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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
4
Partial timetable lists arrival times from York and Philadelphia routes with notes on Sunday service and daily departures. The fragment shows times like 9.24 9.45 10.1 10.46 11.06 and a superintendent signature.
Schedule fragment shows daily trains between Harrisonburg and nearby cities with arrival times in the morning and afternoon. It lists connections to Washington Alexandria and Strasburg, with parlor car service and varying departure times.
A bank balance sheet from Virginia dated Oct 21 1913 shows assets liabilities and cash items. Liabilities include paid in capital 10000.00 undistributed profits 59306.10 checks outstanding 2204 interst accrued 120.00 totaling 7357 69 assets include cash on hand 0400 60 profits and taxes net. The statement sworn by cashier Coffman and directors and witnessed in Frederick County Virginia on April 29 1916.
Mrs. Frank H. Uline of West Sand Lake New York credits Vinci with curing years of bronchitis and a severe attack last July. She notes cough relief weight gain and restored appetite after using the product. The ad claims Vinci works via liver elements blood-building tonic iron and guarantees money back if ineffective. Keller Drug Co Winchester Va. Also mentions Saxo Salve for itching.
Government egg specialists report pullets on farms nationwide have begun laying again boosting fresh egg supply. Prices for storage eggs have softened due to this renewed production, not due to boycotts. Many poultry owners report up to a 50 percent increase in output as markets note improved availability.
In Trone Virginia on December 12 Mr W J and others visited J E Chapman on Sunday afternoon. Mrs Sarah Triplett e spent Friday and Saturday with sister Mrs Allie LaFollette. Mrs Jennie Rogers and granddaughter Mary McKee called at the Chapman home on Tuesday. Minnie Arnold reports a sick horse but improvement. Delia and Bertha Hicks visited friends Wednesday. J F Chapman of Sore spent weekend with his parents. Mrs C Fenton Giffin returned home after Winchester visit and surgical operation. Mrs M W Cooper recovering at Memorial Hospital. M L Lockhart returned from Berryville where he supervised road work.
Notice to parties in interest in the chancery cause Florence H Grove versus Clinton S Grove infant. On December 15 1913 the circuit court of Frederick County Virginia will hear a petition to remove the infant Clinton S Grove from Virginia court control to Greencastle Pennsylvania under Virginia law. Guardian Jacob Nicarry represents the infant. Russell Cather p q 11-14-46.
Miss Josie Arnold arrived in Harrisburg from Texarkana just as Charles M. Stewart of Landisburg waned and died. The scheduled wedding could not occur as blanks for the recorder’s office were brought to his bedside. Stewart, with heart trouble, had wished to wed if possible.
Winchester council debates continuing the Auditorium lease or closing it to paid entertainments. They approve bidding for leasing the theater, set lease terms for one year with renewals, and reserve city theater access. Randolph T McGuire elected mayor, replacing Ramsburg, as Baker withdraws.
A fragmentary plea cites kidney trouble symptoms including sleep disturbance, bladder weakness, and rheumatic pains. Mary A. Dean praises Foley Kidney Pills as beneficial after turning 87. Anecdotes claim Chamberlain's Tablets aided relatives. notices offer fur goods and shipping for examination.
A period voice promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. The ad warns mothers to use only the genuine product, notes a 50 cent bottle, and cautions against counterfeit fig syrups. It emphasizes a tidy stomach and quick relief for sour wastes and digestive issues.
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst recently released on a cat and mouse license was carried from the jail to a Dover train and fled to her daughter in Paris. Close allies fear her health is ruined by hunger strikes and she may never again take an active role in the suffrage movement. Rhodesia distills alcohol from cornstalks for automobile fuel.
In Reliance Virginia a fire destroyed the Seeley house owned by Mr Dan Hammack and family. The Hammacks escaped in their night clothes as flames spread from the kitchen area. Neighbors provided clothing and aid while the home and winter provisions burned. Walter Steele owned the burned dwelling and recently lost a barn with four horses in a separate fire.
Miss Elizabeth Tiffany became the bride of Robert Emmet Skinner at the Tiffany home in Miss Tiffany’s daughter Mary Elizabeth wedding. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Michael of the Middlebury church with Henrietta Tiffany as maid of honor and Earle Tiffany as best man. The couple planned a northern trip then residence at Springfield.
Dean Richard Heath Dabney of the University of Virginia History Department will speak tonight at 8 30 at Handley Library on The Influence of the Past Upon the Present. He is hosted by Judge Thomas W Garrison and Mrs Harrison and the event aims to boost public lectures.
A fragment notes a man’s single status and his tendency to stray into odd behavior, mentioning Boe and a lesson learned from someone admired, with a focus on social expectations and personal conduct.
Agents for the heirs of Jacob S. Zeiler offer 190 acres of good quality farm near Reynolds Store Maryland for public auction at 1 oclock on Saturday December 20 1918. The land features level fruit friendly terrain with timbered 12 acres and improvements including a two story dwelling and barn. Possession April 1 1914. Crops wheat and rye reserved with right to harvest in summer 1914. Also 16 acre timber tract nearby. Terms one third cash and balance in two equal annual instalments secured by deed of trust. option to pay full cash.
A Sunday school room debate at Braddock Street Church discussed whether the United States should intervene in Mexico. On the affirmative were Clyde Lanham and Herbert Haines. negative speakers were Earl Clowser and W Lee Fisher. Judges upheld the anti intervention side as audience enjoyed solos duets and recitations.
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