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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1913
Page
6
A fragment describes whole apple fritters using a melted batter heated to a hot drip, dipping yolks and serving with a sweet sauce. It notes Ada and a half ounce measures, and mentions sour apples to mix with the batter.
Public notice announces the approaching wedding of Flood of this district to Miss Portner. The groom elect is said to be popular and the anticipated ceremony is set for January 3 with plans for a brilliant event in Washington and the nation’s interest.
An editorial mulls the effect of mild late autumn temperatures on commerce. It contrasts tariff fears and war anxiety with unseasonable warmth, noting decaying fruit, sprouting potatoes, mildewed cheese, and withering vegetables while shoppers wear summer attire. It laments postponed investments and stalled sales as industry adjusts to an improbable December.
A lyric poem inviting a dear friend to share joy and sorrow and face fate together. The speaker asks for mutual support through happiness and hardship, ending with a pledge of companionship when night falls and paths diverge.
Collinsville Virginia items report Mrs. Maria Garrett ill at Reynolds Store home of the Shaw-Nottz family. Surprises mark November 27 birthday for Scott Strother and December 1 birthday for Donard Heironimus with multiple attendees. Also note Dorsey Strother killed a four foot one inch tank hawk this season and Arch Dunlap killed two copperhead snakes. Mrs. Alexander Barrie returned from Philadelphia at night.
The writer decries begging letters from families claiming need at Christmas as disgraceful while praising true pride and self-reliance. It argues the right kind of pride sustains independence and condemns solicitations unless in bitter want. A veteran mother recalls toil to feed and clothe children, stressing quiet charity over public pleas. The piece urges discreet acts to help the less fortunate, especially the shut-ins, and questions SPCA efforts amid holiday solicitations.
Miss Mary Walker departed this morning from Washington heading to an unspecified destination. The note notes her departure and intent but provides few concrete details.
The article features a tribute to the Rouss charity donor with a mausoleum plan echoing the Parthenon, praising his generosity and the city’s gratitude. It also lists Relief Virginia social notes and local visits, detailing residents’ gatherings, visitors, and familiar names in a December update.
Summit Point West Virginia notes list visits and weekend gatherings. Mr and Mrs G R Anderson spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs George Glasscock. The Henrys of Charlestown and A W Riley shared time with relatives. Miss Venio and Miss Carper visited friends near Berryville. Mrs Frank Willingham entertained and several weeks were spent with friends in Martinsburg. Mrs Henry Carper and daughter visited Mrs Glasscock and later Mrs Rowland and Mr Keckley.
In Gainesboro on December 6 Mrs B F DeHaven butchered three hogs weighing 998 pounds total. Edith Flowers and children visit her mother Mrs Rickett near DeHaven. Rev Wendell Allen will commence a series of meetings here Sunday night. Miss Erva Miller spent several days at Waltacre visiting her sister Mrs James Ornate Acre. Mr Burgess and family are visiting Rev Wendell Allen.
Mr John T Colston a Confederate veteran and respected Jefferson county farmer is seriously ill at his Charlestown area home in Mordington after falling ill on a trip to Hampton and Norfolk last week. He has been under a physician’s care since returning home.
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