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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
3
Retail and wholesale prices listed for corn oats barley middlings bran creamery butter fresh country butter store packed and dairy items. Also noted are spring chickens old hens roosters potatoes and bacon with price ranges including 3.55 and 1.70 in the period's market listing.
A Winchester discussion argues dust in streets results from poor planning and sweeping. It proposes a City Plan and cheaper Calcium Chloride treatments, applied to whole streets, with costs charged per front foot and refunds if only partial treatments suffice. The author urges community funding and full-street treatment for lasting relief.
Markets close with corn at 4.05 a bushel for June futures, oats and rye varied, poultry prices listed with hens at 20 to 32 cents per pound, butter prices 25 to 31 cents, hay No 1 timothy 24 dollars, clover 17 to 21 dollars, sheep fat at 4 to 5 cents per pound, lambs 10 to 12 cents, pigs 1.50 to 4 dollars per head depending on size.
Shepherds claim the wool texture signals coming weather changes. Crisp wool means no rain, while limp soft wool indicates an imminent storm.
Arthur M. Field outlines city plans to record pipelines and bills, establish a cost accounting system, and track expenditures. He cites savings from bulk purchasing and recommends an appropriation for three teams and equipment to improve operations and payroll accuracy.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on Saturday July 8 1916 at 11 oclock in front of the County Court House for three tracts totaling about 41 acres in Stephens City area. Tract 1 21 acres Tract 2 19 acres 2 roads 28 square poles Tract 3 1 acre Crops reserved possession August 2 1916 One third cash with two equal annual installments bonds due with six percent interest. ward and larrick attorneys.
An advertisement warns against calomel and touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, improve energy, and avoid salivation, with a money back guarantee if not effective. Contains claims about children’s safety and a 60 cent bottle price.
By authority of a decree from the Winchester Virginia Corporation Court in the chancery case David R. Barrett vs Albert Barrett and others, the undersigned will sell at public auction in front of the County Court House in Winchester at twelve o clock noon on Saturday June 10 1916.
Special Commissioner J Hunter Williams conducts a public sale of real estate in Winchester Virginia once owned by Lucy Barrett deceased with four lots on Loudoun Kent and Baker streets. Terms require one third cash and two promissory bonds at six percent interest payable over two years. Clerk J B Beverley confirms commission and bonded authority of the sale.
Winchester residents share endorsements for Dean's Kidney Pills. Miss C Jones of Cork Street notes back pain and irregular kidney action improved after using the remedy. She recommends buying Dean's Kidney Pills at 60 cents from Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
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