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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
5
Daily train arrivals in Winchester depart from Mechanicsburg and Harrishbure New York with morning and afternoon times. Service runs every day except Sunday and is supervised by Tomer, Superintendent, with operations noted by BAR Sppte Gen P A.
Train No 3 918 a m runs to Bristol with intermediate stations including Roanoke Pocahontas Welch Norton and Winston Salem with connections at Roanoke to the Memphis special. No 27 638 p m serves Shenandoah and intermediate stops. No 28 932 a m heads to Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York with Shenandoah Junction or Washington connections.
Westbound from Strasburg shows 0.24 Daily at 7:30 am local to Garrison and 9:30 am Harrisonburg arrival. No. 49 Daily at 12:25 pm noon local to Clar ss onburg with 2:30 pm Harrisonburg arrival. Buffet fare Car 271 Daily 7:50 pm local to Harrisonburg with 10:00 pm arrival. RASTROUND FROM STRAS
Langley vice president of Pajaro Valley National Bank in Watsonville California travels with a large cash roll. He pays by clipping a banknote with scissors and signing it with a flourish, while the cashier has already signed the note. The scene amuses hotel staff as he “manufactures” money before witnesses.
Winchester residents urged to guard against kidney blockades with Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs D F Anderson of 129 South Main Street reports sharp back pains easing after use, claiming a complete cure and normal kidney function. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The piece notes a common belief that squints in children disappear with time, but cites the British Journal of Childhood Diseases warning that temporary infant squints can signal weak brain control over the eyes. With schooling or serious illness, the squint may become permanent and vision may be lost even if the eye is later straightened.
A quotation from Sabatier extols simple pleasures over money bought joys. It emphasizes deep enduring joys that enlarge the heart, quiet and unassuming, contrasting them with flashy fireworks and fleeting wealth.
The article notes a Japanese practice of drawing breath sharply to prevent grip contagion. A doctor praises the method as a salutary custom, implying careful breathing reduces germ distribution by limiting exposure in public spaces.
The text advises saving a small clock that is beyond repair for use in illness. Place it in the sick room to indicate the next medicine time. After each dose, turn the hands to the hour for the following dose to prevent dosage errors.
Use a large cupful of granulated corn meal with a pinch of fine grape seed. Wrap the cat in an apron or cloth and rub the mixture through the fur several times. Gather the meal, repeat three to four times. This cleanses the skin, softens fur, and helps remove fleas.
A cement that resists oil is created by mixing glycerine with litharge to a four thick paste. It helps repair cracked oil reservoirs and make oil-tight joints between metal plates. Apply immediately as it hardens quickly.
A youngster named Alfred eyes the ice box where sparkling red cider rests. He contemplates asking for a drink and, glancing at his sister, blurts out that looking at the cider makes him feel joyful.
Siberia yields the finest graphite for lead pencils supplying German pencils. Australia also produces material for indelible pencils. America holds a fair supply of lower grade graphite.
Rumors of large limestone and dolomite developments near Millville Jefferson County West Virginia. Officials say three new railroad spurs from near Millville station will boost shipping for big lime and stone firms. A branch to the Northern Virginia Power Company plant is planned this year to haul coal and other freight. The Southern Limestone Company expands with Wetzel farm option and Cambria Steel setbacks drive wider quarrying and mill expansions.
The Winchester post office lists unclaimed letters for the week ending June 10. Names include Mrs Beloved Miss Norah McAlister Mrs J N McFarlin and Mr John Wine. Postmaster J W Libert notes one cent postage due per letter. In Virginia court notes Lussie Hartford Burekey sues Jay Elmer Buckey for divorce a mensa et thoro with Buckey ordered to appear within fifteen days after notice.
In Vaulcluse on June 12, families from York and Frederick joined Adelaide V. Kern for a day at Waverly. Miss Lucy A. Kline returns from Elkton where she taught, and Fred Kline moves with family to the Kline House in Middletown. Heln Keller and Leila Larrick visited the Klines while Earle Humston and Linden Humston visited in Woodstock and Linden.
Norwalk Connecticut derived its name from a daylong northward boundary from the sea as marked by Indians when the land was purchased. The tale links the town’s name to a measured distance and its coastal origin.
The fingernail grows about an inch and a half per year with faster growth in summer than winter. The middle finger nails grow the fastest while the thumb grows the slowest.
By decree of the Corporation Court from the 1913 Scott Colvert versus Richard Colvert case, a building lot at 616 North Main Street Winchester will be sold at public auction June 24 1916 at 11 a m in front of the courthouse. The lot fronts North Main Street east side and measures about 60 feet by 200 feet, with one third cash and the rest in two annual installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust.
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