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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1905
Page
3
Advertisement notes close connection at Harper's Ferry for all points west. For rates tickets baggage checked apply at any office of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. D B Martini manager passenger traffic. W Patton agent at Winchester.
The Nov 27 1904 timetable notes additional eastbound local trains daily except Sunday with departures from Carlisle at 7 05 am 12 30 pm 3 15 pm, from Mechanicsburg at 5 64 am 7 29 am 12 52 pm 8 86 pm, from Dillsburg at 5 35 am 3 00 pm 6 23 pm. Trains No 2 8 and 110 run daily between Hagerstown and Harrisburg.
Southbound trains No. 13 9.09 a m to Bristol and intermediate stations offer Pullman sleeper service to Knoxville with connections at Roanoke to the Express for west, and Roanoke to Columbus Bluefield to Cincinnati. No. 27 6.31 p m for Shenandoah and local stations connects for Baltimore Washington Philadelphia New York with stops at Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia and New York. Rates and timetables available from agents N and W Ry in Roanoke Virginia.
All trains arrive at and depart from Pennsylvania H Railroad Station Washington DC with connections to Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. Court of Frederick County notice dated May 18 1905 mentions plaintiff maps folders and through ticket rates and the Dearest agent No 121 to stop at Herndon Heights and Coral to take on and let off passengers.
Anecdotes recall stubborn sailors who scoffed at steamers as toys then faced near wrecks and peril. A captain calmly assesses danger while passengers seek life preservers, and speakers trade quips on the bay.
Miss Cutting hints that one should stay silent while Cholly Softpate-Language is described as a device used to conceal inner thoughts.
A woman with ovarian and womb troubles faced pressure from doctors to undergo an operation. She feared the knife and the operating table as hospitals filled with similar cases, but she found a way to avoid the surgery.
A Lynn Massachusetts letter from Mrs. Lydia E Pinkham's company urges women to try the Vegetable Compound before surgery for ovarian and womb troubles. Miss Margret Merkley of Milwaukee Wisconsin reports rising cases and recommends it for painful frequent periods swelling and bearing down pains and leucorrhea.
A man visits a shop to buy a Christmas present for Hannah known as Hanner who is set in her ways and ill with measles. He plans a humble gift a moving elephant trinket that doubles as a pincushion while declaring his devotion and future marriage in May if fate allows.
A collection of humorous quotes from Harper’s Weekly Kansas City Independent Chicago Record Herald and Washington Star. Jokes recount medical misfires a trolley car misunderstanding and an overcautious diner Uncle Thomas scene and a postal rush quip.
Trotter says he married a Western girl while away and Peckham confirms he married as well in a brief exchange. The Philadelphia Press records the light remark and mutual acknowledgment of marriages.
The item notes That Beautiful Glass comes from Devoe varnish used on floor paint and costs five cents more per quart. Sold by Geo. E. Bushnell & Co.
A notice from A. Huntex Daviveux announces a daily street wagon offering perishable fruit and other fresh, clean items. The wagon aims to be a pioneer in serving customers with reliable produce. Dated 5-19-lw.
This week we spotlight dainty summer items including 26 inch colored silk umbrellas at 1.49, Ladies silk girdles belts gauze undergarments white goods linens lawns organdies and novelties in hosiery and lace. Also listed are silk and linen fabrics such as 36 inch white abitai silks 75c 90 inch white linen for suits and new embroidery inserts for dressmaking.
The article notes Arizona children catching and eating ants, Mexico’s natives seeking honey ants, and South American delicacies such as iguana and large snakes. It mentions rattlesnake as a controversial but edible dish if one can overcome the challenge.
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