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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1905
Page
4
A St Louis Globe Democrat piece explains how experts identify forged signatures. It outlines that identical looks do not prove authenticity, highlights minute personal idiosyncrasies, and notes that a forged hand will lack genuine character traces visible under magnification.
A. Mervyn Smith recounts a king cobra hunt with two natives. While under a basket a cobra emerged and was arrowed. the second cobra attacked the coop. He fired through the basket hood with a double-barreled gun and watched the snake die in a spray of dust.
The article notes the Tudor bed of Henry VIII with straw beneath finery and a dagger search for safety. It also mentions Shakespeare's great bed in Twelfth Night, twelve feet square, a marvel through history. It adds a note on the Hawaiian cattle region where cattle drink no water, feeding on wild recumbent grass called maninia.
A stockholders meeting of the Shenandoah Valley Fruit Exchange is called for Friday June 16 at 2 o clock in Vermers and Merchants National Bank building. Prospective members are invited to attend.
The markets were without feature today. Recorded wholesale prices include Wheat 90 cents Rye 60 cents Corn 2.55 Butter 12 cents Eggs 14 cents Old hens 10 cents Old roast 5 cents Turkeys 12 cents.
The Barker Company represented by Richard B. Byrd of Winchester and Alexandria by Gardner L. Boothe face the voided law ruling. The case, likely to Court of Appeals, challenges punitive city license taxes aimed at trading-stamp firms.
A new germ theory claims health rests on stomach action and that Miona tablets prevent indigestion. Taken before meals the tablets allegedly strengthen the stomach to stop disease germs and allow unrestricted eating. The ad claims many misdiagnose heart or liver issues when a weak stomach is to blame and offers a guaranteed stomach cure except cancer through Franck Baker & Son.
The notice lists rail trips to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City and more from Winchester at $6.50 round trip with Pullman access. Tickets valid 16 days return with stops in Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Also included is a brief on women in politics presented by Senator Gorman with a counterpoint anecdote about Sunday schools.
In Moscow a ban on horse whips in all cabs and carriages governs large towns. The absence of whips and the excellent condition of horses illustrate the humane effect of the law. Sleek, well groomed horses pull carriages, showing the policy’s success.
Mrs Louise Fletcher Grecie left for Louisville Kentucky to represent the Black Horse Cavalry of Warrenton Virginia. For the first time in twenty five years Mrs George Mallonee visited her old home in Winchester accompanied by Mrs Alice Boyd and returning from Baltimore.
The article notes the U S South American trade shows remarkable fixity with only a 5 percent rise in 30 years. 1890 and 1902 sales are about the same, while U S trade with the world outside South America has more than doubled since 1873. South America’s 40 million people consume under $40 million annually.
The reputed inventor of the drink called ricky was Joseph K Rickey known as Col. Joe a Wisconsin born speculator and politician. He spent most of his life in Missouri and lived in New York City for the last ten years, dying in April 1903. The piece notes vacation season trouble with trunk packers alongside meat packers.
An Englishman asks about Russian army lieutenants. A Japanese sympathizer quips that there are a mighty few left, reflecting wartime humor in Yonkers Statesman.
A dash of humor follows two characters, a fat policeman and a clever detective, as they dissect a suspect by noting he wears safety pins instead of suspender buttons. The exchange reveals the odd logic used to judge the prisoner’s marital status.
Dialogue excerpt shows humor about snuff usage with references to a church setting and Gotham remark on being up to snuff. The line contrasts old customs with modernity, highlighting language play between characters.
A mare suckling a colt needs daily to every other day increased feed. Half oats and half bran suit a grassy or hay diet. Do not fatten too much. keep her in good condition. If worked, she requires liberal feeding to stay well fed. underfeeding risks poor condition.
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