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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
4
The Democratic Committee of Frederick County announces the 1915 primary was held August 29 under state law. This notice lists district officials, constables, and overseers and states the primary nominees are the official selections for the party.
Readers discuss a push for immigrants to learn English as a condition for participation in American life. The letter highlights that no one should be denied rights for not speaking English, reflecting broader language policy tensions.
The Boston Transcript argues that knowing English is essential for integration and informed citizenship. It warns that non English speakers rely on foreign sources, risking anti American bias and hostile foreign language publications.
The Omaha Bee notes Warden Osborne of Sing Sing finds a lesson in human nature. Prisoners created a token currency and savings bank to foster thrift, then withdrew funds, dissipated by managers, revealing that vice does not shed easily and business caution remains vital even behind bars.
An old advertisement extols Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel for liver and bowel cleansing. It claims cures for bilious symptoms, promises no salivation, and urges readers to use the product with a money back guarantee.
A humorous verse in rustic voice about a furnace failing to heat a shack as the speaker frantically plans to pawn his watch for coal. The narrator balances pride and poverty while lamenting a harsh winter and dwindling supply, ending with a resigned, wry note.
Hopewell Virginia faces a charter seizing crisis as population nears 40 000 but voter eligibility falls short with fewer than twenty qualified electors. Critics doubt enough voters exist to fill town departments prompting questions on who can appoint officers until residents meet residency rules. Some propose county judge or governor appointments to stabilize leadership until voters qualify.
Yams Sims spent a half day watering his mule who seemed excessively thirsty. A horse doctor examined the mule from head to foot and found nothing wrong. The doctor then checked the trough and noted it had no bottom in Kentuckian. Mr Joseph Jolliffe of Clearbrook attended the Frederick fair on Wednesday.
Famous actress Lillian Russell tells Chicago Herald readers that coffee and tea dull the skin and depress mood. she urges a shift to Instant Postum, a natural beverage free from stimulants and harsh substances, for morning use.
Congressman Carter Glass of Lynchburg is in Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for treatment. Dr Barker says the condition is a nervous breakdown from overwork and expects a quick recovery before the next Congressional session.
Dr Archibald Henderson will speak at a Commonwealth Club public meeting Friday evening The speaker is the husband of the president of the North Carolina Equal Suffrage League reported by the Durham Sun.
An advertisement claims catarrh, a constitutional disease, cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated with internal remedies. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure works through the blood and mucous surfaces, calling it a top tonic and purifier developed by a leading physician and used for years. Testimonials are promised on request.
The heirs of Jesse Fries deceased offer real estate at public auction in Winchester Virginia on three dates. Listings include the Home Farm with 182 acres near North Frederick Turnpike, the Apple Pie Ridge orchard tract, the Stone House tract, plus additional farms near Winchester and in Nain with multiple parcels, homes, and outbuildings. Possession set for spring 1916. tenants may occupy Winchester properties until March 1 1916 and pay rent to the purchaser beginning December 1 1915.
Terms require one fourth cash on day of sale with balance in three equal annual installments. The three bonds bear 6 percent interest and mature in one, two, and three years. Bonds secured by deed of trust on the property and a fire insurance policy on buildings. Purchasers may pay more than one fourth in cash. D. Lemon Fries, Florence A. Glaize.
A reader cites J. H. Cooper of Braddock Street Winchester praising Doan's Kidney Pills as a household medicine. The advertisement claims the pills regulate kidney action and relieve backache after a few doses, priced at 50 cents, with Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as the supplier.
The funeral for Laura Camp Miller died at her daughter’s home in Buffalo on Wednesday followed by Lutheran rites led by Rev. Dr. George S. Bowers. Survivors include husband Rev. Dr. Lewis G. M. Miller, three daughters, and one son. Interment in Mount He Cemetery.
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