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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
4
Richmond Times Dispatch voices Virginia industrial progress and calls Mann a leading gubernatorial contender. The piece notes many political prophets guessing the next Virginia governor and suggests Mann appears favored at the moment.
The Ninth district contest pits Carlin of Alexandria against Gordon of Louisa for the Eighth district Democratic nomination. Carlin is the incumbent who filled the unexpired term of Rixey, while Gordon was a losing nominee. Gordon campaigns across the district and calls for a Carlin debate, but Carlin says his duty to constituents in Congress supersedes personal politics, a stance backed by John Sharp Williams who urges full attendance in this session. The editors endorse Carlin's position and predict voter approval in the district.
The piece notes William Waldorf Astor, now a British citizen, bought at auction for 4250 dollars the Chesapeake flag, a War of 1812 souvenir captured in Boston. It argues the act offends American sensibilities and mocks his expatriate status.
The 1904 year saw 929 wholesale slaughtering and meat packing establishments with a combined capital of 237,714,690 dollars. They employed 74,134 workers, paid 40,326,972 dollars in wages, used 805,856,969 dollars of materials, and produced 913,014,624 dollars worth of products.
A man who tells a woman I love you as often as she wants may make conversations monotonous and repetitive despite good intentions.
Col. Clowry, president of the Western Union Telegraph, began as a six month unpaid messenger in Joliet Illinois 65 years ago. He learned telegraphy, became an expert operator, earned an office at Lockport, and later gained his Civil War military title.
Local merchants quote prices for country produce including wheat corn oats butter eggs lard potatoes apples side meat chickens live and dressed turkeys and other items The Star will not raise prices for advance subscribers who pay during January to July and will continue the existing rate.
A Winchester resident testifies to severe kidney pain and fatigue, detailing how Doan's Kidney Pills from Frank Baker & Son drug store relieved the ailment from the first doses. The claimant invites calls for details and notes the product is sold by all dealers at five cents, Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY, sole United States agents.
On Broadway outside the Herald building about 3 000 pedestrians passed in two hours while only two of 214 men observed carried canes, a striking decline from half a century ago where cane use was common.
The passage notes brain workers peak between 25 and 45 with preparation beforehand and routine work afterward. It contrasts lawyers and physicians practicing after 40, saying much learning occurs before 40 or 45, and asserts merchants build wealth in youth and middle age.
The Hindostan musicians perform on small kettle drums called toublabs tied to their bodies with cloths. They play with fingers, while single drums used with two wooden sticks are employed to frighten away tigers.
The London Outlook notes a shared humiliation and fear among Americans when facing English peers or higher social ranks. The observation, conveyed with grave tone, highlights class anxiety across transatlantic lines.
An old Devoe Paint Company letter promotes paint efficiency while a Baltimore conference obituary notes the life of Rev. Eggleston a long serving Methodist pastor in Winchester Middletown and surrounding areas. It details his marriages children and career including Civil War service and his strict Methodist leadership.
An old advertisement extols Vinol cod liver preparation as a superior tonic to restore life forces and build strength for the elderly, delicate children, and those recovering from illness. It claims Vinol offers medicinal and healing benefits without oil, promising a money-back guarantee if it fails. Franck Baker Son, Winchester Va.
An observer records a worker ant remaining still in sleep with regular lifting motions of forefeet and a light quill stroke along its back. The ant then awakens, stretches, combs antennae, greets a fellow, and begins daily duties, showing coordinated but quiet behavior.
A fragmentary literary reminiscence contrasts railway fiction meant to pass the journey with verses celebrating nature and travel. The speaker names a set of archetypal villains and heroes in light verse, ending with reflections on youth and the outdoors. The piece blends nostalgia with playful critique of escapist reading.
Report from Alaska describes a fish that when dried can burn for about three hours. The tail is stuck into a crack in a wooden tablet to keep it upright while the fish’s nose provides a steady light of about three candle power.
The article marvels at anatomy noting humans have 24 bones and sixty arteries, but carp surpass with about 4,386 bones and muscles used each breath, 4,320 veins, and numerous muscles. It emphasizes the fish's remarkable physiology with vivid figures.
Former schoolmaster Mr Saunders told the British Houses' Lords Committee on Juvenile Smoking that he could detect smokers by handwriting noting that boys show a loose, flabby look. He described handwriting as a cinematography of the heart.
Carmem Sylva, described as queen of Roumania, is noted to have been married four times under German civil code Lutheran rites Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox practices. The report outlines multiple marriage alignments across religious contexts.
New York City features the ancient Egyptian obelisk in Central Park, erected as a sun god offering. The monument dates back about 1600 years before the Christian era, making it one of the hemisphere's oldest structures.
Official report states all emigrants sent to Canada by the English Salvation Army are ailing. The army plans to send about 80,000 emigrants in the coming year.
The clamor for old age pensions prompts disclosure that 38,000 unpaid officers accounts are held by clerks in Washington. The figure raises questions about pension solvency and recordkeeping practices.
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