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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1905
Page
2
The Kansas City Journal discusses Mrs. T P O Connor view on reforming marriage. She argues for a state role in preventing hasty unions and proposes a three year public engagement period before marriage. The piece criticizes romanticizing runaway marriages and urges social condemnation.
A Milwaukee Sentinel note on curio collecting shows how a serious man can be drawn in. Colonel Bryan is cited chasing items from Jefferson’s punch bowl to sacred temple stools and other historic relics, with destinations from Tokio to Peking and Calcutta and a Nebraska museum awaiting further treasures.
Baltimore and return fare listed for a Knights of Pythias celebration on Thursday December 7 1905. Tickets good on regular trains for December 7 and returnable through December 8. Inquiries directed to the B and C Railroad ticket agent for full information.
Mr. William Woore takes a role under Mr. J M Orndorf in a matters related arrangement. The notice lists their association and potential duties within the organization.
The passage notes December as a busy month with festive Xmas spirit and real winter weather. It points to higher demand for heavier clothing, underwear, blankets, comforts, furs, and cloaks, and highlights that cheerful stores with many money saving features attract patrons.
A retailer stresses inclusive offers and money saving features to help shoppers stretch their dollars amid high demand, presenting a claim of broad value for customers.
3000 volumes offered for young and old with titles from Alger to Holmes. Boys books 15c to 24c, girls books 24c, cloth bound gilt top 24c, Henry books 5c to 24c. Half leather bound sets from 39c to 72c, worth more. Children’s books 4c and up. Hundreds of titles at about half price.
Mr Edward Are Pa returned to Pitcairn after spending weeks at Lome. Mr Mathias Armel came home to Hagerstown after a week away. Mr H E Armel spent Friday and Saturday with Mr Walter Watson at Middletown.
An 19th century advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure. It claims internal use from ten drops to a teaspoonful and offers a hundred dollar reward for any uncured case. Also promotes Hall's family pills for constipation.
Mrs Thos Rear don and children visit Winchester. Alonzo Fuller moves to Irvin Bierer farm. William Stuart to Joseph Funkhouser house. runs grocery store. C E Funkhouser visits Stephens City. Baker and Will Chamlin return from Loudoun trip. Through street car service begins between Baltimore Ohio terminal at 280 Street New York and Grand Central Station with five cent fare.
The notice states that throughout this month all special Saturday sales will continue on subsequent Saturdays until the lots are sold out.
Special sale of sample china and cut glass described as the finest offering ever seen in Winchester with prices reduced to a third to a half of former levels.
Christmas display opens with handkerchiefs for ladies children and men and a fine showing of men's ties and scarfs priced from 15 cents.
Opening this day of 06 sample boxes of writing paper especially good for Xmas presents priced 20 to 25 cents per box worth up to 50 cents
New cloak department opened daily featuring a special bargain on ladies short coats in black. Wright's Celebrated Health Undervear for men offered at 85 cents, usually selling at one dollar.
Advertising copy notes that Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets are sold by druggists with a money refund if not effective. E W Groves’s signature appears on each box and the price is 25 cents.
Bargains include black serges and Henriettas priced 65 to 75 cents, heavy fleeced ladies vests and pants 19 cents, ladies Union Suits 25 cents, ladies knit skirts 19 cents, and a fresh stock of $5 long tan overcoats worth 8 to 10 dollars received today.
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