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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1914
Page
4
A fragmented report cites AB Grayden at 916 Brunswick Street presenting the Bible as a “wonderful” book with hundreds of copies, while noting the American Bible issued in the same era. It also mentions older volumes laid on shelves and compares quantities.
A quirky verse by Walt Mason portrays a mystic maid with midnight eyes and brazen rings who prophesies fate for trusting skaters and promises great rewards. Her glamor woos but stirs conflict as readers are drawn into a dreamy, symbolic spectacle.
Notes recount Mr David returning from weeks of illness and his daughter leaving Page County to stay with her brother Charles. Martin Shiley, long absent, is back home. Feels about New Orleans roots and visits by Armel Parker and family. Grandparents visit White Point. Painter of Canter Miruest Repentance referenced.
City council enacts 1914 sewer rentals with specific rates for residences, businesses, steam laundries, hotels, drug stores, and manufacturers. Rates include base charges, per water closet, and special surcharges. applications handled by the superintendent of sewers.
The chief of police must list all dogs and owners or occupiers each month by a set deadline and report to the city treasurer. Failure to return a dog not kept on the premises is treated as evidence of ownership.
Duchess of Marlboro daughter of Mrs Belmont sails into New York for a five week visit with her mother. She declines militancy in suffrage, calling herself a loyal suffragist at heart, noting English conditions differ. Her two sons stay away.
The committee on arrangements met in Hagerstown to set up the Conococheague campmeeting. Revs J C Newman Hagerstown B Walters Carlisle W B Fisher Winchester and W H Foland Chambersburg organized the event. The date will be announced later.
A quotation urges gentle home speech as a precious daily practice, comparing a kind voice to a lark’s song and a pearl for future value. It notes elocution teaches how to speak but not when, hinting at deeper communication skills beyond delivery.
A brief reflective line honors the steadfast support surrounding a youth as he rises. The message singles out those who steadied the lad, implying gratitude toward mentors and steadying figures in leadership.
A testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from weakness and nervousness linked to female ailments. The letter from Mrs. A B Boscamp of Creston Iowa praises improved strength and family happiness after use and invites others to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
In Kernstown Virginia on June 30 Mr Martin Grabill slipped while picking cherries and fell about feet sustaining a concussion and minor injuries. Several local residents are noted visiting relatives and friends in Stephens City Opequon Winchester Lenore and nearby areas as storms bring heavy rain and a lightning strike kills Mr Ward Cadwallader's cow.
Mrs. W. A Leyes of the Tur ner Ashby Chapter announces a Virginia division scholarship at the State Normal School in Harrisonburg with board and tuition free. Eligible applicants must prove financial need, be Confederate descendant daughters, gain endorsement from Virginia chapter presidents, be 16 or older, pledge to teach two years in Virginia after graduation, and provide health and moral testimonials. Apply by July 8 to Mrs. Love. include names and addresses.
In a blizzard two travelers seek shelter at a manor house. Miss Bird Rayburn and Ted Deering share coffee and safety as snow traps them inside. A tense, late night bond grows amid storm and fear, ending with cautious family press of romance.
Capt Frank Sulzer of the Salvation Army notes a red nose can appear on a total abstainer who is a skilled worker He aided a red nosed man to find work after recognizing the man's sobriety and difficulty faced due to the stigma The Boston Post story is cited and Charles H Neikirk is reported returning to Hagerstown Maryland after a short visit.
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