This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
4
Dr John B Lupton presents a treatise to Farmers Institute arguing insect odors drive pest behavior and proposing essential oil based remedies. He cites experiments on smell, describes musk and ambergris odor persistence, and calls for practical use of plant oils to attract and destroy pests.
Under Postal Regulations the Winchester postmaster Bent ley Kern has had his annual pay rise from 2300 to 2500 dollars. The boost follows higher post office receipts during the past fiscal year totaling just over 16000 dollars, with business boosted by local industries including The Eddy Press run by J Frank Eddy & Brother whose receipts exceeded 3000 dollars.
The narrator describes a stunning and infamous courtesan in Paris with pale gold hair and blue eyes, a stark contrast to her scarlet lips. Gaston, the old peasant, declares her beauty and notoriety, then collapses and dies at the narrator’s feet as the scene ends.
Captain R W Haymaker, a well known businessman and City Council member from the second ward, returned downtown today after a serious pneumonia illness that threatened his life for over a week. He credits his recovery to not having previous serious illness and was greeted by many friends. Reverend George S Bowers of Grace Lutheran Church also returned from Baltimore where he attended the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland meeting.
The Quarterly Conference will be held at Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church Friday night at 8. Presiding Elder Rev. Dr. W. S. McKenny will attend and preach Sunday at 11. Misses Vallar host guests Miss Lillian Clark of Staunton Va and Delphine DeMeloche of Detroit visiting Plainfield Kernstown. Pianist Maris Cecileighsleans of Windsor, Canada expected next week. A marriage license was issued to Jesse Carter of Clarke County and Grace Williams of Winchester.
The city clerk’s office issued a marriage license today to Mr. Harry W. Wigginton and Miss Lillie Marpole, both of Winchester. Neither of the bride’s parents is living. Mrs. L M Bacon, wife of a Maryland lawyer, is visiting Rev. and Mrs. C T Weede on South Market Street. Miss Louise O Zirkle is visiting cousin Miss Sophia Rinker in Mt. Jackson Virginia. Mr. Thomas L Dunn of Martinsburg, a prominent businessman, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs Henry 8 Baker and two children travel from Jefferson county, West Virginia, to Wheatland to visit relatives.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.