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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
3
A fragmented testimonial promotes Kinney Pills as beneficial for bladder weakness vein joints and rheumatic pains. Mary A. Dean of Stanton Massachusetts claims relief after reaching her 87th birthday. The note notes kidney trouble and urges sale through pharmacists.
Train numbers and times listed show routes to Harrisonburg Alexandria and Washington with limited services and parlor cars. A Georgetown Texas ad praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and bronchial troubles with no opiates.
Residents along the Middle Road southwest of Winchester report increasing depredations on chicken and turkey roosts and meat houses. Several men have armed themselves, sleeping with guns by their beds and dogs on watch, ready to shoot on sight. Last night C A Wisecarver heard noises near his Muck farm turkeys and saw two men, one carrying a turkey, before they fled.
Solomon Fopie, a workman, saved himself from being burned to death after falling into a stuck kiln was repaired. He hung for ten minutes before climbing out as flames scorched his clothing and face. Fogle remains in critical condition.
Virginia's African American community aims to secure 25000 from the General Assembly to finance an industrial exposition in Richmond. A petition to Governor Mann asks use of influence with the forthcoming Legislature. The exposition would showcase industrial mechanical and agricultural work and educational achievements since emancipation.
Boston December 18 Howard Elliott chairman of the New Haven Railroad testified before the Public Service Commission on payments for publicity and advertising in Massachusetts. Elliott argued railroads should advertise to inform the public about service and the economic difficulties facing large small-way corporations. He said many people stay awake at night to present their side and much disinformation circulates. If the roads are to be saved it will be when the public has knowledge of the actual facts.
Miss Marie Gerber of Sawtelle California reports severe lung irritation and chest soreness from a cold. A friend recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, buying a bottle which relieved the cough the first night and cured the cold in a week. For sale by all dealers.
Fragmentary note describes a shift toward using alcohol as a new fuel in Rhodesia for automobiles and other engines. Limited legible details mention ethanol concepts and energy use timing.
Mr and Mrs Srey Miller Boyd of Front Royal Virginia announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Mary Florence Boyd to Mr Lawrence Matthews Dean. The ceremony took place Monday December 15 in Winchester Virginia. The bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs Russell Dean of Front Royal and works for the Agricultural Department. The Deans are visiting briefly in this city.
Alexander H. Rowand aged 68 years dies in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania last survivor of Gen Phil Sheridan’s “Jesse scouts.” He earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on Sheridan’s recommendation for daring service during the Civil War first enlisted at 17 and spent most of three years inside Confederate lines.
Miss Mary Page Nelson has returned from Virginia where she attended the marriage of Dorothy Gilpin to Dr. Lewis Allen last week. She was a house guest at Squaleby Manor, the bride's parents Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Brooke Gilpin, near Mildwood, Virginia.
George H. Carter of Warrenton Virginia died suddenly Tuesday of heart failure at the home of his son High Carter near Washington Grove Maryland. He was 77 and survived by his wife four sons and two daughters.
Robert K. Gooch of Charlottesville won a Rhodes scholarship representing Virginia. The candidate selection and honors reflect academic excellence and notable recognition within the state.
Messrs W A Lantz of Philadelphia Samuel Lantz and Keedysville Md relatives visit their brother Josiah Lantz in Kernstown to hold a family reunion. The note mentions pleasant gatherings and plans for a future return to Philadelphia. The item appears in a local English-language paper.
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