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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
5
An old Winchester presbytery gathering is recalled with warm humor, noting long meetings, lively preaching, and the camaraderie centered on shared interests and beer. The speaker reflects on the “moss backs” and the enduring Old Guard who sustain fellowship despite occasional tensions.
Card of thanks from the family of J. W. McKown expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for acts of sympathy during his illness and death. Signed by his son and daughter.
Advertises ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP for tender face and neck after shaving pimples black heads dandruff and skin or scalp disease. Says ZEMO relieves soreness and itching and soap is best for toilet purposes with druggists nationwide and Miller's Drug Store in Winchester.
The summer excursion book of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a 300 page handsome publication, has just been issued. Printed on heavy calendered paper it is profusely illustrated with photographs of resorts and natural scenery reached by the Pennsylvania lines.
Mr. W H Bryson starts a small creamery at Bunker Hill West Virginia and a skimming plant at Falling Waters He ships cream to ice cream manufacturers in Hagerstown Bryson came from Washington.
Miss Bessie Stottler of Berkeley Springs and James Luttrell of Romney were wed in Hagerstown by Rev. RR Wright of St. Paul’s Methodist Church.
Mr. Frank Walter Jr of Norfolk left yesterday after attending the marriage of his sister Miss Nea Walter to Mr. J Erle Carter, continuing family ties in the city.
The Circuit Court of Frederick County issues an order in Chancery against Sutcliffe N Widdup and others to recover 1500 dollars and costs, annul a May 25 1911 deed, and grant general relief. Defendants Josie M B Widdup and Wm K Hill alleged nonresidents must appear within fifteen days. notice to be published in the Winchester Star and posted at court.
By decree of Circuit Court Clarke County Virginia dated May 22 1911 in Reardon and Smith Trustees v R L Brooks et al the Trustees and Special Commissioners offer the John W Brown farm at public auction Saturday June 24 1911 at 12 o clock in front of the Berryville Court House door The farm of about 134 acres lies 2 miles west of White Post on the Winchester Pike near post office churches schools and N&W railroad with a bearing orchard and timber available for all farm uses Terms include one third cash day of sale and balance in one or two annual payments secured by bonds or all cash on day of sale Auctioneer J F West.
Wanted notices offer to pay good prices for moving picture stories old films and equipment including lease terms. Advertisers direct inquiries to Film Co at 150 & E 1th St New York City and invite listings of summer goods.
A pennsylvania farm tale shows a sixty year old father buying a rundown 300 acre property in 1892 with ten children and $10,000. After seventeen years the 1909 books show the farm worth $39,109 and net income $5,197.61. The family education and steady work transformed hardship into stability with sons becoming professionals and returning savings to nearby farms.
The statement argues that copying a neighbor’s good methods boosts personal progress and sincerity. It emphasizes practical imitation as a pathway to improvement.
Department of Agriculture demonstrates tobacco can be grown in many states. Farmers with extra land can earn about $1,000 yearly with hard work. States including Texas Florida Pennsylvania Connecticut and Massachusetts show good results. The Long Island station photo shows a marketable plant specimen.
The process captures elements from plant life in the air and deposits them into the soil. Researchers describe how airborne materials contribute nutrients, aiding soil health and crop growth.
At a Washington dinner of 500 guests the dasheen made its debut as a stuffed potato substitute signaling potential gains for swampy lands suitable only for ducks and rice. The tuber, long staple in Asia and the West Indies, drew varied impressions and hints at broader e commerce prospects despite few hotel orders for the 1911 crop.
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