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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
4
A faded fragment notes an editor denying fake stock schemes and expressing satisfaction with honest advertising. The blunted text references advertising integrity and a general rejection of deceptive schemes without detailing specific individuals or events.
Rates for by mail and by carrier shown in the advance payments section. Monthly terms and three month advance options listed with prices and payment method details.
In a wry remark the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that the bottle in the sideboard is becoming more common than the skeleton in the closet, reflecting social change and humor of the era.
Petersburg In Appeal notes Speaker Byrd’s measure to bar liquor sales on Christmas. The editorial suggests amending the bill to cover sale and use of fireworks, warning it could turn Christmas into Sleepy Hollow and leave everyone napping if liquor remains available.
A St Petersburg military court condemns Admiral Stoessel to death for the Port Arthur surrender after Japan's victory in the war. The ruling also recommends commuting the sentence to ten years in prison, highlighting the general's scapegoat role for higher authorities' failures.
The congregation may well be proud of their new church, praised as one of the best in the state. Worshipers describe the temple as splendid with an inspiring pastor who appeals to mind and heart, and hymns sung with fervor.
The street committee of the Common Council met for nearly three hours Thursday night and proposed improvements including curbing and guttering on Fairmont avenue. Repairs to the Savage alley between Main and Maret streets and to the town run bridge on Amherst street were decided. They also planned to properly grade Wolf street Braddock and Washington and address street crossings, while declining to sell about tons of C14 iron. The committee will visit various places to decide further actions.
Berryville Virginia February 22 Special to The Star. Mr Harry Warden was in Baltimore early week. Dr Thomas Lippitt visiting sister in Alexandria returned home Tuesday. Charles Moore ill at High School Alexandria returned home to recuperate. A Moore Jr left for Washington and Alexandria. Dr Lew Allen of Baltimore in Berryville Thursday. Algernon Allen of Charles Town in town Thursday. C A Lindsey applicant for Berryville post office left for Washington Thursday. Miss Mary Clagett left for Charles Town to visit cousins and attend a german at Rouss Hall. Mrs Hugh H McCormick in Berryville Thursday.
Rev. E. E. Northen and Mrs Northen faced a surprise gathering when the Ladies Aid Society came to meet them with a pounding gift. The couple are up today though the pantry bears the marks of the visit.
Col. Clowry, president of the Western Union Telegraph Company, entered the Joliet office fifty five years ago offering six months as a paid learning messenger. After proving himself an expert operator he received an office at Lockport and earned his military title in the Civil War.
A bachelor who dined at a fashionable house dodges a question about a fellow guest. When asked what the lady wore he quips I did not look under the table.
An advertisement extols Syra and Elixir of Senua as a superior laxative. It claims pleasant, natural action with no debility or need to increase doses, and asserts physicians approve its ingredients. Genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co. is sold by leading druggists.
In 1904 the United States had 929 wholesale establishments engaged in slaughtering and meat packing with total capital of 237,714,690 dollars. They employed 74,134 wage earners, paid 40,326,972 dollars in wages, used 805,856,969 dollars in materials, and produced goods valued at 913,014,624 dollars.
Prof. Hopper begins his fifty second year teaching mathematics at Central High School Philadelphia. He is 93 years old and has taught for 54 years. Seventeen thousand pupils have come under his care.
The Episcopal bishop of L oversees a vast diocese larger than Great Britain’s whales in extent, with about 48 000 000 people and only 162 600 Christians. A Scots boy asks if his grandmother's magnified glasses enlarge his bench, prompting a humorous exchange about specs.
Stem six quarts of grapes wash them and put them over the fire with one quart of cold water. Bring slowly to the boil boil up hard and strain. Return the juice to the fire tying again to the boil bottle and sent.
A fragmented item notes changing ideals of female roles. It contrasts women with causes missions and hobbies to the fading simple charming domestic ideal amid modern advertising trends.
Peel and core large firm apples and bake in a pan with sugar and butter. Add boiling water, baste until tender, then brown. Simmer the juice with granulated sugar and cinnamon, pour over the apples, chill, and serve very cold with cream.
The practice uses smaller birds of prey for falconry. The sport enjoys strong popularity among eastern rulers and wealthy locals in desert regions.
A public sale notice lists dates from February 24 to March 24 for buyers in Berryville and nearby areas. Each entry names the advertiser, location, and items offered such as horses cattle sheep hogs farming implements and household goods.
The sultan of Morocco is described as a fair tennis player who shoots well, rides a bicycle, and is enormously interested in automobiles, but lacks roads for pursuing them seriously.
An Manchester polite court fined a man who claimed his language was not rude, arguing good dress affected moral effect. The London Outlook and London Daily News comment on class tension and decorum in presence of English people of corn class or above.
In a Herald Square district survey two hour window, 12 418 meals were served across 31 restaurants during a recent Friday. The data shows New York residents dine out more than any other city, highlighting high demand for off premise meals.
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