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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
Shirley Carter and others are mentioned in a mixed item with sporting banter about Jim and Flynn and bouts and bears. The piece then lists visitors and residents around Winchester including Ada Prince of Ridgeway visiting the Price family and several Armel and Chamblin family movements with local social events.
Berlin June 6 Frederick Wilhelm crown prince of Germany has finished a book detailing hunting experiences in Germany and abroad including Ceylon and India. The volume titled From My Journal will be issued soon and lavishly illustrated with photos and landscapes taken by the prince and Crown Princess Cecile.
Armel Virginia reporting Mr M H Armel of Inwood spent from Friday until Sunday with his mother Mrs John Armel Sr who continues with her daily routines. Miss Lola Jenkins of White Post visited with Miss Ivora. Mr Lester Price and Mr Swartz were also mentioned in the brief notes.
Announcements from Steward Griom James M Brown and W L Whisson declare they are running as independents for Winchester Virginia city council. Each promises to serve the people to the best of ability if elected. Also a note promoting Chamberlains Tablets for digestion and regular bowels.
A Fort Worth reader reports curing bilious temperament and malaria by abandoning coffee for Postum. He says quitting coffee and drinking Postum led to weight gain, no boils, and improved red blood. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. and tied to The Road to Wellville, is claimed genuine.
Frederick Binks sixteen of 80 Ellison street Paterson New Jersey eats a world record of 27 cream puffs in twenty minutes after betting with Lotis Geng of Wanaque. He then eats three coconut pies finishing the display. Ernest Steinheibler acted as referee.
Joe Moyrock a 31 year old Polish railway section hand from Greenwich walked from Shelby to Greenwich built a bonfire and spent the night beside the track. A epileptic fit caused his right leg to fall into the embers leaving him unable to move. He was found two days later with both legs frozen and later two amputations were performed.
A quoted line from Simplicissimus expresses lasting frustration as the speaker waits for a her arrival. The speaker warns of leaving if she does not come tomorrow, highlighting themes of disappointment and anticipation.
In Newfoundland polar bears roam ice floes and occasionally enter coastal areas. One bear was shot near St Johns after men fought a massive old male with seal clubs, injuring several hunters as they battled to subdue the animal. The bear weighed around 1400 pounds with a carcass likely heavier.
A New York steamer Brazos faced a labor dispute as cooks and firemen from the Brazos Comanche and Comal clashed over treatment aboard during a four hour standoff. Unions and officials sought arbitration while the oiler was returned pending investigation and the cook’s union moves to resolve its grievance with the firemen’s union.
Coroner's officers probing the death of George Johnston, a teamster, found a bankbook in his effects showing deposits totaling 75000 dollars. The discovery raises questions about his finances and possible motive in the incident.
City government stalls as Mrs. Ellen Quinn attaches Portsmouth city hall and all movable property to collect a $100 claim.
Frank Larson died of fatty degeneration of the heart weighing 465 pounds. It required two graves to bury him and the coffin was measured at three feet four inches deep. The item appears in a New York brief with a curious note on marriage from a humor column.
German nobleman Count Von Bulow, a longtime Pueblo figure known for dramatic claims and sensational actions, has been offered the position of master of the kennels in Pueblo. His controversial past includes a highly publicized scheme involving a Pueblo woman and a disputed marriage.
Alfred H. Booth of Worcester Massachusetts has served as organist at Mathews Church for 30 years. He missed only one service during that long tenure.
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