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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
2
Mrs. Peter Marco of North Oxford Massachusetts says she suffered sleeplessness weakness nervousness and indigestion after losing three children. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring vitality and producing a healthy baby girl and notes the company offers free confidential advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
Miss Martha Baker and five companions drove an Overland from Pleasance Kent to Woodstock Strasburg Weniches ter and back. They ran low on gas near Winchester and borrowed funds from egg man Mr Sager to pay tolls and fuel. They reached home by early evening and returned the car to W C Painter.
Berryville Virginia runs Better Health Week May 29 to June 3 with local officials physicians groups and churches coordinating events. A county parade health sermons and free motion pictures accompany talks by Dr. E G Williams Dr A M Lincoln Dr Heck and other prominent speakers.
Washington DC reports on movement for higher wages for train and engine crews in the southeast. Minimum daily rates for engineers firemen conductors and brakemen are outlined with regional variations and overtime for runs beyond set hours. It notes earnings can exceed minimums on long fast freights and outlines yard service rates and potential reductions in hours with adjusted pay.
Bangor Me News reports four national railroad unions threaten a nationwide strike involving up to 400000 employees. Lockout could halt freight and passenger traffic on 260600 miles of track, crippling American industry and export trade amid wage hour disputes.
A railroad case warned that engine crews winning their point could lead to a general railroad break down and eventual government ownership. The Atlanta Iron Tradesman noted that an employee aiding such moves would, as a government worker, spend off duty time reflecting on the "donkey" he had become.
A World editorial closes with the view that demanding unlimited wages harms long term labor welfare. Charles S. Lane Jr of Hagerstown Md spent the weekend with friends here before returning home.
An old advertisement touts S S S as a vegetable blood purifier that combats boils pimples scrofula and rashes by cleansing the blood rather than using salves or ointments It claims impure blood causes skin disease and promises clearer skin and renewed vigor after treatment directed by Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga.
Dealers report sharp price drops in imported items used for medicines, and United States produced goods remain costly. Prices for cottonseed oil and milk sugar rise, while quinine and several chemical and pharmaceutical supplies fall in price, reflecting easing European wartime disruptions.
On Tuesday May 30 1916 a legal holiday banks will close. Paper maturities dated May 30 may be paid on Wednesday May 31. Signatories include Lee R Grim Union Bank of Winchester John W Rice Shenandoah Valley National Bank and H D Fuller Farmers and Merchants National Bank.
Trustee to sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia a desirable fifty acre farm near Hayfield seven miles northwest of town. The land owned by J W Lupton by deed of April 25 1914 is bounded by Sk Cooper Samltz and others with a new dwelling and outbuildings. Sale July 1 at noon. Terms one third cash with balance in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance.
The Star announces a quick sale of a 16 horsepower Fairbanks gasoline engine with magneto for $50 cash. Prospective buyers may inspect the engine at Star of 5-2-1p-6t.
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