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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
4
The readable portions do not reveal identifiable people or events. The fragment mentions advance months and anonymity but lacks concrete facts to summarize into a coherent news item.
Community discussion in Winchester centers on an income tax proposal with critics arguing it unfairly targets workers. Proponents note increased tax returns and exemptions, while opponents challenge the tax base and questions of fairness for earners and taxpayers alike.
The article contrasts President Roosevelt and Mr. Bryan backing a fairer income tax. It discusses constitutional questions and the impact of a two percent levy on incomes over four thousand dollars, noting higher earners resist the tax more than others.
A 1900s newspaper column notes President Roosevelt’s popularity and the lure of magazine advertising. Editors offer high pay per word for Roosevelt hunting reports, comparing to past figures like Gladstone and Disraeli and mentioning Conan Doyle and Kipling, illustrating the era’s literary market.
A historical note surveys shifts in literary earnings from Poe to modern stars like Tarkington and Chambers. It contrasts generous modern royalties with earlier, modest sums for classics by Reade, Thackeray, and George Eliot, reflecting a broader moral on literary valuation.
Departure and arrival times listed for Bavemore and Oto routes serving Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Harpers Ferry Hagerstown Frederick Washington Baltimore and way stations. Connections include Chicago Columbus Wheeling Pittsburg Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and New York with multiple daily departures and varying arrival times.
Train timetable note shows a schedule between Washington D C and Bluemont Virginia effective Wednesday February 5 1908. Times listed include Westhound No4 Noowit No13 Fasern Time Ex Sun Sun Only Daily with arrivals around 11.23 am 11.28 am 1.37 am and 11.05 am, though several fragments are garbled.
Train schedule page shows daily except Sunday service for Cumberland Valley Railroad with arrival and departure times including morning and evening runs. Mentions connections to New York and Winchester with times like 9 16 AM and 7 48 PM and lists Keye, Vice President and General Superintendent.
In Laws Virginia notes the Baptist Church ladies plan an ice cream festival for Friday and Saturday nights July 10 and 11. Shenandoah Junction visitor John T. George seen in the community. Wallie Hicks of Front Royal visiting. Mrs A W Grubbs and Misses Hattie and Nettie Stickley spent weekend with uncle Philip Stick near Front Royal. Russell Fritts visited Strasburg. Mrs R L Millar returned from visit to her father near Front Royal.
Baltimore lawyers attend the thirteenth annual meeting of the Maryland Star Bar Association at Blue Mountain House. Speakers include Richard Evelyn Byrd Albert Ritchie Judge Oscar Leser and Moses R Walter. A key recommendation calls for abolishing the orphan’s court and transferring duties to a Supreme Court judge in Baltimore City and circuit judges in the counties.
An advertisement promotes Poslam as an external remedy for eczema acne herpes rash and other skin troubles especially in hot weather. It claims immediate relief upon first application and lists a 50 cent mini pack and a two dollar jar offered at Franck Baker & Son's and drug stores in Winchester. An experimental supply is available free by writing to Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
A gang from nearby dry towns along the Norfolk and Western Railway frequents Charles Town Saturdays. After drinking they gather supplies for Sunday desecration and cause trouble at the station. Last week they set off a shooting incident at the depot and, the previous week, rioting on a train.
Cautions readers about ointments for catarrh that contain mercury. Mercury can harm the nervous system and overall health when absorbed through mucous surfaces. The warning advises using only prescriptions from reputable physicians and notes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. S. Cheney & Co. as free of mercury and internally effective.
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