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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
2
Large tract offered for subdivision into 25 to 50 acre farms near Berryville Virginia. Land is fertile smooth and well watered with access to town schools and utilities. Contact CHAS R JONES Sole Agent in Hagerstown and Berryville dates listed for viewings.
Now is the time to get rid of rheumatism. Try a twenty five cent bottle of Chamberlains Liniment and see how quickly relief comes. This old remedy remains popular for soothing joint and muscle aches.
Martinsburg declines home-staying day and Winchester has no plans. A mass meeting is proposed at Inwood Park on July 4 with ministers invitees and congregations. Free park admission, country dinner, Gerardtown orchestra, and speeches by prominent men. Mr. Gold Miller conducts the orchestra.
W H Baker, president of Shenandoah Valley National Bank, donated a handsome silver cup as a trophy to encourage better potato production in Frederick county. Cash prizes total 250 annually until the cup is won three times by a single competitor. yearly winner receives 15 and a engraved name. Second place gets 10. The cup is on display at the Shenandoah Valley National Bank and will be shown at the fall fair by the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Society, which will own the cup until won.
Special to The Star reports on a hot June day in MOND Virginia as the state endures a heat wave with the thermometer rising and people seeking light meals to cope with the heat.
The State Board of Health urges patience and moderation in hot weather. Digestive upset is linked to overeating and excess heat. They advise fresh vegetables in moderation, meats in small portions, and careful cooling drinks. Mothers should keep good milk on ice for young children and avoid sour or stale milk. Go slowly and rest, avoiding winter workloads. Cities should curb outdoor activity and dress lightly.
The notice lists Virginia horse shows with dates in July and August across Culpeper Manassas Orange Charlottesville Berryville and Warrenton. It urges readers that now is the time to advertise for the events and vendors.
A public sale to the highest bidder in Winchester Virginia on July 16 1918 offers the Birmingham lands about 150 acres and the Randolph farm over 200 acres southeast of Stephen City. The parcels include two dwellings, outbuildings, wells, timber and fruit trees with access to roads and remount station markets. One third cash day of sale with balance in two annual installments secured by a deed of trust and insurance.
In a Paris lecture, a Rockefeller Research Institute figure, winner of the 1912 Noble Medicine Prize, proposed turning condemned criminals over to himself and associates for vivisection experiments rather than electrocution.
A mixed report shows bank financials with assets, deposits, and capital figures, including bonds and reserve details. It also includes a Southern Railway time table for routes west and east from Strasburg Junction and Winchester, with train numbers, schedules, and destinations.
A Virginia mother reports long lasting kidney relief for her son after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad claims kidney disorders affect all ages and promotes the product as a universal remedy sold at 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo as the U S sole agents.
The notice praises Chamberlain's Tablets as a splendid remedy for stomach and liver troubles and states the product is for sale by all dealers.
Norfolk and Western timetable lists trains for May 26 1912 serving Roanoke Elkton Harrisburg Philadelphia New York and Washington. Services include parlor car dining sleepers and Pullman accommodations with departures around 2:36 am 6:38 pm 9:82 am and 1:01 am from Sheen Junction and Harrisburg area. Executed by W. C. Saunders and G. P. A Bevill.
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