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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
3
An old time period ad describes a worn-out woman overwhelmed by symptoms of nervous exhaustion. It promotes a tonic claimed to calm nerves, restore energy, and ease distress, urging readers to ask druggists for Cardui for relief.
One Clarke County estate offers 85 acres of fine land with a 40 room tenant house, well and spring water, 7 acres of bearing orchard with 2200 two year old apple trees, a stable, and 157 acres with a tenant house, spring, and 1000 young apple trees. Address inquiries to R Jones in Hagerstown Maryland.
Marie Gerber of Sawtelle California says a severe lung cold was cured after using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy she bought from local dealers. She reports relief the first night and complete recovery within a week.
Several figures including Dr J Willisimbert Miss Anne L Carson and Mr W Davis Conrad plan Christmas holidays with family in Lutherville Riverton Winchester and Cumberland Others like Mrs Edna Weiss Mr Harold Darlington Mr Walter Seabright and Mr Robert Barton Jr return from travels to visit relatives at homes in Baltimore Philadelphia Hagerstown and Winchester with church and college connections noted in the arrivals and departures for the holiday season
Postoffice Inspector Robert G. Gibbens will spend part of the Christmas holidays with his father at North Main street. Mr. C. M. Gibbens notes Paul Kremer of the University of Virginia is visiting his father Luther F. Kremer on Main and Cecil streets. Robert L. Gray Jr. of Washington will spend Christmas with Capt. and Mrs. Gray on National avenue. Neil Brown of Texas visits his parents on South Washington street. Clarence Himelright of Petersburg is visiting relatives and friends in Winchester and Frederick county.
Mr and Mrs Harry Cain and children visit Mrs Parker at Meadow Jills Virginia Miss Mellie Bender of Washington visits brother in law John Wingfick on North Kent street Walter of Norfolk visits his parents on South Market Street Miss Orra Turner of Baltimore visits Mrs L C Janney and Mrs B Sheetz North Main Street Mr and Mrs Adam Forney visit relatives in McKeesport Pa Elsie Snapp joins later Mrs Haile visits mother on East Water Street.
Grace Lutheran Church prepares for Christmas with decorated interiors and a morning service at 8 o clock led by Rev. Dr. G Bowers. The choir under Mrs Robert Schultz and organist Mrs William Coulber perform. Sunday school gathers at 6 with an address on Christmas in Japan by Rev Lewis S G Miller, and gifts distributed to students.
Rhodesia experiments with distilling alcohol from hometalks to power autos and other internal combustion motors, signaling a push toward alternative fuels and energy independence.
Episcopal Sunday School holds a 5 pm chapel program with decorated grounds and a music and literature program by the children. Tomorrow at 6 and 11 oclock Christmas worship includes holy communion, a vested choir, seven solos, and a sermon by Rev. J. W. Smith. Ushers invite the public to attend.
Winchester post office faced light congestion on a busy day as the southbound Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mixed train due at 5 am missed connections with the main line at Harpers Ferry. Large mail volumes arrived later via the Cumberland Valley Railroad while parcel post workers labored through the day. Regular letter carriers start one general delivery at 10 am tomorrow. staff will extend hours as needed.
Western Union Telegraph Company office receives many Christmas greetings from across the United States and abroad. Manager M. B. Murnan has instructed staff to apply Red Cross seals to envelopes and to file messages at the Winchester office. Special holiday blanks mirror ordinary forms, printed on white paper with a green and red border and the words Holliday Greetings in red ink.
A lighthearted vignette from Stray Stories and Young Naturalist features a critic praising Trimmings' voice yet noting lateness in timing. A moneylender quips that Trimmins' notes are overdue, highlighting habit. A four year old asks if a canary will grow into a parrot, playful curiosities from a sister.
Report from BRMT e 442 Va notes a factory fire, with residents moving from homes to quarters during the holiday season. The piece mentions D. T. Wood and John Carver among tenants, Bromiley family tragedy, and widespread farm work slowing for Christmas. Local friends extend sympathy for the late Mr. El L. Bromiley who died recently at Rest.
A New York physician warns that women in thin stockings and thin soled shoes help doctors wince at economic cost. He urges early treatment for colds to prevent pneumonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as safe, effective, and pleasant for coughs and colds and sold by all dealers.
A large number of United Brethren Church members gathered to honor pastor Rev. George W. Stover with a donation party. They left a generous supply of food and goods to stock the parsonage larder.
The forecast from the weather bureau warns of unsettled conditions in Virginia with Thursday likely to bring increasing cloudiness and probable rain. Temperatures are not expected to change much as the day approaches.
In Syracuse on December 24 Frank Ken yon, who had confined Burt Webster’s family in a room, was shot and killed by Webster. Webster’s young daughter escaped and brought him a revolver before the fatal confrontation.
Local buyers and shippers released quotations from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington wholesale markets. Prices cover wheat timothy hay mixed hay peas straw millfeed flour butter bran middlings and various poultry items with several retail rates and per bushel or per pound figures.
Wholesale market prices show Wheat spot No 2 red near 94 1 4. Corn at prime carload rate. Hay No 1 timothy 19, standard timothy 17 or 17.50 for mixed. Butter Fancy creamery 34, Virginia prints 21, nearby rolls 20 23. Eggs Virginia near 30 cents per dozen. Poultry prices vary with old and young birds listed, turkeys noted around 50 cents per pair for young and 15 to 16 for older ducks and other fowl.
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