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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
4
Aaron Martin Crane recalls William R Smith as a steadfast Virginia friend from 1865 onward. The tribute praises his unwavering honesty, steadfastness, and loyalty in all dealings, noting his retirement from public life and lasting impact on those who knew him.
Mr. Harry C. Howell of Philadelphia and Mr. Peele Wall return to Winchester after a week fishing in Capon River near Capon Bridge West Virginia. They caught a large number of fine black bass and white bass. Both are veteran fishermen.
Special to The Star reports partial cloudiness for Virginia tonight and Sunday.
An advertisement extols Marmola tablets as a cure for fat, asserting they stop the stomach and digestion from producing fat and allow a daily loss of 12 to 15 ounces. It markets the pills as harmless, portable, and available for 75 cents per case with Detroit mail order options.
Mountain Falls notes a flurry of visits and illnesses. Ohio visitors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mellwee and daughters stay with uncle A J Mellwee. Loring White is ill. McKeesport pair Sam Sale and family visit his parents. Pleasant Sale recently ill can go out. Various locals visit relatives in West Virginia and Winchester. Russell Grove Sunday School plans September 11 picnic.
Painters on the outside and paper hangers work inside to dress Fort Loudoun for a coming record year. Thorough scholarship perfect or der proficient teachers in music art languages mathematics commerce. Katherine R. Glass, 7 14 of Principal.
Berryville notes list social visits and movements of residents including Miss Elizabeth Timberlake at Springfield home of Mrs. J Mack Claggett. Visitors and travelers named include Miss Mary Goldsmith Miss Dolly Blemcower Miss Virginia Elder Miss Rebecca Gold Miss Marcia Winn Miss Willie Snouffer Miss Cora Shackleford and others. Local figures such as Mr Ellis Shepherd and Capt H W Carpenter are noted with travel or work updates and associations with Shenandoah Junction and other nearby towns.
SWIMLEY Virginia August 28 Mrs Helen Moore of Romney visits daughter Mrs Trip Hardesty. Miss Grace Hays of Romney stays with Miss Marie Carter. Mr and Mrs E B Moore and son of Charlotte NC visit Mrs Lydia Hardesty. Mrs William M Hardesty visits sisters the Misses Foster in Berryville. Beulah Carter returns from Cumberland Maryland. Minnie Hawthorne and Nellie Hawthorne visit friends in Pennsylvania.
Winchester resident Miss Ada Street visits Miss Grace Snyder at Keedysville, as reported by the Hagerstown Herald.
Mr. we i. Phillips of Norfolk Virginia was registered at Hotel Evans today in the city notes.
A New York Sun report discusses Maurice Delafosse and his book on African forests. He argues forests are dense yet navigable with well worn footpaths, noting clothing wear minimal and travel easier than savannah routes. He describes oppressive stillness, humidity, and the forest’s constant sounds and nocturnal life.
A writer notes that constant attention to illness can foster a doctor habit in women. They recount ailments to exhausted listeners and seek sympathy, often visiting doctors, leading to a morbid preoccupation with their own condition.
Mrs Blossom scolds her son William for riding a bicycle. William defends himself saying he was learning. The exchange shows a tense moment as a sprained ankle is mentioned in the scolding.
Dialogue shows two editors discussing a boy's fit for editing work. The first endorses the youngster while the second doubts patience with his habits. The exchange, sourced from Lippincott's, reflects a child's disruptive tendencies and a quizzical line about gold quartz and a bushel.
Mr. M W Kremer returns from Back Creek after month as nurse in charge of Mr. William E Smith ill with typhoid. Mr Oscar Cole of Chicago returns home after visit with father John A Cole. Mrs Stanley Pifer returns to Stephens City after funeral of her sister Mrs Luther Kremer. See Russell Green ad for fall dress goods.
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