Railroad schedules from rag sheet in Winchester area
Schedule lists trains from Winchester area with daily and Sunday exceptions. Details include times like 1:51 am and 7:28 pm, station at Tower with Harriott P. A. supervision and railway officials.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
5
Schedule lists trains from Winchester area with daily and Sunday exceptions. Details include times like 1:51 am and 7:28 pm, station at Tower with Harriott P. A. supervision and railway officials.
In effect November 22 1914 a local westbound and a daily express from Strasburg show timetables. A daily noon local for Harrison arrives at 9 10 0 am and a local for Har ene reaches Harrisonburg at 2 30 pm. Buffet.
A testimonial style notice touts Cardai as a helpful treatment for aging weakness and exhaustion. It claims long history of use and urges readers to consult a druggist for purchase. The piece frames the product as a solution for women and aging individuals seeking renewed vigor.
A dispatch from West Point reports the marriage of Miss Elenor Vidmer, daughter of Capt. George Vidmer of the Fifteenth United States Cavalry, to Lieut. Joseph P. Aleshire of the Sixth Cavalry. Rev. H. Percy Silver officiated. Aleshire, West Point class of 1910, is an instructor there. his father is Major-General J. B. Aleshire. Captain Vidmer, bride’s father, served at the camp of instruction in 1913 and is now on the Mexican border.
Col J D Bruce of Bruce in Clarke county has recovered from illness and can come to town. He is a nephew of the late Winchester painter Edward C Bruce and has many friends here. Mrs Flora Perry, who came for her father Joseph D Rainsberger's death, left yesterday for Norfolk Virginia.
Rev Dr and Mrs Sibole of Philadelphia have arrived in Winchester for a visit staying with the Misses McCartney on North Braddock Street. They renew many old friendships since arriving in town. Dr Sibole ministers a large Lutheran church in Philadelphia and is Emily C Sibole’s brother in law. Mrs Sibole has been confined to her North Kent Street home by illness.
Governor Stuart’s Virginia Commission issues invitations for Virginia Day in San Francisco on July 8 at 2 39 o clock. Senates, House of Delegates, and public officers receive engraved cards for ceremonies at the Mount Vernon Building on the exposition grounds followed by a 6 o clock luncheon and reception in the California Building.
Culpeper hosts July 5 6 Charlottesville July 14 15 Orange July 21 22 Manassas July 28 29 Front Royal August 4 5 Berryville August 10 11 12 Charlestown August 18 19 Warrenton August 25 26 Mr W C Phillips visiting Shenandoah county relatives staying with friends in town.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims calomel harms the liver, causes salivation and sickness, while Liver Tone eases biliousness and restores energy without side effects. It targets druggists and promises a money back guarantee if not effective.
Virginia is absolved from the $12,000,000 debt dispute with West Virginia. Officials recall an agreement by the State Debt Commission and bondholders releasing Virginia from liability if a final Supreme Court decree is issued. A receiver would end the case for Virginia, with future action resting with the bondholders.
Mrs. Charles Eckardt of Philadelphia announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Gertrude Elizabeth Eckardt to Mr. Louis Herbert Farmer in Philadelphia on June 16. The couple will reside at 5465 Spring Street Philadelphia after July 28. Farmer, once from Winchester, has lived and worked in Philadelphia for years.
An exchange praises Norway as highly civilized among modern nations, attributing most of our higher culture to ancient Greece and lauding democracy and the art of manly living as the marks of Norway's civilization.
A host’s candles at a kids’ party drew a quick remark from a boy as the cake neared being served. He told the hostess the candles seemed to be burning low, interrupting the conversation with a practical observation.
Daily Thought warns that people and events delay accountability while Hardesty Drynker quips that newspapers praise the man with a vision yet his name never appears favorably. He notes two visions each payday and mockingly questions media praise.
Geese are fattened for market in parts of Europe by confining them in dark rooms with light admitted at intervals. This practice causes the birds to sit down for seven or eight meals a day and increases weight before sale.
The passage warns that anxiety does not remove future sorrow but saps present resilience. It suggests anxiety hinders coping with evil rather than offering escape, framing the speaker as Jan Maclaren delivering the line.
Centenary Reform Church on Market and Cork holds services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Catholic and Protestant Episcopalian, Baptist, Christian, Grace Lutheran, and Methodist Episcopal churches list their service times, Sunday schools, and midweek prayers. Local clergy include Rev. T. K. Cromer, Rev. W. D. Smith D.D., Rev. W. H. Catt, Rev. W. T. Walters, Rev. George S. Bowers, and Rev. H. G. Spencer.
Lime Methodists on South Braddock Street led by Rev W C Albert offer services at 11 am and 8 pm with Sunday school at 945 am directed by W B Snider and a Men’s Bible class at 920 am. W Hardy presides over prayer at 6 pm. Presbyterian on South Main St with Rev J H Lacy holds services 11 am and 8 pm, Sunday school at 930 am led by W S White. prayer meeting Wednesday 8 pm. Towland Avenue Presbyterian offers 8 pm service Sunday, Sunday school 330 pm and prayer meeting Thursday 8 pm.
United Brethren announces preaching by Rev. G. W. Stover at 11 a m and 8 p m. Sunday school at 9 46 a m T B chief superintendent Young People society listed.
The Ple’ Society Christian Endeavor meeting at 7 16 p m with L W Fries presiding and a Midweek prayer gathering at 8 p m outlines a community church program for the evening.
Mr. Fred Lineburg of Fawcett Gap reported a sow weighing 260 pounds and seven pigs washed away and drowned during a severe rainstorm in the county. The animals were found dead about a quarter mile downstream. Lineburg valued them at $50.
Prof and Mrs Archibald Magill Smith arrived in Winchester with their son Charles for a yearly vacation in the area. Mr Charles Magill Smith spends time in this section before continuing work elsewhere. Mr Smith previously left Winchester to join Tinois Central Railway where Stuart Baldwin, former local, serves as chief engineer.
Mr Baldwin of the St. nois Central governs a key rail line serving the middle west and south regions. The description highlights the line as a principal artery in the era’s railroad network.
Mrs. Florence Blife of Wabash Indiana says Chamberlain's Liniment aids sprains bruises and rheumatic pains and recommends it in the highest terms. The ad notes prompt relief and availability everywhere.
An English scientist proposes burning coal in mines to generate gas and use it to produce electric power for general distribution. The idea will be tested experimentally soon and could provide a new energy source for mining operations and nearby communities.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Star captures a satirical line about the devil as a stand in for a public figure, reflecting a sharp editorial tone and a wary view of leadership.
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