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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
2
An appeal offers a free prescription for nervous debility and weakened manhood. It claims a physician designed a quick, powerful remedy and promises home delivery via a plain sealed envelope. Readers are urged to write Dr A E Robinson at 4744 Luck Building, Detroit, Michigan, to obtain the copy without charge.
In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia on May 31 1912 William M McCoy Plaintiff against Etta McCoy Defendant a suit by Char ry to obtain a divorce. An affidavit shows the defendant is not a resident of Virginia she must appear within fifteen days of due publication and defend. A copy will be published weekly for four weeks in the Evening Star and posted at the courthouse front door on the next rule day. A Teste J W Baker Jr Deputy Clerk Circuit Court A J Tavenner p 5 31 4w
Miss Miller comes back to Stephens City this afternoon following a brief trip to visit her sister Mrs G M Hatsman.
George Staple, a farmer of Angola, shot and killed his mother in law Mrs. Millard F. Brown in Buffalo New York. He then fatally wounded his wife before killing himself with the same weapon after selling a team to his father in law and getting drunk on the proceeds.
Over five hundred pupils take final exams as Winchester High School seniors prepare for June 14 commencement at 8 p m in the city auditorium. Dr E H Russell of Fredericksburg will address the class. Nine graduates finish the four year course and may enter top colleges next year without further exams. Finals run through June 12 with a good promotion outlook.
Mrs. Ollie Woodall of Morton's Gap Kentucky shares her two year battle with female disorders and a persistent backache. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports lasting relief and full recovery enabling her to resume all her daily tasks.
Financial statement of the Peoples Bank Stephens City Frederick County Virginia as of April 18 1912 shows assets including loans and discounts 76470.76 overdrafts 231.69 banking house 1000.00 furniture 1143.76 and other assets plus total deposits and capital. Eugene E Chiles cashier swears accuracy before J C Baker J P on April 25 1912.
Six Pullman carloads of West Virginians will travel to the Republican National Convention in Chicago to back Governor Glasscock for the vice presidency.
A Rhodesian note describes a tree called Mukololo that drips moisture from its upper leaves during the driest months August to October. Natives say the Mukololo is weeping for rain, and travelers nearby feel as if a rain shower falls. Even on hot days the tree weeps copiously.
A man burst into an office yesterday saying a cob game line. The narrator notes a weird dining moment with four wine glasses and an incomplete menu, encountering a waiter who jokes about taking the wine home. The scene ends with a sarcastic remark on the state of the world.
May 31 notes from Carpers Valley Washington list visits by Rebecca and Nites Lola Carper of Winchester to Mrs. Edgar W. Carper, and others including N Carter, John O Boyd, Gertrude Carper, Evelyn Keliian, Grace Keller, Philip Revell, and Madigan at Opequon. Also mentions Mildred Kelian and Katie Carper visits and a non medical ad for Chamberlains Tablets.
Authorities fear a riot may erupt in New York sparked by hotel proprietors plan to hire negro strike breakers for striking waiters. Hotel trades union leaders threaten a mass walkout disrupting firemen engineers clerks musicians and all hotel staff.
A noted claim promotes Chamberlains Liniment for sprains with a three to four day cure time and internal treatment rarely needed. The ad urges free application and massage with each use and notes wide dealer availability. Mr and Mrs John Pearce Campbell arrived from Baltimore to visit relatives.
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