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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1909
Page
7
A colored man named Henson in Baker lime work near Bunker Hill fell Friday evening when a truck jumped the track after its chain broke. He suffered two broken arms and other injuries. Dr. LeFevre attended and reported he is improving.
Ridgeway reports Mrs. G A Whitt ill at Central Opequon. J R Kibler and family returned home from visiting relatives near Luray. J J Ridgeway shipped cattle and hogs to Baltimore. Market near Stephensons. Markherine Henson of Brucetown visited relatives then returned Sunday. Charles Owens ill with tuberculosis near Brucetown. Ridgeway builds shed for turkeys at the station. Valley Union Epworth League to hold Payne’s Chapel meeting Thursday at 7 30 with officer election and literary program. Sunday school 10 a m preaching 1 p m Rev A L Goodall at Payne’s Chapel.
The pallbearers at the funeral of the late Reese Mille yesterday afternoon were H. D. Fuller, Robert M. Ward, David Glaize, Dr. P. W. Bora, C. W. Ramsburg, all of this city, and Thomas Miller of Nineveh, Va.
Gen Booth jokes with a New York reporter asking if he is saved. He quips there is a chance even for New York reporters. A tale then follows of a country pastor prayed for Milly Dean who later wins the Blue Ribbon handicap by a length and a half.
A New York dinner features Mark Twain humorously critiquing etiquette rules including cigar handling and door manners. The column also recalls Chitto Harjo urging Indian rights, a horse shoe tale, and a magistrate remark on chivalry and the mother-in-law.
The veteran poet in Oakland denounces lax morals in business. He cites a dying Camnou City millionaire defending an abominable act as business, while the map's daughter challenges the term. Miller grimly answers that business is other people's money.
A mother scolds her daughter for shouting while a brother is told to be quiet. The girl explains she is playing papa, while the daughter admits she is playing her mother in a playful domestic scene.
A Washington Star excerpt shows local residents debating sending a man named Raye Kimm to Congress. They argue he could make speeches that attract paid audiences rather than interrupting workers, reflecting tensions in community politics and media framing.
Mrs Harry Russell of Worcester visits her brother and sister in Baltimore Mr and Mrs Loring A Cover. Walter R Abell and others registered at Bellevue Stratford Hotel Philadelphia. Rev Richsonsville will preach December 25 at 7.50. Miss Daniels of Gerardstown. Mrs Harry K Russell and daughter stay with Mr and Mrs Loring Cover in Baltimore and visit Mr Jardner W Brown in New York City. Mrs William H Lake of Capon offers is at Hotel Evans. Mr Walter T Gore returned from Rockville Md. Ernest Blockman of Baltimore visits his mother at Faulkner flats. John McCowen and daughter visit sister Mrs Laura Tokman.
A vintage ad-style claim touts Pape's Diuretic as a cure for miseries from overworked kidneys and bladder trouble. It promises rapid relief from rheumatism, eye inflammation, headaches, and nervous symptoms with a fifty cent treatment. The copy names Pape Thompson Pape of Cincinnati as a trusted maker and urges readers to seek it from any drugstore worldwide.
The Kidson Live Stock Co of Boyce reports receipt of two car loads, totaling 500 Southwest Virginia stock ewes. The purchase expands regional sheep holdings and adds breeding stock to the operation.
Norfolk and Western routes list Pullman and Buffet Sleepers serving Bristol Routh to Norville and Gary Roanoke and Philadelphia connections. Evening schedules show No. 2 and No. 28 linking Harrisburg Philadelphia New York with intermediate stops. Passenger agents V B Bevili and M F Bragg oversee Roanoke Virginia operations.
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