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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1903
Page
2
The notice discusses future schedules of market prices published in The Brae and urges readers to canvass early to secure one of their guns for the hunting season, warning that ground may be canvassed by others and urging prompt action.
Three black men were lynched in Louisiana after confessing to murdering a prominent planter named Adger. They said they bought new guns and happened to meet Adger, leading to the fatal violence. The episode is described as a depraved act and highlights lack of protection against such savage outbreaks.
The Star urges immediate action as support for establishing Rural Free Delivery in Frederick county grows. Residents including Howard Devenan of Siler back a petition to secure daily mail service before funds run out and the year delay looms.
The President's appointment of General Wood to Major General triggers Republican critics who call it a personal favor rather than merit based. They argue favoritism has plagued the Army and Navy and note Wood's prior status as a doctor at the start of the Spanish American War.
The article argues General Leonard Wood’s rise to major general and potential command of the armies could repeat past Civil War era favoritism. It condemns Woods’ Cuba career amid scandal, Roosevelt’s past police protection of gamblers, and a Havena gambling license with gifts to Wood and his wife, criticizing the administration’s integrity.
A local carpenter George W. Taylor of 4148S Kent Street testifies that after years of severe itching and sleepless nights from hemorrhoids he found relief after using Doan's Ointment from Franck Baker & Son's drug store. He credits Doan's with restoring rest and steady work and urges buyers to remember the name Doan's.
A brief call to place classified ads with low rates and multiple insertions. Mentions price of 30 cents for six insertions and cash with copy, urging use of the classified column on the third page.
Time table announces May 25 1908 service with additional eastbound local trains daily except Sunday from Carlisle to Dillsburg and Harrisburg to Hagerstown. Through sleepers and coaches link New York Philadelphia and Knoxville, with through ticketing and flag stops at Bowmans and Everly Mills. General agents listed for ticketing and connections.
If you lose or find items, turn to Tue Star for ads. Advertisers report good visibility and quick returns, as the paper is trusted by readers who rely on it for notices and lost and found listings.
Rev. J. D. Hamaker of Strasburg Virginia assists Rev. G. A. Watson in a protracted meeting at Rock Enon Springs. Services continue over the next Lordsday with ongoing religious observance.
The schedule outlines Sunday operations starting June 1 1908 with Hagerstown to Baltimore service leaving Hagerstown at 1 40 pm and other listed times. It notes fast mail as the only Sunday train and lists connections at Highfield for Gettysburg Hanover Spring Grove York Eastern Extension and other Baltimore and Harrisburg Division points. It also covers Hagerstown to Cherry Run and Chambersburg routes with multiple departures and arrivals and connections to the B and C V R at Quinsonvaéo. The Baltimore fast mail arrives Hagerstown at 30.4 m and departs for Baltimore at 4 10 pm daily.
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