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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1909
Page
4
City Editor notes office policy on accepted ads. New York representative A B Clayden cites standards for genuine advertisers. The text mentions telephones and advance payment details for mail and carrier services.
A harsh critique of a case of infanticide speaks to humanity, sympathy for a jailed mother, and calls out legal double standards favoring the man involved. The piece muses on the cruelty of leaving a newborn to die and questions societal judgment and justice.
The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company selected W. T. Gentry as its new president at a New York meeting. Gentry began with Kern Bell twenty one years ago as manager of the Alexandria exchange, rising through offices in Atlanta to the presidency of the large corporation.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot ridicules Roosevelt noting he travels as a "funal explorer" and will be bound by jungle law, while mocking any idea of respecting time licenses. The column frames his African trip as defiant rather than lawful.
Advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding or prolapsing piles in six to fourteen days or money back. PAZO Ointment priced at fifty cents.
Complication of diseases brings death at age forty eight in Gore after weeks of illness. Funeral at Mount Olive United Brethren Church Hayfield conducted by Rev Roy Schmucker. Burial in Gore cemetery with Patriotic Sons of America members among pallbearers. Survived by widow Mary, two sons Isaiah and Joseph, two daughters Emma and Ida, two sisters Canter Lonas and Charles A Sanford. Isaiah Roe previously injured, recently recovering.
A Star subscriber asks if gates at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad track crossing Piccadilly street may be kept up while cars are moved after a near collision. The letter describes a dangerous encounter when gates were open and an engine shifted dangerously close to a vehicle.
News from Berryville Virginia notes the death in Baltimore of Mrs Sydler mother of Mrs Herbert B Warde. Funeral at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville Tuesday at 11 am with interment in Green Hill Cemetery. Also updates on local moves visits and new births among residents.
Winchester music lovers may hear an organ recital Monday night at 8 in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. Prof Frederick Richens organist of St John s Church Hagerstown Md will perform with mezzo soprano Estie G Main. Richens directs organ music at Kee Mar College and holds Stratford Festival certification. This is his first visit to Winchester and a large crowd is anticipated.
The faculty and students of Boyce High School hosted an oyster supper on Monday and Tuesday night of last week. The event was very successful and receipts totaled thirty five dollars.
Mare M. O. Simpson bought a land parcel from J W Keeler to build a large store. Mrs John Woolfolk and daughter Rosa travel to Georgia for the winter. Mr Cooper and family plan Tennessee as their future home. Courtney Jones was thrown from a horse and bruised on Thursday morning. Mrs O’Fallon and daughter Ethel return from St Louis. Mary Garvin and Percy Lindsey visit Carter and Mullikin family. Mrs William Jacobs of Nineveh visits son and daughter.
The article discusses the potential appointment of a bishop coadjutor who will ascend to the bishopric. It notes the candidate Dr. McCormick previously led Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Winchester before joining the Protestant Episcopal Church. Rev. Nelson P. Dame served at Christ Church where he was ordained.
Alice writes a somber memorial one year after the death of her husband Fred Grim on March 1 1908. The verses evoke sorrow, longing, and the wish to see him again, noting he rests in a graveyard and she remains alone in a world of strife.
A woman writes and destroys a farewell letter to Howard Smith as she grapples with the fear of becoming Mrs. Smith. She fears his marrying another, and frets over jealously and social proprieties while planning a last appeal. She frantically attempts to call him by telephone to confirm his feelings.
Overstocked estate offers 22 horses and ponies 12 head of cattle 50 hogs plus drafts and brood sows at public sale on Wednesday March 10 1909 at 10 am. Terms: cash under $10 rest on 12 month credit with note and bank indorsement. Removal only after terms met. Auctioneers Hefsebower West and clerk B F Yates.
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