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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1919

Page

5

Wiss Portner Weds in Virginia Society Wedding

The Portner family wedding united Wiss Portner and Lieut. Derby after eighteen months in France. Mrs. Augustus Humes of New York served as matron of honor with a blue lace Lucile gown, and out-of-town guests included Oscar Portner and Paul Portner, as the couple plans a Virginia home.

Portner Augustus Humes New York Manassas Robert Portner Lieut Derby France Oscar Portner Paul Portner

Market reports local and wholesale retail prices listed

The page lists local and wholesale market prices for grains dairy and produce. Items include timothy hay priced at 30.00 per unit rye oats barley and butter prices with creamery butter at 53 and country butter at 25. Other entries show hens roosters potatoes and various feed components with per unit or per hundredweight figures.

Wiolesale Soubee Benthe Timothy Hay Mixgudoy Ihe Ca Coueks Deesens Socsee Csveers

Notable social roster from Manassas area

A list of attendees from Manassas and nearby areas includes Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Humes of New York Mrs. Richard B. Byrd Mr. and Mrs. Harry Flood Byrd Captain and Mrs. Thomas Bolling Byrd Lieutenant and Mrs. Nelson Page and Lieutenant and Mrs. William A. Baker all of Winchester and Miss Hula Burke of Upper Maddox Virginia.

Manassas Augustine Humes New York Richard B. Byrd Harry Flood. Byrd Thomas Bolling Byrd Nelson Page William A. Baker Winchester Hula Burke Upper Maddox

Market prices for livestock and feed items

The listing shows prices for spring chickens, old roosters, eggs, butter, cob corn, timothy hay, clover hay, lambs, shouts, horse feed, heifers, steers, and calves. Prices range from a few dollars to about twenty-two dollars per unit, reflecting a local agricultural market.

Yaceenbagg Ag Aren Reese Sss

Dangers of a Cold and Kidney Trouble Remedies

A Winchester resident cites Doan's Kidney Pills as relief for back ache dizziness and disordered kidney function after a cold. Mrs Beverly Lockhart of Highland Street says the pill gave rapid relief and she continues using them, with the product advertised as 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is listed as the maker.

Dean Winchester Beverly Lockhart Highland St Doan Foster-Milburn Co Msgrs Buffalo Ni Y

Demurrage charges cut by Hines in new tariff

Director General Hines announced substantial reductions in railway demurrage charges. Detaining cars whether loaded or empty will cost two dollars per day for the first four days and five dollars per day for each day thereafter, effective July 20, lowering prior rates of three dollars for the first four days and six dollars for each subsequent day.

Washington Hines

Bank cashier returns from Virginia bankers banquet

William G. Hardy of Shenandoah Valley Bank returned from Old Point Comfort after attending the Virginia State Bankers Association annual banquet.

William G. Hardy Shenandoah Valley Bank Old Point Comfort Virginia State Bankers’ Association

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