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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
5
Train schedule for Cumberland Valley shows daily routes from Philadelphia and other stations to Harrisburg and Winchester. Times include 9:02 am and 2:45 pm arrivals with Sunday exceptions. Operators listed as Har Ippre Gen P. A. and Shippensburg to Harrisburg connections.
Partial timetable notes for Norfolk and Western lines list No 139188 Pullman sleepers and dining cars to Roanoke and Bristol with intermediate stops. Mentions Memphis special to points south. Includes No 27 6:38 p.m. and No 26 9:32 a.m. northbound to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with connections at Shenandoah Junction or Washington.
Quick sale offered for a motorcycle heap at 322 HM Braddock Street. Contact Graham Conner for details or purchase.
By virtue of a deed of trust dated March 8 1905 George O Crisman and wife, the substitute trustee will sell at public auction in front of the Frederick County Court House Winchester Va at 12 o'clock Saturday July 15 1916 the 100 acre farm on both sides of the Front Royal Road four miles south of Winchester Va. The property includes a brick dwelling and outbuildings.
One third of the purchase money is to be paid in cash on the day of sale. The remaining balance is to be paid in two equal annual installments evidenced by two bonds. Bonds dated the sale day, payable in one and two years, interest at six percent, waivers of homestead exemption, secured by a deed of trust and a property insurance policy on the buildings.
A brief household advertisement notes children cannot stay covered at night leading to colds. It touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a reliable non opiate cough remedy. Mrs Wm Leonard of Pottsville PA reports her baby improved after the first dose. Sold everywhere.
A brief classified notice notes that Stet eeeee eee and Trys seek an advertising placement. It references positive results and ongoing efforts to secure a suitable ad listing.
The city reported paying 404.29 in bills and 33.75 in fines collected by the police. Ordinances were introduced approving a 243 transit purchase and swings for Rouss Spring Park and park improvements. Council urged better sewer pipe grades, weed control, and considered 1500 more for schools. Transit and street light funding were scheduled along with several electric light allocations.
Advice favors plain coconut oil as a grease free shampoo. Rub a teaspoonful into damp hair to create rich lather that cleanses and rinses easily, leaving hair soft, fluffy, and dust free.
Despite three hailstorms in Frederick county, the wheat harvest began days ago shows yields near the long term average. Farmers report healthy, well nourished crops with some hail damaged fields recovered. barley and rye yields are also good. The Board of Health report praised sanitary inspector J Robert Doran and meat and milk inspector E W Miller. An ordinance to remove skim from skim milk in milk law was introduced. A hospital zone regulation forbidding unnecessary noises near the hospital was passed. Another ordinance targets hitching to ornamental light poles on the White Way. A small refund to W L Fultz was approved for erroneous assessments.
In Torrytown West Virginia Mr and Mrs John Walker and family attended the funeral of their three month old grandson son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Nollins. The Mount Pleasant U B Church Ladies Aid met at Ber ella Abshira’s home. Various locals visited relatives and spent time with family. Richard Morgan arrived from New York to spend the summer with grandfather A G Legg.
Public sale ordered by the Frederick County Circuit Court will auction a Middletown house and lot in Winchester on Saturday August 5 1916 at 11 o clock noon. Sale terms require one third cash, balance in one or two years with bonds secured by deed of trust and fire policy or cash to suit buyer. Special Commissioner C E Edmondson and auctioneer Roy P Duvall oversee the sale. Bond of security certified July 3 1916 by Deputy Clerk J W Baker.
Every family should keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand during hot summer months. It is worth its cost many times over when needed and is almost certain to be needed before summer ends. Buy it now. Obtainable everywhere.
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