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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
5
Winchester Steam Dying and Cleaning Works advertises breast measurements and a 60 year old customer with 64 inch girth, offering made to measure clothing and guaranteed fit plus scouring, French dry cleaning, repairing and pressing at 128 Main St.
Public auction at Silver Spring Stock Farm 38 miles south of Rippon W Va on Aug 24 1909 offers purebred short horn cattle horses Shropshire sheep and Poland China hogs of the late Robt R Smith. Stock includes 60 short horn cattle 42 Shropshire sheep 2 boars and 7 sows Poland China hogs and several horses mares and a registered Percheron stallion. Sale starts 11 o'clock with 12 month terms from date payable at bank Richard B Smith Adm’y Wickliffe Va. write for catalogue.
Advertises sewer pipe for sale with a request to call for prices. Mentions location at Brilli ia fortt 10 West and lists contact John W. Rosenberger for price information.
The Cumberlain Valley Railroad offers an eleven day Ocean Grove excursion starting Friday August 27 from Winchester at 7 30 p m. Round trip fare is seven dollars fifty cents with tickets good until September 16 1909.
Aug 18 report from Greenway Virginia lists residents attending the Berryville horse show and visiting neighbors. Names include Mrs Funkhouser and Miss Mamie Hoffman of Page County, Dr Brumback and family from Frederick, plus Dellingers, Richards, Cox, Perry, and Powers mourns Miss Matilda Powers.
A Winchester resident testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills curing backache and urinary complaints after using the remedy for about a year. The advertisement notes the pills strengthen kidneys and drive out poisons, with Mrs Grim recommending the product and Franck Baker & Son's drug store as a local outlet. Foster Milburn Co. is named as sole U S agents, price 50 cents.
In SWIMUTAICRE Virginia on August 18 the Sunday services drew a tiny crowd. Rev. Green began as scheduled with only a boy present, later a few belated attendees joined, marking perhaps the smallest audience in his ministry. Ducks wandered away from Candy's Castle as rain aided a welcome change in weather. Emma Triplett family returned home to Paw Paw after visiting Mrs. H. M. Kerns. The rain’s arrival cheered locals after a long drought and signaled a likely shift to better conditions.
Mr Henry Jenkins of Millwood is recovering from a severe arm injury. He experienced a carbuncle infection and a medical treatment nearly caused blood poisoning after a procedure at the Yellow Line Stage between Winchester and Clarkee County stations.
An advertisement urges readers showing kidney or bladder symptoms to start Faley's Kidney remedy at once. It promises quick relief from pain and irregularities and claims to strengthen and safeguard the organs against Bright's disease and other serious disorders.
Gore Virginia news items report an all day meeting at Hebron Baptist Church on Sunday August 2 led by Rev Massie. The section lists visitors and local residents visiting relatives, plus travel plans to Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Kansas for relatives.
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