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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1910
Page
5
A fragmented sale listing shows sensational and Christmas related pricing notes. The text includes numerous prices in cents and dollars for miscellaneous goods such as silk, oil, and quantities, but lacks complete readable items or context.
The annual meeting of stockholders in Winchester is set for January 10, 1911, at the bank between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Directors will be elected. Bank cashier H. D. Fuller signs the notice.
Shenandoah Valley National Bank announces actions by Mo W Rice Vice President and Cashier regarding a financial matter dated January 10 1911 at 2 p m. This brief notice identifies the bank official in charge and records the stated time and date.
Two candidates announce for Clarke County Commissioner of the Revenue. R L Thompson names R D Hardesty as deputy and seeks Democratic primary endorsement. THOS Bb Hardesty announces with Joseph A Denny as deputy and notes primary action.
Gobblers five dollars and hens four dollars. Dead taken during month of Fiennes Vi. ward? EDGAR MCCARTNEY at Vaucluse Station, Va.
A medical writer recalls early antiseptic surgery noting widespread operations. A widow eulogizes her husband on his tombstone for the body parts misremoved by an absentminded surgeon.
In letters from Philadelphia and Clarks, Louisiana, women share strong endorsements for Peruna. They claim renewed energy, relief from fatigue and nervousness, and suitability for nursing mothers and the elderly. The ad also mentions Man-a-lin as an ideal laxative.
Christmas services at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church at 11 AM feature a sermon by Rev. W. D. Smith and a high quality sacred music program. Organist Mrs. H. D. Fuller directs a choir with named soloists and an elaborate liturgy including hymns, anthems, and the Te Deum.
By Mrs N P Allamong of Roanoke a Christmas poem describes angels singing to wake the world and announce the Babe of Bethlehem. It invites a weary world to rejoice and look up as the Son of Mary comes as Saviour, Friend and King. Rings Around Their Necks notes Bayanzi women wearing brass rings welded around their necks in a local custom.
Nathan B. Hyde a former United States commissioner for Wisconsin and once a New York attorney was found dead in his Chicago West Side room with a crowbar blow to the head. Police say robbery was the motive and seek Mexican cornet player Matthias Emil who shared the building as a person of interest.
The fiscal year 1912 pension appropriation totals 153 million dollars, down 73 thousand from prior projections after the House consolidated eighteen agencies into a single Washington office. An Iowa amendment also streamlines pension payments for efficiency. The body then took up DC matters and minor measures, later moving to the Senate session’s last actions.
Pittsburg Pa December meeting of the Pittsburgh Presbyterians discusses removing sprinkling and potting from the Book of Discipline and replacing it with baptize so churches may immerse members as Baptists do. Dr John D Schaff of Western Theological Seminary chairs the committee proposing the change to bring churches closer together.
May Yohe the former London music hall singer, once married to Lord Francis Hope and eloped with Major Putnam Bradlee Strong, has wed F. H. Reynolds a musician formerly with a musical comedy company in Seattle Washington marking another marriage in her public life.
Sarsaparilla cures all humors catarrh and rheumatism relieves tiredness restores appetite cures paleness nervousness and builds up the system. Available in liquid form or Sarsatabs chocolated tablets.
A fragmentary passage hints at the power of kind words to shape inner feelings and soften a listener's heart, describing how gentle speech can ease tension and uplift the spirit in social interactions.
A collection of short anecdotes and notes includes a remark on a child’s instinctive sense of honesty, a tale of Tom and Bill with a twist, a schoolyard joke about a little girl, and scientific notes on Arcturus and the hippocampus.
Wilmington Delaware Judge Daniel C Hings resigns as resident judge of New Castle County after citing inability to support his family on a 4000 dollar yearly salary. He sent his resignation to Governor Harry S. Truman no relation to current events.
Decatur Illinois December 1 Mrs Hannah J. Jack aunt of Mrs William H. Taft and sister of Judge John W. Herron of Cincinnati died here of pneumonia at eighty nine years old.
A man recalls years of sore hands with painful skin and bleeding yet finds relief after using Cuticura Ointment. He credits the remedy for curing his condition and enabling him to work without pain, praising its effectiveness over three years of prior treatments.
Minneapolis Minn Dec 4 Dr George E Vincent of the University of Chicago was elected president of the University of Minnesota. He has accepted the place.
Markets show flour at 3.65 to 3.90, rye flour steady at 4 to 4.10 per trel, No 2 red and yellow wheat firm, No 2 white lower grades around 37 to 38 cents, turkeys and dressings listed with varied prices, butter steady near 39 to 46 cents, potatoes quiet around 58 to 60 cents per bush.
At Pittsburg Union Stock Yards prices for livestock show varied bids. Wethers and lambs traded around $4.00 to $6.85, hogs brisk with prime heavies near $7.80 and light hogs about $8.00, while canners and common classes softened to $2.00 to $3.00.
By decree of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia trustees will sell at public auction at noon in front of the Winchester Court House a tract near Brucetown formerly owned by M N Frasher and part conveyed from J F Jackson. One third cash, balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and deed of trust with a fire policy.
An advertisement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy not only cures influenza but prevents pneumonia. Sold by Franck Baker & Son as a sure path to better health according to The Star ad.
An affidavit filed in Walton County suits McIlwee and heirs to a real estate matter. Names J Keckley de Gallivan Alice George Ode Miller appear as parties. A notice requires posting and publication within two weeks and serves to protect interests in the proceeding. Deputy Walton & Walton.
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