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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1915
Page
3
Retail and wholesale food prices listed include flour at 6.50, butter and creamery items, spring chicken per pound, old roosters, potatoes per peck, and various hams. The note shows store packing for the week and includes several unclear OCR fragments. Also mentions mill products and meat items with corresponding prices.
Baltimore markets report No 2 red wheat at 1101/2 and corn listed by carlot on spot at 86 asked. Markets reflect closing values from the day before publication.
A county bulletin lists hog cholera precautions and serum costs, urging farmers to separate hog lots from highways, quarantine new stock, avoid visiting other herds, burn infected animals, confine dogs and reduce spread with disinfectants. It notes outbreaks in the area and outlines cleaning and spraying steps.
Hog cholera discovered on two farms in the county near Atbin and Winchester on the Martiobure pike. Treated hogs show anti cholera serum results. Precautions suggested to limit spread. once established, serum is the only protection. Sanitary measures are crucial for control.
A mirrored musing on exile and chaos showing that sorrow is not the end but a lesson. The text argues that experiences of hardship shape understanding, with Carlyle cited to emphasize learning as the purpose behind sorrow.
Jien Baker, prominent Winchester businessman and longtime head of Baker and Company, is remembered for his integrity and community work. He elevated the wholesale grocery trade in the Valley, helped shift much business to Winchester, and preserved family business records. Samuel F. Rhodes of Renton, WA attends Buhler funeral.
Local verse style notice requests readers to place a small classified ad in the want column. The terse item invites names and brief details for small listings. It underscores informal, approachable classified space usage.
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