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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
2
A reflective essay on small daily powers over people from toaster to tailor, milkman to maid, and the pervasive control of inanimate tasks. Caroline Ticknor’s piece urges readers to recognize and break the multitudinous shackles of trivial objects and routines that rule daily life.
The article outlines flag meanings from black piracy to white peace and half mast mourning, plus flag officers and salute customs. It includes a Texas baptism anecdote with a jokey mispronunciation and a notice to advertisers about ad changes due by 10 am.
Local ad extols Vinol as a scientific rebuilder and strength creator derived from cod liver oil. It cites a testimonial from Jane Fren who says Vinol helped her recover from prolonged illness and exhaustion, claiming it surpasses other cod liver oil tonics.
Daily market report lists prices for butter apples potatoes and oats with poultry rates. Reads like a corrected Tuesday update with figures such as butter at 24 and chickens at 40 to 30 per unit, noting incomplete OCR readability.
Notice to contributors precedes a station announcement describing the resumption of the Sunset Limited service for 1902 1908 season. The Washington Southwestern Limited joins with the Sunset Limited to run daily from New York Washington New Orleans and from New Orleans to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Contact L. B. Brown for details.
Three descriptive booklets showcase the West Coast of Florida below the frost line. Free copies available via Seaboard Air Line Railway agents or by writing C. B. Ryan, Oral Passenger Agent, Portsmouth.
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