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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
4
The notice lists policy notes for New York Representative A B Clayden and Brunswick Ridg New York City about mail classifications and advertising honesty. It warns against fake stock ads and asserts space is reserved for bona fide advertisers only.
The News-Item founded 1895 merged with The Evening Star May 6 1907 creating a consolidated Winchester daily paper. The new combined Star becomes the sole daily publication in Winchester with listed telephone numbers for business, editorial and subscription operations and established mail and carrier rates.
Two yesterday events boost reform efforts. Abe Ruef, the San Francisco graft figure, was convicted, and a Pennsylvania judge refused a new trial for Sanderson and associates, the capitol plunderers at Harrisburg. The defendants fight hard, but jail seems likely.
L W Rogers of Detroit argues Theodore Roosevelt is the reincarnation of Augustus the Roman Emperor. He cites Roosevelt as king and emperor like Augustus and compares Rockefeller as a Roman publican. He notes the theory may be fanciful though it has some grounds.
The courthouse square now features a wide concrete sidewalk and a concrete curb ring. City of Winchester and Frederick County funded and oversaw the project through city council and board of supervisors committees, delivering a lasting town improvement. The piece notes the absence of a public drinking fountain, which could be added at little cost to further enhance the square.
A fragment from Helen Rowland presents Mrs. Solomon and a moral note. The line echoes advice to a daughter with a reverent tone.
A verbose advertisement extols Pape’s Diapepsin as a quick cure for dyspepsia and related stomach ailments. It claims relief within five minutes, digestion improvement, and breath cleansing, urging readers to buy a 50 cent case at local pharmacies. It also includes humorous observations on marriage and domestic roles.
The excerpt contrasts use value and display in women roles, saying a woman who serves as a kitchen utensil, dishpan, or nutmeg grater is kept on a shelf while a woman who is a parlor showpiece is taken to restaurants and adorned. It notes a man praises the washing hand yet kisses the hand that wears roses.
Mr. Charles Sprint, night watch man at the Union Bank, is bedridden at his niece Mrs. John Crisman’s home on East Water street with a severe pneumonia. Mrs Crisman’s children John and Mildred Crisman are also ill with the same illness.
A social gathering at Dr J W McSherry's Martinsburg West Virginia home honored his 75th birthday. About 18 close friends attended the festive supper and reminiscences filled the evening. Dr McSherry, though aged, appeared youthful in spirit and vigor and received many congratulations. He is the father of Mrs H D Fuller of this city.
The Star notes an attractive souvenir program for the Market street skating rink anniversary tonight. The Hen ry brothers expect a large crowd as programs will be handed to all attendees.
Market brief lists prices for wheat, corn, oats, hay and potatoes with figures. Includes ranges and per unit costs, reflecting price activity for agricultural products.
109 acre limestone farm on Valley Pike with good buildings and water. 135 acre border and slate farm. Bastard farm with fruit and water. 180 acre farm near Winchester with 15 percent net investment. 400 feet frontage on Highland Ave Winchester priced at $4 per foot. 8 room dwelling with outbuildings at Wadesville priced cheaply. Also offer fire insurance and real estate services by GOOD & CO. Phone or visit F. and M. National Bank Building.
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