This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1915
Page
3
Frederick C. and William E. Smith back a bid for public office in 1916. Charles H. Harper also announces candidacy promising to serve the heat of the office if elected, outlining goals and duties.
A fragmented notice announces multiple candidates for Frederick County Northern Southern and Stonewall Gainesboro districts. Names include C. C. Brannon Luther R. Baker W. Shenk Isaiah C. Roe and Herbert H. Shull pledging to faithfully perform the duties if elected amid Democratic primary considerations.
T Russell Cather announces candidacy for Commonwealth Attorney of Frederick County subject to the August 8 1915 Democratic primary. He pledges to pursue a thorough efficient administration if elected.
John M. Steck announces candidacy for re-election to the House of Delegates. Boyd R. Richards seeks the Democratic nomination. The announcement notes primary action will determine the outcome.
C R McCann announces candidacy for re election as County Treasurer subject to the Democratic Primary on August 3 1915. He notes continued assistance from R S Smith and respectfully solicits support from all qualified voters.
A candidacy notice states Luther Pannett seeks the Democratic nomination for Sheriff of Frederick County in the August 8 1916 primary and asks continued support from voters satisfied with current management. F D Good also announces for Back Creek District Supervisor on the same ticket.
J T McIlwee announces his candidacy subject to the Democratic primary for the office of supervisor of Back Creek District. He pledges to fulfill duties to the best of his ability and place the units of the people of Frederick County at heart.
A large gathering at White Hall included Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McDonald and daughters Edith and Minnie, Loring Nesmith, and many more from Cumberland and Winchester. Attendees enjoyed fishing boat racing swimming and horse races with plans for another outing next year.
In Green Spring on July 10 near DeHaven Mr. A J Ricketts received a surprise 72nd birthday party hosted by his children and friends. The event featured a cake with 72 candles and many thoughtful gifts. Attendees included family relatives and neighbors from nearby communities who wished him many more birthdays.
A communication from The Star editors expresses support for incumbent representative Mr. Steck in Frederick County for another term amid opposition over two laws. The traction engine bill and the cedar rust law are discussed as controversial but largely beneficial to road funding and farming practices.
In a July 12, 1915 letter from Stephens City Virginia G L Rothger defends Mr Steck. He contrasts Steck s record with his opponent s claims citing Steck s experience energy honesty and sound judgment. The writer questions the opponent s experience maturity and capability and praises Steck s character.
The Baltimore market page lists wheat, corn, hay, butter, eggs, poultry, and lamb prices with spot and retail figures. It notes quotes for No 2 red wheat and corn, butter and eggs firmness, and livestock values, signaling daily telegraphed market checks.
Beggars in Costa Rica are allowed to beg from shop to shop one day a week on Tuesday. Businesses prepare for the visiting mendicants by giving coins or small articles. Some beggars also peddle merchandise in poorer quarters to earn a few cents.
The late Doctor Moorhouse, ex bishop of Manchester, famed as witty churchman, delighted in a story about a missionary. An old lady asks if in India converts are called zenanas by females and bananas by males, highlighting the danger of partial knowledge.
The excerpt follows Frank Bur ton and Hal Ferris as rivals for Virginia Leighton amid town life. Virginia inspires poetry and ambition while Frank pursues medicine under Doctor Mott, with Hal aiming for city success as a broker. The scene ends with jokes about bright futures and public optimism versus gloom.
A woman recounts illness resisted by doctors until she used Cardus the woman’s tonic. After eleven bottles she regained strength and can work again. The ad urges others to try Cardus and requests the Prominence Medicine Co. for a 4 page home treatment booklet.
The passage portrays the Turk as obsessed with religion, devout to five daily prayers and a pilgrimage to Mecca, and as a fatalist content with destiny. It portrays inflexibility toward criticism and cites a Qur anic notion of nations taking their turn as fate.
The future evangelist Whitefield showed gameness as a boy and acted in girls’ clothes in Gloucester before the mayor. By fifteen he was an expert ale drawer, with later stage gifts aiding his evangelical work, inspiring Lord Chesterfield’s surprised exclamation.
Defines good manners as conduct guided by kindness and consideration for others. Emphasizes acting for others before oneself, avoiding selfishness, and treating others with respect even as social forms vary with association.
A boy writes to his mother from a top preparatory school denouncing its freedom and self government. The mother seeks critiques of narrow curricula while the boy laments lack of rules and fun. The piece reflects on freedom posing its own challenges to champions of liberty.
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes a joke about a film where a woman chases her husband with a rolling pin and the man who laughs loudest is the same man whose wife sends him to the yard to smoke.
A boy named George asks for candy and his mother refuses. He sighs and notes the old mother Hubbard rhyme ending with the line about the poor dog having none.
A woman in a New York automatic lunchroom panics after misplacing coins and skipping placement of a cup under the faucet. She screams as brown liquid drains away, while other diners watch.
Prof. C Vernon Boys testified in a British chancery patent suit that golf balls do not travel in a parabolic arc. He described mechanical tests showing balls driven hard rise briefly, then continue nearly straight before gradually falling as gravity is counteracted by speed.
When Nelson blockaded France the British navy fulfilled the duty by sealing the fleet. His squadron retired to an anchorage off Sardinia to fetch vegetables and water, leaving two watchful frigates on guard. The frigates evaded French surprises and proved superb in seamanship, earning glory for the young commanders.
A correspondent notes how given names cross gender lines in historical records. Examples include Sir Patience Ward as London lord mayor in 1680 Eve Sliifhton from a sixteenth century will Grace Hardwin an American lane owner and a daughter baptized Noah. A goddaughter of the duke of Wellington bore Arthur and Effingham church features a monument to Timothy Mabanke and his wife.
A report lists countries with the most people aged 100 and over. Romania, Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Germany, and the United States top the table. Bulgaria with 4,000,000 people has 3,300 centenarians, while the United States with 100,000,000 population shows fewer than 100.
Woodrow Wilson asserts America’s wealth rests on the contributions of unknown individuals rather than the already famous. He argues progress comes from broader origins and energies unrestricted to favored classes, renewing the nation from the unknown.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.