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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
4
The notice lists A E Clayden as a New York representative with an address at 916 Brunswick Fidg se, Dent, Virginia. It records an Evening Star entry at the post office and mentions a Friday August 8 date with scattered garbled text in the notice.
The Glass currency bill is expected to pass this congressional session with support from President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo. The measure centers on a government machinery that can expand or contract currency to meet business needs, with details aimed at implementing this core principle.
The piece notes that open air classrooms, dental clinics, eye exams, and health inspections are expanding in cities to combat TB, malnutrition, and defective teeth. It highlights the 4th International Congress and School Hygiene in Buffalo with 260 doctors and teachers gathering to exchange methods and strengthen rural education through practical science.
Fragmentary verse note contemplates aging and memory with sparse lines and unclear attribution.
A verse by Walt Mason reflects on aging elders watching youthful crowds. The old men recount past deeds while acknowledging weariness and futility. They urge the young to blaze their own path and confront lights that guide or mislead their own course.
Mrs Minnie Arnold and children visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Gill in Trone Virginia. Walter Kelsoe family from Kaw City Oklahoma visited relatives here. Miss Mary Triplette from High View West Virginia stayed with her mother. M L Lockhart spent days with family after business near Washington. Lafayette Calvert enjoyed a pleasant Sunday with Mrs Sarah Triplette and Mollie Triplette. Edith Kelican and children visited Daniel Rogers. Local farmers finish oats harvest with promising grain yields.
The second quarterly conference for brick circuit M. E. Church South will meet at Paxton's Chapel on Sunday and Monday August 11. Three services are scheduled Sunday at 11 a m 3 p m and 8 p m with Rev T J Lam e presiding elder preaching afternoon and evening. Dr Lambert to preach Monday morning at 10 o'clock followed by a business session. No preaching at Lamps and Relief Sunday. Public invited to attend.
Maude Barrow and two children of Capon Bridge stay a few days with friends in Whita Re. Charles Lafollette and wife with Mrs Linkhart of Port William Ohio arrive and visit Mrs Lafollette’s sister Mrs O W Dick while her father J Johnson’s death looms. Mrs Linkhart to see Peacemakers and relatives. Mr Price and forestry aide lodged with W C Whitacre. G C Peacemaker and wife killed a three foot rattlesnake in Bloomery mountains yesterday.
The article outlines a young woman in government parole likely to be placed in a detention home for reform. It notes her testimony could support prosecutions against Franklin, and that a forged letter links Franklin to the case. The defense questions her truthfulness and past relations, while two white women fleeing town after the hearing are described. Edward Loud, a government witness and friend of Franklin, left on the C. W. train. Bail for Franklin may be requested soon.
Families and relatives from Harrisonburg Winchester Harpers Ferry Strasburg Rochester and Washington visited local residents this weekend. Notables include Mrs Kiné Weaver and Mrs Rhodes hosting, Miss Chioe Manuel summoned home, and Mr Elia Willey and Miss Lelia Ludwig among those seen in town.
Arrangements are under way for the annual Virginia Valley Central Christian conference to be held August 14 through 17 at the new Christian Church at Braddock and Clifford streets. Rev. William T. Walters will preside, with Elon College President W A Harper among the notable speakers. Delegates from Virginia and West Virginia will attend, and the new church will be dedicated on the final day.
Mr Cromer from Washington visits his sister Mrs R A Larrick. Miss Helen Rice and Miss Beck of Winchester stay with the Misses Rhodes. Mrs Carlton Yates of Brunswick Md visits Mrs Alice Yates. Mr Arthur Fristoe of Harrisonburg Va spends days in town. Mr and Mrs Edmund Stultz of Alexandria Va weekend guests of Mr and Mrs L C Wiley. Miss Dixon of Tennessee visits the Misses Dinges.
Wickliffe notes report Miss Julia Coleman returning home near Myerstown after visiting Mrs. John Ware near Marvin Chapel. Several relatives from Gaylord Hagerstown and Charles Town gathered with Wickliffe residents for a Monday evening visit. John Herrington spent the weekend with the Marlees near Charles Town. Frederick Whitehead and his wife visited Mrs. Powers in Auburn. Armor Starkey of Bluemont spent days with the Johnston brothers here.
A vintage advertisement touts ethine double strength as a guaranteed remedy for freckles. It claims one ounce applied twice daily will fade or erase freckles with a money back guarantee if unsuccessful. It urges readers to request double strength ethine from their druggist.
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