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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1900
Page
3
A forum cautions readers on trusting promotional figures advising scrutiny of ads. It notes the risk of discounted values and urges critical evaluation of claims, citing a maxim that figures can mislead when not checked against reality.
Price cuts on men’s tan vid kid shoes drop from 1.50 to 1.23 2.00 to 1.69 and 3.00 to 2.29. Misses and children’s tan shoes reduced with various sizes 75 to 80 cents 9 to 12 and 1.09 for larger pairs. Ladies shoes and oxfords on sale including tan vicis and oxfords now marked down to 1.25 0.98 and 0.79 for select pairs.
May 19, Hare sent Capt. Rucker and his 33d Infantry on a back trail to Mali cong and Cacob. The next day he surprised Captain Tinio, nephew of the insurgent general, killing Tinio and 23 of his men. Americans took four Mauser rifles nineteen Remingtons and ten horses with saddles. no prisoners. Lipop of the 33rd singled out for gallantry. Hare returned to Bangued to avoid starvation for friendly locals, arriving May 21. Major March was said to be chasing Aguinaldo about a day behind.
Latest market note lists wholesale prices for eggs, butter, apples, potatoes and dried fruits. Also shows prices for chickens and waterfowl with figures like 10 12 6v 80 50 60 8 0 3 5-5, reflecting varied grade and condition terms.
Reported accidents last week left Mr. Lee Hodgson of the county incapacitated. A threshing crew incident at Mr. Fred Strothers yard saw a board break as a traction engine pushed a wagon into the barn injuring his leg. On Saturday he stepped on a nail in the same vicinity causing a painful foot wound.
Miss Susan H Landis of Eph rats Pa died after a six year silence following a spine illness that left her mute since January 1894. She spoke briefly again about ten days ago, shocking her family, before passing away.
Five cents buys a box at Stone's Drugstore. Misses Carrie and Nona Anderson, former Winchester girls now living in Cumberland Maryland, visit sister Mrs John P Sartelle on South Market street. Congressmen Payne Steele and Dalzell, who were in Winchester weeks ago, are touring England and Ireland. Susie Richardson of Front Royal, niece of Mr Upton L Dorsey, is quite ill.
The Daily Mals lists arrivals from the north and south with B&O CV and CO routes and departures by B&CO CV and B&O. Star routes include Romney Bloomery Shockeysville Marlboro Mountain Falls Rock Enon Springs and Capon Springs with specific arrival and departure times and mail close times.
Beginning Sept. 17, 1900 the Academy will establish a permanent Business Department modeled on Rogers Williams College Rochester, offering a Commercial Course with law arithmetic bookkeeping and penmanship plus a Stenographic Course in shorthand and typewriting. Proficiency goals include 100 wpm stenography and 30 wpm in typewriting.
The Baltimore and Ohio R R offers frequent seashore trips on Thursdays June 28 July 12 26 August 9 23 to Atlantic City Cape May Sea Isle City Ocean City NJ Ocean City Md and Rehoboth Beach Del Tickets valid sixteen days with return stop overs at Philadelphia Baltimore Washington for NJ resort tickets and at Baltimore Washington for Ocean City Md and Rehoboth Beach Del For details contact the nearest Ticket Agent for schedules and accommodations.
Notice states a large church building at Corner of Kent and Water streets Winchester Virginia may be partitioned into several lots. If not sold privately by August 4 1900 it will be offered at public auction in front of the Court House with terms a third cash and balance in installments secured by deed of trust.
Westbound trains Nos 9 1st and 2d class run daily except Sunday with Nos 14 86 connecting to main line for South and Eastern cities. No car change between Washington and Harrisonburg on Nos 18 or 14. Details from Southern Railway agents or L B Brown, general agent Washington. Franx 8 Gannon 3rd vice president and general manager J M Cone traffic manager Washington. W A Torx, general passenger agent.
W E Barr on Main Street advertises a gale week of underbuy to undersell rivals. It highlights 400 men’s shirts, sample hose 25 percent off, galvanized buckets, sugars, coffees, and teas with varied prices. Also promotes purities flour and winter cured hams from John Morrell and Cold’s meats.
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