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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1915
Page
5
Train timetable details for Cumberland Valley dated June 27 1915. Lists arrival and departure times including 10 10 am and 11 05 am windows, and various platform and schedule entries with numbers such as 9% 94S 723 903 617 705 745 803 837 910 11 42.
Schedule lines show No 13 at 9 18 a m for Bristol and intermediates with sleepers and dining cars via Roanoke. No 1 2 27 a m serves Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton and intermediates with Gary Winston Salem connections to Roanoke memphis south. No 27 6 38 p m serves Shenandoah and intermediates. No 28 9 32 a m serves Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia New York with Shenandoah Junction to Washington. No 4 7 04 p m serves Hagerstown with sleeper to New York. No 2 12 54 a m serves Hagerstown sleeper to New York Philadelphia.
Mrs S. A. Clay of Kansas City testifies her family suffered years of itchy skin rashes that burned and kept them awake at night. After using Resinol Ointment and Soap, they stopped itching and were completely cured within three jars, with no relapse four months later. Doctors have prescribed Resinol for skin troubles for 20 years.
John Hanlon appointed postmaster at Hopewell Virginia a large powder town will manage a busy office but earns only the 1000 dollar fourth class salary. The office opened September 1 and became postmaster October 1. Receipts to determine his pay require twelve months evaluation though money order fees may supplement his income due to many foreigners in town.
Nearly 300 guests attended an at home at the Ceres Villa home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Derr Shriner north of Frederick Maryland. The event honored their silver wedding and Edward Deer Shriner Jr reaching adulthood. Assistants in the dining room included Miss Anna P C Schley Miss Etta Cramer Miss Helen Stauffer Miss Mildred Stauffer and Miss Ellen McGill Baker of Berryville Virginia.
Doan's Kidney Pills praised by local carpenter J. H. Cooper of Winchester 318 S Braddock St for backache relief and kidney regulation after few doses. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY market the same remedy at 50 cents. L C Oates and family of Gore noted as city visitors.
The California, planned as America's first line battleship and flagship around 1918, includes a library for enlisted men, newspapers on board, wireless systems, submerged torpedo tubes, and laundries for all crew. It will not use coal, store ample oil for power, and mount twelve fourteen inch guns.
A vintage advert explains that a coated tongue signals the need to gently cleanse the stomach liver and bowels with California Syrup of Figs. It claims the remedy quickly relieves constipation and related ailments in children and adults, urging mothers to buy the genuine 50 cent bottle from California My Syrup Company and beware of counterfeits.
European front brief notes heavy fighting as French and Bulgarian forces engage near Hudovo Vilandovo on the railway bridge. Italy reports success at Gasina in Tren region. Russia proclaims war in Moscow while France and Bulgaria enter state of war. Lieut Boelke adds air victories as engagements span Nish to Saloniki routes.
J B Miller a wealthy fruit grower and long time Democratic politician of Rappahannock County died at age 81. A Virginia Military Institute graduate he entered the Confederate Army and was wounded at Brandy Station. He served terms in the Legislature and attended every Democratic state convention as a delegate.
Miss Gertrude Burgess left Saturday for Richmond to make her future home with Mrs. Hattie Calmes. She will be joined later by her sister Miss Florence Burgess who also contemplates making Richmond her home.
Charles Lee Osbourn died at Unison in Loudoun County Virginia. He was renowned for making English riding saddles and succeeded his father-in-law William Taylor in the Unison saddlery business. The Taylor establishment supplied equipment for hunters to many riders in northern and eastern cities for many years.
In Martinsburg West Virginia on October 18 contracts for willow wood rise as Allied efforts increase demand. Acres of yellow willow in the area now yield significant value with daily shipments of carloads to artificial limb plants across the country.
A group led by lamp William Messrs Herbert Fred Goss and Whisson Lee Barr Charles Wingfield traveled yesterday to collect chestnuts. They enjoyed a fine outing and returned with 32 quarts of chestnuts gathered from the mountains.
Mrs Emma Stine and daughter of Needmore West Virginia spent several days visiting friends and relatives in Star Tannery area last week. Mr and Mrs Clayton Rudolph were also noted as visitors.
Guests near Zepp stayed with Mrs. Daisy Orndorff from Saturday to Sunday evening. Miss Winnie Hershman returned home after a week visiting relatives in Boyce Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Brill and Miss Sarah Renner drove to Winchester on Friday. Mr. G. F. Brill visited friends and relatives in Zepp and Miss Belle Orndorff joined her sister Mrs. Aquilla Barb in Mount Jackson Virginia. Mrs. Tollis Reynolls visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Russ Brill in Wardenaville West Virginia.
The Robert M. home in Washington at Ridgedale near Ney was sold at trustee's sale to Charles Smith of Burlington West Virginia for 22000 dollars. Simultaneously the French place was sold at receiver's sale for 8600 dollars.
Congressman W. G. Brown was offered a handsome silver loving cup for the school making the bent exhibit at the big fall festival to be held at Charlestown on October 28 and 29. The exhibit will consist of farm garden and orchard products.
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