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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
5
An old public health notice warns that flies carry tuberculosis typhoid and other germs and urges strengthening the body with Bear's Emulsion to resist disease. It claims widespread illness and markets Bear's Emulsion as a tonic available at one dollar per bottle or six for five dollars from druggists.
Public auction June 24 1911 in Berryville Virginia to sell the John W Brown farm of about 134 acres two miles west of White Post on the Winchester Pike. Land includes orchard timber and convenient to church post office and rail. Terms require one third cash sale day, balance in one and two annual payments or all cash. Special commissioners include Jas P Reardon Blackburn Smith and others. Also notice of a Shenandoah county farm listing 283 acres with a mill and store building offered by The Chapman Newman Co Woodstock Virginia.
The article reviews Baldwin’s Earthquake Story and others, praising his ironic humor and portraits like Bolus in Cave Burton and Ovid Bolus. It notes Bolus as a natural liar driven by artistic instinct, a universalist intellect, and recalls Baldwin’s California judge career and Frances Baylor Barnum’s Virginia settings.
In Rosenberger Virginia on June 19 Mr James Snapps and his niece Pattie White are visiting relatives in Rio West Virginia. Mrs Bertha Ashwood of Lenore was visiting Mr James Snapps recently and with little Meredith visited. Mrs Isaac Frye and Mrs Guy Prye visited Mrs W J Smith and daughter last week. A buzzard was seen flying southward last week.
Miss Irene Robinson returned from Kingstree South Carolina where she served as school principal Miss Anna Green and Mr Baker Shamblin attended the Upperville Horse show The Foreign Mission Society met with Mr Clarence Jenkins as the host the other afternoon
Ordinances authorize 25 dollars for a Fairfax alley South Kent street track crossing. Another measure allows up to 200 dollars to test street oil dust control on South Joudoun Street Fairmont avenue and nearby streets. A further 85 dollars funds a sewer right of way payment to Fred. I. Glaize from National avenues to Piccadilly street.
Mrs Bettie Brubaker returns to Luray after visiting relatives here. Prof N D Cool and family tour relatives in Pocomoke City Md. Ralph B Snapp departs for Capon Springs to serve as cashier at Capon Hotel. Mr and Mrs Sherrard Kennedy and child of Atlanta Ga visit Miss Sherrard on Amherst street.
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