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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
4
Historical notice reports consolidation of The News Item established 1895 with The Evening 6 1907. It lists subscription rates by mail and by carrier in advance including annual six month and three month terms.
The article condemns waiter Villard of the New York Evening Post as a bitter enemy of the South and a pronounced Negro lover. It accuses him of a passion for contact with colored women and claims he is an unwholesome degenerate affecting New York City society.
A Cosmpolitan Society banquet in New York featured white women being entertained by Black guests and sparked a debate on social equality and intermarriage. The piece condemns the event as depraved decadence among the city’s elite and warns it could spur hopes for racial equality.
A debate over the Byrd law grows as critics claim it strips liberties from households by banning wine in church communion and limiting social entertaining. Judge Nyeman W. Harrison of Clarke County Circuit Court reportedly offered a plain interpretation amid controversy.
A large crowd gathered yesterday at the Market Street skating rink for a block party. Mrs. Georgia McDonald won the event after an exciting contest. A leap year party is set for tonight and a May-pole party for May 1.
Report notes a sharp decline in canes among men on Broadway near the Herald building. Of 214 men watching presses in two hours, only two carried canes, while about 3 000 pedestrians passed on both sides, with 11 canes observed in total.
Stem six quarts of grapes wash them and put on to boil with one quart of cold water. Boil hard then strain. Return the juice to the fire bring to a boil bottle and seal.
Rev Dr Cox describes the grip as a severe illness with a bold onset and multiple tortures. He portrays its effects on limbs breathing brain and strength, noting recovery slowly through doctor nurse care and patient endurance before returning to normal function.
The home of Mr. S. Frank Cooper near Hayfield was destroyed by fire this week, along with most contents including furniture and other effects. Mrs. Cooper was in Winchester during the blaze and learned of the fire on returning home. A spark from the chimney likely started the blaze. the upper floor burned before discovery. Insurance with Bryarly Brothers covers 300 dollars, far from full loss. The Coopers are staying with neighbor William Hoover while seeking a new home or reconstruction.
Mrs Jennie Waters of Berryville was operated on for a tumor at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Three physicians attended the case and she is not doing nicely.
Advertises Lexa Cough Syrup as a non opiate remedy for coughs and colds claiming it avoids constipation common to other cough remedies. Mentions most formulas contain opiates and positions Lexa as a safe alternative.
Kennedy s Laxative Cough Syrup claims to relieve colds by stimulating a copious bowel action. It argues that cold symptoms cause dehydration of the bowels and promotes relief through moving moisture from the body to the bowels.
At Farmers and Merchants Bank in Virginia Mr Barton and patrons witnessed the Burrough machine perform rapid counting up to nearly ten million. Demonstrator Ran McGuire showed accuracy and ease of use as the machine adds totals and prints a receipt. Barton predicted machines may soon replace much mental labor.
Funeral services for Henry Friday will be held at 4 pm Friday from his South Main Street residence conducted by Rev. E. E. Northen. Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery with Shawnee Tribe No. 2 and Friendship Fire Company in attendance. pallbearers listed as W. B. Jones, Stanley Newlin, A. R. Thomas, E. C. Perry, C G H. Fry, and John Kater.
Reports indicate a gathering of men at their respective hays scheduled for 8 oclock tomorrow afternoon. Details on purpose or participants were not provided in the fragment.
The banquet mixed races and politics as black and white guests mingled with military figures. Attendees included Mrs. Gates and daughter Bessie, Edward C. Walker, and Mrs. Anna Allen, a Brooklyn socialite, while the crowd reacted with cheers to discussions of social equality and intermarriage.
A Manchester court hears a woman deny using bad language, insisting she was too well dressed and respectable to offend. The bench appears unconvinced and imposes a fine.
Col. Clowry became president of the Western Union Telegraph company when he entered the Joliet office fifty five years ago offering six months as a messenger to learn telegraphy. After training he became an expert operator and earned an office at Lockport. He earned his military title in the Civil War.
The Hindostan musicians perform on a small pair of toublabs fastened to the torso and played with fingers. Single drums with wooden sticks are used to frighten away tigers, illustrating varied percussion tools and techniques.
The Well-Informed world seeks a known value liquid laxative. California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an ethical, gentle yet prompt remedy. Genuine product sold by leading druggists, fifty cents per bottle.
Public sale at Carter Hall Millwood Clarke County Va on May 14 1908 starting 10 o'clock offers are invited for extensive livestock including 18 horses and colts 65 cattle 90 sheep 65 hogs with breeding stock and calves plus agricultural implements and about twenty tons hay and 40 barrels corn. Terms cash under 10 00 credit 12 months with negotiable note. removal only after terms met. Managed by H L Watkins with Neill and Heflebower West and Neville as auctioneers.
A reader from Laconia reports Hyomei cured his catarrh causing night coughing and throat drops. The ad claims Hyomei is a dry antiseptic medicated air, sold with a $1 inhaler and 50 cent bottles thereafter, offered by Franck Baker & Son with a money back guarantee.
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