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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
3
A New York Tribune tale describes how many men and women maintain a pet economy, indulging tiny savings like not buying matches or pencils, and even stealing soap, driven by an inborn urge to economize. The bookkeeper persuades the chief buyer to take a lot of matches to achieve independence.
A humorous set of anecdotes describes a railroad freight classification mishap in Mexico and a council plan to ship tramps out of the country. It also recounts a Harvard student in Paris who provokes a French club member, then duels with a baseball and breaks the man’s nose.
The text warns against tight tops and narrow soles and promotes natural foot use with light fabrics. A discreet, dusty scene follows a fifteen year old girl asking a real estate man for a ticket on a cuckoo clock, the clerk busy and startled by the request.
Daily services added with morning and afternoon departures from Chambersburg Carlisle Mechanicsburg Harrisburg Dillsburg and intermediate stations. Trains 1 8 9 operate Harrisburg to Hagerstown with through coaches to Philadelphia and Pullman cars New York to Knoxville. Sunday adjustments apply. Philadelphia departure 4 80 pm.
Daily service except Sunday Bowmans and Beverly Mills are flag stops for trains 7 and 10. Trains arrive and depart from Pennsylvania Railroad Passenger Station Washington DC with connections to Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. For maps, through rates, and inquiries contact C H Rexgart or H Haepwich at Washington DC offices.
Sunday service begins September 29 1901 with trains from Hagerstown to Baltimore and local branches. Morning departures include 7 02 and 4 12 from Hagerstown to Baltimore with past mail Sunday trains. Connections at Highfield for Gettysburg Hanover Spring Grove York and Eastern Extension.
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