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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1916
Page
4
The Waite case features Dr Arthur Warren Waite admitting guilt and narrating in court a chilling tale of germs poisons and intertwined murder plots. Readings compare his confession to a sensational metropolitan crime saga.
A peaceful day outdoors is interrupted by wealth seekers with pitches of rich mines and easy gains. The speaker pursues quiet by retreating behind the cellar door while mining sharks shout of shafts, deposits, and schemes. The verse captures spring’s calm disrupted by hustle and gullible promises.
Miss Elizabeth Steck opened with Liszt Liebes Traum and Chopin Posthumie Valse No 3. Miss Florence Gordon performed MacDowell Witches Dance and Grainger Shepherds Hey as Shakespeare tercentenary tribute. Miss Helen Rice sang Vidae Printemps Nouveau and Pourquoi. Miss Madeline Hatcher also featured in portions of the program.
An advertisement touts Cardui as a tonic for headaches backache sleeplessness and fatigue caused by womanly trouble claiming it has helped a million women in fifty years. It urges ladies to start taking Cardui now and to write for a booklet from the company.
The Fort Loudoun Seminary concert showcased a Russian Polonaise by Louise Thwaite and Emma Ridgeway with notable piano technique. Hedwig Tell and cast delivered a serious operetta about Swiss hero Tell, featuring Helen Rice, Beverly Rice, Katherine Stickley, Courtney Anderson and a large chorus of Misses across a detailed period staging. The Citizens' Band provided added atmosphere to the evening.
Richmond May 23 The Rev James Power Smith longtime Jackson Monument Association member says the F William Sievers statue of Stonewall Jackson will be a truly lifelike bronze likeness of the general and his battle mount minor facial alterations may occur the staff officer recalls Jacksons pose and attitude and the design committee remains active with periodic conferences.
Report notes the corrected model and statue plans as a credit to the sculptor. It lists Elkins Park residents Acton relatives among motorists at Hotel Jack, and Romney West Virginia visitors Cornwell and Gilkeson. Delaware resident Mrs Hoffman travels to Annapolis to visit Commander Nulton and family.
A Winchester citizen, G. W. Sowers, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve backache headaches dizziness and urinary troubles. He notes the medicine regulates his kidneys with little trouble now and recommends the 50 cent price at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sponsors the ad in The Star.
Grace Lutheran Church hosts Dr. McCuaig delivering the third lecture on sin titled The End of Sin the Wrath of God at 8 pm. A 3:30 pm talk tomorrow covers Courtship as part of the ethics of marriage with emphasis on eugenics and selective mateship education from childhood.
M Wise age 73 of Paw Paw West Virginia slashed his throat with a razor, died at Allegany Hospital Cumberland before operation. He severed the jugular vein and died from blood loss after two years of ill health. Survived by widow and three children Rev Clarence Wise Washington DC William Wise Petersburg WV Mrs John Lewis Paw Paw. He worked for Union Tanning Company at Paw Paw.
Clara Kimball Young withdraws the suit for separation from James Young and the $25,000 damages in New York Supreme Court. The couple, split between New York and California, plan a reconciliation in the near future.
The statement notes she filed suit, but withdrew the action after the matter was settled. Mr. Yow has acted Shakespearean roles for four years and visits Winchester frequently. He maintains family connections and many friends in the area.
Public auction to sell a house and lot in Winchester Virginia on June 24 1916 at noon. The sale is by M M Lynch trustee and Swat Bowen auctioneer under two deeds of trust from John W Stevenson and wife dated April 26 1903 and October 1 1903. Payment terms require one third cash and balance over one year with interest and secured by bonds and deed of trust and insurance policy on buildings.
The N Fourth Circuit Court for Frederick Virginia proceedings reference the 1916 decree. Master Commissioner to report on real and personal property, debts, heirs at law, and distribution of proceeds. Notice by weekly publication in Winchester Virginia for four weeks prior to sale and hearing set for June 7 1916 at Winchester office.
A readable fragment lists students who took part in a recital. Names mentioned include Martha Stuart Gold Colleen Glass Dorothy Baker Cornelia Gox Catherine Wudstepatrechases Louise Hurd Elizabeth Stuart Beth Cochran Dorothy Stuart and others such as Richard Gladys Cochran Alice Yost Ellen Baker Jé Haynes Elaine Birmingham Isa Wood Mary Hamilton Spencer Emma Ginn Baker.
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