Norfolk and Western May 25 1913 timetable excerpt
Train schedule fragment lists Norfolk and Western trains dated May 25 1913 with connections to Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York. Includes sleeper services to Washington and New York from Hagerstown and Pocahontas routes and notes Pullman sleeper arrangements. Berryville Daily reference appears.
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Norfolk and Western
Berryville
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
New York
Junction
Washington
Hage Pullmar
Phil
Porth Bevill
W.C. Saunder
Act
Southern Railway Schedule Washington to Strasburg 1918
The notice lists mixed and local trains on May 25 1918 between Washington Alexandria and Strasburg with arrival times at Harrisonburg and Strasburg. It includes No 173 mixed daily at 6 00 am for Harrisonburg arriving 10 16 pm, No 217 daily buffet parlor car for Harrisonburg arriving 10 26 pm, No 218 daily 6 05 am for Alexandria and Washington arriving 10 30 am, No 14 limited for Alexandria arriving 11 55 am, No 98 daily 4 66 pm local to Washington arriving 9 15 pm, and No 216 daily local from Harrisonburg to Strasburg arriving 8 30 pm. General Agent L B Brown signs off.
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Harrisonburg
Iljves
Alexandria
Washington
Waelnton
Harrigonburg
Strasburg
L. B. Brown
Cumberland Valley Railway Time Table May 25 1912
Train schedule excerpt shows daily and Sunday departures from Winchester with listed times including 9.22 am and 11.51 am and 7.25 pm. Indicates routes from New York to Winchester and local stops with implied departures and arrivals.
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Winchester
Tfr Statin
Sony
NG San H. A Rinpie G
P. A
Echoes of Civil War Secrets and Tragedy Recalled
The memoir recalls wartime betrayals and searches for a spy, and single out reporters noting townsfolk who aided neighbors. Vivid vignettes follow a blighted asylum inmate and tragic loves, including three families torn by guerilla warfare and a soldier’s death in a mountain romance.
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Mosby
Pht
West Virginia Insane Asylum
Brucetown Visitors Attend Ridgeway Camp Meeting
Large delegation visits Ridgeway camp meeting in Brucetown Virginia with Rev. F A Strother W W Tanquary George Wright and Mrs Hesseltine staying on grounds. Annie Brady of Baltimore visits cousin Mrs Charles Tharp. Charles Borden ill in Martinsburg now at home. Mrs Howard Boden visits Martinsburg mother Mrs Barr. Robert Irwin and William Robert with daughters Annie and Margaret from York PA motor in for weekend with Dr A S H Rouss.
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Brucetown
Aum
Ridgeway
F. A. Strother
W. W. Tanquary
George Wright
Hesseltine
Charles Borden
Martinsburg
Howard Boden
Barr
Robert Irwin
William T. Robert
Annie
Margaret Robert
York
A.S. H. Rouss
New 12 Cent Stamp Planned to Meet Rate Changes
A 12 cent postage stamp is to be provided by the post office department to meet changed conditions arising from the new postage rate. The 15 cent stamp will serve this purpose as the registry fee rises from 8 to 10 cents. The proposed 12 cent stamp would cover the registry fee and the two cents postage rate in this country and for England and Germany.
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Post Office Department
England
Germany
Fall of the Two Yard Wide Skirt Trend
New York based suit maker announces plans to launch dresses this fall with two yard wide hems replacing the six inch hobble style. The firm predicts the end of the slit skirt as fashion shifts toward fuller bottom silhouettes.
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New York
Trainmen Lanterns Fueled by Electric Lamps
Trainmen’s lanterns now use an incandescent electric lamp similar to conductor lamps. The base holds a three cell battery replacing the oil reservoir, and the switch is replaced by an upright handle to light the lamp. Battery life runs 14 hours continuous or 38 hours intermittent.
Staunton Firemen Convention Gains Strong Interest
The Staunton New reports the Virginia state firemen's convention is assured of success with 300 men signed up for hotel reservations. Letters arrive daily from departments in various cities signaling strong interest for the notable meeting.
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Staunton New
Virginia
Public sale of valuable Frederick County farm near Winchester
Frederick County farm of 232 acres and 34 poles on Buffalo Lick Road three miles southeast of Winchester and one mile east of the Front Royal Road to be sold August 2 at 11 a m. with a two story dwelling, outbuildings, ten acre orchard and a good well. Terms one third cash and balance in one and two years with interest. sale may be subject to a $2000 lien. Sallie M. Riley Carroll G. Walter trustees. R T Barton atty. Winchester Va. 7-14-e0d.
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Buffalo Lick Road
Winchester
Front Royal Road
Cavalry Maneuver
Atty.-at- Law
Dillingham Proposes Tax Funds for Road Building
Senator Dillingham of Vermont proposes amending the tariff bill to allocate income tax proceeds to good roads. Each state would spend an amount equal to its share of the income tax.
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Washington
Dillingham
Vermont
Carpenter killed at Kern farm in Botetourt County
W R Ruff aged forty a carpenter was instantly killed Monday afternoon while at work on a barn at the farm of United States Senator John W Kern in Carvin's Cove Botetourt County about fifteen miles north of Roanoke.
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W. R. Ruff
United States
John W. Kern
Carvin's’ Cove
Botetourt County
Roanoke
Sale Postponed to August 30 at Same Time and Place
The sale has been postponed to Saturday August 30 at the same time and location as previously announced.
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