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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1916
Page
4
A confession era piece recalls sins and votes repeated on a single election day. The narrator recalls past crimes, tricks, and bargains as phantoms visit when night falls. He mentions voting seven times and a long history of wrongdoing.
Whitacre, Va. October 14. Miss Mayme Whitacre returned home Sunday after a brief visit with friends in Winchester. Mr. M. M. Orndorff and family of Oranda and Mr. Stickley and family of are listed in the report.
Strasburg and Stephens City guests Hugh Stickley C C Wilson and Walter Scrivener with families visited Mr W C Whitacre on Sunday. Mrs J R Beale and children spent the day with Mrs R S Brown. Whitacre moved stock into the new storehouse last week. Mrs George Bageant of Gore visited with Mrs Geo Peasmaker and Mrs H F Bageant.
Dr Mc Clure Scott spent several days in Fredericksburg recently. The public school opened with Miss Hallie Chrisman as principal and Miss Mariam Bowman as teacher. Various residents and visitors from Washington Topeka Charlottesville Norfolk and Philadelphia are mentioned with local social and schooling updates.
Mr. W. M. Foster of Bristol Virginia is in town on business staying at Hotel Evans. Mrs. John H. Seal left for Washington for several weeks of visiting relatives. Messrs. E. J. Scharf and W. H. McAfee of Philadelphia are in the city on business staying at Hotel Jack.
Mrs Ogle of Baltimore visits at the Weems home on Fairmont avenue. Several families from Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia travel to and from Baltimore Philadelphia Staunton and Woodstock for visits business or funerals as guests register at Hotel Evans and Evans.
Mr John KR Foster of Greensboro NJ a visitor in town registers at Hotel Jack for several days of business. Miss Belle Watson departs for St Glen MD to assume a clerical position at the National Beniary.
Mr. Frank B. Neville of Boyce Virginia is registered at Hotel Evans indicating a brief guest listing in the local paper.
At the Virginia Conference session at Zion Church near Daphne resolutions urged Congress to exempt Mennonites from military service. The memorial emphasizes pacifist beliefs and opposes military training in public schools.
Martinsburg West Virginia October 14 M C Miller from Winchester area was arrested Thursday afternoon for speeding on the Williamsport turnpike. Traffic Officer Harry Booth testified that a complaint led to the arrest and the details follow.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent laxative option to cleanse the liver stomach and bowels and relieve headaches biliousness and discomfort. It claims lasting health and happiness with occasional use and notes druggists sell Cascarets including for children.
Miller was cited for speeding at 40 mph and paid a $4.60 fine assessed by Justice Lloyd. He continued toward Winchester and remarked he was sorry he had ever visited the Hagerstown fair, offering no clarification on the cause of his sorrow.
The saying outlines a man's public face, private possessions, and self view. It contrasts outward presentation with inner reality and personal belief about himself.
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