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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
4
The locust invasion is affecting Virginia Ohio and western Pennsylvania with crops damaged yet fishers report record catches using locusts as bait along the Ohio Kanawha and Big Sandy rivers. Farmers hope to buy stock as the insect leads to richer markets for poultry and fishing profits rise.
A war correspondent recalls Villa's demeanor at a dinner with his staff before Saltillo. The account portrays him as earnest, actively seeking mutual restraint against Huerta, and likens him to a football captain rallying his men.
A list of deeds recorded in the Frederick County Circuit Court clerk office shows transfers of farmland and parcels near Middletown Stephens City Winchester and Bridgeport. Names include Parsons Brannon Neville Morrison Larrick Wilson Hawkins Mayers Cleaver Lof ton Carper Kern Lupton Symons Williams and others with sums from 1 to 5 375 dollars and properties ranging from 0.25 to over 22 acres along roads Buffalo Lick Front Royal Middletown and Senseney avenue.
Trustees will sell at public auction on Wednesday July 1 1914 at 2 p m the Aspen Grove Farm in Cedarville District Warren County Virginia east of the Front Royal and Winchester Turnpike about six miles north of Front Royal and 138 miles south of Winchester the property contains 219 acres 7 more or less in two parcels including 190 acres former Antrim McKay land and Butcher land with a dwelling barn and outbuildings. Terms one third down day of sale and two equal annual installments by bond secured by deed of trust.
A fragmented poem describes brides journeying to a church and vows as a holy law. It contrasts joyous rites with bleak scenes of old maids leaving, and ends with a surreal image of barren rooms and unspoken affection.
Sir Moses Ezekiel the sculptor of the Arlington monument was in his native state for the unveiling on June 4. He was accompanied by his goddaughter Miss DeBosts and visited the office of Second Auditor Roswell Page in Richmond. Ezekiel is a friend of Page’s brother Thomas Welson Page and stayed at Oakland in Hanover County, the Pages’ home.
For over twenty five years Polk Miller, a practical druggist, has built a name for safe remedies. His Liver Pills are widely sold by druggists and praised for gently easing liver issues without harsh calomel or salts. The ad touts his methods and the pills’ effectiveness in toning up and removing digestive secretions.
The text contrasts long complex paths to happiness with simpler routes, noting some candid souls follow the easiest road. It emphasizes that the simplest path may be the best, according to Jean Pinot.
In the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on May 14 1914 Frank J Russell John J Russell and Henrietta Russell Administrators of Kate Hassett petition to sell a five acre tract near Mt Hebron Cemetery in Winchester for general relief and to bind nonresidents Patrick Hetty Russell of Patrick Hetty Russell is not a resident ordered to appear within fifteen days and a copy is to be published weekly for four weeks and posted at the courthouse door in Winchester Evening Star records the notice.
In a Western city hotel a man asked Dutch Frye for money claiming illness and demanded payment for drinks in the room. The hotel enforces a rule requiring a doctor’s certificate for in-room service. Dutch reluctantly hands over a hundred, warning the man about potential fatal disease if he prolongs the bargain.
"I believe Fanny is making me an Afghan" the youth says. He adds he visited last night and saw her working on it but she would not reveal its purpose. He claims she told him it is for him and not an Afghan, but actually a pair of ear tabs.
Miss Kutting praises young Mr. Coyne as a desirable partner while observers remark on his appeal and the attention he receives from peers.
A satirical pair of quotes discusses rising waiter tips and service charges. A second snippet jokes about prison dissatisFaction and wardens lacking experience, suggesting hotel workers as a solution. The Family bar contains a dark quip about a foolkiller and mourning plans.
A Judge quips about family plans as a child asks what is the matter in a brief domestic vignette. The exchange captures a tender moment of household conversation with a gentle lisp from the child.
Hicks says Smithers hired two sprinters to race to his bank after hearing of a rumOR. The claim involves a resourceful man seeking to rush funds through a bold scheme.
Doctor Emdee asks when payment is due and jokes about losing patience. Mr Wise replies that sending many to the graveyard leads to fewer patients.
A mythic figure laments his wealth and asks how to count his income tax, humorously imagining the challenge of taxing gold transformed by the Midas touch. The piece playfully contrasts abundance with the practical need to calculate obligations.
A juror asks about the defendant's condition in the bar. A witness replies the man was fresh but servable. The exchange is a fragment from a London Punch brief. A later quip notes a chauffeur finding an old suit. Another coinage puns on death and resignation.
A fragment quotes a reflection on life asking what we live for if not to make space for others. The line raises questions about meaning, altruism, and social responsibility in community discourse.
The article reviews new summer outfits featuring light weight fabrics and minimal skirts. It highlights French lace bodices with chiffon, satin frocks, and a knit kimono sleeve design. Pattern No 8205 and 8287 are detailed with yardage, sizes, and prices, plus postage instructions.
A pattern coupon form requests readers to enclose 15 cents for pattern numbers and sizes. It instructs to state the pattern number and size, measured over the fullest part of the bust, and to mail to Pattern Department care of the newspaper with name and address filled in.
Mr Egard Worthington of Hangerstown is spending a day or two in the city on business.
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