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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
4
The piece notes Virginia fruit wealth with high profits per acre and premier quality apples and peaches. It then pivots to a Senate tariff debate exposing a Democratic loss of representation and a sharp party divide between Republicans and Democrats in recent local elections.
Lord Charles Hamilton travels with a bulldog in Naples. When told the dog cannot ride in a first class carriage he refuses to move. Italians detach the carriage and rebuild the train, leaving the lord to wait as the train runs on without him. The episode ends with his surprised reaction.
A cobbler wandering near Bruges is mistaken for a prince after a prank. He is dressed in royal robes, paraded at mass, and treated with royal pomp before waking to find it was all a dream and he returns home to tell his wife of the wonderful illusion.
A New York enterprising individual filed for bankruptcy with liabilities of 24000 and assets of 25. The list of creditors describes a life of luxury on credit, no visible means of support, and a genius at bilking. The piece questions the mindset of swindlers and suggests Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy, sold locally by Franck Baker &.
Historical claims tout a universal catarrh cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The ad asserts catarrh is constitutional, not local, and promises a hundred dollar reward if the remedy fails. It promotes the Take All's Family Pills for constipation.
The sacred nut of Japan, long known to collectors, was first imported in 1588 by a New York merchant. Used in Shinto worship on altars, it burns with a blue flame and odd odor. It grows under water, has a leaf like an American lily, and the nut resembles a buffalo head with horns. Raw it is hard and tasteless but cooked tastes like boiled chestnuts and can stay edible for over twenty years.
Harper's Weekly notes a weaker gravity in regions once high mountain belts. The theory says the crust there was less dense, leaving a density signature when mountains erode. France may host a vanished range along Bordeaux's parallel, with gravity subtly reduced, while similar effects appear in southern Russia plains.
A subeditor, referred to as Mr. X, was tasked with writing about superstition and imbecility. The printed piece opened with the line that imbecility is not on the wane, suggesting the following lines will prove it. The quote is attributed to Paris Figarro.
A brief humorous exchange about college, polish, and hiring a brass finisher. Mr Boastem laments missing college. Miss Hintz quips about improving appearance.
Local store promotes a Saturday dress goods sale with a reduced price for the day. Shoppers can buy woolen waists skirts dresses or a suit at 10 percent off, with options in black or colors.
Under a decree in the Frederick County Virginia circuit court case Garland M Hansbrough as executor of Mary J Glaize deceased the properties tied to deeds of trust recorded in Winchester and executed by Mary J Glaize are set for public auction at the County Court House in Winchester at noon.
Saturday May 21 1910 sale of lot with two story brick house on North Loudoun Street Virginia City of Chester. Lot fronts 20 feet, runs to an alley. Terms require one third cash with balance two thirds by bonds or full payment in cash. Sale overseen by Garland M Hansbrough executor and trustees M M Lynch and J M Steck. 419 4w
A 1910 timetable lists northern and southern routes from Roanoke to Bristol, Hagerstown and New York with Pullman sleepers and cafe cars. It names train numbers 18 1 27 28 14 and 2, along with intermediate stations and connections at Shenandoah Junction and Harrisburg. Signed W. B. Bevillm and M. F. Bragg, Roanoke VA officials.
A humorous exchange about a clumsy man who is a conductor. Ela remarks, Stella asks how Elia knows, and Elia recalls saying tickets please when he mentioned being on her train. The quip appears in the New York Press.
A terse axiom from Toomis warns that failure to improve today leads to a bleaker tomorrow. The remark emphasizes urgency and personal accountability in facing upcoming challenges.
Tame shoulder is almost invariably caused by rheumatism of the muscles and yields quickly to the free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment is not only prompt and effectual, but in no way disagreeable to use. Sold by Franck Baker & Son.
Fred Gibbs of Chambersburg risked his life to save Herman Stevens a 10 year old boy who fell into Lake during a perilous incident Monday. Gibbs, once Cumberland Valley Firemen’s secretary and now prominent in local affairs, is considered a Carnegie Medal candidate.
Mr. W. G. Stone of Baltimore representing Standard Oil has permission to test oil on Amherst Street in Winchester to show its efficiency as a preventive. A partial test yesterday afternoon was washed away by rain but further tests will be made. Reports from other cities claim great success and a thorough sprinkling may last a season.
Adlai Stevenson recalls Henry Clay's idolization by his party and cites a Kentucky incident where a mountain member protested a legislature instructing Clay how to vote. The measure was rejected amid heated emotion as the story underscored limits of party control.
A discussion of how earth formed from rocky material and evolved into soil through chemical and physical processes. It notes vegetation's role in disintegration and soil creation, then abruptly shifts to an advertisement praising Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with testimonials and local sale mentions.
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