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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1914
Page
3
The Star wires daily market values for wheat corn hay and related items as of noon on publication day. Wheat futures noted at 1% decline, corn higher at 8 4c, oats firmer and rye steady. Prime yellow corn priced at 3.35 per barrel. Hay No 1 timothy and No 1 clover listed at 19.50.
Market report lists prices for butter eggs vegetables poultry and meats in Baltimore including butter at 35 cents per pound and various lamb and calf lot values. Apples heavy supply with Barley Street Pier arrivals and rain affecting trade. fruit prices given for specific varieties such as York Imperial Jonathan and Baldwin with prices per barrel or per box.
Local buyers posted prices for wheat, corn, hay, middlings, butter, poultry, potatoes, beeswax and other commodities. Figures show retail values and live weights, with notes on quality and market conditions from the day’s trade.
In a Baltimore federal ruling Judge Rose held that transportation companies cannot refuse to carry Maryland liquor into West Virginia. The decision compels Western Maryland Railway and American Express to transport liquor into West Virginia, enabling West Virginia citizens to obtain liquor from Maryland.
Reports from Belgium describe widespread hunger with 11 000 people in Wetteren and 20 000 in St Nicholas without bread or work. Charleroi and Malines face scarce flour and shelter as winter approaches. relief must endure for months with millions of dollars and millions of tons of food in transit.
The text urges aiding the wealthy to help the humble, urging abundant bounty while the needy share, as men and women fear hunger for their children. A relief fleet sails to the rescue under the Commission for Relief in Belgium.
Battle reports from Poland Galicia and Belgium show no decisive gains amid harsh conditions. German and Russian forces clash near Warsaw and the Bzura River while Paris and Berlin claim mixed successes. Zeebrugge and Ostend coast bombardments continue as Hungary debates protective assurances from Berlin and Vienna.
A Pinex cough remedy advertisement boasts instant relief within 24 hours. It recommends mixing 2%% ounces of Pinex with syrup to create a potent cough syrup costing about four cents per dose, claiming it eases bronchitis and whooping cough.
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