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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1926
Page
5
An ad claims Moone's Emerald Oil positive relief for swollen veins. It alleges quick improvement with at home use and a full refund if unsatisfied. Baker's Drug Store supposedly sells it nationwide with two ounce bottles offered.
The Loyal Order of Moose No 1267 schedules a larger picnic for Saturday July 17 after rain shortened the July 5 event. Martinsburg and Hagerstown lodges are expected to join a planned program.
The Loyal Order of Moose in Winchester invites the public to a welcoming event. Leaders plan a state convention in spring 1927 and envision Winchester as the queen city of the Valley for the Moose organization, coordinating efforts for a bright future.
A 1926 feature shows Winchester citizens rallying against out of town mail order houses. A physician reads a sharp letter denying patronage to a mail order firm and urges supporting local merchants, roads, charity, and licenses. The piece ends with a group singing a booster-song about buying local.
Rental listing at 314 N Rent Street offering seven rooms and attic with electric utilities and garden work, seeking reliable tenant. Sale of a nine room house with modern improvements, 50 by 115 foot lot near schools, asking 6800 dollars. Contact A B C care Star. July notices.
Local buyers quoted wholesale prices in today's market report. The Star notes it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors and presents the prices observed by market participants.
Grain and feed prices listed for wheat flour scratch cracked corn and corn meal per ton with rates 2.80 for mixed feed and 36.00 for wheat. Livestock prices include young guineas hens roosters and ducks with butter hogs cattle calves and fat content also shown.
Local grain window shows flour priced 9.50 to 10.00 per barrel and common middlings around 1.90 to 1.95. Mixed feed and scratch feed listed with negative or uncertain figures, suggesting a volatile local retail market with varied offerings and unclear pricing for some lines.
Market notation shows cracked corn wholesale butter eggs and grain items with mixed unreadable figures. Cattle lambs calves hogs and pigs appear in a brief livestock section with values distorted by OCR marks.
A yard party will be held July 24 at Macedonia Church to benefit the Epworth League and Sunday school. Proceeds support church activities and community programs.
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