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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
3
Hand embroidery dominates infant clothing with fine French convent work. The article notes delicate models easily copied, using soft cotton and padded flower and leaf forms, with minimal lace and high craft value.
The article discusses selecting the finest Valenciennes lace for trimming and avoiding coarse alternatives, plus hand embroidered details on a white flannel sack and baby bonnets. It notes practical handwork like tucks, herringbone stitchery, rolled edges, and entre deux to add daintiness when machine embroidery is difficult.
The final willow tree grown from slips taken from the willow shading Napoleon’s grave at St Helena has been cut down. Admiral Breese had brought the slips to America about fifty years ago and the trees have decayed over time, with all six now removed from the Brooklyn navy yard opposite Sands street gate.
The article lists many cities sharing famous names such as Troy Athens Utica Alexandria Rome and Carthage noting Indiana New York Ohio and Missouri are among states hosting multiple variants It also mentions a proposed monument to Ovid at Sulmona inspired by Gabriele d Annunzio and compares police ratios across several world cities including Berlin Liverpool London Philadelphia and Manhattan and cites Australian iron ore reserves totaling over 59 million tons.
A Winchester resident confirms in 1907 that Doan's Kidney Pills cured kidney trouble after years of pain and nocturnal disruption. He recalls using them after doctors failed and notes relief from secretions and pain. He advises purchasing only the genuine Doan's from Baker & Son's and Foster Milburn Co. as U.S. agents.
Train schedule fragment lists arrival and departure times from Winchester and adjacent towns including Martinsburg Hagerstown Greencastle Chambersburg Shippensburg Carlisle Mechanicsburg Harrisburg and Philadelphia New York trains. Daily service with noted morning noon and evening slots.
A Miladelphia doctor asserts that no one can eat too many onions. He argues onions offer health benefits and cannot be consumed in excess.
Schedule shows AL trains daily except Sunday to Harrison Stauntor Lexington Harpers Ferry and Frederick with assorted departures and arrivals. Includes connections for Martinsburg Baltimore Washington Chicago Columbus Wheeling Pittsburg Cincinnati and New York with multiple departure times and station stops.
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