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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
3
A local shop touts new wash goods with prices. Silk tissue appears silky and durable at 48 cents a yard, silk spot mercerized ginghams cost 20 cents, Jain striped ginghams 18 cents, A F C ginghams 94 cents, ee ee styles 74 cents, and 36 inch madras 10 to 12 cents. Shoppers are invited to view the selections.
Rufus C. Robinson, manager, announces special values in shoes on page eight. Local retailer highlights bargain prices and a range of styles for men and women.
A busy corner advertisement lists a wide array of furniture and household items for sale including bedroom suits parlor sets rockers tables chairs sofas dressers beds carpets curtains and an assortment of musical instruments and baby carriages.
A sales notice from L. E. Rice in Eichelberger Building advertises secondhand sewing machines and farm implements for cash or easy weekly payments. It lists White and standard sewing machines, needles, repairs, carriages, rubber tires runabouts, wagons, harness, Milwaukee binders, mowers, buggies, and 25 secondhand sewing machines. It invites careful consideration and thanks patrons.
A Missouri governor pardons a steamboat worker from the penitentiary after a stern warning. The governor recounts a dark memory on the Mississippi when the man forced a feverish boy to work, revealing himself as the very boy and delivering a powerful, personal admonition.
A collage of legal notes covers partnership contracts express warranties and security limits, plus excerpts on the polka dance origin, a theatrical horse anecdote, and light humor about flat living and fashion. The items span Missouri and Illinois appellate references with assorted quotes.
Sunday operations begin September 29 1901 with multiple departures from Hagerstown to Baltimore and connections to Gettysburg York and Harrisburg divisions. Regular daily trains run to Cherry Run Chambersburg Shippensburg and Frederick with note on fast mail service and special connections at Bruceville and Highfield.
Schedule for Southern Railway routes between Washington Alexandria Strasburg and Harrisonburg effective June 1990. Officials listed include H Hagowiog General Passenger Agent Washington D C and L B Brown General Agent 705 Fifteenth Street NW plus Frank S Gannon Vice President and General Manager.
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