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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1912
Page
4
The nomination of Governor Wilson grows more likely as observers rate him the ablest statesman and strongest orator among Democrats. Endorsement by the New York World is noted as boosting his bid and broadening recognition of his political strength.
A poem narrates joyous brides under blue skies with the old couple remembering past weddings. It wishes lasting happiness for brides of June and laments sorrow away from their bright future with peaceful blessing.
Mrs R L Boggs of Pittsburg visits Miss Beatrice Gordon in Vaucluse. Mrs Hausenfluck hosts visitors near Stephens City. Edgar McCartney goes to Front Royal to see his ill mother. Local residents attend Fort Louphoun Seminary commencement. Mrs William Stickley visits Winchester. Elizabeth and Lucy Larrick visit Anna Kline. Fred Kling returns from North Carolina and Washington. Dr and Mrs E B Powers visit Ashbys. John Higgins returns from Washington. Mrs Sy F Barrett of Frank
Taft supporters deem Alabama delegate switch from Taft to Roosevelt as minor hew, while critics note growing commentary. Party leaders begin arriving. open hearings for contests discussed and referred to the national committee.
West Virginia begins selecting ten of its sixteen delegates in five congressional districts for the Democratic national convention in Baltimore. The expectation is that Speaker Clark will receive nearly all the delegates.
Virginia delegates to the Democratic National Convention will not need Baltimore lodging as quarters have been secured. The Norfolk convention had increased delegation size by 50 percent, and arrangements cover all attendees.
A comely young matron recalls leaving a snug flat where a downstairs tenant played the cornet every evening. She treasures the memory of the delightful music that filled the floor above.
A meditative reflection on friendship by Sir Thomas Browne urging that personal happiness includes the welfare and companionship of neighbors. The quote emphasizes communal union and mutual contentment beyond solitary prayer.
An advertisement touts Perspino dress shields claiming they keep underarm areas dry in any clothing and settings. It promises no staining of gowns and includes instructions to apply the powder with a provided applicator. The copy offers a money back guarantee and lists a Chicago address for purchase.
Invitations issued by Rev and Mrs Edwin Stevens announce the marriage of their daughter Elizabth to Mr J Fred Laise on Wednesday June 19 at the First Methodist Episcopal Church Rutland Vermont. Several local residents attended events and visits across Martinsburg Greencastle Brucetown and Summit Point with minor social notes and travel mentions.
A report notes widespread crystal gazing in Africa. Mr Lang cites a Madagascar case where a woman allegedly saw a French vessel en route and correctly identified its occupants weeks before land sighting. The piece mentions Fea culture using water vessels and an ink pool in a later note.
The excerpt describes three flimsy boxes arriving from California with fourteen large living shakes, five rattlers, in Alameda. Authorities order immediate destruction or deportation of such snakes. The narrator recounts fumigation with hydrocyanic acid gas, multiple treatments, and eventual immersion in alcohol to end the venomous life.
In 1835 Franz Liszt toured French provinces and found an audience of seven in a town named L. He invited the guests to his hotel for a full program and supper, a move that pleased the seven attendees. The next day a larger crowd filled the hall for his second concert.
A Baltimore couple's engagement ends amid family involvement. The young man, a recent medical graduate, explains that his fiancée's old maid aunt from Kansas will live with them after marriage, an arrangement he calls an antidote to the relationship. The incident mirrors a broader theme of kin influence on courtships. The piece also cites a historical note from the Pekin Gazette on China’s 1859 60 peace terms and a demnity presented to western powers to start anew.
A bluejay acts as a practical joker by hiding in leaves near where small birds gather. It suddenly screams like a hawk startling the flock, causing them to scatter as the jay cackles with a hawk-like laugh.
A collage of quotes from Chicago Record Herald and Buffalo Express humor pieces. Snippets touch on family, a baby, a belt, and playful exchanges about baseball and life, with the tone of late nineteenth or early twentieth century humor writing.
Shamrock brought from Ireland and planted in England reportedly developed into clover. Dr W 8 8t Law notes this transformation observed in the specimen and discusses its horticultural implications.
In the Circuit Court in 1912 E Bolling Byrd sues James C Dolan and heirs of Maria Dolan to ascertain interests in three parcels in Frederick County and obtain sale proceeds. Unknown heirs are ordered to appear within fifteen days and a copy to be published weekly for four weeks in the Winchester Star. A copy is posted at the court house. Teste J W Baker Deputy Clerk. R Gray Williams p q tf
In a Virginia chancery proceeding in Winchester, Jas B. Russell and others sue heirs of Robt. Mackey and others to remove graves from the old Presbyterian Cemetery at North East Corner of Pily Street and East Lane and move them to Mt. Herron Cemetery. The court orders unknown heirs to appear within fifteen days after notice and directs publication in the Winchester Star and posting at the courthouse.
Multiple residents declare runs for city government. Steward Grim seeks first ward council seat promising to serve the people to the best of his ability. James M. Brown runs for the second ward common council. W L Whisson announces as independent candidate for the first ward council, pledging strict attention to the interests of the semis tate.
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