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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1909
Page
5
Washington May 25 special to The Star reports showers tonight and Wednesday with moderate temperatures. Virginia forecast highlights lingering rain and comfortable highs, with wet conditions likely persisting into midweek.
The Virginia Hand Book from the Department of Agriculture extols Winchester as the county seat of Frederick, noting its elevation above tidewater, educational and religious institutions, diverse industries, banks, hotels, and its storied Civil War history from the arrival of Stonewall Jackson to repeated sieges and battles.
Advertising copy claims Rexall 93 Hair Tonic will cure dandruff scalp irritation and falling hair. It offers a money back guarantee if the large bottle fails to satisfy and notes two sizes priced at soci and $1.00.
An old advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a money back guarantee and testimonials. It mentions F F. J. Horney and endorsements from Walding Kinnan Matvin Wholesale Druggists and other firms. The copy asserts cure by affecting blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to send for free can samples.
The Winchester area enjoyed a prosperous year with new industries, excellent crops, and busy factories. Bank deposits rose by over a million dollars in five years, city real estate values climbed, and about twenty thousand barrels of apples plus related industries produced substantial receipts. A trolley project across the Blue Ridge toward Washington is planned, backed by regional efforts including a large dam and sewer works on the Shenandoah river in Jefferson County West Virginia.
The Rev Charles R Stribling of Waynesboro Virginia will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Fort Londeoun Seminary Winchester Sunday morning May 30 at 8 oclock Then he will preach at Stones Chapel in the same evening.
State Normal School Harrisonburg Virginia offers higher education for young ladies and training to become teachers. Modern dormitory building and ample equipment accompany a capable faculty. Free tuition in all departments and low expenses toward the next session beginning September 1909. Send for free illustrated announcement to SIUC.
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