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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1926

Page

3

Leg Buried With Ceremony After Amputation

Mrs Margaret R of New York City reportedly had her leg amputated at Chambers Street Hospital and requested a Christian burial in Calvary Cemetery. The death certificate lists the log as fifty years old, and newspapers offered no comment beyond the humorous heading about a leg going to heaven in advance.

the Star Margaret R New York City Calvary Cemetery Chambers Street Channing M. Smith Delaplane, Va

Community Briefs From Zepp Area

Leisure notes detail visits and dinners among local families including the Swartz Williams Rhodes and Whittington households. A new baby girl was born to Cleveland Peer on June 16. The death of Mrs. Jeff Orndorff on June 16 prompted a funeral at Pin Oak Grove Christian Church with Rev. D. H. Rhodes officiating. she was sixty and survived by seven children plus relatives.

D. H .Rhodes Joseph Williams Ida Brill Carter Brill Rufus Brill Paul Williams Cleveland Peer Jeff Orndorff Pin Oak Grove Christian Church D. H. Rhodes Toms Brook John Jenkins Middletown Ed Wilson Wardensville W. Va Blanche Jacy New York Condon Austin Bertha York, Pa Paul and Russell Williams Snowden Clifton Bauserman Floyd Webster Hersel Rudolph Orndorff

Mount Pleasant Notes Residents Share Sunday Visits

Mount Pleasant Virginia notes list dinner and supper guests at local homes. Attendees include Clarence Boyce and Edith of Albin, Strother Lineburg and three children from Relief, Rev. S R Ludwig, Grayson of Winchester, John Dix and two children near Stephens City, and several others visiting residents such as Dorsey Ritter family and Mrs. John Perry.

Mount Pleasant Ashby Loy Clarence Boyce Edith Albin Strother Lineburg Edwin Ruth Russell Relief Will~Lamp Vernie Cadwallader Dorsey Ritter SS. R. Ludwig John Perry Near Relief Charlie Renner Winchester R. S. Carpenter Harry Lamp Bessie Perry Margaret Milhon Buck Pitcock E. C. Allamong Harvey and Ray Mount Williams

Community visits mark warm weekend in Capon Bridge

Capon Bridge West Virginia reports a series of friendly visits and sickroom updates over Sunday. Local residents including Vernie and Ethel Stevens Mrs Sallie Racey and son Walter Mrs Virginia Mason and Mrs Jane Bland with health issues are noted. Several families from Capon Bridge and nearby Concord stop by homes of Stevens Brill Bland and Farmer relations.

Capon Bridge W. Va Vernie Ethel Stevens Martinsburg Stevens G. C. Stevens Sallie Racey Walter Inlaw J. W. Stevens Ashby Himelright Pauline Virginia Mason J. F. Farmer S. Reid Jane Bland R. E. Lee James Elliott

Market Report Local wholesale prices from The Star listings

Daily market summary shows wholesale prices for local buyers including flour per barrel 8.50 to 9.00, country butter 35 to 39, creamery butter 39, hens heavy 24, corn meal 2.80 per cwt, mixed feed 40.00 per ton, cracked corn 43.99 per ton, paled hay 15.06 to 20.00, and various other commodities.

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Local Wholesale Market Prices and Readouts

Market dairy and grain prices listed with local wholesale figures. Flour middlings and bran vary by type, with eggs and butter priced. Baltimore wholesale notes correct previous day closes and lists chicken and calf figures.

Waterfalls Harnessed Near Bombay for Hydro Power

Engineers near Bombay are harnessing waterfalls over 800 feet high in India to supply hydro power. The project aims to tap the cascades at Harness Waterfalls to generate electricity for regional use.

India Bombay

Winchester Firemen Urge Prompt Fire Alarm Calls

Public notice from the Winchester firement urges residents to promptly call in fire alarms to ensure quick response and public safety. Emphasis on timely reporting to protect lives and property.

Winchester Firement

Woman Con Quers Fears Prompts Vegetable Compound Advice

A St Paul woman Mrs Lorberter writes to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co praising Vegetable Compound. She describes fear and shyness before use and how the remedy restored health enabling her to manage housework and feel like heaven. She urges young women to start now for lasting wellness.

St. Paul, Minn Jack Worberter Dellwood Place Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkhams Nydia B. Pinkham

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Zepp The Florsheim Shoe Sample Shoe Store Mutt & Jeff Empire Theatre United States Polar Pictures Pathe Company New York Harbor Byrd Dick” Byrd Empire North Pole Josephine Ford Pathe America Pathet Distributors Spitzbergen Fokker Pole Geraldine Warner Duke Ruby Curle Ward Cadwallader Alice Cochran Pearl Summers Orndorff Near Star Warner Dyke Menton Annie Brill O. L. la Follette Clute Clarence la Follette Sydney la Follette Hilda Richards Edward Oates John Clarence La _ Follette Thelma M. K. Brill James Pennington Concord Frank Spaid Georgiana Wilson Minta Wilson Capon Springs N. B. Cooper Gilbert Emily Brill Louise Dorothy Cooper Elma Bland Gilbert Bland G. W. Farmer Annie Kackley Conley Cooper the Nathanson Company N. Loudoun (Main) Street Market Report Star Bud Fisher Geeveem DemPsey Gonma APRA Renee Ae Baltimore ELAS Ee Hotel Ntanet Hel Neon Cap Alt Sooeng Humeri Cametra Jno. S. Solenberger & Co Ramsey Furniture CO
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