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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1908
Page
6
Franck Baker & Son, druggists in Winchester Virginia, tout Vinol as a superior medicine to cod liver oil. They assert Vinol provides health and strength for the elderly, weak or sick women, and children, with a guarantee from over five thousand leading druggists in the United States.
Sealed bids for all or part of ten thousand dollar Public School Bond City of Winchester Virginia. Bond bears 4 percent interest in $500 denominations. Bids due by April 20 1908 to Shirley Carter chairman Finance Committee City Council. Right to reject any or all bids reserved. 3-28-2w.
Market reports list quoted buying prices from grain dealers forcertals. figures are incomplete but indicate prevailing rates. No clear totals or named entities are provided due to garbled OCR.
Fragmentary OCR shows price notes for corn and hay with per bushel and per ton figures. Mentions 2.25 per bushel for corn and hay bought by bale with 10 to 12 dollars per ton.
Fragmented OCR lists prices for country produce including eggs potatoes meat chickens and turkeys with several garbled words and unclear figures. The piece reads like a market price roundup from a local merchants page with items listed per bushel or per pound and live or dressed poultry.
A brindled thoroughbred Scotch terrier named Ellie appears with Miss Emma toward Wight in Boston. The show dog is described as highly pedigreed and valued at 500 dollars.
The community reports many visitors and moves. Mr Anfron McKay’s neighbors come to see him. Mrs J R Rust from Washington spends time in the area. Mrs Franks and family relocate from Mountain Falls to James Jearing's farm. The Canterbury Band performed impressively for a sizable crowd. Luther Grim visited his parents at Refuge and Kitty Pitcock returned home after a visit with sister Mrs Luther Grim.
Mrs Jane L Smeltzer and daughter Pule of Ridgeley West Virginia returned home after a ten day visit to Winchester Virginia for the fortieth wedding anniversary of Captain Jenkins, Mrs Smeltzers brother.
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