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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1908
Page
3
A 1908 fashion piece surveys hat mania and rising bills on opening day. It contrasts the Merry Widow with Australian Turban styles and notes shop window splendor, the cost burden on husbands, and the shift from past fashions to new hats as a social spectacle.
Me Hidibe and two prisoners, C. Bishop and J. C. Gould, were sentenced to two years each in San Quentin for passing Confederate money. All three are Americans who have resided in the Orient for seven years. They were convicted in the United States Court at Shanghai, with the jail in Shanghai deemed unsafe, prompting transfer arrangements through the State Department.
Report notes a sharp drop in cane carrying among men on Broadway near the Herald building. Of 214 men observed in two hours only two used canes while about 3 000 passed by, totaling 11 canes observed.
State of Ohio Toledo county shows Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney Co that the firm will pay one dollar for each bottle of Hall's Cure. The document notes notary A W Gleason certifies the affidavit.
Local grain dealers quoted buying prices for wheat corn hay potatoes apples meat chickens and turkeys. Prices shown include per bushel and per ton rates with ranges and notes on live and dressed poultry. Unclear entries indicate fragmented OCR but reflect day’s market movement.
Dr C B Holmes of Silver City Miss touts D D D as a near specific for herpes eczema and similar conditions. He claims four years of use with gratifying results and urges using D D D with DeP Dp Soap while selling from Franck Baker Son's drug store in Winchester Va.
A notice offering a ten percent reduction for payment of subscriptions through January 4, 1909. Readers who have not received a bill are urged to visit the office, pay up, and take advantage of the discount during the limited period.
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