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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
3
An ad claims Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women’s ills has no alcohol or habit forming ingredients and is endorsed by leading medical authorities across schools. It invites readers to request a free booklet of endorsements by mailing name and address to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, New York.
Winchester resident J H Hillyard testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney troubles after a strain while lifting. He reports relief from backache, painful secretions, and nocturnal discomfort following a short course bought at Franck Baker & Son's store. Foster Milburn & Co. markets the remedy in the United States.
In a mixed wholesale market report, flour and corn show firmness or ease in price, with hay steady and poultry trading at steady tone. Prices listed include corn per barrel at 3.00, oats per busack undetermined, hay per ton 7 to 10, potatoes per bushel around 75, and various other items cited with limited clarity.
Bredda Mae Thompson visiting relatives in New Jersey Avenue northwest Washington asks Sixth Precinct police to locate her husband Leonard Thompson who left her at Union Station October 21 and has not returned. They married October 20 in Frederick Maryland and had planned to live in Baltimore. Thompson previously resided in Leesburg Virginia and Luckett Virginia. He sent letters until November 3 and then disappeared en route to Scarsdale Pennsylvania, with fears of an injury delaying his return.
Edward C. Venable a former Petersburg representative died Wednesday night at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after two weeks of treatment. Born January 31 1853 in Longwood Prince Edward county Va he was educated in Petersburg and Virginia. He served in Congress beginning 1888 representing Virginia's Fourth District. He married Helen Skipwith Wilmer and leaves three children.
A Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin details 355 366 sheep in the state valued at 1 097 915 dollars. Aggressive losses reach 70 147 lambs worth 550 385 dollars due to cold exposure and lack of milk. Agglomerated losses hit Fredericks, Augusta, and Loudoun counties with 19 percent in 73 flocks and 18 percent in others.
William Shields McClintic died at his Monroe City Missouri home. He was born in Rockbridge County Virginia in 1848 and served in the Rockbridge Artillery with the Stonewall Brigade. He moved to Missouri in 1867, married Bettie Arnold in 1865, and left six children. He was a Presbyterian elder, Democrat, and former justice of the peace, school director, and Missouri legislator.
The advertisement touts L. M. Paint for wear resistance and elasticity, claiming a 15 year exterior lifespan. It lists Cooper Bros of Winchester and Larrick & Larrick, Middletown, Trussell & Stephens City as paint agents with a ready to use price around $1.20 per gallon.
Advertises LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine tablets claiming a one day cure for colds. Druggists refund money if it fails. Box feature shows GROVE'S signature and price listed as 25 cents.
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