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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1909
Page
2
A freight train moved through Berryville yesterday on the Norfolk and Western Railway en route to New York and Boston markets. The shipment, described as live poultry, reflects a regional flow of goods toward major eastern markets.
J Ellsworth Stonebraker, longtime director, faces a late campaign as president of the Hagerstown Fair Association. His father, John W Stone, is seriously ill and unlikely to seek re election, prompting questions about succession.
Misses Mary Richardson and Myrtle Ceveston visited Mr. George Branner's home at Re-Vief on Sunday. Charles White and a friend from Opes won visited Mr. G. M. Vault Sui Mt.ine He yy of Relief. A fodder shredder accident left him with cuts to his 7z. uralgia and other minor woes. Mike Tegault visited her sister Stephens City last week.
Mrs Green seeks Sepal Pee ill, Mrs James Walters and her little son spent Monday with Mrs Riley. Mr Walters spent Saturday with Mrs Green. Pearl Kinsley and Mrs Hugh Angle visited Windsor for shopping.
Fragmentary ad copy discusses cleansing the human body and oils, touting impurities removal and a powder laxative product. Mentions ROR NEA ety, Gans' CA, and general sale language with unreliable phrasing.
An advertisement urges relief for terrible indigestion and stomach strain from overindulgence. It claims Mi o na tablets sweeten a tired stomach within five minutes and, taken regularly, can cure indigestion by strengthening stomach walls. Franch Baker & Son sell Mi o na. sample free from Booth's Mi ca na in Buffalo New York.
Prof. James H Gore former Frederick resident and chair of the National Geographic Society committee returned from New York where he studied documents claimed by Capt. August Loose and George H Dunkle about Dr Cook's records. He avoided calling them fabrications and said the committee will continue its work. a formal report to the society is weeks away.
The fourth quarterly meeting for Frederick circuit M E Church South is set for December 25 and 26 at Paxton Church. Services include Sunday preaching at 11 a.m. on the 26th and the Lord's Supper. The quarterly conference meets Monday the 27th at 11 a.m. at the parsonage. Pastor asks stewards to report by the 20th or 23rd. L R Marrawood P C.
A bright red glare lit up the western part of town when a live wire sparked and burst into flame. Residents mistook it for lightning after a rainstorm, alarms spread, and Supt. D M Swink of the power company cut the current to prevent further danger.
A British Admiralty report describes a torpedo dubbed the brain torpedo. It uses a microphone to control rudders, guiding toward the sound of a vessel propeller. The device may strike 30 to 40 yards to the side of the source if adjusted, enabling targeting of critical ship parts.
Wheat rose three cents in the wholesale market with corn and fats firm and rye dull. Hay remained firm while straw stayed quiet. Butter and eggs held steady, poultry markets were steady, and vegetables and green fruits saw a steady market. Official quotations were announced today by wholesale dealers.
Announcement from this city notes the approaching marriage of Miss Octavia H. Thomson of Hawthorne Summit Point West Virginia and Mr John A. Chew of New York City formerly of Charles Town. The ceremony is set for January 1 at Summit Point attended by relatives and friends.
Mrs Thomas Brown departed this morning for Wilmington Delaware to visit Mr and Mrs William Cooper at their home on North Street.
Mr and Mrs A M Baker departed this morning en route to Baltimore for unspecified plans or visit.
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