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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1915
Page
3
A Gas Logic writer notes orchids imitate nature with humorous names. Species include the man orchid the bee orchid the epider orchid and the Lizard orchid reflecting animal likenesses.
A Washington Star excerpt recalls a tense home moment where a woman fears a burglar and a husband rebukes her for not shouting sooner. The tale contrasts fear and support with a sharp line about a home team needing a boost.
A reflective meditation on voyage danger and fate. The speaker muses on how even the happiest voyage can end in catastrophe as seas beat against ships and wrecks loom. The quote suggests life’s joys are no shield against deep tragedy woven with mystery and end.
A brief Philadelphia Public Ledger item quotes a boy asking how weather forecasts are made and a blunt reply that forecasters do not predict, highlighting skepticism about weather science.
The document records bank assets and liabilities as of 1915 including capital stock 200,000, surplus 200,000, undivided profits, deposits totaling 1,473,718.35, U.S. bonds borrowing 25,000,00, and circulating notes 200,000. It includes signatures of cashier John W. Rice and trustees W. H. Baker R. Gray Williams and W. S. Stiett, sworn June 30, 1915.
Local druggists report a drop in calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. The vegetable remedy is sold with a money back guarantee and claims of safe, gentle relief from liver sluggishness and constipation without the next day sickness.
Financial snapshot dated June 23 1915 from Winchester Virginia for the State Corporation Commission shows resources totaling 525 976 16 with loans and discounts 234 993 67 secured overdrafts 328 14 and various assets including bank premises government securities and cash items. Liabilities total 525 976 16 with capital stock 100 000 60 surplus 10 000 60 undivided profits 10 387 88 and deposits 198 352 04 along with certified checks and reserves for interest and taxes.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reports thrifty operations with June gross operating revenues of 8.62 million, $1.06 million lower expenses year over year, and June net operating revenue up 1.72 million. For the year ending June 30, revenue reached 91.82 million, expenses 63.93 million, yielding net operating revenue of 27.89 million, up 3.13 million from 1914.
Among the guests at the Winchester Inn hosted by Mr. and Mrs. B. Perkins are Mrs. Screven of Savannah and other dignitaries from Philadelphia Washington Baltimore Roanoke Ashland and New York City. Also described is a French army fatigue relief method using leg elevation after rest.
The page lists retail and wholesale prices for corn timothy hay mixed hay straw and other farm goods. It also reports Baltimore market closes with butter eggs poultry hay and sheep prices and notes New York apple prices and a brief quotation.
A Boston cat is described as eagerly eating beans and other foods, paralleling a popular Boston dog story. The note appears in the Boston Globe, highlighting curious pet eating behavior across newspapers.
Fragmentary OCR lists currency figures including 84 581 28 and 10 000 00 and 5 000 TRA 966 with nickel references. No cohesive story or clear entities emerge from the readable text.
Mothers provide white enameled water plates and cups for school lunch. The items are easy to clean and prevent lunch hour breakage in the trolley trades.
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