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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
3
Dark blue taffetas for afternoon gowns top the season, with greens and a new brown shade pleasing. The shown frock No. 8374 uses modorn brown satin trims and a dainty girdle yoke, suitable for an eighteen year old with 5 1/4 yards of 36 inch or 4 3/4 yards of 42 inch fabric.
The Shenandoah Valley Academy held graduation ceremonies in the Handley Library auditorium with a large audience. Cadets in full dress uniforms presented diplomas to graduates Peyton Marshall Felix Hatcher Henry Shepherd Eugene Hildreth DeCourcy Tilghman John Stuart and Clarence List.
Cumberland Md June 6 The Hannisville Distillery in Martinsburg West Virginia once a leading world producer has closed its manufacturing operation in compliance with the prohibition law. It was the last distillery remaining in the state and the mammoth plant spans several buildings across acres.
Promotional note urging readers to subscribe for prompt Washington Sunday Star delivery. Claims the paper prints late and distributes datelined content to other papers by Monday morning. Recommends James Rehill to handle Sunday morning deliveries.
Captain Marmaduke of Washington and Colonel James Morris Morgan visited Winchester, staying with Major and Mrs. Holmes Conrad on Market Street. Marmaduke, honored by Colombia and a participant in the Merrimac Monitor battle, served in the Confederate forces and later under a foreign flag. He is noted as one of the few surviving officers from the famous Hampton Roads clash.
Two spirited black horses driven by L. J. Heflebower bolted from a carriage in the town yesterday afternoon, running through streets but were halted before causing major damage. No injuries reported.
A benefits festival held by the Kernest Workers Bible Class of Burnt Factory Sunday School at the church. It takes place Saturday evening June 13 starting at 6 p m with proceeds for church repairs and is open to the public.
An advertisement touts the Saginaw silo as the best steel door framed model in the state and safest option for feeding stock. It offers a reduced price for the next 60 days and provides contact details via Adams, Agt. in Boyce, Va.
Mrs. Mary Wigner of Baltimore, after two radium sessions at Dr. Howard A. Kelly's sanatorium, shows signs of recovery from cancer. The first treatment occurred four weeks ago with three tubes of radium applied, followed by a second application last Monday.
The note describes using gentle electric light to aid recovery and warns that very strong light may irritate eyes and cause headaches or temper. It mentions Mrs. Wagner showing improvement after treatment and suggests a small green silk bag shade to cover the light.
The quote emphasizes that apart from labor, play is essential for physical and spiritual well being. It warns that hindering or misdirecting play is a grave danger, particularly for children, reflecting Gilder’s belief in balanced development.
A retired patrolman, Jerry O'Brien of Alston Street Charlestown, owns a parrot that buys the newspaper each morning. The bird shouts to the newsboy, Saying, boy, ring in a paper, as the penny is left on the window sill each night.
An eminent authority estimates that about one percent of Paris residents carry tuberculosis germs in their blood and can spread the disease. The finding highlights hidden public health risks in the city.
In the Clerk's Office of the United Court of the City of Winchester Virginia the order directs sale of land owned by the estate of a deceased person to obtain a decree for general relief. Defendants include William Russell Patrick Henry Russell and others. Publication required in The Evening Star Winchester for four weeks and posting at Court House front door by May 18, 1914.
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