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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
4
A fragment from the Post references a second dis wkl ements advertise ent aimed at deceiving, mentioning Omice Bel 88 and Bell 26. The garbled text suggests a notice or complaint about misleading advertising practices linked to a Bell company or product.
A garbled notice mentions an epidemic risk and a large influx of visitors and students. Names include Cer Steele of Charleston South Carolina Macon College students Walter Sameell Randolph Macon College Lucian McCarty University of Maryland Carrie Painter Washington Relia Chipley Lynchburg Wesley Trussell Pittsburg Barr Samsell Frontal Charles H Schenk Chicago Bert Dean visited Washington Mrs Adam Dean Paul Whitman Harrisburg Maude Mitchell Washington and M F Pomeroy Frederick with guests like William White Caperton Legg and others visiting local households.
A fragmented passage notes mayoral concerns over elevated transit, with stray phrases about patience, friends, and newspapers dropped at street level. It hints at public sentiment and city infrastructure issues without clear events or dates.
Christmas passed quietly in Stephens City with many gifts. Church services were held Sunday including afternoon Methodist and evening worship in town, as residents reflect on the season’s peace.
Brucetown Virginia residents share the holidays with relatives from Cla county Washington and Charlestown. Belle Jobe teaches nearby while Ernest Mays studies in College Park Maryland and Raymond Owets attends Randolph-Macon Academy returning home. A tenth birthday party for Henry Mays and light chickenpox cases are noted amid seasonal gatherings and suppers.
Nineveh Virginia residents report holiday visits and short trips. John McCauley of Wheeling is guest of his parents in Nineveh. Harley Trenary family spent Christmas with Marshall Trenery in Boyceville and will move to Cedarville. Eugene Johns visited Front Royal. Arthur and Charley Brill from Stephens City spent Christmas with relatives. De Clayton Pingley visited Winchester. Albert Grim spent Sunday with Brown family.
The Persian Gulf is described as dangerous and hard to navigate with only partial surveys. A single light is noted after leaving Karachi and currents are said to be erratic, requiring great caution for mariners in these waters.
A DIY cough syrup using Pinex and granulated sugar with warm water creates a cheap, effective tonic. The recipe purports rapid relief for coughs and throat symptoms and claims widespread use in the U.S. and Canada with a money back guarantee.
In Harrisonburg Virginia Charles M Keezel remains postmaster while Wilmer L Dechert awaits Senate confirmation. Local factions claim Congressman Slemp defends Keezel against Roy E Cabell and criticizes Postmaster General Hitchcock over alleged influence in the Seventh district political contest.
Ex Mrs. Jack Cudahy arrives in Pasadena and stays at the Cudahy residence amid reports of a reconciliation with her ex husband. The couple previously split after a March Kansas City incident involving banker Jerem S. Lillis and an alleged chauffeur. Divorce granted August 23 on incompatibility.
Pittsburg Pa Dec 27 three big healthy babies one weighing ten pounds were the unusual Christmas gift to Maurice Sweeney a watchman in a McKeesport mill. He found the presents at his home after work and says he will name the ten pound child Mantice in honor of himself as he contemplates the challenge of supporting three children.
Greensburg, Pa. December 27. Rioting grips the strike ridden coal regions of Westmoreland County as liquor shipments spark violence. The third murder in 24 hours is reported with Tony Carcino, a striker from Osborn, shot in a camp assault. Police seek Mike Cabcerski and John Nathan. dozens of shots fired. State police deployed to Bradenville Madison Claridge Adamsburg and Somerset amid fears of a wider outbreak.
Scranton Pennsylvania December 27 thirty two prisoners were freed as Christmas presents by Magistrate W S Millar and Director W C O Malley. Shrieks of delight rang through the jail as Millar unlocked cells and handed out discharges written by himself. Women among the freed included two held for involvement with a white slaver now under indictment.
Funeral services for Frank Stabler Huck were held at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church after his death from paralysis. The ceremony, led by Rev. W. D. Smith, included choir hymns and floral tributes. Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery. pallbearers included Dr. W. A. Bell Dr. R. McGlass Senator Robert M. Ward A. T. Jones Robert P. Glass and C. Grattan Crawford.
Mr and Mrs James Tierney aged twenty one and nineteen were found dead in bed from gas asphyxiation after neighbors forced entry in New Haven Connecticut. They had not fully turned off the gas when they extinguished the light. Admiral George Dewey's seventy third birthday is noted in Washington as he remains active at the Mills building as president of the general board of the navy.
Bert Hibbs of 913 South Eighth street Camden was fatally harmed when he tried to break up a street quarrel between two Black individuals. His head was severed by a razor. One Black person has been arrested.
A one dollar bill found in Liberty Grove, Maryland, bears a message across its back reading The last of $10,000, and spent it. The note was discovered among receipts at the Pennsylvania Railroad office by John Smith on December 27.
A lamp exploded in the bedroom at the Elo Bech home in Byron West Virginia killing twin six month old boys. Firefighters found the infants dead amid the flames. The tragedy occurred on December 27 as authorities investigate the cause of the lamp mishap.
Berryville society recounts a hunt tea at Rosemont hosted by Mr. and Mrs. J. Low Harriman for the Blue Ridge Hunt Club with many local guests. Christmas visits and holidays feature residents from Brentwood to Norfolk, with several families noted at Rosemont and The Retreat. A week of prayer opens January 1 at the M E Church South, with services across local churches through the week.
Deeds admitted to record in Frederick county clerk's office include H J Bageant et ux to Elmer Holiday for 25 acres in Gainesboro district at 100 dollars. H M Barrett et ux to Holmes Lewis for 234 acres near Cedar Grove at 450 dollars. Middletown Land and Improvement Co to H M Farnsworth for Lot No 6 Block 104 Middletown at 100 dollars. H M Farnsworth et ux to Vernon Shaffer for Lot Block 104 Middletown at 10 dollars.
A Martinsburg Journal note reports Cumberland Valley Railroad passengers from Winchester and nearby towns flocked to buy more egg nog material and stock up, as they made additional purchases along the railway.
The Chanukkah festival was celebrated Monday with children lighting eight candles. The piece notes the holiday’s meaning of freedom, religion, and patriotism for Jews and recalls the 165 B C ascent into Jerusalem after freeing from the Syrians.
Fragmentary 19th century ad text mentions Capudine and Capucline as cures for headaches and feverish conditions. Claims include relief from nervous pains and stomach disorders. The garbled wording suggests quick action and pleasant dosing but lacks clear dosing or authority.
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