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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
3
Barrimore and Qo Railroad offers close connections at Harper's Ferry for all points east and west. For rates and tickets, visit any Baltimore and Ohio Railroad office. D B Marum, Manager Passenger Traffic. Patton, Agent at Winchester.
A brief timetable note from the Waller and Railroad company dated November 27, 1904 outlines train arrival and departure times, station stops, and service frequency. It lists key departure windows and connections for passengers during the period.
Norfolk and Western announces the May 29 1904 schedule with daily departures from Berryville southbound to Bristol Welch and Welch to Shenandoah. Pullman sleepers offered to Knoxville Welch and Philadelphia, Southampton routes via Roanoke Hagerstown and Harrisburg. Parlor cars to Philadelphia and New York.
The notice outlines railroad connections between Washington and Bluemont with trains arriving at Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Washington. It lists officials M. Kennedy Gro. W. Masgrin H. A. Ripviz and N the Clerk's office of Frederick County court dated May 18 1905. It mentions maps folders through ticket rates and agents and notes No. 121 and No. 120 Sunday service plus stops at Herndon Heights and Coral.
Eastbound local trains operate daily except Sunday with departures from Carlisle at 7.05 am 12.30 pm 3.15 pm Mechanicsburg at 5.54 am 7.29 am 12.52 pm 3.36 pm and Dillsburg at 5.35 am 10.00 am 5.23 pm. Trains No 2 8 and 110 run daily between Hagerstown and Harrisburg.
John Morley discusses the capital and labor problem in the United States and the rise of the freed black population in the South. He asserts US religious knowledge is widespread, warns about the consequences of Chinese labor importation, and notes friendly views toward the US from Britain and Canada.
James Lawrence born 1781 Burlington New Jersey aided the war with Tripoli. He commanded the Hornet in the Peacock engagement lasting fifteen minutes with one American dead and two wounded. He then led Chesapeake in Boston harbor battle where he was fatally wounded after urging his crew to fight on, his famed last wordsDont give up the ship.
An old notice describes a fruit wagon operating daily on the street selling choice fruit and other provisions. The ad warns to watch for the vendor named Husres Davison and notes the date 5-19-11.
The piece argues for expanding the United States Navy, noting growth from four to 26 first class battleships and twelve armored cruisers, with total annual costs over 100 million dollars. It praises public support, predicts future sea-led wars, and compares U S power to Britain and others while discussing ship naming and construction trends.
The article notes Morgan G. Bulkeley wins appointment as United States Senator from Connecticut, after years in politics. It recalls his prior roles as Governor from 1889 to 1893 and eight years as Hartford mayor, and mentions his Connecticut family history dating to 1634. It also discusses a Johannesburg dispatch about a 3,032 karat pure white diamond found near Pretoria, valued in the millions, with potential buyers among American multi millionaires.
In a sales note the varnish named That Beautiful Glass is advertised as part of Devoe's Floor Paint line with a five cent extra per quart price. The item is marketed by Geo. E. Bushnell & Co.
The article advises Americans with trades have the best chance in Mexico, while general office work favors locals or skilled foreigners. It warns a capital reserve of 500 to 1000 dollars and Spanish fluency, noting limited English-speaking opportunities and competition. It contrasts wages for clerks, nurses, and trades, urging careful preparation before moving.
This week highlights dainty summer items including 26 inch colored silk umbrellas at 1.49, ladies silk girdles and belts, gauze and lisle underwear 10c to 25c, thin white goods, 36 inch silks, new lawns organ dies and dotted Swiss, 90 inch white linen for suits, parasols, hosiery novelties, light cambrics, summer silks, printed nets, white Indian Head and linen finishes, edge and inserting trims, and new embroideries from foreign suppliers.
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