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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
8
Yearly toll on the Valley Turnpike available only in August for the period September 1, 1909 to August 32, 71910. Applications should be sent to the undersigned at once. No tolls will be issued after August 81st.
Large stock of sterling silver and plated ware available with a full line of American watches on hand. Repair work of every description by competent workmen on the premises. Fine and complicated work a specialty. Located at 145 North Main Street.
Public notice lists event dates in Front Royal and surrounding towns including Berryville Mansessas Warrenton and Petersburg with sessions in August and September. It invites inquiries to Arthur Warthen Secretary of the Late Association at Front Royal Virginia for further particulars.
Receipts of new Southern wheat at Baltimore are dropping rapidly and quality is poor due to heavy rains before harvest. Shipments will continue until about September 1, and total receipts so far are lighter than last year. Wholesale prices show weak demand for wheat and hay prices range around 11 to 12 per ton with country bacon similarly priced.
The annual sermon to True Reformers will be preached at John Mann M E Church Sunday August 15 at 730 p m Meeting in the church basement at 700 p m Mr Thomas B Gold of Clarke county spent today in town Colonel James C Baker and his granddaughter of Stephens City visited friends in town The piece also notes a caution against flaunting wealth or lineage and advises keeping family matters private.
A measure requires a horseshoer traveling to Saxony to pass an examination to qualify for the job.
An advert claims vosiam has cured thousands of chronic eczema and skin ailments since its discovery a year ago. It notes a new 50 cent size sold at Francis Baker & Son's in Winchester and direct from Emergency Laboratories in New York. Immediate itching relief is promised and full cures in two weeks for chronic cases. Samples for experimentation are offered free by mail.
Mr Hollyday from the office of the supervising architect of the U S Treasury arrives in Winchester to oversee construction of the new post office at the northeast corner of Feldkeies and Braddock streets. George Leigh and Brother of Louisa Va hold the contract with a completion target of August 1 1910. contractors expect to arrive next week to start work.
Youngsters collect baseball player pictures found in cigarette packages. The fad has become a market where duplicate cards sell for up to five cents, with trades offering pictures of different club members for a few pennies.
Patrons at the Empire theater enjoy a refined program of hand painted Pathe subjects. The machine is improved, producing smooth flickerless films. The staff promises even better future lines and highlights The Story of Psyche among the noted pictures.
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