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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1906
Page
2
The Star lists subscription prices by mail for one year two dollars six months one dollar three months sixty cents and one month twenty cents Prepaid postages Advertising rates available at The Star Office Nos 1 and 19 Mast Water Street The Star is delivered by carriers citywide at five cents per week
Aug 25. Ca millus Snapp’s four horse team ran away after a lightning flash near Hunter Bailey’s barn. Snapp was thrown. the wagon hit a locust tree and the harness tore, forcing Snapp to town for fresh harness. Protracted meeting at Friendship Church continues. Local notices include illness, road repairs, and fair attendance.
Gore Aug 25 Flora Mancher formerly of this place now in Baltimore is visiting her sister Miss Sophie Mancher near Gore. Rev W D McCurdy and family arrived Wednesday will visit friends near Gore for a couple of days. Miss Lillie Marple and Katie Cumberland are visiting their Miss Helen Pearson has returned after spending a few days with her parents. Mrs C W Parish spent Wednesday with Mrs D F Kerns.
A secret marriage took place yesterday in Middletown between Brodon Hinewright of Star Tannery and Laura Little daughter of Silas A Little. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. S. Hammond of the M B Church before the couple returned to Star Tannery to begin their future together.
Listings of church services across several denominations on Sunday. Epworth League and Sunday School times are given for Methodist and other churches. Stated sermons by pastors at 11 a.m. and evening services, with locations on Braddock and Water streets. Free seats and welcoming ushers noted.
The article notes area with a gentle southern slope as most desirable for tomatoes. It recommends soils like medium clay loam or any soil good for potatoes, with prior crops influencing development. Deep initial cultivation followed by shallower subsequent cultivations preserves moisture and protects roots as plants mature.
A Sacramento valley article notes turkey herding as a livelihood with flocks of 500 to 3,000 birds and values of 2 to 3 dollars each. It contrasts turkey behavior with sheep, praising practical breeding over fancy points and noting egg production of 20 to 28 eggs monthly. It also discusses purported cosmetic effects from smoking women, including mustaches and weak eyelids.
The text outlines Coney Island and nearby resorts in Manhattan and Brooklyn offering surf bathing, Dreamland Luna Park and other amusements, roof gardens, arenas, vaudeville, museums, gardens, and seaside breezes. It promotes easy car and ferry access with low fares.
The advertisement touts New York as the world’s greatest summer resort with August and September highlighted for visitors. It promotes the illustrated publication New York a guide for visitors and invites subscriptions and free tourist information through the Free Tourist Bureau at 30 Ann Street New York City.
Union Square in New York promotes a beautifully illustrated booklet with special rates. The edition highlights art prints and related decorative items, targeting readers seeking decorative pieces and collectible prints.
Misses and menswear items with sparse prices including tan hose 7c 12 1 2, toe black hose ? lace and torchon lace 4c, grey socks 4c, Clarkes cotton spools 3c, ink tablets 3c. Catalog style ad from a vintage paper.
Skirts for children tucked and trimmed priced 12c with body attached 12c and 12c for eiderdown and flannelet styles. Ladies’ large Gingham Aprons, pillow shams and table scarfs listed. Value 39c for 25c in this sale catalog item.
Winchester timetable lists daily trains except Sunday with departures to Strasburg Junction Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Harper s Ferry Hagerstown and Way Stations Frederick Washington Baltimore Martinsburg Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Louisville Washington Philadelphia and New York. Schedules show mixed trains and specific departure and arrival times and notes by T B Patton agent.
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