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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1906
Page
2
By mail one year two dollars with months one dollar three months sixty cents one month twenty cents. Postage in all cases prepaid by advertisers. Advertising rates available at The Star Office Nos. 27 and 19 East Water Street. The Star is served by carriers in all parts of the city at six cents per
A Virginia statute requires registration with the Secretary of the Commonwealth and a visible license plate. Cars must show white lights ahead and a rear red light. speed limits vary by city limits and conditions with specific eight mile constraints around curves and intersections. Penalties include fines or jail, and the act applies to counties and incorporated cities adopting it.
The annual report of the U S commissioner of education details Virginia schools with counts of children in attendance and total funds by city. It lists Richmond 12 137 students and $183 998 in funds, Norfolk 5 247 students and $78 794, Roanoke 4 292 students and $46 263, plus other cities and smaller towns with their respective figures.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the cure for kidney and urinary ailments. It cites Mrs. Martha Henry of 407 South Kent Street who reports dramatic relief after using the product bought at Franck Baker & Son's drug store. The copy urges readers with kidney symptoms to act now before complications like diabetes or Bright's disease appear.
In Rest on August 27 thieves raided the chicken roost of Mr. L. R. Payne taking twenty of his finest Wyandotte stock fowls. No trace was found and the loss is substantial. Quarantine at Sandusky has been raised after fumigation, and the Fidlers home is deemed safe. Local residents report strong participation at the Berryville Colt Show with good entries.
A man named Boapp with L L Boapp snipped a car load of peaches and apples from Ridgeway on Saturday while Miss Mae Cunningham is improving after a severe attack of tonsillitis.
A steamship report states the island of Juan Fernandez off Chill coast was destroyed by an earthquake. The mountainous sparsely inhabited isle, about the size of Pitcairn and larger than Calima, was famed as Crusoe’s setting in Daniel Defoe’s novel and holds cultural significance for many readers.
The piece touts Coney Island Staten Island Manhattan Beach Brighton Beach North Beach Rockaway Beach and other famed seaside resorts with easy car and ferry access. Dreamland Luna Park and other amusements promise low admission in walking distance along with museums gardens zoos and historic landmarks. Pleasant summer weather, cooled by sea breezes, enhances the experience.
The piece extols New York as the world's greatest summer resort, urging visits in August and September. It advertises the illustrated monthly New York for Visitors and the Free Tourist Bureau offering information on railroads and steamboats, with subscription details.
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