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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1900
Page
4
Storefront notice proclaims their oil superior claiming safety brightness and value with a seven cent per gallon price at 802 North Market Street. The sales pitch targets local customers and urges trust in the family business.
Mr D G Clark of the Central Commercial College is in town at Hotel Evans to discuss city business courses. The permanent institution will occupy the second floor of the Postoffice Building and begin January 23, offering local men a business career without leaving Winchester. The notice also advertises coal oil can refilling at 7 cents per gallon and reduced coal oil lamps from Ornvorrr & Co.
Former member of Company M Second Virginia Regiment and later the 17th U S Regulars died of a breast wound five days after being shot. He wished his Old Virginia friends to be told he faced the foe.
Classified style notices spark buy low coal oil deals and a local business pitch while political moves in Virginia and social notes mix with weddings and personal updates from Berryville and surrounding towns. Names include James Hay Henry Lupton and Rachel Bell among others.
After several attempts the large derrick used to remove the stone from the quarry between Fairfax and Frederick Squares has been erected. This morning it again fell but only damaged its own bulk. Frank Lewis, who had been arrested weeks ago to serve an unexpired term, has finished the term and is now at liberty.
Noonan serves large oysters in plates for 25 cents each, continuing a steady offering. The seller emphasizes abundance and value for customers seeking seafood.
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