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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
6
No guesses have been made yet as the Holmes question remains unsolved and the contest will run until Saturday night.
The note recalls memorial service for the Knyights of Pythias lodge in Mich a es and reports a Sunday sermon by Rev G A Livttrell at Inwood. It also mentions heavy rain at night, attendance by Mrs John Ciondening, and a Masonic meeting at Middleway with J A Clendennmg, Willy L Saige and Robert Crim attending.
Mr John L Wissler returns to his Mount Jackson Virginia home after a short visit in town. A Berryville train schedule notes the 10 40 a m departure from Washington and a return at 12 15 p m to WasKyre.
Mrs C T Owen is spending some time in Rappahannock County Virginia with local visits noted in a brief social item.
A 60 pound ape defeats a much heavier man in a single-handed display, highlighting the animal's strength. The unarmed man weighs about three times the ape, demonstrating remarkable contrast in power.
The piece notes carnations bloom year round, surpassing roses in extending gardening pleasure. It argues flowers are not just seasonal delights and highlights enduring bloom as a shift in how gardeners savor floral color throughout the year.
Local residents and visitors from Washington and New York are noted in Berryville with many traveling to Charlottesville Old Sweet Springs and Richmond. Among those seen are Miss Pennie Viergop Miss Yarrice Kuosmer Mrs Reynolds and Miss Mamie White with others visiting friends and family in Winchester Staunton and Baltimore.
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