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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
4
New Jersey fights mosquitoes by draining swamps and using oil on stagnant pools. Marsh lands near coasts and streams are being reclaimed for productive farming as seaside resorts and suburbs suffer from the pests. The state’s campaign expands usable land and showcases a model for national efforts.
A meeting held April 10 in York Nebraska aimed to secure signatures from businessmen to advertise exclusively in local papers for local business. They discussed cutting out advertising programs and outside schemes to focus on community publications.
A Mangal editor sues for libel after publishing a sentence that implies improper conduct by two young men and their dates. The suit questions a missing comma after the phrase the girls.
Decoration day drew a large crowd in Macedonia on June 7. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Carter Hail and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carper from Nineveh, plus several locals spending Sundays with the H. Craig and the Misses Smith families. The presiding elder of the M E Church South will preach in Macedonia Friday at 7 30 p m. Mr C M Jacobs reported a colt that broke its leg.
A Des Moines dispatch reports the German Baptist Brethren Dunkards held their general annual meeting near Des Moines Iowa and after a strong vote chose Harrisburg as the site for the next annual gathering.
Mrs Mauzy of Whitacre Virginia is to undergo surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for a tumor in the abdomen. The operation follows a similar procedure performed years ago with reported benefits. Mr Ben Huff and family of Paw Paw attended the Sixth of June ceremonies at Winchester and are visiting here for a few days. Mr W V Carpenter visited his mother and entertained guests with his graphophone. Miss Bertha Whitacre returned home from the State Female Normal at Farmville Virginia.
Nineveh Virginia June 9 Mr Georg Welsh suffered a serious leg injury when an axe slipped while he worked on a telephone pole. The cut knee caused him pain and left him disabled. Memorial day events in Front Royal attracted large crowds with speeches by Rev F J Prettyman of Baltimore and Mr Petty of Washington. Mrs William Jacobs and Mary Jacobs visited Winchester.
Mr Charles Boxwell is seriously ill at his Berryville home with pneumonia. Friends in Clarke and Frederick counties wish him a speedy recovery.
Mr F Keen of Fresno California and his wife and daughter Elizabeth visit his sister Mrs J W Chamberlin for a few days and plan to return to California at month’s end Miss Annie McGuttire stays several weeks at Atlantic City Miss Netta Motter visits Miss Minnie Beker Advertise if you want business note included
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