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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
4
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm for open nostrils and relief from head colds and catarrh. It claims fast action dissolving swollen membranes, clearing air passages, stopping discharges, and easing sleeplessness with a single use and morning recovery.
Funeral services for Miss Cora Painter were held at a church in Stephens City Virginia with many relatives and friends in attendance. Pallbearers included J. Bonner F. G. and E. Cadwallader H. B. Dean Ed Gineburg and Dr P. B. Stick. Attending out of town were relatives of Miss Painter from Woodstock Roads Meadows Mills and nearby communities with mourners unable to attend.
Local buyers in Phil Baltimore Washington and other cities compare current wholesale quotes from Stephenson Virginia to markets in major cities. Prices cover staples like hay chickens apples and grain with bids ranging from per bushel figures and bale pricing across several suppliers and regions.
The Star reports Baltimore wholesale prices for December 4. Wheat spot No 2 red and December at 94 4. corn cattle price and hay figures listed. Timothy hay and clover prices shown. Dairy items including creamery butter and eggs listed. Poultry and game prices for hens ducks geese and turkeys provided. Virginia dairy and nearby markets included.
Dr James A Bardin of the University of Virginia will lecture at 8 pm in the parish house of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church on Types of South American Republics and Their Relationship to the United States. The talk is under Christ Church Men's Club auspices. free admission. He arrived today and is hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert M Ward on South Washington street.
Chicago residents vow to uphold an egg boycott through the winter to drive down egg prices. The item notes R Gray Williams returning from Baltimore and J Dean Zeiler visiting on business. The piece also includes reflections on humor and storytelling from Mark Twain.
A French scientist announces baldness signals high intellect but cautions against quick acceptance. He hints a possible grudge against a fiddler may color the claim.
Witty quips compare human risk posture with a cat's luck. The speaker suggests gravity of missteps and asks why people take more chances than felines. The exchange hints at humor about resilience and fate.
Guilty pleas by Ochs and the Country Club on multiple indictments yield fines of 150 to 200 dollars per count with costs. Ross Wenrick receives 100 dollars and costs. Judge Keely warns future penalties including possible jail for giving liquor to a girl under 21. Drinking after 11 PM in liquor establishments is declared a law violation.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets for sick stomach sour belching and headaches. It promises immediate stomach cleansing, removal of undigested food and bile, and regular bowels with a 10 cent box. It markets to adults and children.
Mr Richard Smith a forestry inspector in the Bureau of Agriculture has been inspecting forests in the southwest part of the state and is at his home in Gore this county for a few days.
Daniel Lee 19 of Steubensville Ohio confessed in Willisburg to killing George Mooney 80, a wealthy farmer, claiming motive was money but gaining nothing. The confession was made this afternoon in West Virginia.
In INEIW WORK on December 4, Miss Esther Moreland daughter of Andrews Moreland of Pittsburgh married Henry Oelrichs the prominent New York millionaire. The ceremony took place today in the city.
Mr. C. Bageant of Reynolds Store was in town today on business, indicating activity at regional commerce hubs.
Complainant seeks a court appointment of a receiver over the National Quarries Company of Martinsburg alleging gross mismanagement and daily losses. The suit aims to recover about 86 000 including cash, bonds and stock due for professional services and to protect assets of a lime stone plant capitalized at 1 500 000. Judge Woods to hear arguments after the January term.
Gainesville resident James Fletcher reports rapid relief from rheumatism and kidney trouble after using the Root Juice treatment. He says eleven years of suffering ended after two bottles, with improved sleep, appetite, and strength, and notes local demand at Keller Drug’s store.
Mr. William Travers Lewis, a well known commonwealth attorney, is identified in the report as a prominent legal figure connected with public prosecutions and state affairs.
A letter from Ilkton Virginia touts Zear's Emulsion as a strong remedy for coughs chest illnesses and weight loss. Dr W A Gordon endorses its stomach friendliness appetite stimulation and overall health benefits. Millets Drug Store sells and recommends the product as a prescription against consumption and for puny children.
George S Barr an agent for United States Express Company vanished in Martinsburg after making a bank deposit at Old National Bank on Saturday afternoon. Despite searches his whereabouts remain unknown and investigators question his financial dealings as possible motive.
Rev Alfred Jones pastor of the Kernstawy Presbyterian Church will preach at Evandale on Sunday evening December 7 at 7 30 o'clock.
Advertisement claims Knowlton's Danderine restores thick lustrous hair, dissolves dandruff, and stops hair loss after ten minutes. Jurat sworn in Toledo Ohio 1886 references Hall's Catarrh Cure and other products, urging readers to buy from drugstores.
Mr. Max von Schiegell of Martinsburg Va appears as a business visitor in Martinsburg county town today according to the Evening Journal.
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