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Winchester The Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
4
The Man Who Would Marry Carrie Nation
A fragmentary portrait of a Virginian named Slatter who courts Carrie Nation. The piece notes bravado and foreshadows danger, with warnings about the wedding and Nation’s feared figure. It reflects sensational, speculative journalism about a controversial union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation
Slatter
Rosca
Carl
Chicago
Warrington Dente
Gerden
Tian
Carrie
Yanodynes
Talking Over the Ocean Diction of a London Cor
A brief fragment discusses diction used by a London correspondent or cor arcing toward nautical themes. The readable text hints at dialogue about speaking across seas and distance, with literary tone and period voice.
Pen sale offers sterling and 14 karat gold pens
Sterling from two to five dollars each with a firm guarantee. Pial and Ebony 14 carat gold pens priced at 1.25 and 1.50, originally 2.85. Stylograph pens one dollar, good fountain pens one dollar, remaining stock of 25 and 50 cent items. Copyright books left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
Wireless telegraphy progress signals future reach
A discussion notes rapid advances in wireless telephony and telegraphy. Observers see extraordinary improvements, predicting practical, long distance signaling and even future feats once deemed impossible.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago New
A collection of satirical aphorisms about pride knowledge marriage and love from the Chicago New. It notes a man’s gall may not embitter life and warns that learning without sense is dangerous. It also jokes that a wife is valued after death and that turning down a suitor marks a man’s career turning point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago New
Himelf
Marital News and Local Social Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Frye recently married spent Friday at Mrs. C. S. Snapp's. Mrs. Maggie Terault returned from near Stephens City after a week away. Miss Gertie Snapp shopped in Winchester. A Relief spelling match drew a large crowd. Miss Lily M. Terault stayed last week at Vaucluse. Mr. Charles Richard visited friends at Mountain Falls in the latter part of last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerfield
Edward Frye
C. S. Snapp
Maggie Terault
Stephens City
H. A. Richard
Gertie Snapp
Winchester
Lily M
Terault
Vaucluse
Charles Richard
Mountain Falls
National Stockman Offer For Star Subscribers
The Star offers a special renewal deal enabling subscribers to receive the National Stockman for one year at only fifty cents. The publication, valued at a dollar elsewhere, is touted as one of the best agricultural weeklies in the United States and is available exclusively to Star subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiffel Tower
Paris
North Pole
Pole
the Star
National Stockman
United States
The
Star
Ip Tf
Miss Blaine Leaves for Norfolk Visit
Miss Blaine travels from Winchester to Norfolk Virginia to visit Miss Mary Wilcox after extended entertainment. She will spend several weeks there before returning home to Taunton Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Blaine
Wincheser
Norfolk
Miss- Mary -Wilcox
Blaine
Willie -MecGuire
Taunton
Mass
Jacob Sehrall
St. Danville
Foley
Eee
Franck Baker & Son
Preston Crew Returns Home From Shenandoah Valley Trip
Col Robert Preston and his party returned to Charles Town this morning after visiting his son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs B M Roszel at Shenandoah Valley Academy in the valley region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Preston Crew
Charles Town
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Apples and orchard selection improve export prospects
H W Collingwood notes that certain apple varieties thrive in the Shenandoah region with proper culture and pruning. He predicts U S exports to Europe could surpass wheat in 20 years and urges practical soil testing and thorough spraying to protect orchards, citing European demand and regional potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Adi Mia Eare
Dvesk
Shenandoah Valley
H. W. Collingwood
Middletown News Briefs Mention Local Holiday Plans
Local notes report Olin T Ors an eTalar visiting with La uvick and Mizeses. Stephens and OLeary family travel nearby. Rhodes high school will close Wednesday for holidays. Santa program and Sunday school event planned with a surprise for guests. Elinor Scaggs and Mileta Spellhouse visiting relatives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micalecown
Olin T
Lauvick
Mizeses
Wikulien Widding
Wit
Steph O'Leary
Burt
Mileta Spellhouse
Washington
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