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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1916
Page
5
To Breeders GRIMSLEY gray registered Percheron weighs a ton by E B White of Leesburg. He will make the entire season at home Insurance 12.00. DANIEL a coming 3 year old gray registered Percheron stallion will also make the entire season at home Insurance 10.00. JOE black registered Percheron will stand at various farms on Berryville pike and White Hall schedule varies by weekday and location. Co L NICODEMUS Lenore Va United Phone.
Trains arrive in Winchester from the listed stations at 9 20 am daily except Sunday 11 45 am and 7 22 pm daily. Supt Bari plea Gen P A ea.
October 20 1915 schedule lists Berryville Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocatontas Norton and nearby stations with Pullman sleepers dining cars and connections to the Memphis special. More trains run to Shenandoah Hagerstown Harrisburg and New York via Roanoke Shenandoah or Washington Junction.
An old medical advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and cannot be cured by local applications alone. It markets a combined remedy from F. J. Cuunsy & Co offering testimonials, Toledo Ohio, 75 cents, via druggists. It also promotes Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
By virtue of a trust from Clarence Harris dated 1912 a sale is set for May 13 1916 at 1 o clock in front of the County Court House Winchester. The property is one acre with a dwelling on West One Clearbrook Frederick Sooners. Terms: one half cash day of sale, balance in two equal yearly payments secured by purchaser bonds, deed of trust and insurance policy. Herbert S. Larrick Trustee.
Trustees announce a public auction of a 42.5 acre farm in Frederick County near Winchester. The property, part of the Parlett home farm and once occupied by Edward B Shull, features a residence, barn, spring and stream, in a good neighborhood close to churches and schools. sale requires one third cash, rest in two yearly installments secured by bonds and a trust deed with life insurance policy. M M Lynch and Heerbert S Larrick trustees. 4-19-4wks.
The ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless alternative to calomel for biliousness and sluggishness. It guarantees relief if the product fails to start the liver and cleanse bowels, warning calomel harms the user and promising no salivation and safe use for children.
German forces push at Verdun gaining ground on both sides of the Meuse. Berlin claims capture of Hill No 304 trenches with 40 unwounded officers and 1,280 soldiers taken prisoner. Two German planes down, French losses reported. London says submarine sinks French bark Marie Molinos with no crew casualties.
Gore Virginia reports the local Modern Woodmen of America camp will hold its annual religious service on the first Sunday in June at 3 pm instead of the second Sunday in May. Nearby visits include Mrs. C A Williams and Mrs B F Langdon visiting sister Mrs John W Parish. Ebenezer plans services May 14 at 11 am and 8 pm.
An advertisement touts maternal aids and a Bradfield remedy claiming to ease pregnancy strain. It urges readers to mail for a free information book and to consult a local druggist for a bottle. The piece emphasizes motherhood as life's sublime accomplishment and promises comfort and relief for expectant mothers.
Washington dispatch reports Weather Bureau forecast of unsettled conditions and showers across the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi Valley this week. By midweek heavy showers and thunderstorms expected in central valleys and plains with continued unsettled weather into the eastern states by week’s end.
Ira K. Gruver of Reliance Virginia lists horses cattle hogs implements harness corn and oats among items in a local sale directory.
A public meeting at the Auditorium will open at 2 30 and include music by Miller Jenkins' orchestra and talks by Rev Dr J Horace Lacy Capt Robert Y Conrad and Prof N D Cool. Seventh Grade certificate recipients listed include Miss Lucy M Carper and others as party to a school fair. The event features a fifteen dollar gold prize for top parade appearance awarded by judges.
Trust sale of a 23 acre Frederick county property with improvements, located about 1.25 miles east of Kernstown, conveyed from William H. Galliday to C. M. Fletcher. Auction set for June 5 1916 at 11 a.m. in front of the County Courthouse Winchester. One half cash day of sale, balance in one year with 6 percent interest secured by deed of trust. Harry R. Kern, Trustee.
Advice warns that most soaps with alkali damage the scalp and hair. Recommends refined coconut oil as a mild cleanser. mix one to two teaspoonfuls with water to produce a rich lather, leaving hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage. Coconut oil is affordable and available at pharmacies for family use.
Special Commissioners announce the sale of 135 acre Strother farm near Winchester Virginia by decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court in Pansey Wright vs Sheppard Strother et al. The property includes a limestone house, barn, 12 acres of bearing apple and 10 acres of peach orchards, near apple shipping, rented for 500 dollars until March 1 1917, sale optional cash or two equal bonds with trust deed and insurance. Auction set for noon on Saturday May 27 1916.
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