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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
2
In a heated exchange, supporters accuse Senator Martin of industry ties to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad while Montague, counsel for the railroad, helps sketch a reputational battleground. The dispute centers on past employment and current loyalties.
June 15 notice lists festival proceeds of 10.50. Various local visits are noted including Mrs. A L Ridgeway of Bigie ville visiting relatives, Mr. Hugh Meriet in Belmont county visiting daughters, and Rev. W Hye to preach next Sunday at 3 30 p m.
June 15 announced the appointment of Mr. H L Snédith as carrier on the new Rural Free Delivery route from Stephens City. Mrs. Carrie Walters of Linden visits her parents Mr and Mrs James Golliday near Shephene City, Mey. Bill Spitzer of Clarksburg Wy Va represents Thompson Music Co delivering a fine new organ to Mr Arthur Wood’s home.
The article criticizes Montague for maintaining ties to the Southern Railroad after becoming District Attorney for the Western District of Virginia in 1893. It alleges continued salary and railroad passes from the company while prosecuting railroads, with a February 1905 Danville Register report supporting the claim. It notes he renewed this by resigning only at his 1905 Roanoke nomination for Virginia attorney general.
Winchester citizen George W. Taylor testifies to relief from itching hemorrhoids after using Doan's Ointment and Doan's Kidney Pills from Franck Baker & Son's drug store. He credits better sleep, less irritation, and calls it the best ointment, urging others to remember the Doan's name. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents.
Atlantic City Cape May Oongan City Sea Isle City N J Ocean City Md Rehoboth Beach Del depart Thursdays June 22 July 6 and 20 August 3 17 31 at very low rates from Winchester Only 6.50 round trip tickets good in Pullman cars when accompanied by regular Pullman ticket All tickets good returning 16 days include date of sale Stopovers allowed on return trip at Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Ask Baltimore and Ohio ticket agents for pamphlet giving detailed information
The passage describes guests in London hearing a pair sing in the walls of their lodgings, likening their sustained singing to canaries in a cage. It notes earlier attempts to confiscate contraband tobacco and a royal pipe plan, then details an ornate solid silver bedroom suite with oriental designs ordered from the Far East. A New England village bids farewell to a popular woman with a drum corps playing Se Behind Me as the procession returns home.
The article argues birds live longer than mammals due to beaks replacing teeth and constant grinding in the gizzard with ingested grit, avoiding tooth wear and loss. It notes teeth wear halting bird starvation and that beaks do not wear away, contrasting with other animals. It also reports a recovered mast beacon after years and a proposed name change for Hudson Bay reflecting exploration lore.
Special train will leave Winchester at 6 30 a m with fares of one dollar to Washington and one dollar twenty five cents to Baltimore using Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The trip offers a full day Sunday opportunity to enjoy attractions of the Capital or Monumental City.
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