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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1916

Page

5

Percheron Stallions Stand At Home Breeding Notice

Breeders in Lenore Virginia advertise GRIMSLEY a gray registered Percheron stallion bred by E B White Leesburg to stand the season at home with insurance twelve dollars. DANIEL a coming gray Percheron will also stand at home with ten dollar insurance. JOE a black registered Percheron will stand at various farms near Berryville and White Hall on specified weekdays with at home Saturdays. Nicodemus Lenore Virginia lists contact details.

Grimsley E. B. White Leesburg Daniel Joe O. J. Hardesty Berryville Pike John Rutherford Berryville Albert Anderson White Hall Cc. L Nicodemus Lenore

Cumberland Valley June 27 1916 Time Table

Train arrivals at Winchester from the stations above at 9 20 am daily except Sunday with 11 45 am and 7 22 pm daily. tower note from supervisory official Bhariddls Gen P A.

Cumberland Valley Winchester Suvt Bhariddls P. A

Norfolk and Western Train Services Outline

Norfolk and Western timetable notes list No 13 9 18 a m trains to Roanoke Bristol and intermediates with Pullman sleepers and dining car No 1227 a m to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediates with coach cafe and connections at Roanoke to Memphis special No 27 638 p m to Shenandoah and intermediates No 28 932 a m to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York with connections at Shenandoah Junction or Washington

Bristol Pullman Roanoke Broiler Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton Pullmankee Winston-Salem Shenan Gary Roasoke Memphis Pointe South Shenandosh Intemediate Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadephia New York Shenandoah Junction Washington

Streetcar Schedule Fragment Likely From Strasburg Segment

Westbound from Strasburg timetable entries show daily local service to Harrisonburg with arrival at 9 30 am and another local to Harrisonburg at 2 30 pm. A buffet service is listed at 7 50 pm. Text is garbled but indicates multiple daily trains and a dining option.

Strasburg No. 23 Harrisonurg Harrisonburg Barisonburg

Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Ad

Spring appeal promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach tonic liver regulator and blood builder. It claims alcohol free formula with no after effects and offers tablets or liquid with a 10 cent trial box from the Invalids’ Hotel Buffalo NY.

Pierce Invalids’ Hotel Buffalo N. Y

A Virginia Mother's Advice

A Roanoke mother recounts her 15 year old daughter's weakness from overwork. After using Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription the girl regained strength and color and returned to school without missing days.

Roanoke Golden Medical Discovery J. W. Bartrain 10Th Ave

Dutch Steamer Batavier Fifth Blown Up With Four Lives Lost

London reports the Dutch steamer Batavier Fifth bound from London to Rotterdam was blown up by a German submarine with four crew members dead. The ship of 1500 tons built in 1902 from Rotterdam was captured in 1915 but released after cargo confiscation. Other notes cover American crew saved from the Canadian steamer Ericrea and French attacks near Hill 304 Verdan with no German gains. The Austrian government denounces Allied sinking as intentional murder.

London Batavier Lloyd’s Rotterdam Washington Gray Patton la Rochette France State Department Ericrea Skinner Berlin Verdun German War Office Vienna

Local residents and visitors attend to sick and move saw mill operations

Relatives and friends are in town for visits and calling on the ill. Mrs. John W. Lodge and son Ray called on friends and visited the sick. C. W. and C. W. Hensell moved their saw mill from Apple Ridge Orchard to Mr. 4. L. Anderson's farm at White Hall Virginia. Mrs. Arthur Lee and children of Burnt Factory stayed with her father and sister at Orchard Glen. Randolph Reynolds of Washington and Mrs. James Taylor visited. Deputy Treasurer Robert S. Smith was on county business. W. Hubbard visited Staunton where his son Leonard remains in the hospital and fared better. Mrs. John Nuckles and Granville Nuckles of Shenandoah Junction, WV spent days here with relatives.

John W. Lodge Ray C. W C. W."hensell Apple Ridge Orchard Company L. Anderson White Hall Va Arthur Lee J. F. Reynolds Katherine Reynolds Frederick County W. Hubbard Staunton Leonard W. Hubbard John Nuckles Granville Shenandoah Junction W. Va

Four City Houses and Lots For Sale June 10 1916 Winchester

Public auction in Winchester Virginia on June 10 1916 sells four city lots with houses. Properties include a Loudoun Street corner lot and three Kent Street sites with brick and stone dwellings. Terms require one third cash. two bonds for balance due in one and two years. Auction by Special Commissioner J Hunter Williams. filing by Clerk I J B Beverley. Also includes an unrelated Catarrh Cure advertisement.

Grimes News Notes Teems With Local Visits and Trips

Grimes Virginia notices visitors and departures from nearby towns. Carrie Alamong and Virginia of Galilee visited grandparents near Woodbine. Clagett Chambers of Martinsburg called on relatives. Birdie Frinfrock returned home from Elizabethtown. M Lohr Capper and daughter spent days here. Frank Gould and I H Ses were callers. W H Hamiltons visited Crim at Pleasant View. Charles E McVay sang in Grayham and may visit. E D Shackleford of Liggett and Myers Tobac co called. Kiivee Taylor of Winchester, formerly of Grimes, noted.

Frank Gould I. H. Ses Charles E. McVay Grayham E. D. Shackleford Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company Kiivee Tt. Taylor Winchester

Mrs Hopkiss Lectures on Municipal Hygiene and Charity

Mrs Hopkiss outlines the Eden Wilson Hate case and urges compulsory sewer connections to prevent disease. She praises municipal hygiene, cites expert guidance, and advocates investing in the Ellen Wilson Home which offers 5 percent returns and supports a charitable cause.

Let Young Men Get Ready for Enlistment

The piece urges young men to enlist in Company I Winchester for summer camp with pay and no expense. It praises the unit’s record, arguesworthiness of patriotism, and warns against loafing and delaying military preparation for war. It compares present men to forebears and calls for proactive defense readiness.

Winchester United States

Cardus Woman’s Tonic Praised by Satisfied Patient

Laura Bratcher of Ready Kentucky recounts months of illness with head and nervous troubles. After doctors failed, eleven bottles of Cardus restored health, weight, and ability to work, urging women with similar ailments to try it today.

Laura Bratcher Anc Cardus

Power Preterrea Adoption by Candy Factories

Power has been adopted by candy factories for its ease of control and cleanliness. The note implies a shift to a standardized electric or mechanical system in confectionery production. It highlights efficiency and sanitary benefits driving industrial uptake.

Public Sale of C M Barrett Real Estate in Virginia

By virtue of a deed of trust dated March 1 1910 C M Barrett and wife will sell at public auction in front of the Court House Winchester Virginia at 11 am Thursday June 8 1916. The tract contains 133 acres near Raceburg with a large house and barn about 1200 apple trees and 200 peach trees. One third cash on day of sale balance in one and two years with notes and six percent interest secured by deed of trust and insurance on buildings. Harry R Kern trustee D P Duval auctioneer.

Neariddletown Wa Station C. Cooper Fairview Ave Winchester Cc. M. Barrett Circuit Co Ag Frederick County Aioe Raceburg Fries,Sells Barrett L. Glaize

Trustee sale of 42 1/2 acre Frederick farm near Winchester

Trustees announce a public auction of a 42.5 acre farm in Frederick County Virginia six miles north of Winchester on May 20 1916 at noon in front of the Court House. The property includes a residence a barn and a supplying spring with payment terms of one third cash and two equal installments secured by bonds deed of trust and insurance. Trustees M M Lynch and Herbert S Larrick handle sale.

Frederick Winchester A. D. Cather Henry Parrett Edward B. Shull M. M. Lynch Herbert Larrick Trustees

Fire Threatens Strasburg Bank Building in Night Blaze

A fire about 11 PM Monday damaged the People's Bank building in Strasburg Virginia causing $500 in damage to the bank and $400 more to the dental offices of Dr. B F Maphis and son Carl Maphis with $200 insured. The Letchberley building housed the bank the Strasburg News plant the Maphis dental office the Letcberley store and Miss Weston’s music studio. The fire theory list cites a short circuit spontaneous combustion and mice and matches. The Masons met in the building at the time possibly preventing a larger blaze and firefighters contained the flames as tongues leaped from windows.

Strasburg People's Bank B. F. Maphis Carl Maphis Masons F. D. Maphis A. M Letch4berley Bank Strasburg News Maphis Dental Office Letcberley

Weather Signs From Sheepkeepers

Shepherds report wool texture predicts weather. Crisp wool signals dry spells. limp soft wool indicates an approaching storm. This ancient indicator links wool feel to upcoming atmospheric changes.

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