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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1912
Page
5
Trains arrive in Winchester from the station at 9.17 a.m daily except Sunday 11.46 a.m and 7.16 p.m. Schedule note appears under Cumberland Valley Railroad timetable dated May 27 with a line referencing A RIDDLE and GPA on September 4.
Mayor H. H. Baker warns of a growing floating debt as the council weighs a $13,500 John Kerr School annex including six rooms, versus the prior $10,000. The report outlines pupil counts, room usage, and per pupil costs, urging careful budgeting and a school census to boost state aid.
The colored public school of this city closed on Friday under Prof. John Quiett and assistants. Seven pupils graduated Pauline Jerkson Francis Quiett Virginia Morgan Fannie Washington Wesley Turner Harry Hanper. Exercises were at Free Will Baptist Church with many white attendees. Teachers thank white and colored supporters for library funding.
An endorsement from Winchester residents promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for years of kidney discomfort. Mrs. J. E. Affleck recounts family relief after using the product, urging readers to choose Doan's. Listings note sale by dealers at 60 cents, Foster Milburn Co. as sole US agents. Nearby notices list visitors and residents in Winchester and surrounding towns.
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