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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1910
Page
4
A column discusses Taft’s use of the Sherman Act to curb labor unions, federal court influence, and a Chinese proverb note on Taft saving face. It notes a railroad rate reduction at Taft’s urging and implies a broader shift toward curbing organized labor while restraining trusts.
The fragment cites the death of Alice Brown JAbven and urges stronger efforts to improve homes and keep children at home rather than seeking activity elsewhere. It stresses family happiness and stability as a remedy for youths seeking purpose outside the home.
Mrs Angeline W Payne aged eighty six is confined to her room in Ridgeway Virginia June 27. The stork visited Noah Smallwood and wife with a fine son Saturday. Miss Myrtle May Whitmore spent the weekend with sister Dora Snyder near Martinsburg. Luther Huyett is building a large hay barrack on his farm nearby.
Stephens City residents share travel visits and relatives. Miss Jennie Crowell returns home from Massachusetts while Mr. and Mrs. Marion Orndorff visit Dr. S. M. Sickley in Orando. Citizens attend Methodist Sunday school prizes and plan a quiet Fourth of July with a yard party. Granite monument placed at parental graves by William Painter and family.
The inquest and murderer’s confession reveal a lack of effective missionary effort in the city. A ruined life begins in a neglected home, with a child exposed to vice and violence, leading to a brutal murder at sixteen. The Cumberland Times editorialized that charitable groups failed to reach her, highlighting parental restraint and youth recreation oversight.
American League results show New York over Washington 7-4 and Chicago 4-0 over Cleveland. National League games include Pittsburg 8 Chicago 2 and St Louis 9 Cincinnati 1. Virginia League notes Norfolk 6 Lynchburg 1 and Richmond 9 Portsmouth forfeited. Sunday tallies include St Louis 4 Detroit 3 and Cleveland 5 Chicago 4.
Miss Katye Evans visited Middletown with Miss May Ginn and Miss Ida May Dinges. Arthur Walters and family hosted relatives. Annd Walters nearly cut finger in corn crusher. Emma Kline ill but hopes to recover. Local residents traveled by auto and visited noted families. Plowing corn and harvesting occupy men while women pick cherries. John Beaty suffers from poison oak. Dr. Weaver treats him. Simon Housenfluck in Winchester Friday.
Mr and Mrs William Scharff of Baltimore are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs George W Herbert on Peyton Street.
Washington reports official forecast for Virginia calls for local showers tonight or Tuesday with warmer conditions in eastern and southwestern portions tonight.
Mrs. Charles W Beall and her daughter Ann Catherine Beall return to Rockville Maryland after visiting George N Herbert and his wife on eyton street during an extended stay with the Herbert family.
The appointment of two vice presidents for the Southern Pacific railroad was announced. B. O. McCormick of Chicago and William F. Herrin of San Francisco will head traffic and legal matters respectively, with McCormick overseeing all Pacific system traffic.
Mrs. Stanford White, called the little mother of the Latin quarter, is noted for her kindness to Bohemian residents in Paris. She lives in the district center with her son Lawrence who studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, following in his father’s footsteps. She has aided several poor boys at risk of hardship.
A witty line about George wooing ending with a lemon as the fruit. The exchange notes he made a date but received a sour outcome, underscoring the humorous tone.
An unclear note mentions Adiey-Abollers in shade business with Warnald-Window or svook as possible names or brands. Details are fragmentary and identities remain uncertain.
The Erie railroad provides one car per suburban train marked Fresh Air with doors and windows wide open. Riders may close the nearest window but cannot demand closing of other vents. majority choice governs steam heating activation. If too cold, move to another car.
A major Brazilian railroad plans to send four mechanics to the United States every six months to work in U S railroad shops. The aim is to familiarize Brazilian workers with American methods and practices.
A public auction will be held in Winchester Virginia on Tuesday July 5 1910 at 1 o clock in front of the County Court for the estate of George W Outlers Executrix and related parties. The property is a house and lot on the north side of East Clifford Street fronting 73 feet and running 60 feet north. The deed to Edward Haymaker was recorded July 23 1904 in Book 26 page 47 at the City of Winchester Clerk office.
One third cash on day of sale with balance due in one and two years from sale date through two bonds of purchaser. Interest six percent payable annually. Secured by deed of trust on the property and fire insurance policy on the building. Harry R. Kern Special Commissioner and Wm. M. Atkinson Trustee note bond in decree. Deputy clerk F. H. Krebs records the matter.
A tale credits Zaleucus of 500 B C with a radical cure for inebriety. He reportedly ordered death for invalids who drank wine against medical orders. The piece notes the story as an antique example of extreme attitudes toward alcohol, read as a contrast to modern views.
Salt whale meat trades with Japan flourish in canned and salted forms. Reports say the meat is tender, rivaling beef in texture and flavor. The National Food Magazine notes strong demand and ongoing exchanges.
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