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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
2
The Winchester Gun Club schedules a Christmas afternoon big shoot limited to members. Based on season averages, shooters are placed by percent from 20, 18, or 16 yard marks with a 2 yard handicap per chicken won. It starts at 1 PM and ends the club season until after the new year.
Baltimore telegraph report lists prices in wholesale markets: wheat No. 2 red spot 102, corn new 54 1 4, ear corn, hay No. 1 timothy 19.50, clover prices 16 to 14, eggs Virginia firsts 26 to 27, butter fancy creamery 86 1 23, dairy prints 21 1 2 to 28, live poultry values for young chickens, hens, ducks, pigeons, and turkeys with various price ranges.
Early daybreak fire in the Burnt Factory neighborhood destroyed part of Matt Baker’s house due to a defective flue. Neighbors helped extinguish flames while water caused extensive damage. Baker’s mother rang the farm bell in alarm, and he thanks friends for their aid.
Mrs W H Meritt of Jermyn Pennsylvania arrives to spend the holidays with Mr A R Rinker in Gainesboro.
The Frederick circuit quarterly meeting is set for December 28 and 29 at Welltown with the conference at the parsonage on the 28th at 2 pm. Officers and officials are urged to attend. the meeting marks the end of the pastorate. Preaching by the presiding elder and the Lord's Supper are planned for Sunday the 29th at 11 am. LUKE R. MARKWOOD.
Health officials deny smallpox in Martinsburg after rumors or quarantines. Dr. C E B Clay declares no cases. Berkeley county officer says nine cases exist, isolated and guarded, with two discharged. Martinsburg authorities deny Winchester residents were confined or trains halted. Elderly kidney health ad appears.
An advertisement promotes a home remedy for colds and sore throat using Booths HYOMBI HYOMPIE and HYOMES products. It claims quick relief by cleansing the bowels and inhaling medicated vapors through a small Auber inhaler with a vapor bowl setup. The complete HYOMES kit costs $1.00 with extra bottle 50c, sold at druggists.
Quote from Margaret Gampbel of Fort Smith Arkansas praising Chamberlains Tablets for curing her father's six year illness and her sister's stomach trouble. The ad states the product was purchased and the father never became sick again. Sold to All Dealers.
The notice urges readers to advertise in The Star with a call to action. It mentions promotional timing and space for messaging. No specific dates or contact details are provided in the readable text.
Waynesville resident F R Huffman praises Thedford's Black-Draught for curing indigestion and heart-like discomfort after trying other medicines. He vows to keep it in his home, calling it worth its weight in gold. The ad extolls digestion as health, notes 70 years on the market, and prices at 25 cents.
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