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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
3
Historic listings advertise 26 to 442 acre farms near railway stations with orchards, timber, and 8-12 room houses. Prices range from 80 to 3600 per acre with improvements including barns, fences, and streams, plus several ready-to-move country homes near Winchester and Kernstown.
William J. Gore Jr of New York will take a new post as assistant general manager of a large Kaufmann department in Pittsburgh. Gore has spent 16 years with R H Macy and Co in New York and was recently honored with a gold watch and a resolutions book signed by department heads.
News notes Wells Fargo Express Co to replace United States Express Co in Winchester and across the Baltimore and Ohio system. July 1 marks the change with new wagons and relettered exterior. J Grim stays in the local office. Lue thermore oversees reflections and deliveries. Carrol Willis travels to Baltimore for a visit with relatives and friends.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for catarrh and nasal congestion claiming immediate relief from stuffed noses headaches and breathing difficulties. It urges readers to buy a small bottle at drug stores and asserts that symptoms vanish by morning. Local names appear in a list of residents and visitors including Drake Douglas Reid Carper Jolliffe Stephen son Mamie Dearmont and Hugh Duffey with travels to Berryville University of Virginia Alexandria and New York stated.
City ordinance outlines tax collection for the year February 1, 1914 to January 31, 1915. The Clerk passes land and water sewer tax rolls to the Treasurer, who issues bills and collects with a 2 percent commission. penalties apply after October 1. Monthly reports to the City Auditor are required.
A Winchester reader with kidney trouble tests a kidney remedy claiming benefit from Dean's Kidney Pills. Testimony from Mrs. Mary V. Raingberger of Market Street cites decades of relief and urges others to ask dealers for the product. The ad attributes the medicine to Milburn Co. of Buffalo, New York.
Special to The Star Whitacre Va June 23 Jesse Boyd dies at his home from injuries after a fall from a wagon last Saturday near Angers Store West Virginia Also survived by a widow two daughters and two sons funeral set for Wednesday with services at Wesley Chapel and burial in the chapel graveyard Mrs Malachi Pughtas illness noted and Dr Charles Anderson attended. Children day exercises held Sunday night.
Local buyers and wholesalers in touch with Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington markets announce daily quotes for staple farm goods Wheat and corn prices vary with market conditions Yellow corn at 4.10 per bushel White corn at 4.10 per bushel Timothy hay at 15.60 per ton Mixed hay 14.50 per ton Straw bale price listed 600 pounds Retail flour 1.60 per pound Butter 10 cents per pound Live spring chickens 20 to 22 cents per lb
Baltimore wholesale prices include Wheat No 2 red spot and June at 90 cents per bushel, Corn at 8.75 per bushel, Hay No 1 Timothy at 18.50, No 1 Clover 15, Batter Fancy creamery 29.5 cents, Livestock prices list old hens 17.5, spring chickens 32 cents per pound, old ducks 12.3, pigeons 25 per pair, guinea fowl 0.80 each.
Residents and visitors frequenting nearby towns are listed: Mrs Geo Garvin and Miss Katharine Garvin visit Roanoke. M C Simpson returns from Washington. Susie Dunlap Maur ice Dunlap and Cornélius Vin Deventer family travel to Berryville. Mrs Peyton ill at home. Mrs William Diffenderfer returns from Martinsburg and Shepherdstown. Benjamin Diffenderfer and family move to Illinois. Lester Kibler visits near Luray. Mrs Strodg visits Ninever. Mosers Lee and Moody conduct business. Mrs E R Shenk and Mrs Powers Jolliffe visit Winchester. Mrs Clarence Thompson and children spend Tuesday with J K Yowell. Tontire Reid celebrated.
A playful note recalls a cat's bold pantry hunt last night. The feline reportedly stood on its hind legs and startled a mouse, creating a humorous scene shared by Timkins and Mage Jares.
The excerpt discusses traveling distances and pace with railways and roads, noting how speed affects enjoyment and proportion. It contrasts railway travel as rapid yet lacking certain experiences with slower road travel, suggesting a balance between motion and contemplation.
Property in Stephens City north of Macedonia is offered for sale. Terms require one third cash, balance by notes secured by deed, with two year payment option and six percent interest, buyer may insure the property. Charles M Peery executor announces details with attorney R G Williams.
A rough antique health note warns against slow eating and indigestion risks. It suggests Chamberlain's Tablets as a cure for stomach troubles and urges using the remedy sold by all dealers.
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