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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1915
Page
3
The Baltimore Star notes daily market close prices for wheat and corn with prices for butter eggs poultry and hay. It lists butter creameries eggs and live poultry values and includes cattle sheep and lamb quotes along with a local humorous exchange.
An advertisement claims Dodson’s Liver Tone replaces dangerous calomel for liver sluggishness and constipation. It guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer and touts a pleasant vegetable formula safe for children and adults. The copy urges taking a spoonful at night for morning relief without griping or discomfort.
Judge Thomas W. Harrison assigns June 14 for the trial of several indicted African Americans over alleged poisoning of mules and a well on Mr. H. Eidson’s Boyce farm. Dora Jackson faces the most serious count for poisoning the well that endangered Eidson and his family.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for scrofula and related symptoms. It claims the medicine purifies the blood, removes humors, and strengthens the body, noting forty years of use and many testimonials. It urges readers to buy from a druggist and start today.
The coming Monday May 31 will be observed nationally including Winchester as National Decoration Day and a legal holiday. Banks in Winchester and Frederick county will close. paper maturing items can be handled June 1. Winchester post office hours include general delivery from 8 am to 12, and 1 to 2 pm with restrictions on money orders and night window service.
Berlin dispatch lists new submarine victims including Ger of the Unt and others sunk. Danish steamer Fly sunk by a mine. Turkey threatens to widen hostilities to the Suez Canal. Italy reports village captures in Austrian lands, Rhodes landings, and Austrian sub sunk. Austro Hungarian front advances near Przemyśl. Ossowitz bombardment resumed by Germans.
Executor of John G. Miller's estate offers the Holliday Farm near Winchester Virginia at public auction June 26 1915 at noon The 435 acre farm may be sold in four parcels two parcels or as a whole with improvements crops and a tenant lease to expire March 1 1916 Two parcels A and B split the land with buildings and water rights included Terms: one third cash day of sale and balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and fire insurance For details contact J M Steck Attorney Winchester VA or A D Henkel Executor Winchester Va
Report describes a monkey acting as a jockey for John Bright during a horse race on a track. The animal briefly mounted a greyhound rider, causing the hound to bolt toward the infield before the rider’s misfortune ended the effort. Mrs. G Q Miller improves after illness at North Washington Street home.
The Enging Rec ord notes many states face large numbers of weak wooden and steel bridges. Local officials often favor road surface work over bridge repairs, risking safety as poorly maintained bridges make roads dangerous. Advocates say funds must prioritize bridge safety before improvements to road surfaces.
A fragmented editorial urges a preventive burn awareness program in schools to cut fire costs. It argues future generations must appreciate fire safety to reduce losses and the enormous, unnecessary entailed expenses.
The piece contrasts shopkeepers and housekeepers showing a quick window cleaning technique. Mix one part alcohol with three parts water, add whiting to a cream-like thickness, apply with a cloth, let dry in 15 to 20 minutes, then rub clean with a dry cloth. It claims the method cleans and polishes without harming woodwork and saves effort.
The piece argues teachers shape pupils beyond textbooks with daily moral guidance. It notes teachers feel growing responsibility for students' moral welfare and value the deeper duties of education, warning against shallow or self-serving attitudes.
A fragment notes that the apricot did not originate in Mexico but came from Asia to Europe during the era of Alexander the Great, then spread to other European nations and later to the Americas.
The piece notes mosquitoes in the bare arctic circle, calling them a primeval nurse that persists despite harsh conditions. It contrasts their presence with Lappine reindeer herding and native avoidance of fields, suggesting mystery in their adaptation and the region’s suitability.
An estimate from Rhodesia suggests the famed Victorian falls on the Zambezi might produce about 3 000 000 horsepower, comparable to the total output of Europe’s rivers.
Quote by Adam Smith distinguishes productive labor that adds value to a subject and unproductive labor that does not. The fruitful labor increases the item’s worth while the other yields no value gain.
A fragment recalls Uncle Eben lamenting how some men grow suspicious of plain honesty, as if a new kind of motive were behind simple truth telling.
A caller recounts a plea to a desk officer about a man named Jim Blinks receiving 75 certificates to secure a license at the courthouse, but he did not return. The scene ends with the Meer offering congratulations to the complainant.
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