of Commerce meeting at city hall urged improved passenger service on the Shenandoah division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A resolution backed co operation with railroad officials, and a citizen’s suggestion to run a Cumberland Valley Pullman car through to Philadelphia and New York via Harrisburg was referred to officials. A committee was formed to ask the Common Council to flush Main Street and downtown streets with fire hose to keep them cleaner.
Miss Emma Wilson supervising nurse for the American Red Cross arrives in Winchester for an inspection tour and will review nursing work in the area during the visit.
A short whimsical note about a small boy who thinks a picnic dinner looks as appetizing on an artfully set table as when served on an ant-bill plain surface. The piece highlights imagination over practical serving, with a quaint tone.
Advertises a 25 cent bottle of Danderine to be applied to the scalp with fingertips. Claims most dandruff will vanish by morning and that two or three applications will stop itching and prevent hair loss.
England seeks swift action to blast a channel through the Dardanelles and keep Suez open. The Panama ditch and dirt moving are noted as possible methods. Training camps at Plattsburg and Fort Sheridan are mentioned as indicators of mobilization and memory efforts.
The piece traces long term yields from 1850 to 1861, noting peak yearly outputs, and describes mining tools from the pan and rocker to the sluice and hydraulic giant. It explains how hydraulic mining sent vast gravel waste into streams, sparking clashes with farming and shifting local priorities.
William Newbecker a healthy man who could fake crippling begged across the East. In Allentown a spree led to a fight with officers and detention. He carried a roll of several hundred dollars and kept a daily receipts book. His best day in Allentown was $14.50 and the average about $10. He was fined $5 for drunkenness and ordered to leave the city.
Washington reports that the Panama canal blockade caused by earth slides has not created new employment for Americans in the Canal Zone. A canal office statement counters published reports claiming a worker influx, noting Goethals says layoffs exceed temporary vacancies and the job seekers are unwarranted.
William Wilcox of Huntington recounts how his dog Tige disappeared west of Andrews after chasing a coon. Hunters and the owner dug the ten inch tile ditch at several points and found Tige forty rods from the entrance in an eight inch side ditch. The exhausted dog survived the ordeal.
A seven year old boy in Appleton Wisconsin set fire to a tomcat on the outskirts leading to a carpenter shop burning. The blaze spread from the cat to shavings inside the building and the structure was reduced to ashes within minutes.
Mr and Mrs William G Hardy left this evening for Pittsburgh to visit relatives.
The Monument Commission seeks broad public support through a county wide canvass led by five member committees from each district. They plan to start January 17th, canvassing homes to raise funds and finalize designs once sufficient money is raised. Contributions from outside Winchester and Frederick county are welcome. Plans and photos will be published in The Star.
The Star lists daily market quotations with corn at 3.15 and 3.00 for white corn, yellow corn prices, cracked corn retail at .75 per bushel, timothy and mixed hay values, middlings and bran retail figures, butter prices, live poultry and turkey rates, potatoes per bushel and per retail peck, and various livestock prices including hogs, sheep, lambs, calves, and pigs. Baltimore market figures for corn butter eggs live poultry hay and sheep are provided with spot and regional variations.
Bean and grain terms appear with prices for various varieties. Entries include Baldwin Dacre Wen esap Ben Davis Greening York Imperial Gano with prices for firsts and seconds, per barrel and per hundredweight, reflecting historical commodity quotes.
Washington reports from January 7 describe affidavits on the Persia sinking, political strain in Britain over conscription, a German plan to invade Egypt with Turkish-led forces, Okuma noting peace overtures rejected, and a potential Lusitania settlement near agreement.
A testimonial from Wickatunk New Jersey claims Vinci cures hard colds and chest pains. Victor Walden reports weight loss, cough relief, and return to work after using Vinci with an assurance of its cod liver, iron, and beef peptonate tonic strength. Geo F Miller’s Sons advertises the product on Main Street Winchester Virginia.
Judge Hunt charged the jury in the New Haven Railroad directors conspiracy case in United States District Court New York. The trial, described as the most sensational in high finance history, went to the jury late this afternoon over monopolizing transportation in New England.
J H Hillyard of Winchester, a carpenter at 606 S Kent St, suffered kidney and back pain worsened by damp weather. He credited Doan's Kidney Pills with relief after using them, sharing his experience in 1909. Price 60 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Public sale by decree of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Va on January 8 1916 at Winchester Court House. Two limestone land tracts 65 acres and 25 acres offered separately or together with one third cash and balance in two annual instalments secured by deed of trust and insured title. Special commissioners listed and clerk certifies bond filed.
Under a deed of trust dated March 12 1914 F L Harris and wife entrust the property to a trustee. The public auction will be at the County Court House in Winchester Virginia on Saturday January 15 1916 at 11 am. The Cochran farm lies six miles northwest of Winchester and features 150 acres with orchards and improvements. One third cash with balance in two equal annual installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust with insurance on the buildings. T RUSSELL CATHER, Trustee. Roy P Duvall, Auctioneer.
H. and W. Seabright advertise purchase of all kinds of fresh and salted meats and pledge to pay the highest cash prices for all kinds of hides. They invite vendors to bring stock for immediate cash offers.
By authority of a Frederick County Va decree dated October 9 1915 in the chancery case Farmers Merchants National Bank of Winchester Lula May Anderson the undersigned will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House Winchester at noon on a specified date.
On Saturday February 12 1916 the Home Place farm of about 99 acres near White Hall on Applepieces Road Frederick County Virginia is to be sold. The sale includes a brick house and bank barn with several apple trees and terms require one third cash and two equal bonds due in one and two years plus a trust deed and fire insurance to secure the deferred money. Trustees Gray Williams M M Lynch R T Barton Jr and clerk Herbert S Larrick certify the bond under decree of the court.
The Star yesterday listed county officers for the next four years and omitted Mr. B Manuel, constable of Opequon district. Manuel had qualified days earlier and posted a $500 bond. He is a well known county official.
Baltimore wholesale markets closed at 3 pm with No 2 red wheat spot at $1.26 1 2 and corn at 75 1 28 cents.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia follows a trust deed dated June 6 by F A Graichen. The property at 18 South Market Street is offered with two-thirds financed over one and two years at 6 percent, secured by a deed of trust, fire insurance and a bond. The outstanding principal is $3000 with accrued interest since June 9 1915. R Gray Willy Trustee.
Mr T A Nicholson of Rappahannock County Virginia has leased the Peach Grove farm belonging to Miss Elizabeth A Horsey on the new road and will move there February. Mr and Mrs W Claire, previously at Peach Grove, will relocate to Shannon Hill on Berryville Road, which is also owned by Mrs Hid.
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