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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
2
The board's refusal to appropriate public funds for orchard treatment is widely approved, even by fruit men. Citizens of Winchester and Frederick County are urged to register and vote, stressing that voting is a civic duty.
Correspondence from the Evening Star notes Mrs. Albert Rielly of Winchester and Miss Louise Brady of Washington visiting Mrs. Theodore von Ringholz in Vaucluse. Mrs. Rielly returned home today. Miss Lucy Kurtz of Winchester guests Miss Nellie Dinges. Miss Lula Ettinger of Martinsburg, W Va, visits Mrs. B F Smith.
Rower Va Aug 14 Residents report on a Methodist Church yard party set for August 15 and 16. Laura Summel and William Summel returned from Baltimore with pleasant visit news. Mrs Neikirk suffers a broken arm. Bertie James and Annie Lefever visit their father G W Summel. Plowing continues amid 80 dry weather. Ashby Graves brings cattle. Rodgers begins a new house on his farm and hopes to move in soon.
The piece notes how early American flags often featured a rattlesnake with the phrase Dont tread on me and cites a Franklin remark about sending rattlesnakes to England as retaliation for English crim inal ships. It surveys medical observations on visible pulses and then shifts to the flag legend.
A New York Times note recalls Damocles in Syracuse where a sword hung by a hair above his head. He quips about the hair apparent and Dionysius replies that it would make crown prints if it fell. The anecdote illustrates ancient humor under danger.
In Tit Bits the hypnotist Chumpley is called a fraud for failing to control minds last night. The performer blamed lack of material, while the audience reportedly erupted in laughter at his excuses.
A North Carolinian explains the phrase dogwood winter as a May spell of cold, cloudy days with frost when dogwood blossoms. The article notes wounded memories and humor about life insurance. It also discusses military colors kept in safe custody until homecoming and the shift in duties for soldiers away from ceremonial roles.
A young writer asks for a thesaurus as the circus man jokes about lacking words for the show. The circus owner plans to buy a rhinoceros by cable to fill the act.
Court orders publication to defendants not Virginia residents to appear within 15 days of notice. Case seeks to enjoin interference with trust assets from Larrick & Co and to have trust administered by the court. Notice to publish in Winchester Eventua Star for four weeks and post at courthouse.
The Fourth Ward Board of Registrars in Winchester Virginia announces registration book openings at the Sarah Zane Engine House. Registration dates run September 4 5 10 12 1902 with evening hours 7 to 9 PM and additional sessions through October 1902.
The final week of a private sale at Valley Female College features bargains on items such as Steiff pianos bedsteads mattresses wardrobes and dining tables. Dr Hyde and Be available to show goods as the college prepares to reopen with Prof Warwick in a few weeks.
Fragmentary text mentions a ferry and companions with unreadable context. No clear events, dates, or names to specify beyond these scattered terms.
A leather holder containing a fountain pen was reported lost on Friday July 24. No further details or identifiers were provided.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad advertises round trips from Winchester on Sunday August 17. Special train leaves at 6:80 a.m. offering time to visit Washington or Baltimore, with agent details for full information.
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