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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1915
Page
5
June 27 1915 timetable for Philadelphia to New York services listing trains with speeds and arrival times. Includes daily departures and exceptions for Sundays, with route notes through Winchester and various stations.
A dated 1914 timetable lists westbound trains from Strasburg to Harrisonburg and eastbound services to Alexandria and Washington. It includes No 23 daily 7 30 am for Harrison, No 49 noon for Harrison, and No 14 8 25 am to Washington with limited service plus parlor car connections and arrival times at several cities.
Rail timetable notes indicate leave times and routes for the Norfolk and Western line. Mentions Bristol Roanoke Shenandoah Washington Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia York connections and Pullman sleepers dining car service on various intercity runs.
The Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia appoints A J Tavenner Commissioner in Chancery to ascertain value and debts of Albert O S Reily deceased and determine heirs and shares. He will publish notice weekly for four weeks and proceed July 26 1915 at his office to execute the order. J M Lynch attorney. June 24 1915.
A pair of philosophers debate value and money. One asserts some men cannot be bought while the other concedes money buys many things yet hints at other priceless goods beyond wealth. Their exchange highlights ethics versus materialism in human actions.
A dialogue excerpt centers on a man who thanks a benefactor while a cold reply warns against lingering obligations. The banter shifts to a domestic scene with Aunt Sarah and Patience, referencing music and a late-night conversation among characters Patrice and Arthur.
In a light column Mrs B argues astronomy schooling as a civic ideal while Mrs W jokes about late nights. A satirical piece mocks noisy public complaints and a farmer’s lamb with an artificial leg lends comic contrast to rural life.
A light exchange riffs on a comedian and his song lacking a chorus. One person says the chorus would improve the piece, while the other confesses a preference for the chorus to accompany the song itself.
A woman asks the exchange editor if he can swap three cut glass dishes won as card prizes for something else. The editor affirms, and the scene follows with a light, humorous exchange reflecting small-town manners.
A playful dialogue shows a husband and wife trading lines about a hypothetical hundred dollar check. The husband answers with witty consent while the wife calls the exchange an old familiar bit.
A brief quotation is presented from the Philadelphia Ledger with two men in a capsized boat speaking about being stranded in the water. The exchange highlights shared peril and mutual support during a maritime mishap.
A witty exchange shows a suffragette movement provoking shifts at home as a husband jokes about the cost of his new suit. The dialogue hints at gender-role challenges and social tension within a domestic scene.
A Paradox recounts lovers exchanging vows of affection to prove fidelity. He pleads his love and asks not to be spurned while she counters by returning it to demonstrate sincerity, leaving the judge to consider the improvised romance under scrutiny.
Decorated Mentality reports an irritable man blamed his wife’s endless chatter about new fashions. The scene centers on Mr. and Mrs Randolph Deburgh of New York and James Harris, with further details truncated.
The United States urges adherence to neutral rights in wartime seas and rejects any German plan to designate free zones. It calls for disavowal of the sinking of the Lusitania and offers to cooperate to restore freedom of the seas while preserving principle over expediency. Lansing states the U S position and warns that unneutral acts threaten friendship.
A long excerpt blends poems and reflections on an almanac from 1841 to 1941. It discusses celestial weather predictions, wartime widows, and a look at Cuba with anti tyranny verses. It recalls a 1898 Baltimore Sun protest against Marie Christina and Spain.
In a harsh editorial tone the piece denounces the Pittsburgh crowds that celebrated Harry K Thaw and his wife Bertha in the wake of the sensational trial. It condemns glamorizing crime, warns of reinforcing criminal rewards, and calls for restraint in publicity.
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