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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1909
Page
5
The London Standard notes a revived hare hunt and court baron dinner at Chard. Earl Poulett presented the Seavington pack logoed with a gold crop tribute. a punch bowl reportedly worth many pounds accompanied the feast. Judge Beresford postponed judgment summonses to avoid debtor commitments on the ceremonial day.
The article explains the boiler of a Pacific type locomotive with 302 tubes. It describes workshop repair of tubes, welding ends, and a water bath tester that rejects any weld showing a pinhead bubble under 100 pounds pressure.
A former constipation sufferer describes lifelong dependence on laxatives and a physician’s diagnosis of paralyzed digestive muscles. After trying various remedies, daily use of the prescribed food Grape-Nuts led to immediate digestion and complete, permanent relief, with the patient praising scientific foods and noting renewed bowel function.
Har riman claims expert engineers have surveyed water courses in the Rockies Sierras and Siskiyous to impound water power for electricity. Electrifying Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Shasta routes would double mountain line capacity and greatly cut operating costs, with an estimated investment around 40 million dollars.
A portable blacksmith shop built from two box cars serves maintenance needs for Missouri Pacific, with sleeping and workshop cars, carrying tools and spare parts for repairing switches frogs hand cars and switch stands. It speeds repairs cutting shipping costs and reducing delays, with one day often enough to finish routine cleanups on a section.
Four novel railroad chapel cars visit Utica on a Catholic Church Extension Society mission. The St Anthony car converts most of its space into a chapel seating about 100, with an altar and fixtures secured for safety. A library area, two chaplains quarters, a secretary office, kitchen, lavatory, and porter staff complete the compact mobile facility.
Gov Smart approves Carrick Baldwin Street Mailway Company charter as the smallest railroad this year. The 0.35 mile line will run from Carrick and Allegheny County into Baldwin Township with a $6,000 capital and officers F K Martin Pittsburgh president J C Bily F K Martin J G Evans S T Tone and W Carson directors.
An article notes the giant ocean liner Musitania features nearly 50 clocks throughout its decks and bridge. Crew members regulate the ship’s timekeeping from a master clock in the chartroom.
Rev J Harry Smith resigns after a short stay at Stephens City Virginia with Odd Fellows service planned May 12 at 8 oclock in the Methodist Church. First quarterly meeting set for Thursday at 10 am. Water dam at Canterbury property owner Frea E Doval invites neighbors to fish carp by wading mud. Julian McDonald becomes assistant agent at Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Eldrige Lemlay to fill clerk position. Alton W Dean installs concrete steps on Main Street.
The parsonage board of Brucetown circuit met in the Village Friday afternoon to plan outside repairs for the parsonage a new corn house repapering rooms and securing items for the preacher family. members include J J Ridgeway J M Fishpaw J W Schleck F H Pierce W B Timberlake William Jobe and Rev A J Goodall.
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