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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
3
Society notes celebrate the upcoming Powhatan opera at the Winchester opera house on Thursday night December 15. The piece tells the Pocahontas rescue of Capt. John Smith with Albert L. Baker leading a strong cast and chorus, hailed as a superb entertainment.
Owen. Homer MacNeill returns from Cincinnati on business. Eugene Hutsell plans to wed Miss Mattie Grigsby at Antioch church Fayette county Thursday. Bride is daughter of late Nat Grigsby. Guppie Simpson visiting Miss Margaret King in Lexington. Sim Willis and Frank Henderson of Ashland in Winchester early week. Miss Mary Ewing Gaitshel to return from Hollins Va to spend holidays. Mrs. W W George recovering from illness. Robert Clark visited Ford Tuesday night. J M Hodgkin in Lexington. J J Johnson of Philadelphia on business. C B Ross of Lexington in town on business. Lillian Welsch returns to Mt Sterling from visit with Mrs. W W George. Mattie Ewing, May Finkead, Bertie Ward traveling from Millersburg to Owingsville. Judge Louis Apperson, R A Childs, C C Chenault of Mt Sterling in county court for Clay v Anderson estate. Mrs. Roger Barnes and Elizabeth Kelley return to Mt Sterling after visiting Mr. and Mrs. C B L Stewart.
Winchester Paint and Wall Paper Company advertises special prices on pictures throughout December with limited time offers and discount details for local shoppers.
Effie Smalley a 17 year old girl from Fair Hope near Belle Vernon was killed when she stepped in front of a rifle fired by her lover William Grant 20. He fired at a target and then attempted suicide but a companion stopped him the shot missing. The girl had earlier tried to drink poison but her mother’s push for marriage is cited as motive.
Pure Christmas candies are available at Mrs Chas. R. West’s confectionery, with date shown as 12 7 81.
The Dover News quotes statistics placing Kentucky at the top for blindness per capita. It notes the state’s farmers oppose pooling and trust ties, joking that tobacco growers seem “blind” to the proposition. It mentions a few Kentucky phrases about “blind tigers” and “blind drunk.”
A Wednesday afternoon auction of the Ed ten Bros grocery business on North Main Street drew a good crowd but the stock failed to meet bids. The entire stock was offered but was withdrawn after bids fell short.
A vintage ad claims Pape's Cold Compound will break a severe cold and end grippe misery after two hourly doses, with three total doses. It asserts rapid relief from neuralgia, headache, stuffed head, fever, sneezing, and sore throat, noting no quinine and a 25 cent price.
Mrs Chas R West's confectionery offers pure candies for Christmas. Nuts fruit fireworks a specialty.
Washington reports a strong banking year as the comptroller of the currency details growth across national and state banks. Assets rise to about 10 billion for national banks, with loans and discounts at 5.4 billion and overdrafts near 30.6 million. Overall banking power expands from 13 thousand to over 27 thousand institutions, with deposits near 16 billion and loans above 12 billion. Four national banks failed, while 18 insolvent banks settled with depositors receiving about 86 percent at roughly five percent collection cost.
A brief ad promotes Trye a box of Gene's fancy home made candy with Phillips Drug Company as sole agent. The fragment includes a dated line 12-15-21 and a George MacDonald quotation about learning from the page before us and not turning ahead.
Uncle Eben notes that a quarrelsome person tends to hinder advancement and progress. He cautions against talking back as a way to push forward and emphasizes measured, respectful discourse. The line reflects his practical wisdom on conduct and progress.
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