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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
5
Local merchants report prices paid for country produce. Wheat Ear Corn per barrel three dollars twenty five cents. hay baled per ton ten to thirteen dollars. Potatoes per bushel sixty five cents. apples per bushel not readable. Side meat per pound and chickens alive and dressed prices partially readable. Turkeys dressed price not readable.
The Syracuse Journal notes the decline of weekly free church notices in papers as time and cost push churches to paid ads for better display. Some congregations, especially Episcopal ones in Syracuse, now run combined ads each Saturday, delivering authoritative service hours and notices to thousands.
Reports from Frederick and adjoining counties indicate a one cent frost severely damaged peaches with an expected crop of about one tenth. An expert confirmed the far reaching impact, noting substantial losses to peaches and other early fruits including pears cherries and plums in Gerardstown and nearby areas.
Reports claim a circulating petition for a local option election in Richmond. City officials may have seen it, but Anti-Saloon League members deny involvement, while saloon supporters are blamed for stirring the fight amid voter tax history and recent municipal results.
Four Winchester residents report relief from skin itch using Doan's Ointment after years of suffering. George W. Taylor of 414 South Brett Street endorses the remedy, saying one application relieved his irritation and he recommends it for skin diseases. Sold by Franck Baker & Son's drug store at 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo, N Y, sole U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
White Post Virginia notes a busy social week with visits from Randoph Macon College professors and guests from Baltimore and Front Royal. Easter sermons were delivered, and several residents from Berryville Stone Bridge and Newport News are mentioned alongside Judge Duling who is ill with erysipelas.
Train times and connections from Roanoke to major cities listed include services to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York with intermediate stops at Hagerstown Harrisburg and Harris. Pullman sleepers parlor cars and dining car notes are mentioned with rates and timetable information available from agents W N Ry.
Mr Oscar Pulliam retired this morning from Shenandoah ooanda where he attended a wedding ceremony and was noted for his long service.
Miss Kathleen Hack sails from Baltimore this week noted in transit notices.
Train timetable for Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Harpers Ferry Hagerstown Frederick Washington Martinsburg and major routes. Daily except Sunday departures include morning and evening options with arrival times in multiple cities. References Pittsburg Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and Philadelphia New York connections listed with varying hours.
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