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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
4
A scrambled fragment from a Petersburg era page discusses election law, extra sessions, court rulings, and public opinion in Virginia. It references Governor Mann, Wise, and court actions, mentions naval events in Brazil, and notes the Petersburg Record’s launch by Petersburg Index-Appeal.
Star notes no action on a resolution by Mr. proposing a different city government plan. The current system is ineffective and cumbersome, and officials should focus on remedies to improve local governance.
Articles by Engineer N. Wilson Davis stir Winchester citizens with talk of adopting soft water. Public sentiment splits on whether a secured and equal water supply is feasible and if the $150,000 expenditure is justified.
A report cites sewerage repage over water mains in Lexington causing a typhoid epidemic that led to suspensions at the Vir Military Institute and elsewhere after Christmas. Police halted mail at Forest, Yu with no clues to burglars and only a small amount of money and stamps missing.
A joint session of 27 ministers and laymen from three Methodist branches opened in Baltimore to pursue union or federation. Delegates note obstacles from race integration and indicate time and place for the next meeting, with Southern Methodists showing openness to arbitration.
Official forecast from the Weather Bureau notes fair weather with possible flurries in extreme western Virginia tonight or Friday. Cold conditions continue with chilly temperatures across the state.
Christmas window displays burst with vari colored glass globes and tinsel as shoppers begin early buying. Storekeepers respond with ready displays signaling that the holiday season is near.
Michigan woman describes stomach and nerve trouble after surgery, loss of appetite, and fatigue. After two months on Grape-Nuts she regained appetite and energy, stomach settles, nerves steady, and desire to work returns. Card note invites readers to read The Road to Wellville and consider Grape-Nuts.
An advertisement touts Vinol as a pure cod liver and iron tonic that restores vitality when blood is impure or sluggish. Elder Cunningham of Kinston NC and Flo claim Vinol improved debility and vertigo, with refund offered if no results. Franck Baker & Son promotes the tonic from Winchester VA.
Observers note a small protrusion on Saturn resembling a pimple on a face. The feature is described as about half the Moon’s diameter and over 1,000 miles high, yet found on a giant planet.
At the Lewisburg Pennsylvania funeral of Rev Henry M Ash a retired Methodist minister there was no singing flowers or preaching only a short scripture reading. He had requested this simple service months ago and said he did not want pomp or plumes at his own funeral.
An old newspaper ad touts D D D Oil of Terpentene compound claiming immediate relief for itching eczema. It markets a 26 cent bottle via Chicago laboratories and urges readers to purchase through druggists recommendations. The copy emphasizes cooling healing and soothing effects with bold claims of cures.
Donahoe a 60 year old figure in Lawson affairs reportedly jumped before an electric train in the Washington street tunnel. The documented 1908 suit claimed he arranged dealings between Lawson and W A Clark J Edward Addicks J Augustus Heinze and Henry Rogers and that he held Bay State gas and Bayte Gas books and stock to influence settlements. The matter was reportedly settled out of court.
A Burlington Township farmer named Buzby, declared dead after five minutes without pulse or breath, suddenly revived on a hotel stretcher during a coroner dispute. Doctors say he recovered and was moved home with expected recovery.
Joanna, eighteen, struck her uncle with a hatchet in BiwHile hamlet. He suffered severe head wounds and life hung in the balance. A mob attempted lynching the girl before the victim was saved and taken to hospital where doctors fear he may die. No arrest of the girl reported. Meanwhile Mrs Lucy Belknap Baldwin, age ninety one, seeks a balloon ride before death. She views flight as her final dream after seeing trains ships and cars progress.
Observations from 8 p m yesterday show varied conditions: Buffalo and Chicago report snow. Atlantic City and Philadelphia are cloudy. New Orleans remains clear. New York and Washington show clouds and cool readings. Tomorrow a unsettled system may bring more snow followed by fair cold with northwest winds.
This recipe makes a pint of cough syrup far cheaper than store bought. A few doses usually stop a stubborn cough quickly and also helps hoarseness bronchitis and throat troubles. Pine extract compounds aid membranes and it is sold by The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind with a satisfaction guarantee.
J. F. Arnold, a former Methodist minister with a noted West Virginia pulpit reputation, was placed in the county jail at Clarksburg on Wednesday morning by a constable on a warrant charging failure to provide for his wife. The case references his church censure and a divorce obtained under disputed circumstances.
Market reports show wheat easing then firming before closing strong while corn margins soften yet end unchanged. Oats and rye hold firm, hay quiet, straw dull, butter and eggs steady, poultry stable, vegetables and fruits steady, retail flour $5.60 to $6.00 and hay, corn, oats details listed with minor variations.
Mr and Mrs George W Snyder of Cumberland announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Miss Ethel W to George Forney Shryock formerly of Winchester now in Cumberland as division draftsman for the Western Maryland Railroad Company The wedding date is not yet set Shryock is the son of Captain and Mrs R Fuller Shryock of Baltimore and a nephew of General Thomas J Shryock grand master of Maryland Masons
August Belmont chairman of the Jockey Club testifies in New York graft inquiry denying any money raised to defeat the Agnew Hart bills. He offers to open books, rebukes alleged bribery and conspiracy dinners, and defends racing associations and witnesses as persecuted.
Washington reports Maryland population at 1 234 450, up 106 406 from 1906 or 9 percent. Nebraska tallies 1 192 214, up 125 914 from 1900 or 11.8 percent. both states show growth since 1890 to 1900 gains. Meanwhile a sailor was injured by a bite from an angelfish aboard the Reliance near Georges Bank.
Two men held up carpenter Charles Moe, bound him with ropes, beat him into unconsciousness, and dragged him into a wagon. They carried him far from the city and left him by a country road gutter six hours later, after he regained consciousness.
Gerow ski, aged 23, infatuated with Helen Furst, entered a home and tried to kiss a child. He fired multiple shots, grazing the child and then killed himself with a final shot. The girl is expected to recover.
Utica authorities bring Marta De Amorie a 33 year old actress from Youngstown Ohio to answer charges of abducting Angelo Ferdinando 15 years old. The boy disguised himself as a woman during arrest but failed to walk in high heels. De Amorie says she is a widow with three children and offered the youth a piano position in Youngstown to escape alleged abuse at home.
In Williamsport on December 1 Robert A. Brown threatened his wife for money to continue a spree. He boarded a Susquehanna and Newhermehnder passenger train, hid between cars, and, seven miles down the line near the next station, Brown was found dying after swallowing carbolic acid. He died within a half hour.
A fierce early season blizzard delays rail travel in Michigan with one foot of snow in Traverse City. Passenger trains face one to two hour delays and branch lines are blocked while the steamer Missouri seeks shelter at Suttons Bay.
Market notes show flour at 3.80 a barrel, wheat No 2 red steady near 92 cents, corn quiet and oats steady. Butter and creamery products hold firm with creamery butter quoted 40 to 42 cents, potatoes selling around 58 to 60 cents.
At Pittsburg Union Stock Yards cattle sales were slow with values for choice and prime cattle around 6.20 to 6.60. Sheep trend higher with prime lambs at 4.50 to 6.75, veal calves around 9.50. Hogs show prime heavies near 7.40 with noted ranges and occasional market shifts.
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