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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
5
A printed health ad extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for lame back and kidney bladder liver trouble. It claims wide testing in hospitals and private practice and offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail.
Mr Mifflin B Clowe departs for Buncester Pennsylvania to attend the engraving and watchmaking school.
A reader letter by C. M. Gibbens argues for a reorganization of the party machine in Winchester. It opposes combining party chairs with federal posts and favors officials unburdened by department scrutiny, preserving independence and political rights.
A woman claims royal elopement rumors are false as a princess leaves Bar```scheit``` for England while a diplomat-posed traveler debates fate and pursues a tense encounter with a veiled fellow passenger. The scene shifts from hotel intrigue to a cramped compartment where pasts collide and possible peril looms.
Miss Eliza Scrivener has been sick but shows slight improvement. Visitors include Miss Lula Braithwaite and Miss Ethel Adams. Local residents report a sleigh ride amid snow. Mrs. Maria Hicks slipped on ice and sprained her hand. Mr and Mrs Muse and children visited Gore and Gore residents. Mr E L Hook traveled to Winchester on business. Mr J Chapman went to Capon Bridge. Mrs Magete Triplett called on Mrs M A Trone.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Mason of South Braddock street is very ill with pneumonia.
Our Winter White Sale features a superb quality assortment of Hour Linens at the lowest prices. The store claims the greatest array of fine linens with genuine bargains, each link lower on the price-stick than any rival in town within the past year.
A scratched ad lists various damask fabrics and linens with widths from 64 to 72 inches and prices ranging from 45 cents to 3 dollars. Items include German and Irish damask, bleached damask, and all linen napkins in multiple sizes.
Classified snippets show a girl wanted for travel work with a three in family, a store room for meat market near 413 N Market, a rental 8 room house on Fairmont Avenue, and a house and lot for sale at 130 STINE with rent at 551 N. Includes names Chas Cather.
Fragmentary ad lists Navy beans kippered herring olive oil Lea and Perrins sauce Octagon Soap Arm and Hammer items with various prices. Mentions canned apricots tomatoes lard and rice meal with unit prices and a note about cash payments.
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