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Winchester The Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1903

Page

4

Local residents and visitors travel for hunting and visits

Messrs Bruce Worthington and Jolliffe depart for Tim Rockingham county to hunt for several days. Mrs Frank Wiseler returns home from Mount Jackson after guests with Dr and Mrs R W Jone on Fairmont avenue. Harry R B Gordon of New York leaves Winchester for Staunton on business. George A Gardner, Baltimore dramatic coach, departs Winchester for home. Samuel R Atwell and Albert B Worthington among county sportsmen today. Miss Emily Weems of Winchester visits Dayton Ohio, after touring Chicago and New Orleans.

Messrs Bruce Worthington J. Jolliffe Tim Rockingham County Frank Wiseler R. W. Jone Fairmont Ague Mount Jackson Harry RB. Gordon New York Staunton George A. Gardner Baltimore Winchester Gardner Samuel R. Atwell Albert 8

Grover Suffers Back Pain Amid Daily Notebook Notes

Yesterday morning while hauling saw logs Mr. B. F. Grover was struck by a severe back pain confining him to his room. Ira K. Grover plans a Washington trip Saturday to visit sister Mrs. B. J. Hillidge. George Carper is recovering from appendicitis surgery by Dr Bruir of Strasburg. The Star readers praise the paper as the state's best local daily with growing interest each issue.

B. F. Grover George Carper Bruir Str.s Ira K. Grover Washington B. J. Hillidge the Star

Christmas entertainment at Best Chapel School

Dec 25 at 7 pm the Best Chapel Sunday School will present its Christmas entertainment. Mr C E Ridgeway returned from Harrisburg on business while Mr L R Payne visited Martinsburg for work. Allen Payne reports good clover seed yield and quality. Snow delays farmers on corn and fodder but patience remains.

C. E. Ridgeway Harrisburg L. R. Payne Martinsburg Best Chapel Allen Payne

Winchester druggists offer Vinol cure for colds and coughs

Franck Baker & Son advertise Vinol as a guaranteed remedy for colds and coughs in Winchester, claiming standard tonics are inferior to their concentrated cod liver oil product. They boast a refund if it fails and warn old remedies may harm digestion, while praising Vinol as delicious and potent.

Franck Baker & Son Vinci Winchester

Special Meeting of Council Tonight

A special meeting of the City Council is set for eight o'clock tonight in the City Hall Council chamber. The committee on granting a telephone franchise is expected to submit its report, though its exact contents remain unclear.

Ramezbug

Local Progress and Mishap Report from Rural Community

Mr W Snapp returns from Baltimore where apples are in cold storage Emery J Snapp to work in a Baltimore department store Postmaster Baylis expands store room signaling rising business Milton Snapp to relocate repair shop to a larger farm Mt Paul Church to install a new furnace improving worship space Harman Bramback damages Loring Funkhouser s buggy in a collision. no serious injuries reported

W. Snapp Baltimore Emery J. Snapp Milton Snapp Elijah Rudolph Mt. Paul’s Church Harman Bramback Loring Funkhouser Funkhouser

Capon Literary Society Debates On Women's Intellect

The Capon Literary Society holds its first winter debate at Red Bud on the question Is the intellect of woman equal to that of man with EL Fletcher and K K King for the affirmative and Edgar Fletcher and C Anderson for the negative. Miss Roba Simpson of Winchester visited Capon last week while M Julius Braithwaite recovers from pneumonia. Mr H Anderson returned to Richmond and Hunter Trump of Clarke visited the Ridge. F B Good hosted the largest corn shucking in years with 150 hands and an expected seven to eight hundred barrels of corn.

Capon Richmond Hunter Trump Clarke F. 8 Good

Protracted Meeting At Paxton Chapel Opequon Area

Rev N N Hall held a long meeting at Paxton Chapel near Opequon. Ralph Rinker of Parsons W Va returned home after visiting relatives, planning to meet sisters nurses at the Asylum Hospital in Washington. Mrs Jane Hodgson widow of H M Hodgson is critically ill. Aden Kidwell suffered a near nasal injury from a hog kick while butchering. James Boyce’s sons recorded three coons from one tree in a single night hunt.

N. N. Hall Paxton Chapel Opequon Ralph Rinker Parsons W. Va Washington Asylum Hospital Jane Hodgson H. M. Hodgson Aden Kidwell James Boyce

In Memoriam for Frank Cain Died December Nineteen Eighty Two

In sad remembrance of my dear boy Frank Cain who died one year ago December 1982. The verse recalls him sleeping in the graveyard where flowers wave. His loving parents ask for a gentle sleep and hope to meet again in heaven.

Frank Cain Darling

Ministers Swap Pulpits In Martinsburg For Sunday

The Rev. I. K. Cromer of Centenary Reformed Church Winchester will lead both services at Christ Reformed Church Martinsburg next Sunday. Dr. Hoffheins of Martinsburg will preach at Cromer’s church in an exchanging of pulpits for the day.

I. K. Cromer Centenary Reformed Church Winchester Christ Reformed Church Martinsburg W. Va Hoffheins Mr. Cromer

Massey Reports Eighth Fox Killed This Fall

Mr John Massey reports eight foxes killed or captured this fall near Round Hill in this county after his dogs killed one yesterday in front of his saloon on North Main Street.

John Massey North Main Street Round Hill Mr. Massey

Local News Snippets and Visit Notes

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets refund offered if effective. E W Gropa and Miss Mamie Byrne, visiting her mother on Washington street.

Mamie T. Byrne Washington Steet

The Fear of Death and Its Social Toll

Julian Hawthorne argues fear of death shapes society and law, with funerals and medicine anchored in that fear. He envisions emancipation through death, a shift to purposeful living, and calls for enlightenment to reduce irrational dread.

Martinique Julian Hawthorne Brandur Magazine

Hessian fly observations at Kentucky station suggest planting delay

Kentucky experience reports to avoid fall injury by delaying wheat planting until October 6 or later, with milder falls favoring October 8 or 10. Deep plowing and spraying with coal oil emulsion reduce injury, while lime alone does not help. Rye suffers little damage. three annual Hessian fly broods occur in eastern Kentucky.

Kentucky Lexington Borem Miss Pepprey Philadelphia Press

Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Cure in All Stages

An advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a guaranteed remedy for catarrh in all stages, claiming medical credibility and offering a reward. The copy emphasizes a singular cure endorsed by the medical fraternity.

Hall

Women Warriors in Civil War Roles and Notable Figures

A Savannah News overview details women who disguised as men to serve in war, including Christian Cavenagh who enlisted to be with her husband, later wounded at Landen and exchanged as a prisoner. It also mentions Dr James Barry, Mrs Lindley, Christina of Sweden, and other cases of women serving, fighting, or disguising themselves in military contexts.

Christian Cavenagh England Hobland Landen St. Germain-en- Laye James Barry Noman Cape Malta Barbados Lindley Sixth Ohio Cavalry Fort Magruder Hanover Court House Bull Run Antietam Boonsboro Christina Sweden Europe Savannah News

A Scotch Druggist’s Thrift and Philosophy

A Scottish man known for thrift and stoic outlook recalls a night bell tale. He sells nauseous medicine to a distressed customer and earns a halfpenny. His wife grumbles about profit, but he praises the gain and the avoidance of pain, thanking heaven for both.

Time Recorder Found With Sentry and Conspiracy Tale

A naturalist on Great Sangir Island discovers a curious time recorder in a rajah's house. Two linked bottles in a wood frame measure half an hour as sand shifts. Twelve notched sticks and a hook mark hours while a gong signals time. The excerpt also includes comic exchanges about Darwinism and family Rules for Johnny and Tommy.

Great Sangir Indian Ocean Celebes Spice Islands

Smoking Request From Miss Snappe Sparks Exchange

A fragment shows Mr. Kallow-Er-beg asking to smoke, Miss Snappe defers unsure if she has tried before and cautions against starting here. Philadelphia Prenat.

Mr. Kallow Miss Snappe Philadelphia

Bar the signer's eye and the taby in Chicago News

A fragmented Chicago News item mentions a signer's eye and wealth linked to health, with cryptic phrasing about Saturday Hyem. Readable details are sparse and no clear event or人物 is established.

Chicago News

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