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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1902
Page
2
The note references weekly ties in advance between the Star and other editions. It mentions the Star in context with pre publication arrangements and timing. No further details are provided in the readable text.
All contributors to the Tae Star column are requested to write on one side of the paper only. Articles sent for publication are often divided among many compositors, making publication difficult when written on both sides.
Advertisers must submit ad changes by 10 a m to ensure prompt publication. The notice details Sunset Limited service between New York Washington New Orleans and extensions to connect with Sunset Limited, plus mid winter excursions by B and O R R with low round trip rates to Washington during Congress, and a West Coast Florida guide.
A collage of anecdotes: Ulysses S. Grant as a boy in Georgetown, Ohio longs for a colt. His father offers options on price, and Grant pursues a $25 purchase with a $20 bid and later $22.50, finally keeping the horse until it goes blind. The piece moves through railway talk, a Philadelphia train anecdote, Long Island surf bathing, a cricket heart organ concept, and a witty exchange about marriage models, all conveyed in clipped reminiscence.
Wholesale Bao Corrscut grain and related commodities are listed with prices and origins. Trade figures indicate volumes, buyers, and market movements across key exchange hubs.
The piece extols artificial flymaking as a delicate craft and notes the difficulty of mastering it. It also recounts an Oxford theater moment when Alfred Tennyson, unshaven and casual, drew student quips about being called by his mother. It ends with a quip from Generone Brother Brush and a wishful exchange about wealth and art.
A historic timetable details rail service from Washington to Harrisonburg with connections at Strasburg and Alexandria. It lists stop times for towns including Alexandria Riverton Woodstock New Market Mt Jackson Timberville Broadway Waynesboro and Harrisburg with daily and Sunday patterns and notes on through cars and sleepers on select trains.
Farm listing describes 155 acres of good land with hill of well and spring water. Includes excellent timber and fruit farm and is convenient to schools and churches with additional facilities noted. Managed by M. Lana DF Faris as administrator. Washington, D.
All persons having claims against the estate of Benjamin T. Harper deceased are asked to present them properly authenticated. All indebted parties should call and settle. Thomas P. Comwne, Administrator, C T A of B B Harper deceased.
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