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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
2
The Star offers yearly and short term subscriptions with prepaid pricing. Advertising rates available on request at The Star Office, 27 and 19 East Water Street. The Star is delivered by carriers within parts of the city at 6 cents per week.
A Piedmont Independent reflection compares editors and readers to a printing office, noting how one misspelled word gleams while many correct words go unseen. It warns reputations can be wrecked by a single error, amid a broader theme of harsh public scrutiny. Also mentioned is a sculptor’s monument cast of Winnie Davis to be shown at Jamestown.
The article notes last month marked the 6147th earth birthday per Prof James H Bregthed of Chicago author of Biblical World. He claims 4241 B C as the oldest fixed date and that the present calendar began then after his Nile valley research. The missive mentions unclaimed post letters for week ending August 18 1906 in Winchester Virginia with names including Kaufman Keller Kennedy Louis Hugh Weimer and others.
Stephens City reports an all day service at Sun Rise Church on Sunday September 24 with Rev. L A Racy of Tom's Brook preaching morning and afternoon assisted by Rev. E A Staunton. A noon basket social is planned and attendees are urged to bring baskets. Social notes mention local family visits and ill health among residents. damp houses are causing mould complaints.
Miss Hattie Smith from near Winchester is visiting her sister Mrs RM Murphy in Limeton.
Carl G. Keferstein of Georgetown the designer and builder of Hammietd Court plans another apartment house at the northwest corner of Thirtieth and Q joining on the east. He has completed drawings for the new structure. Keferstein designed several Winchester residences including W. H. Baker’s home the Hospital and the Mortuary Chapel.
Ex excursion tickets valid for the week from August 21 to 26, 1906. Round trip from Winchester priced at 60 cents. On August 22 trains depart Winchester at 7:30 am, 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 6:30 pm. return from Inwood at 6:40 pm and 11:20 pm.
Mr. D A Butsler of Augusta County buys Brucetown Mills from D P Pierce. Butsler plans major improvements and expanded flour manufacture. The mill will be managed by Mr. Bishop.
Announcement for the forthcoming marriage of Dr Julius Daniel Dreher of Selwood LL C to Miss Emeline Kirtland Richmond of Scranton Pa. Dr Dreher former president of Roanoke College Salem Va and recently appointed American consul to Tahiti Society Islands. The ceremony will be at Richmond Hill Scranton on September 5 with a Tahiti voyage planned in October. Dr Dreher is well known in Winchester where he often visits.
J W Blankenship a Harveytown laborer and heir to the McCoy estate is among three claimants to a vast California legacy. An attorney reported offering 50 million for his one third share but Blankenship refused. He has lived a hard life in Huntington W Va with about 800 dollars yearly income.
James P Kremer a well known member of Gen Turner Ashby Camp C VI was paralyzed at his daughter's home on South Braddock street. The attack occurred at dinner left side affected and he is now slightly better with speech difficult. Dr W A Bell attended and family aided him.
Mr. Robert Kremer was called from Washington due to his father James P Kremer's paralysis on Saturday. His wife has been staying at Kremer's old home.
Mr. LD Ramaccietti of Hagerstown arrived safely in France after a pleasant voyage aboard the New York line steamship. He traveled from Paris to Turin then Milan to visit his old home at Boveglio, Lucca, where his parents were informed of the visit. He wore an overcoat on the voyage and did not suffer seasickness.
Mr A H Gray of Innerod West Virginia spent last night in town. He praises the community and reports peaches are thriving and he has been as successful as could be expected. The local crop is doing well in his neighborhood.
Mazie Trumbull appears as a boy for most of the play Dad's Side Partner, switching to dresses late to sustain a light romantic plot. The production, a comedy like her past vehicles, adds more story and keeps audience interest from the start.
A police officer testifies the Doan's Kidney Pills relieved severe back and kidney pains from patrol exposure. He bought them at Franck Baker & Son's and reports steady daily improvement, endorsing Doan's as the kidney remedy. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo sells the pills nationwide. Remember the name Doan's.
Rev Dr Scanlon, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Berryville, has returned from a month long vacation in the Kentucky and West Virginia mountains and will resume duties. On the coming Sabbath he will lead services at 11 a m in Berryville, 3 30 p m at Clearbrook, and 5 p m at Stone's Chapel near Wadesville.
Schedule lists Berryville August 21 22 23 Warrenton August 29 30 Norfolk October 1 6 Richmond October 8 to 1%.
A fragmented 19th century line up shows names of merchants and companies including Russell T H Sprint Taylor Co Orndorff MecVicar H E Guyer J C Hern Thomas L House Co J M Orndorff Geo Eagle and J H Bowman in a local trade listing.
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