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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1908
Page
2
Clothing sale note lists ladies wool suits priced at six dollars and nine cents, discounted from twelve dollars. Includes blankets and balance of stock. Limited quantities offered in a local shop listing.
Market notes list current buying prices from grain dealers for cereals and livestock, with figures for wheat corn oats and other commodities. Local produce prices cover lard butter potatoes apples turkeys seed and related items, showing regional rates and per unit values.
Retail dealers quote prices for milifeed per hundred and corn at about 1.40, with fragmented notes indicating varying rates and uncertain figures. The garbled text suggests a market brief or pricing column capturing dealer quotes.
Special to The Star reports hunting action near Greenway Virginia with fine fox chases over the past week. Local residents Charles Funkhouser and his grandson Chamblin Funkhouser return from Big Pool Maryland. Wilbur Cox of Hardesty visits family. Miss Carrie Rosenberry visits her parents.
An $2,668.20 sum tied to the Runkel estate in Elkton prompted relatives to request withdrawal. Bank officials refused, claiming custodianship until court adjudicates ownership. Lawyers prep arguments for clients as a cash scramble looms.
An advertisement from Franck Baker & Son, Winchester VA, promotes Vincl as a concentrated tonic with cod liver oil elements, claiming it increases appetite, strength, blood, and healthy flesh. The firm guarantees refunds if no benefit after use.
Stephen Smith Dubois, a Cayuga native, recalls riding the first American railroad in 1847 at age 16. He boasts a lifetime in open air and a habit of tobacco use, with recent feats like cutting five acres of corn into 200 storts and shelling by hand. He notes historic New York landmarks and early railway risk taking, describing a rugged life and lasting vigor.
The Pennsylvania railroad reports a large expansion of block signals. Over 1,500 miles in three years brought total coverage on main lines, with only about 500 miles of eastern lines remaining unprotected.
The latest reports show since 1886 the relief fund paid death claims totaling 6,815,409.77 and disablements totaling 9,880,433.92, for a grand total of 16,695,843.69 to beneficiaries and employees.
The network length in operation at the end of 1906 reached 9 097 miles, reflecting an increase of 7 980 miles over the decade. The expansion shows substantial progress in railway infrastructure across British India during the period.
Special notice records a scheduling change for the Bluemont Branch of the Southern Railway. The midday train to Washington now meets the Winchester Berryville and Bluemont Stage, altering connections at Berryville. Service now permits leaving Winchester at 7 o clock a.m. instead of 6.
Thanking patrons of the Turnpike Company and Supervisors, Maurice F. Castleman pledges continued patronage growth and fair public benefit. He proposes a 12 passenger, 6 horsepower steam automobile to run two daily round trips, promising excellent service.
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