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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1923
Page
2
The Star prints today’s wholesale prices from LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKETS for chickens under and over four pounds, flour and corn, butter, hay and straw, flour middlings, and mixed feed. Figures show varied prices for hens Leghorns and listed commodities though typographical errors are possible.
A Baltimore wholesale price listing shows items including eggs country butter spring chickens local flour 12-back spring wheat flour 12-lb middlings bran screeings shelled corn mixed feed and corn mess with prices around 1.26 to 1.28 per unit and notes TB ranging from 16.00 to 20.00 average. The entry reflects period farm commodities and market rates.
An advertisement urges women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to improve health and endurance. It claims 98 of 100 women benefit and encourages belief in personal fulfillment alongside a small help wanted note for a sixteen year old.
In Ridgeway West Virginia May 29 the I'll Try Bible Class of Payne's Chapel was delightfully entertained Saturday afternoon at teacher Mrs Mae Bromleys home Music and social chat filled the afternoon until 5 PM Refreshments were served Miss Hattie Cline remains ill at her Ridgeway home A large neighborhood crowd attended the Hopewell annual meeting Mr CL Hicks and family of Harpers Ferry stayed at Mr WG Bromleys over the weekend
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to authorize abandoning seventeen miles of branch line from South Wooster to Millersburg. The request was filed by the company in Washington on May 29 and details the proposed route and impacts on service.
The document states revenue in Ohio is insufficient to justify continuing the service, signaling potential discontinuation or suspension of operations in the state.
The Civic League announces its meeting moved to Friday June 8 from the originally scheduled June 1. The change affects local residents seeking community engagement and potential agenda items.
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