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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
4
A satirical verse laments the nuisance of houseflies, blaming their buzzing, diseases, and relentless presence. The speaker imagines drastic, humorous remedies and reflects on lessons from school as scientists and citizens seek to banish the pests.
The piece argues Democratic leaders aim to defeat Taft and Roosevelt to clear a return for a favored candidate in 1916. It notes striking similarity between Roosevelt’s Chicago convention actions and Nebraska radical Republican rhetoric as they move toward Baltimore. The author suggests the next week may reveal the final chapter of these political maneuvers.
A garbled dispatch notes a visit involving former Governor Beaver and family, with references to Gray McAllister and kin. The fragment mentions travel on the Cumberland and Atlantic City, a seaside stay, and a Bellefontaine Pa reunion, with Georgia and Virginia connections and a Ginn family link.
Public employees in Austria including clerks in ministries and workers in government owned services largely avoid strikes. After 35 years of service they retire on full pensions, encouraging restraint while seeking higher pay and better pensions. The League of Austrian Government Employes advocates pay gains and pensions though its influence remains discreet.
A proposed billing method uses a postable bill stub with a check to create an itemized record for payers and a receipt for payees. It promises significant savings from reduced mail costs and faster clearance, especially for mass billers. Public service firm use in New York shows 70 000 patrons adopting it and substantial monthly savings.
An analysis shows the United States lacks national workmen compensation laws while Britain Germany France Belgium and many other nations require employer or state funded protections. The report notes American workers rely on savings private insurance or employer charity after injuries.
A refrigerator with a new colon slot for vending machines in public places, a French two wheel motor powered roller skate, an electrically heated serving tray, a German voltmeter for 150000 volt lines, a New York patented electric rocking horse, and an adjustable sun shade for automobilists indicate a range of early 20th century innovations.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Winpigler, longtime resident, was held Wednesday at 11 from Rest Chapel with Rev. F A Strother officiating. Pallbearers included Joseph Feagans and John Fishpan among others. She had been an invalid for eleven years. Relatives and visitors from Martinsburg and Winchester were noted in the report.
In a humorous exchange from a hotel lobby a St. Paul man is praised for embroidering a lunch cloth. The banter riffs on wives who juggle bridge games and social gossip about a man named George teaching others, ending with a murky mood and a joint sigh.
A Boston rabbi reports investigations in Maine and New York showing children as young as three working long hours in canneries. He warns hundreds of children under five are employed up to 12 to 15 hours daily, calling it a slaughter of the innocents the nation must stop or pay dearly later.
A Fresno California Herald note reports a scientist discovering color perception in both monkeys and insects. The finding could explain why some newspapers display distinct color features.
Edward Davis Copeland and Annie Ruth Smith, both residents of this city, were united in marriage on the 22d inst at the Baptist parsonage on North Market Street by Rev. W. H. Carter. The groom is employed by C. C. Herren, and the couple will reside here.
A carved bust of an early bishop was found in the Chevio Hills. The statue, cut in Siciliar marble now chalked by age, may depict Paulinus the Apostle to Northumbria around 625 to 633 AD, with the figure tied to Yeavefing in the Cheviot district and King Edwin’s era.
A discussion notes that a typewriter operator and a coal heaver expend comparable energy. It estimates energy for coal handling about 20 000 pounds plus 12 000 pounds for typing, totaling around 15 000 pounds, suggesting sitting workers may match physical labor output under certain conditions.
A garbled report lists fire losses in the United States and Canada at 23 4337 250 dollars. It mentions European Russia hosting multiple electrical distribution stations and a Belgian petroleum pipeline of 250 miles. The piece touches sulfur consumption by Japan via the United States and Australia, chiory mentions in Germany, health notes on farmers, and Bavarian postal service using 144 motor vehicles on seven lines.
Co A Bahlman of this city was arrested last evening by Deputy U S Marshal John Rogers on storing liquor for dispensation. He posted bond to appear before United States Commissioner A J Tavenner on the 28th or 29th of this month, with other cases to be heard.
The flora of Switzerland yields delicious honey and thousands of bee colonies are kept to boost food supply and commercial products. Honey and wax production constitutes an industry of considerable importance to the federation, as shown by statistics from the Swiss Society of Apiculturists.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications says the remedy treats the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is presented as a non medicine with ingredients mixed to purify blood and act on mucous tissues. The remedy is advertised by CHENEY & CO of Toledo Ohio.
A brief reflection on how greatness imposed on individuals often fails to fit, highlighting tension between expectation and personal identity.
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