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Winchester The Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1909

Page

3

Doan’s Kidney Pills Help Mrs Bekardt End Pain

Mrs Elizabeth Bekardt of Front Royal Virginia describes severe kidney discomfort including sharp pains and a depressive ache. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills she reports quick improvement, regained strength, and continued use to stay healthy.

Winchester Elizabeth Bekardt Main &J Front Royal Dean Rice Foeter-Milburn Co Buffalo New York United States Doan's

Wreck of Norfolk murder probe reshapes church appointments

Rev Edward M Tearney of Paris Church named rector of Lynchburg Catholic Church following murder inquiry into Dora Smith case as suspicion falls on husband John D Smith. Governor-elect Mann to appoint Col W W of Norfolk adjutant general of Virginia. Other notes brief on clergy changes and notable deaths.

Edward M. ‘Tearney Paris Wuctée Dora Smith Norfolk John D. Smith Mann Col. W. W Virginia

Frostburg foreman shoots self at Mine No 3

Philip Foutz, foreman at Consolidated Coal Company Mine No 3 in Frostburg, shot himself with a rifle. The item mentions Madison Square Garden sale, New Weiana Marine Com Habilities assets, hog prices, a Hagers town Fair Association nomination, Frostburg poisoning incident, and Col James Gordon’s senate succession claim.

Philip Foutz Consolidated Coal Company Frostburg

Governor Colston Hosts War Secretary Dickinson and General Edwards

Governor Colston of Porto Rico presided over a reception honoring United States Secretary of War Dickinson and Brigadier General Edwards, praising their leadership and service during the event.

Colston Porto Rico United States Secretary of War Dickinson Edowards

Farewell Banquet for Judge Lurton in Nashville

A farewell banquet was held in Nashville for Judge Lurton who is set to take the oath as a justice of the Supreme Court on Friday. The ceremony marks his forthcoming service on the high court.

Nashville Lurton the Supreme

Taft Plans Special Message On Interstate Commerce Reform

President Taft began drafting a special message to Congress that will urge passage of interstate commerce and anti trust legislation and encourage incorporation reforms.

Taft Congress Legi

Navy Department Plans Four Inch Gauge Armory Instruction

The Navy Department will provide four inch gauge equipment with Morris to oversee instruction at the naval militia armories.

Navy Department Morris Tobes Naval Militia Armories

New York Leads In Advertising Density, Bureau Report Says

A bureau report notes New York surpasses other large cities in advertising density. The study highlights the concentration of ads in the metropolitan area and implications for business and urban landscape.

New York

Congressional committee to probe Ballinger Pinchot clash

A joint congressional committee will investigate the Ballinger Pinchot controversy with an open session planned to hear testimony and consider findings. The move signals formal government scrutiny of the spat between officials over conservation policy and public lands management.

Census Enumerators Face Recruitment Hurdles in Several Cities

Census officials report difficulty recruiting enumerators in southern and western cities. Champ Clark predicts that higher farm product prices will endure.

Champ Clark

Reading Railroad Second Vice President Bail In Sanity

Second Vice-President Bail of the Reading Railroad became insane, reportedly due to overwork stress.

Bail Reading Railroad

Speaker Declares Racial Coexistence a Natural Law Violation

An iA speaker before the American Society for the Advancement of crench argued that whites and blacks living close together in the South violates natural law. A New York Supreme Court justice stated no public improvement proceeds without graft. A man hanged himself during transit from Chicago to New York. The Ohio River is frozen over and all traffic is halted.

American Society For, the Advancement of South New York Supreme Court

Bliss Lutheran Christmas Program Draws Big Crowd

St Pauls Lutheran in Bliss Virginia reported the Christmas celebration as the most successful in years. The church was crowded with a candle lit tree and a varied program of music drills and recitations by students. A candy nut and orange treat followed the program.

H. Tilden Snapp Stuart Womeldorph Washington Samuel G. Miller Winchester Leesburg C. W. Snapp

Mrs Mary Dunlap Dies of Paralysis in Philadelphia

News reaches Rock Enon Springs of the death of Mrs Mary Jane Dunlap in Philadelphia on December 24 from a paralytic stroke suffered a month earlier. She was about 65, daughter of Jacob Larrick, widow of William Dunlap, long a flour mill owner at Rock Enon Springs. Survived by children in Cape May Philadelphia Keyser and siblings here.

Rock Enon Springs Mary Jane Dunlap Philadelphia Dunlap Jacob Larrick William Dunlap Rock Enon‘ Springs William J.geood Cape May George Angarola Susie Dunlap William Walter ‘Dunlap Keyser Rosie Larrick Bridetown Shiloh Ynday Luther God

Cardui Praised by Patient in Carrsville Ky

Mrs Hattie credits Cardui with relieving sixteen years of female troubles after months of severe cramps convulsions and danger. She says the medicine helped from the first bottle and made her well enabling work and activity again. Cardui is advertised as a long trusted women’s remedy not a laxative or heart or kidney medicine.

Carrsville Hattie Cardui

Winter Weather in Cum Oberland Bleak and Cold

Mr. Brendal Larrick acts here as echegl during holidays in Cum Oberland. The scene notes six inches of snow and temperatures near zero, marking a harsh winter in the mountains with Christmas cheer amid the chill.

Oberland Brendal Larrick

Worf o lk and Western Ba R leave Berryville

Roanoke and neighboring points are served by multiple train numbers from Berryville with Pullman sleeper and buffet services to Knoxville Gary Roanoke Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Shenandoah Junction and Washington connections. Roanoke Virginia based officials W B Bevill and M F Bragg announce schedule details.

Berryville Bristol Pullman Knoxville Roanoke Bluefield Pocahontas Norton Welch Gary Shenandoah Hagerstown Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Shenandoah Junction Washington Ifor Loerstown Ila Delphia B. Bevill M. F. Bragg Ag’t. Trav T. fRoanoke

Hello Girls Are Trilling Their R S

A telephone service update describes new operator practices to reduce errors. Operators should say Number aloud as Number with no room for confusion and trill the R in three to distinguish digits. Managers seek clearer pronunciation for five and nine.

Patron's Day at Friendly Grove Public School

A large audience attended the patron's day exercises at Friendly Grove Public School in STAR TANNERY VA on the day before Christmas. The program featured an address of welcome by Ray Crabill, multiple songs and recitations including The Christmas Dream and Santa Claus is Coming, with performances by Misses Mariella and Alice White and Gracie Hulver, culminating in The Doll Baby Show with seven characters.

Star Tannery Friendly Grove Public School Ray Crabill Mother Mariella Alice White Little Kitty Miss Gracie Hulver Santa Claus

Two Preachers Caught In Blizzard While En Route

Rev. Luke R. Markwood started for Paxton Chapel's quarterly meeting but faced a northwest blizzard and snowdrifts that halted his bouggey ride. He returned home before noon and reported to Rev. G. T. Tyler who also failed to reach Paxton's. Only steward John D. Marker reached the conference on Monday, delaying the meeting.

Luke R. Markwood Paxton Chapel G. T. Tyler Paxton’s Anack John D. Marker

Cold wave risk to Ohio river bridges and coal transport

The text describes a severe cold spell delaying coal transport by rail and creating worry over two Ohio River bridges. The Pennsylvania connecting bridge shows piled ice blocks five feet across, while the newer Point bridge, though not collapsing, is in fragile condition due to fresh piers and incomplete abutments, vulnerable to a large ice gorge.

Ohio Pennsylvania Point

Alum Uses in Household Remedies

The article lists alum as a versatile aid for households. It notes it prevents blood loss when applied to wounds, relieves toothache when boiled in milk in small quantities, and should be held in the mouth rather than swallowed. A rinse with alum dissolved in cold water helps mouth or tongue bleeding.

Substitute for Beecawax from Madagascar Palm

A wax from the raffia palm of Madagascar is tested as a substitute for beeswax. Leaves are beaten to fragments on a mat then boiled to obtain wax, which is collected and kneaded into small cakes. Trials include bottling, phonograph cylinders, and similar uses.

Madagascar

Restful Rest Draws Tiring Fatigue in The Drawback

The piece notes that resting is tempting yet fatiguing, describing how stillness breeds weariness and a paradox of relief versus exhaustion in everyday downtime. It uses a reflective tone to explore fatigue and desire for activity.

Reason for Wedding Ring and Herbal Remedies

The article explains the wedding ring symbolism with the left hand and third finger and notes a superstition about a vein to the heart. It also gives a Pleasant Cough Remedy advising roasting a lemon, squeezing it into a cup of hot water and consuming a spoonful to ease troubles.

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Dire Witaeer Mippeshola Henry Francis Beaumontin Danville Cirt Methodist, Episcopal Red Carmichael Alfa“Or Wellsburs, W. Va John Mullan Aluihitus St. John’s College Anti@polis Edrie Madison Square Garden West B. Abner Betts Hagerstown Fair Association John * Conner James Gordon Lincoln McLaurin United States Senate Chicago Ohio River Mary Dunlap Hattie Cain Sen Sass Worfolk Ba.r Friendly Grove Castor Bears Scheuer’s Berryville, Va Mos. Oe Southern Bell Telephone Company B. Byrd Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company of Connected Gas Company Winchester Gas
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