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Fragmentary lines show times 4.35 4.57 5.39 5.56 6.10 p. m. 8.50 without context. No identifiable people or organizations. Unable to determine full event or subject from available text.
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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
5
Fragmentary lines show times 4.35 4.57 5.39 5.56 6.10 p. m. 8.50 without context. No identifiable people or organizations. Unable to determine full event or subject from available text.
Schedules show westbound service No 121 No 133 with daily departures from Washim at 10 am and 4:45 pm. The list includes Alexandria Cowden Barcroft Hencarlyn Morrison Pastoria Palis Church Dunn Loring Wedderburn Vienna Hunter Wiehle Herndon Leesburg Clarke's Gap Purcellville Round Hill Bluemont and other stops with varied arrival times, ending in Bluemont at 7:10 pm.
An old advertisement emphasizes Winchester Steam Laundry on Water Street offering clean linen care and a Bell phone contact for service. The copy underscores meticulous washing and ironing as a selling point.
Those who know say they have never tasted such delicious bread. If you have not, that will make you a customer, G. W. Rathman, South Main St. Wholesafe and Retail.
The Passover started at sundown, lasting seven days for Reform Jews and eight for Orthodox. The festival recalls the firstborn’s deliverance in Egypt, with Seder at home, avoidance of leaven, four cups of wine, bitter herbs, and symbolic foods.
Rest April 16 report corrects service time to 3 PM and notes an attractive program. Farm progress includes Mr. Taylor H Jefferson and family of Martinsburg planning cow planting. Miss Mattie Ewan travels to Chambersburg for Easter. Blanche Wright visits Mrs. Miller near Rocky Glen. Orchards are sprayed and bloom is bright. C E Ridgeway sawing a run for J W Schlack to be erected soon. J J Ridgeway collecting stock for shipment to eastern markets Saturday.
A new restaurant on Main Street offers all seasonal items and serves guests day and night. The establishment invites locals to dine in at the downtown location.
A railway timetable excerpt lists southbound and northbound N and W trains with stations including Bristol Roanoke Knoxville Columbus Cincinnati and Roanoke Bluefield Pocahontas Norton Welch Shenandoah and Hagerstown. It notes Pullman sleepers to Knoxville Gary Philadelphia and New York and cafe cars, with connections to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. Officials in Roanoke Virginia offer timetable details and agent contacts.
Advertisement listing seven weeks at 3285, nine weeks at 3.65, and American tours 11 to 14 days with all expenses paid. Theo H Diener, BF Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland, promotes itineraries with varied durations and prices.
A Winchester Virginia letter asserts Devoe paint uses fewer gallons and costs less than any other paint. It promises proof by painting half a job with Devoe and the other half with competitors. The note is signed F W Devoe & Co and mentions Bushnell & Co as sellers.
A vivid verse-like passage describes the shadow of a merry widow hat moving through streets and a matinee, towering over crowds and blocking views yet revealing beauty at its rim with bloom and braid. The energetic imagery evokes motion and crowd spectacle in an urban setting.
Mr Louis J Barr arrived back in Washington after several days in this city visiting friends.
An old advisory warns against using catarrh ointments containing mercury which can harm the sense of smell and mucous surfaces. It promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure from F B Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, claiming internal use benefits and genuine verification. Access to testimonials and pricing are noted, with a strike on Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
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