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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1915
Page
5
Train arrivals in Winchester listed as 9 20 am daily except Sunday 11 45 am and 7 22 pm daily. Additional notes show various daily and exceptions at Tower and Surt HARtpots Gen PLA stations.
Local and through trains between Washington Alexandria Strasburg and Harrisonburg listed for November 22 1914. Westbound from Strasburg includes No 2 Daily 730 am to Harrisonburg arriving 936 am and No 49 Daily 1225 pm arriving 230 pm. Eastbound from Strasburg No 14 Daily 25 am Limited to Washington arriving 1150 am. Local No 21 Buffet Parlor Car 759 pm to Harrisonburg arriving 1015 pm.
Timetables list multiple trains with routes and connections. No. 13-9:18 a.m. to Roanoke and Bristol. No. 1 2:27 a.m. to Roanoke Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch Norton. No. 27-6:38 p.m. to Shenandoah. No. 28-9:32 a.m. to Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia New York. No. 14-7:04 p.m. to Hagerstown. No. 2-12:54 a.m. to Hagerstown New York Philadelphia. Connections at Roanoke and Shenandoah Junction noted.
Elkhart Indiana resident Mrs Williams describes years of organic and irregularities with pains on walking, weight loss, and fatigue. After six doctors she found relief using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash, now reporting four months of improvement and urging others to write for confidential advice.
Miss Beatrice Ware and her brother Hermon Ware of Relief visited Miss Arella Dunm on Sunday.
Lloyds quarterly shows 68 British shipping losses totaling 180713 gross tonnage and nine sailing vessels. German advances threaten Grodno while Russians fall back along a wide front. Rome reports Cima Cista captured in Italy. Turkish forces destroy Entente positions near Seddul Bahr. British losses exceed 50000 since Aug 6. French artillery strikes German trenches and Ghent hosts an Allied air base.
Reports say progress continues in diplomatic negotiations in the Near East with Serbia's promises described as satisfactory for the moment, as the Entente powers seek broader agreement and stability in the region.
ATLANTA Ga Sept 1 For the movement of the Georgia peach crop to Eastern markets during the season extending from May 27 to August 17 the Southern Railway operated 187 special trains from Atlanta to Potomac Yards on fast passenger schedules handling 3 636 cars of which 3 574 or 98 3 per cent made perfect schedule and were delivered to connections in time to make a market on the date due For each of these trains four engines and four crews or five men were required and as it was necessary to run an equal number of extra trains in the opposite direction a very large number of employees were directly connected with the train movement in addition to the very much larger number who did their part in making up trains and in keeping roadway motive power and rolling stock in repair The heavy extraordinary traffic was moved over the 649 miles of the Atlantic Washington line over 100 miles of which is undergoing double-tracking and revision with out the slightest interference with the regular traffic a result which could have been accomplished only by a splendid organization in charge of a well equipped plant For the movement of peaches to western markets 35 special trains were run from Atlanta to Chattanooga handling 219 cars all of which moved on perfect schedule The highly perishable character of the peach makes it necessary that it be moved with the utmost dispatch and the success of the industry is therefore to a great degree dependent on the character of the railway service to the great consuming markets of the country.
Special Commissioner offers for public sale in Winchester Virginia on September 4 1915 at 1 o clock a m a limestone farm of 303 acres near Opequon with access to a never failing stream and a 97 acre tract of woodland plus a 113 acre parcel with timber. Parcels offered separately or as a whole with terms one third cash and balance in two annual installments. Leaseholder’s crop rights pass to buyer. For details see Steck or Henkel offices. J W Baker Jr deputy clerk. (8-3-5)
The Winchester Commercial Pony Contest begins today for children 16 and under. A black and white Shetland pony named Midget, with harness and buggy, will be awarded to the winner who collects the most votes from purchases at participating merchants. Voting rules, box locations, and rewards are detailed, with no relatives of merchants allowed to participate.
Mary Smith aged five, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Smith of Martinsburg, died after her clothing ignited at the kitchen stove. Her mother was badly burned while trying to rescue her. The child died last evening after lingering from the burns. The father works at a woolen mill.
INWOOD West Virginia September 1 Charles May an employee of Harry Stewart near Pikeside was bruised but not seriously hurt after colliding with a buggy team driven by Harry Staub of Inwood near Tablers on the Winchester pike The accident happened after dark May rode his motorcycle toward Stewart’s place his machine wrecked and Staub s buggy was damaged
Wartime style ad chronicles a woman's nervous fatigue and fainting spells. Cardui is promoted as a tonic to strengthen nerves and improve weakness. The piece urges readers to try Cardui for female complaints and general weakness.
A horse escaped during an incident involving a vehicle carrying Mr and Mrs Staub. Neither occupant sustained injuries.
War Department plans place four 16 inch disappearing guns at Cape Henry Virginia to form a formidable fortification surpassing any battleship. Guns will be sixty feet long with an effective range over fourteen miles and fire 2200 pound projectiles. The unmounted 16 inch gun from Gandy Hook is now to be installed at Panama.
Local brief reports Kathryn Orndorft returning to Vaulcluse after a recent absence. Details remain brief with no further outcomes or dates provided.
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