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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
2
A fragment lists numbers and codes such as 86 588 11 45 16 1 043 75 with the word Directors, suggesting a financial or governance record. The OCR text is incomplete and lacks clear context or identifiable names.
Modern Woodmen lawn party on scenic grounds at White name nights of June 23 invitation extended. Then a time table excerpt shows train arrivals and departures with daily and Sunday patterns and notes Winchester station details. The piece ends with an ad for Foley Kidney Pills offering relief from kidney and bladder issues.
Financial condition report for Middletown State Bank Incorporated located at Middletown Frederick County Virginia as of June 7 1911 with assets liabilities and equity totals. Signatures of cashier W E Coffman and directors attest to accuracy sworn June 12 1911 before N P James W Ridings.
Bank in Winchester Virginia reports assets of about 1 976 784 17 with deposits totaling 1 359 629 82 and capital stock 200 000 00 plus surplus and profits. Notes of other banks and U S bonds backed by circulation appear among assets with liabilities listing national bank notes outstanding and deposits.
A humorous clash over modern sports and ancient games contrasts car racing with Roman blood sports, reflecting on civilization’s offerings and the changing entertainment landscape.
Albert Halterman a farmer about two miles south of Moorefield was fatally injured when a southbound train on the Hampshire South Bay Railroad struck him a few days ago. He had left his fields to look for turkeys, appeared prostrated from heat or fainted and lay with his legs over the left rail. the engineer could not stop in time. He died about two hours later from the injuries.
Experts assess ears for fermentation signs and spoilage. For general buyers, cracks and thumbs test with the milk squirting to judge safety. The message urges timely advertising amid harvest preparations.
Judge Faulkner in Jefferson county Circuit Court at Charles Town construes the will of Edward A. Colston. The Richmond College gains 6000 to 7000 by the decree while bequests to a Summit Point Baptist church and its pastor fall as void for indefiniteness.
Miss Emma Gardiner returns from Shenandoah Collegiate Institute in Dayton Virginia. Lucile Bowie comes home after visiting her aunt Mrs Peter Furger son. Victor Denny and two sons visit Edward Henning in Clarke County. Jennie S Meade returns from Berryville to White Post. William Reardon of Winchester spends Sunday here. Thomas L Chrisman returns from Randolph Macon Academy at Front Royal. Sadie Daugherty and children visit Mrs Charles Funkhouser. White Post baseball team defeats Riverton 19 to 4. Amna V Green returns from a visit to friends in Washington. Mabel Miller returns home after teaching in Tennessee.
Millwood Va notes report social visits from residents including Mrs Carrie Barney and Miss Essie Lyon and mention the United Telephone Co extending lines from White Hall to Green Spring area. Also listed are local arrivals from Berryville Boyce and Washington wedding attendance and relatives visiting in Millwood during mid June.
Erie Mary reports five years of suffering from female ailments improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits two bottles and six bottles total for full recovery and urges others to try the remedy.
Howard Boden leaves Brucetown for Pittsburg where he will work in the steel plant. He goes with his father Charles Boden and Jesse O Connell to Martinsburg. Mrs. Carrie Frasher Owens and son Raymond Owens return from Green Hill to summer home. Miss Johnetta Wright returns from Front Royal after visiting Rev. J H Light and Randolph Macon Academy finals. Mrs. Mattie E Best of Washington visits her mother in law. The Tanquarys host Dudley Pierce family and W W Tanquary family from Starke County and Winchester. Mr and Mrs Irving of Lancaster Pa depart for Los Angeles to make their future home. Miss Gladdus Garner of Grimes resigns from woolen mill and returns home. Miss Minnie Larrick also resigns. Mr and Mrs Simpson of Baltimore return home after weeks at Blue Ball Inn.
Whitacre Virginia reports the Mt Hebron United Brethren Church will be dedicated next Sunday June 18 with all day services and a dinner on the grounds. Edward C. Bageant suffered a colt severely cut in a wire fence incident.
Dehaven Virginia June 14. Mr Joseph DeHaven has been ill for weeks and lingers between life and death. Mr Ashby Kerns and Mr Ellis Reese of Washington came up on.
In Bartonville on June 14 Rev. Alamong preached at a Christian gathering on Sunday. Mrs. William A Ueckman visited relatives in Shenandoah county. Mr and Mrs Ebersole of Strasburg visited daughter Mrs P C Petrie. Clarence Himelright spent Sunday with his parents near Winchester. Little David Petrie, son of Mr and Mrs Petrie, ill but improving. Miss May Browning visiting relatives.
A short note lists items for a home sea bath including Violet Ammonia Water Borax Sponges Toilet Waters Boraxo Soaps Bath Brushes Towels Talcum Powder and other bath articles.
Messrs Charles and John Ward visited relatives in Loudoun County last week. Mrs Jolliffe and her two children stayed with her mother Mrs Reid at Boyce. Mr and Mrs J L Carper and daughter Lamise visited relatives. they were joined home by daughter Margaretta who had been here for a month.
Local note column from Bunker Hill West Virginia dated June 14 reports O B LaFevre buying an iron safe. Visits by E D Lamp and wife to Mechanicsburg and Fayettesville plus other towns. Various residents from Martinsburg Hagerstown Baltimore and White Hall are mentioned with weekend and Sunday gatherings. An M E Church ice cream festival is planned on the parsonage lawn Friday and Saturday.
Mariners in the Levant favor daily iron rust intake scraped from anchors as a remedy for seasickness. A small pouch tied to the abdomen, containing roasted salt and thyme flowers, is also used to counteract the vessel’s rolling effects.
A farming bulletin advises constant seed corn care through land selection and careful selective breeding. It details breeding plots, detasseling, cross fertilization, and documenting growth stages to fix desirable traits, aiming for higher future yields and market value.
Poultry needs ample fresh air and pure water to stay healthy and breed well. Pond or creek swimming is not essential. eggs from pullets hatch similarly to hens if managed properly. Production costs rose about 50 percent, while receipts per dozen rose 150 to 256 percent, with chick and fowl rates up about 100 percent.
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