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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
5
A wife kept applying a life saving shock to her husband after a collapse. He walked again and though not fully recovered has shown immense improvement. The case drew many physicians to study it and is reportedly confirmed by the parents. The outcome suggests the treatment aided his recovery though full restoration is uncertain.
A series of talks will cover improving corn yields at no cost with Prof Heiges, butter making on the farm by Prof Braichard, potatoes as a money crop by W W Sproul, trucking by Ted Johnson, corn crop improvements by C P Hartley, successful hog raising by Mr Kline, and alfalfa lessons by J F Jack at Port Conway and along the Rappahannock River.
The Pure Food and Drug Law bans harmful medicines from sale by druggists except under law. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, a standard preparation, meets the law and will continue to be sold by reputable druggists nationwide.
Big Cy McDonald, famed catcher for the Winchester Giants and captain of the Georgetown team, arrived from Washington today at noon and will remain in town for the summer season.
Winchester council members debate how Handley Trustees nominate successors. Dr William P. McGuire elected to the board after Gratchen withdraws. council passes Steck resolution asserting exclusive right to elect successors and requests the Handley Board stop nominating its own successors.
Winchester residents report relief from kidney pains thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Mary V. Rainsberger of 1124 3 Market Street testifies the remedy cured her kidney trouble years ago and remains effective. The pills, sold by Franck Baker & Son at 50 cents, are marketed by Foster Milburn Co. as sole U.S. agents.
The note claims carnations, more than roses, have transformed gardening by proving flowers are not just summer pleasures. They now bloom year round, challenging the old belief that flowers are for a brief seasonal display.
Vivenne Spurrier and Division engineer EF Brown of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived in Harrisonburg to assist moving a large throng of excursionists. About a thousand people have been handled from remote western and Pacific coast points as the company plans to return homeward, with Spurrier and Neelds visiting to facilitate the movement. Cold lingering effects are warned to risk consumption and Foley's Honey and Tar is recommended for persistent coughs.
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