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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1915
Page
3
A garbled advertisement touts Hood's Blood Purifier as a cure all for digestive weakness and fatigue. It promises to cleanse the stomach glands, restore appetite, and improve intestinal function, urging readers to obtain the product today.
Reports from Nish quote a Serbian dispatch detailing German and Austrian crossings at Belgrade and along the Save and Danube. The advance guard was partly destroyed or captured with officers and soldiers seized, amid heavy combat at Varak Zabrez and Progarska, while Berlin claimed favorable progress.
A government statement reports two masked men robbed an Ohio express car between West Virginia and Ohio early yesterday. They rifled the mail car and escaped with packages valued around 100000 dollars. The post office department says the total taken was 150 packages.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for headache biliousness indigestion and constipation caused by a torpid liver and clogged bowels. It promises cleansing overnight for a dime and notes many people use them to stay regular, even suggesting children benefit from gentle cleansing.
West Virginia officers dispatch a special Baltimore and Ohio train to Sistersville as detectives search for bandits who held up a Central West Virginia express. Parksersburg crews return home with no clues amid ongoing hunt and pursuit. Mr William T Hottel returns from Virginia Knights of Pythias convention.
Miss Beulah A Roberts daughter of Mr Nathan S Roberts of Apple Ridge near Winchester and Mr H Noel Garner of Alexandria Va were married at Eckington Presbyterian Washington Oct 7 by Rev H K Brundage. The bride wore a blue traveling suit and pink rose corsage. No attendants. They sails from Baltimore Oct 8 for Savannah Ga and will reside after Nov 1 at 908 North Columbus Street Alexandria Va.
A special meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital is set for 4 PM on Monday October 11 to transact important business.
Mary Faidley colored wife of Harry Faidley of Woodstock Virginia died about noon today at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a surgical operation. The body will be taken to Woodstock for burial. Mrs Richard Evelyn Byrd has returned from a visit to relatives in Richmond and Hampton Virginia. Mr J Marston has gone to Hancock Maryland to visit his daughter Mrs Unger. Mrs Susie Glass Strider left this morning to visit relatives in Washington.
A historical price list shows items labeled Baldwin and Ben Davis with prices such as 2.00 for a barrel firsts, 1.50 for second, and 2.50 to 3.50 range for related goods. The fragment mentions Nown Gribenings and various dollar amounts including 93.50 and 2.75.
The funeral for Mrs. Mary Ellen McCord who died after being struck by a wagon in Philadelphia was conducted at the home of her brother-in-law in Winchester. Rev. W O Talbert led services with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Attending from out of town were her son Hunter McCord and daughters Fallie Ways Pearl King among others. Her husband George McCord, 83, remains in Jefferson Hospital with multiple fractures.
Local market prices show corn, oats, barley, flour, bran, millfeed, middling, butter, eggs, chickens, hay, and meat cuts with retail and wholesale figures. No. 2 red wheat at 1.12 1 4, pork and poultry prices vary, and New York apple market notes demand and firmer prices despite liberal supply.
Agnes Delaney returns to Washington after visiting Miss Elizabeth H ersole at her home on South Market street.
Tomorrow features a 11 o'clock morning service by Rev. Dr. J. St. Clair Neal of Baltimore, Rally Day in Sunday school at 2.15 with a 2.30 program, and a 3.30 rededication of Greenwood church led by Neal who once preached there. Greenwood, now a mission church, has undergone interior and exterior improvements including pebble dashed walls. Market Street Church holds 7.30 evening services.
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