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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
4
The item notes that Escopes 4 is published daily by The Evening Star Publishing Company based in Winchester, indicating a regular distribution pattern and local press branding.
A jumble of society notes and satire mentions Hobson and his misfortunes at the Merrimac, Abe Ruef’s bail, a Winchester medal to Mabry for a beer check, a diabolo act inspiring romance, Anna Gould now Princess Helie de Sagan asking for privacy, and Sherman Booze becoming a Washington bridegroom with a possible Georgia honeymoon angle.
The text claims a populist revolt against official power. It argues Democrats Bryan and Kern rally a vast volunteer force to challenge tariff politics and Republican control, asserting tariffs favor elites. It frames Western sentiment against New York dominance and hints at a political surge akin to historic tidal waves.
A Christian Advocate editorial condemns Sunday papers for encroaching on Sabbath rest and worship. It argues publishers operate after midnight Saturday, readers miss Bible study, and many Christians abandon church to peruse Sunday print.
The author laments waning Sabbath observance as secular papers draw families from worship. He recalls past reverence for God’s day, notes growing degeneracy in public life, and warns against worldly business and foreign influence eroding morality. He urges Christians to defend the sanctity of the Lord’s day.
After 33 years of experience the ad boasts millions of users of L. and M. Paints. It claims long wear of 10 to 15 years and a low price of $1.20 per gallon. Fourteen thousand agents certify the claims. Cooper Bros. Winchester Trussell and Samsell Stephens City Larrick and Larrick Middletown.
A Paris beggar, two year old George Fantin, was arrested and questioned about his reason for begging. He stated he is a philanthropist who shelters the poor in his home year round and never asks for payment, yet must beg to support his own needs.
A cheerful, sunny physician is valued more than any remedy. A writer known for merry sayings received a test from a lady claiming one of his humorous poems saved her, as reported by Hi Success Magazine.
Prof. Hopper begins his fifty second consecutive year teaching mathematics at Central High School Philadelphia. At 93 he has taught for 64 years guiding seventeen thousand pupils under his instruction.
Col Clowry, president of the Western Union Telegraph, entered the Joliet office 65 years ago offering six months as a messenger without pay to learn telegraphy. After proving himself he became an expert operator and earned an office at Lockport. He earned his military title in the Civil War.
Circular sale by Frederick County Virginia court special commissioners follows a 1908 decree in MecKinster vs Cunningham. Two parcels totaling about 248 acres on Abram's Creek near Winchester include brick dwelling, mill buildings, and other structures with immediate possession and staged payments over two years.
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