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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
5
Clothing made to measure guaranteed to fit. Also scouring French dry cleaning repairing altering and pressing. Winchester Steam Dying and Cleaning Works. Both phones. 128 S Main St.
The Burnt Factory Virginia Sunday School held its annual picnic last Saturday with a large crowd in attendance on an ideal day. Rev C W Spinner and B T Janney from the Industrial Home School visited local children placed in private homes. The Red Bun Church will host a yard party August 27 and 28 inviting the public. Miss Alice Newcome of Winchester is visiting friends in the area.
Horace J. Tatnall of Wilmington Delaware S Emlen Stokes of Medford New Jersey and Francis R Taylor of West Chester Pennsylvania are walking through the valley after visiting Harpers Ferry They stayed at Mr Lewis Pidgeon and viewed the Hopewell meeting house then continued on to Winchester and White Post Local residents Mrs G C Snapp and Miss Bettie Green are spending time at Circle Hill Miss Jane J Pidgeon of Washington visits her aunts in the area Miss Sadie Cutterer and Miss Grice Baumgardner of Frederick Maryland rode to Wadesville and Circle Wilt on a brief excursion
The sewerage commission explains who must connect to the new sewer system in Winchester after operation begins. Everyone with a cess pool must connect, and those who discharge waste water or slops into streets or stagnant pools must connect. Costs include five dollars per year for most buildings, with two dollars added for cellar drainage.
A Queen article compares Dutch South African women to Americans, detailing two main types the veld and town women, their traits, habits, and evolution. It notes vigor from sunshine, strength, independence, and growing political interest among educated Dutch women while describing domestic roles and marriage patterns.
Mr James Anderson deputy sheriff of Gore expects a strong peach harvest this year estimating 1000 to 1500 bushels. His Alberta peaches are said to be unusually fine quality.
The deep sewerage trench at the Market and Water streets intersection is filled and teams may pass. County motorists will no longer face inconvenience driving into the hitching yard at that corner.
Advert invites women to send name and address to receive a free package of Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf a regulator for female ailments. It describes back pains urinary bladder and kidney troubles and claims the herbal product from The Mother Gray Co. sells for 50 cents through druggists.
Suggests a lilac pattern wallpaper on white ground with a white ceiling and white muslin curtains. White enamel bedstead with cretonne spread and French bolster. White dimity bedding, cretonne border, Wardwood Noor Wave furniture, and lilac white rugs. Upholstered chair and bureau covers in cretonne for coordinated room.
Advice warns against upholstered nursery furniture and excessive rugs to reduce dust and falls. Recommend rounded table corners high lamp brackets and a high fender to help children avoid visual hazards and accidents. A note suggests bran at the bottom of cake tins prevents burning, though it provokes grumbling.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad will run an eleven day excursion to Ocean Grove New Jersey on Friday August 27. Tickets for the train leaving Winchester at 7 30 p m are seven dollars fifty cents for the round trip. Tickets are valid until September fifth nineteen hundred nine.
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