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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1908
Page
4
The Petersburg Index-Appeal reports Mr. R. P. Barham has resigned from the William and Mary College Board of Visitors. The editor is praised for his intelligence, judgment, and editorial excellence, noting the Index-Appeal’s value and its contributions to readers and the newspaper.
Mr. Harry Flood Byrd of Winchester, head of the Publishers' Association of the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valleys, commentates on newspaper prices. He cites a Canadian paper purchase with $6 per ton duty and freight costs, arguing the system favors imports and could end U S newspapers if duties and the Paper Trust persist.
Correspondents from Lynchburg Winchester Wheeling and Charlotte report improving business conditions and rising confidence in the South. Despite the nationwide downturn, the region shows rapid recovery and growing investor interest in iron ore coal and timber resources across the Mason Dixon line.
A letter from a city youth warns of saloon and drink temptations and the ruin they bring to bodies and souls. Editors urge readers to vote on temperance, arguing for economic and social action and citing ongoing public sentiment and political pressure.
The Baltimore News notes steady, healthy expansion of Goatherm population centers. Dispatches show Baltimore ranking highly among growing communities, reflecting progress and public interest in the region’s development.
Miss Frances DeFrees of Shenandoah College and Miss Beryl Manuel from near Middletown spent Easter in Summit Point West Virginia visiting Miss Annie Lottendl. Mr and Mrs B J Hillidge of Front Royal visited Relia nce relatives. Mr D H Scanlon of Berryville and children returned home after visiting her parents. Mr and Mrs Jacob C Rinker were called to Middletown by their daughter Mrs Charles Bauserman. James Clark moved to Fawcett's Gap to start lumber business with Walter Brothers. Shenandoah College team to play Strasburg at Riohead during the holiday weekend.
Mrs Ina K Gruver hosts Tuesday gathering in Berryville with Little Miss Helen Gruver from Front Royal visiting cousin Miss Kathleen Gruver.
Market report lists prices for Wheat Ear Corn per bushel and other grain. It also shows local produce prices for butter, lard, potatoes, apples, meat, chickens, and turkeys with variations in per unit terms. The note ends with a subscription pricing reminder for The Star.
At a joint council meeting in Wardensville Virginia on April 27 28 the group approved resolutions praising Benjamin White a lifelong church worker in the community The board notes his faithfulness service and counsel and mourns his passing in his 75th year It expresses sympathy to the family asks for publication and records the event for the church archives
A prose meditation notes how the plain charming ideal of the womanly woman fades as modern life refocuses on causes missions and hobbies. The piece laments changing social roles while celebrating enduring feminine poise.
A terse verse notes a young man’s deep affection for a girl and his readiness to demonstrate his feelings beyond words. The line emphasizes action over speech in romantic devotion.
The first two converts from Mohammedanism were baptized at Zaria in Hausaland West Africa by Bishop Zugwell. They are described as men of importance who sacrificed much to accept the Christian faith.
Advertised price guide shows pure linseed oil at 60 cents per gallon and mixed lode paint at 1.60. By mixing 3 gallons oil with 4 gallons paint, seven gallons of ready to use paint cost about 1.20 per gallon. Uses firms in Winchester Virginia Middletown Larrick Stephens City and Trussell.
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