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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
4
Fragmentary text notes a state with divided polls and dissatisfaction among voters. It hints at widespread political questions, multiple parties, and a long history of habitation by villagers. Data is incomplete, limiting clear conclusions.
B Chamberlin notes raisins grown on a barge farm and packed as star quality are part of XLAFORNIA raisins. The account emphasizes unusual cultivation and branding aspects of the harvest.
Dr Stephen Waite of Lansing Michigan touts MI O NA stomach tablets as a fast relief for indigestion. The ad claims three boxes restore appetite and digestion, reduce soreness and gas, and improve vitality. Sold by Franck Baker Son with a money back guarantee at 50 cents a bottle.
The Winchester postoffice announces updated dispatch times for mails. Baltimore and Ohio trains southbound run at 11 57 a m and 7 10 p m. northbound at 12 06 a m, 6 00 a m, 9 28 a m, 5 48 p m. Cumberland and Western Maryland lines add 7 30 a m and 2 20 p m northbound.
A roundup of parish entertainments and personal visits in Gerardstown West Virginia includes families visiting relatives in Martinsburg Hagerstown and Washington D C. marriages of Bertha Collis and Charles Grim and Cora McBride and David Lefevre are noted plus multiple local residents visiting kin and spending holidays. The piece also mentions church events and depictions of residents returning from out of town.
The Richmond Masonic Temple ballroom hosted a Tuesday evening dance by the Tuesday German Club. Palms and poinsettias framed the orchestra and reception area. Henry L. Hotchkiss, club president, danced with Miss Landonia Brock of Riverton, Virginia, as the propitious first in a winter series. Favors included guns, canes, fifes, drums, holly baskets, bonbons, and lighted lanterns.
The Institute of Dental Pedagogics annual convention fills days at the Willard Hotel in Washington with prominent dentists from across the country. Dr. Hugh Green Russell of Richmond’s University College of Medicine is among attendees and plans a Winchester visit to his parents on Amherst Street. The DC Dental Society hosted a complimentary smoker with speeches by noted leaders.
The will of William E. Putts filed in the Baltimore orphans court leaves all property to his widow Mrs. Jhel R. Putts. Stock in the J. W. Putts Company stays in business if Mrs. Putts pays 15 dollars weekly for her and the children support. if not, the stock may be bought at par. Executor named is Mr. Albert C. Putts, brother of the deceased. The will dated March 11, 1908, notes the death in Baltimore on December 21. he was a nephew of Mrs. Henrietta Kremer of Winchester.
In Uniontown Pennsylvania Daisy Meade shot Washington Height, who followed her to Republic, in front of her brother’s house after Height reportedly renewed a rejected suit. Height died from the gunshot. Meade was arrested and parts of her account were later supported.
Boston municipal arts commission refused to permit a portrait of the late Mrs Julia Ward Howe to be placed in Faneuil Hall. A memorial committee planned a portrait after her death, but the commission said a bust in the Boston public library would be more fitting.
Wilmington horsemen traveled to Philadelphia after pool room operators on Walnut and Thirteenth streets refused bets on Oakhurst who finished second at Jacksonville. After tense talks, a compromise paid winners 8 to 1 for place and 4 to 1 for show, but locals claim losses near 5000 dollars.
The Kennerly farm near White Post, about 220 acres, has been sold to Charles E. Funkhouser of the Double Tollgate neighborhood. The price was not announced.
An advertisement touts Capuchine Capuchine as a quick remedy for rheumatic pain, nervous headaches, and colds. It is described as pleasant, fast-acting, and available at drug stores for 10c and 25a.
Miss Mary Wilkerson dies at cousins Mary and Nellie Gibson's home in Upperville at about ninety. She was active on the streets until a few years before death and left a will granting relatives bonds and cash totaling about 15 000 to 20 000 dollars.
Sadie M Peck aged 51, daughter of the late Rev Luther Peck once pastor of Adams Avenue M E Church, was found on the kitchen floor with her throat cut. She took her own life with a kitchen knife, with despondency from ill health given as the cause.
Local items from Stephenson Virginia mention Mr and Mrs Irvin Pond visiting Lu ray friends over the holidays. Miss Mary Zinn visits brothers near Charlestown West Virginia. Ella Benner travels from Washington for Christmas with her parents at Jordan Springs. H B Childs visits his mother Mary Childs at Summit Point. Mrs Harry Benner stays with the Farnsworth family at Summit.
In Schuylkill Haven Pennsylvania on December 29 George Halderman cried Catch me to his wife as he slumped by the stove. She rushed to support him and saved him from a fall but found he was already dead.
General market notes show quiet trading in Philadelphia flour with mixed grain quotes. No. 2 red wheat 94 to 95 cents. corn at 0.0? per bushel. oats 38 to 39 cents. rye 4.15. eggs 42 to 44 cents for selected, 37 cents nearby. potatoes steady at 58 to 60 cents per bushel.
Mr William H Tharp of Bruce Town who broke his leg some weeks ago is now on crutches and wishes to return thanks to his friends for their kindness and attention during his illness.
Mr. William Smoke who had been visiting his sister Mrs C Shepherd at 66 South Market Street for two weeks has returned to his home near Mount Pleasant Virginia.
At Pittsburg Union Stock Yards cattle steady to high with prime at 6.25 to 6.60 and veal calves at 9.10. Sheep steady with prime wethers 4.10 to 4.25 and lambs 5.00 to 6.75. Hogs rise with heavy Yorkers 8.15 to 8.20 and light Yorkers 8.25 to 8.40. pigs 8.35 to 8.40.
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