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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
3
Local wholesale markets were dull with oats and rye firm and hay and straw easy. Eggs remained firm while chickens eased slightly. Butter traded around 2.6 with prices for potatoes and oats shown and corn near 4.00 per barrel. Hay bale prices ranged from 9.50 to 10.00 per ton.
The Charlottesville team, the Trapp Boys, defeated their opponents 6 to 5, 7 to 6, and 12 to 11 in a 13-inning finale. Manager Smith praised the Happy Boys but remained optimistic, eyeing a summer appearance by Joe Gans for a baseball exhibition.
Manager Hable presents talking motion pictures and illustrated songs at the Auditorium with strong crowds since last Saturday. Tonight a fresh program debuts including Brady's Thanksgiving Dinner, described as very laughable.
The article notes Denmark kitchen middens reveal many thousands of oyster shells clearly opened by hand. It cites Greece with Dr Henry Schliemann finding shells at Hissarlik. It credits Rome for elevating the oyster as a centerpiece of banquets and a premier delicacy.
In Auchinithie Scotland a gull that shared a fisherman's house year round except breeding season moved three and a half miles away. One Sunday the bird returned, walking with stately steps to resume old familiarities and household ways.
In New York during government suit hearings, John D. Rockefeller chatted with reporters between sessions. He recalled a Galveston newspaper claim praising Texas oil fields as excellent in quality and abundant in quantity, while noting concern for James H. Cush who boasted of drinking all the oil found in Texas.
A classroom riddle has eight students dividing 48 apples 32 peaches and 16 melons. Johnny quips that each would get a stomach ache rather than a fair share, turning a math lesson into a humorous moment.
Franck Baker & Son offer Dr Howard's specific in Winchester with a money back guarantee if not cured. The remedy comes as tiny granules carried in a vest pocket and is advertised for constipation dyspepsia and liver troubles with claims of rapid relief and permanent cures.
Mrs Elizabeth Crim died at her brother Car Crim in Brucetown Virginia from consumption after several years illness. She was daughter of the late John P Crim and Elizabeth Crim and leaves brother Carl Crim and three nieces Nettie Clara and Bessier Crim. Funeral at the village church Friday at 3 pm conducted by Rev H Wheeler. She was a longtime member and Sunday school worker.
Mr Meille Bowers, principal of the public school at New Market Virginia, arrived in town this morning to visit his parents Rev Dr and Mrs George S Bowers.
Mrs Homespun condemns a Formo 6a article claiming a wife costs a Sovereign and Mr Homespun contemplates the value of a wife, arguing over social worth.
Schedule lists daily trains serving Harriso n ana and nearby towns with times to Harrisonburg Harpers Ferry Hagerstown Frederick Washington Martinsburg and connections to Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis and Abilville. Departures include 6 00 6 55 9 28 and 12 06 a m with various arrivals late night hours and multi city routes.
Readable fragments show arrival times and places including Washington Alexandria Glencarlyn Fostoria Falls Church Vienna Hunter Herndon Sterling Ashburn and Leesburg area stops with times ranging from early morning to late morning. Indicates a regional schedule snapshot with multiple towns and minor inconsistencies.
Norfolk and Western shows daily embarkation details from Berryville and Roanoke with through sleepers to Knoxville Bristol Bluefield Pocahontas Welch and intermediate stations. Northbound No 28 and No 14 provide connections to Hagerstown Philadelphia and New York with Pullman cars to Washington Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Roanoke Virginia agents Bragg and Bevila announce general passenger guidance.
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