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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1916
Page
5
Cumberland Valley trains arrive in Winchester from the Paused Above stations. Daily services listed with Sunday exceptions. Tower supervisor HA Rippie and general passenger agent recorded.
An OCR fragment lists train numbers and routes to Roanoke and Bristol. No. 13-9:18 a.m. includes Pullman Sleepers and Dining Cars to Roanoke and Bristol with a Parlor Car. No. 1-2:27 a.m. serves Roanoke Bristol and several stations with Pullman Sleepers and cafe cars, connecting at Roanoke with the Memphis special. No. 27-6:38 p.m. serves Shenandoah and intermediate stations.
Mrs Wm Leonard of Pottsville Pa says her baby with a bad cough found relief after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The product contains no opiate and is sold everywhere with gentle, dependable relief for night coughing.
Scouts having great time at camp near Winchester with eight officials, boating and swimming daily. Meals come from Capon Bridge each afternoon and sunburns noted while no poison ivy or snakes found. Dr. Smith to lead Sunday service. safety first outlined by Sedden Lacy and others.
The fragment notes a casual remark about ongoing events and hints at a separate, fuller narrative. It mentions a looming decision or discussion left for a later focus, with little verifiable detail in the readable text.
Richmond July 24 Registrars across the state will no longer receive compensation for compiling voter lists for posting under the new law. Clerks of courts previously got 2 cents per ten words for copying certified lists, but the amended statute removes all compensation, effective for two years. Registrars will be paid ten cents per registered voter on nonstandard days.
The former statement from J. Ai. Hillyard of Winchester claims kidney and back pain relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He reiterates endorsement in 1915, noting satisfaction with the medication. Price listed as 50 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Ada Lee Linn of Cumberland Maryland and Mary Vorhees of Staunton Virginia visit Whitacre. Local residents share visits, travels to Piedmont and Angens Store, and a public speaker training note in a local item.
The article discusses profitable poultry farming at home using incubators, focusing on egg and chick sales, broiler production, and turnover. It recommends two medium incubators, a flock of about 100 hens, uniform egg age, and careful feeding with bone, bran, and milks to maximize monthly profits. It notes ducks and geese as doable but less profitable than chickens and emphasizes resource reuse and cost awareness in feed.
The guide advises cutting when blossoms brown and doing it early to avoid overripe hay. Cut in shade or cool hours, cure away from direct sun, turn often to prevent leaf loss. Rake into a windrow to shade and improve air flow, and avoid over drying the sap-heavy stems to keep hay cool. Minnesota Station.
On the south page an advertisement from Moling and Seal highlights ladies and misses apparel including children's white dresses and related garments. The brief item promotes fashion notices and shop offerings to readers.
Albin Virginia reports Wilmer Nesmith left for Ohio to make his future home. Mrs W A Orndorff visited sister Mrs John McKeever in Chambersville. Harry Hartman from Winchester visits grandparents J D Hartman and Mrs Marple spent time with friends in Gore. KE L Stine completed a new barn on his farm.
Mr and Mrs Charles Lee and children visited relatives near here on Sunday. Mr Charles Pugh and daughter spent a day in Winchester shopping. Mr and Mrs G L Hughes visited with J W Armel at Stone Bridge and attended a Greenway yard party. The Davises and Dispannett from Winchester spent Sunday with the Pugh and with Mr and Mrs John Lee.
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