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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
2
An early season sale offers 10 000 untrimmed hats at under 10c each, 200 hats at 10c and valued up to 2.00, 600 hats priced 29c to 59c with some at 75c and up to 2.00, plus 600 trimmed sailors from 1.00–1.25 to 59c.
A local sale lists Henry's Alger's and Optic's books at 12 cents and 15 cents for various 20 to 40 cent items. Cloth bound novels priced low and leather bound volumes up to 60 cents for padding and finniest leather editions valued up to $1.25.
Readable OCR snippets indicate women’s undergarments and skirts on sale. Muslin drawers priced at 25 cents and muslin skirts at 50 cents, both trimmed with embroidery and tucks. Items described as affordable and desirable in a department or general store column.
A dated ad lists porch shades at 1.00 and 1.25, plus 50 cent items. It also mentions long silk gloves at 75 cents valued at 1.25 and fine gauze gloves at 50 cents valued at 1.00.
Hat and fabric offer list includes 100 finest leghorn hats for children nine tenths of a dollar, curtain muslins 10 to 12.5 cents, remnants of mattings ten to twenty yards, toilet sets one dollar sixty nine, pound paper fifteen cents, box paper ten cents, wash bowls thirty five cents, wallpaper rolls two to three cents.
30,000 yards of fine Nainsook offered at deep discounts. Embroideries from a bankrupt importer never previously seen at such low prices. Items range from 5¢ to 15¢ with corresponding higher values. Over 200 styles and patterns plus embroidered bands and wide flouncings offered at reduced rates.
Captain Tuggles resists colonists demands to search his ship for abducted women. Sir Charles and Seton clash over law and power as Collier scouts cabins while Ellen leads with a lantern. In darkness, doors are tried and tensions rise before the scene ends.
Charles Town will host a corporate election Thursday for mayor and three councilmen. Candidates for mayor are Geo T Light J Frank Weller H C Getzendanner George E Rider and James M Phillips. Also notes an engagement of Anna Maria Dandrickk to Luther Pfahter Hisenhart of Princeton University faculty. Elderly Mrs Elizabeth Julia Daniel dies in Charlotte County.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ran an excursion train from Baltimore to this city on Sunday bringing 154 passengers. The train arrived about noon and left at 6 PM. Many excursionists were former residents of Winchester and visited friends in the area.
The drill team plans a fancy drill on Frederick Plaza on Confederate Memorial Day afternoon June 6. They will meet Tuesday and Friday nights from now until parade day to perfect the performance.
Children’s Day exercises were held at 11 Sunday morning at the Presbyterian Church. The program, directed by Supt. W S White, featured an address by Rev. Dr. James R. Graham. Mr. S A Cather of Fairmont registered at Hotel Evans.
Mr. Abney Payne of Charles ton West Virginia formerly an instructor at Shenandoah Valley Academy spent time with friends here. Mr. Charles B. Dooley returned to Washington after several days in this city on business. Mr. Rumsey Smithson of Charles Town West Virginia spent Sunday with friends in this city returning home today. Mrs. Nancy Lee Coble went to Baltimore to visit her sister Mrs. C. C. Garrett.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Rainsberger of Winchester Virginia testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her long standing kidney pain and backache after a short course. She bought the remedy at Franck Baker & Son and notes no recurrence since 1903. Sold by all dealers price fifty cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Schedule in effect November 17 1907 lists All Trains Daily Except Sunday. Departures to Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Harpers Ferry Hagerstown Frederick Martinsburg Pittsburgh Chicago Wheeling Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville with multiple daily times and arrivals including connections to Philadelphia Philadelphia and New York.
November 24 1907 timetable lists Pullman sleepers and cafe cars for Bristol intermediate stations Roanoke and Gary. Night services include No 27 6 42 pm Shenandoah and locals. Northbound Nos 28 9 29 am Shenandoah Junction connections to Washington Philadelphia New York. Nos 14 8 24 pm and No 2 1 57 am offer Hagerstown Washington Philadelphia New York sleepers and parlor cars. Rates and information via N and W Ry agents Roanoke Va.
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