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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
2
Thaw sends a message to John Armstrong Chaloner thanking him for a message of sympathy. Chaloner is said to have promised a visit to his Virginia estate as soon as he gains his freedom.
The passage discusses Chaloner's escape from Bloomingdale to Virginia and his desire to reach Pennsylvania. It notes Chaloner owning Virginia estates and similar wealth among his family, suggesting his situation would have brighter prospects if he had reached Pennsylvania.
A plan to support apple consumption and profits is proposed by the advertising committee of the International Apple Shippers' Association. Grant Border chairs the committee, with the fund held by the Equitable Mortgage and Trust Company of Baltimore as trustee. The program aims to fund a nationwide advertising campaign highlighting apples' good qualities.
Chicago health commissioner Dr. G R Young approved kissing, stamping the practice with his OK despite warnings from Dr C St Clair Drake of the City Sanitary Department who argued kissing spreads disease. Young redlined the warning but said kissing is not dangerous if kept within reasonable bounds.
Congressman H D Flood urges President Wilson and Postmaster General Burleson to require all rural free delivery mail carriers appointed in 1900 to 1902 to pass civil service exams. He notes 300 Virginia Republican carriers never took exams yet enjoy civil service protection, aligning rural positions with fourth class postmasters.
A brief exchange on graceful landings and human clumsiness prompts a playful back and forth. One speaker cites a cat’s sure-footedness while the other quips about humans taking more chances than felines.
A Winchester resident, A F Ritenour of 314 W Kent St, testifies that six years ago kidney illness left him bedridden with back pain and infrequent, painful secretions. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with permanent improvement and endorses them for sale by all dealers at 64 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
Cross Junction Virginia notes Aug. 29 list attendees and visitors from Milford Indiana Berkeley Springs West Virginia Reynolds Store Reynolds area Brathwaite family and related visits. Names include Severin Hozelle Nana Braithwaite J E Y Jolley Elwood Ruppenthal O D Braithwaite S H Braithwaite Gerald L N Whitacre Fred Collins Clara Braithwaite Love Braithwaite Lola Braithwaite.
Grimes Virginia reports the Galilee Church annual Sunday school picnic will be held Saturday August 30 in Cleven ger's woods. Local residents note strong peach crops with good prices. Visitors include Mr Brad Baker from Romney West Virginia and Mrs Arthur Thomson from Greensboro North Carolina visiting relatives.
A yellow press style notice touts a drugstore remedy for freckles. It promises a money back guarantee if no clear complexion result and urges Miss Freckle Face to buy ethine double strength from a druggist, claiming minimal expense if effective.
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