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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
4
The Evening Star in Albemarle Virginia outlines its daily publication schedule with omissions on Sundays and lists historical pricing: annual in advance four dollars, semiannual and quarterly rates, and clerical notes on consolidation with Morning News and other papers. It includes contact lines and telephonic references.
The text states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to news dispatches credited to it or not credited to the local paper and to publish local news. This notice asserts republishing privileges and bound local publication.
A nostalgic poem titled Winchester Virginia by MKS Edw. 8. Anderson of Winchester Virginia expresses deep attachment to the town. The verses praise Winchester's hills, cleanliness, and Shawnee Springs, declaring lifelong devotion and a vow to be buried there.
City of Winchester Virginia passes an annual revenue ordinance for 1920 detailing fixed overload expenses maintenance street work water pumping sewer street lighting and health and fire department costs. It lists specific line items including police court expenses city attorney sanitary inspector and hospital supplies totaling annual appropriations and salaries.
Miss Edith Sheart spent holidays with cousin Miss Mccartney. Mr and Mrs F K Weaver spent days with daughter Mrs Julian Steel in Stephens City. Eugene Fama has returned to Harrisonburg to be with his parents. Mrs Robert McCauley and Charles Powers hosted visit and Sunday school. The Hugheses returned home in town W Va. Ridgeway visited the neighborhood the previous week. Richard P Tharpe returned after several months away.
An assorted page item blends municipal finance figures for fixed overhead maintenance sinking funds and improvements with a health supplement touting Pepsinol as a reconstructive tonic. It also notes a stockholders meeting for The Commercial Savings Bank in Winchester on January 13 1920 with the cashier approving agenda.
Services will be held tomorrow for Pee Christian Science at the local church. Details include time and venue pending final arrangements.
An old advertisement extols Vinci cod liver oil and iron tonic as a quick remedy to boost appetite, sleep, vigor, and vitality for all ages. It claims druggists guarantee results and notes Miller's Drug Store and other druggists stock the product.
The board of directors of the Union Bank of Winchester has declared a semi annual dividend of three percent payable on and after January 1, 1920. All taxes paid by the bank. Chas Summers cashier. December 23, 1919. Winchester Va.
Norfolk and Western timetable details trains and connections for December 14 1919. Notes include Pullman sleeper services to Bristol through to Roanoke Welch Norton and intermediate stations with connections at Roanoke to Memphis. Southbound No 27 runs in the evening toward Shenandoah Northbound service referenced.
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