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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star states it will not accept advertisements unless satisfied they are not intended to deceive. It rejects wildcat mining schemes and stock promotion ads, asserting space is more valuable to bona fide advertisers.
Fragmented OCR notes reference advance payments by year six months and three months with phrases like per year per six months and per three months. No clear event or entities emerge beyond generic time frames.
A 1908 Winchester plea laments lack of a northbound passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio line from the Valley, urging the route to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York as the town’s enduring goal. The dispatch portrays citizens begging the railroad to heed their petition.
A reported affinity ball at Coney Island features couples joking through a mock ceremony. A man fined 25 cents for refusing a marriage offer serves as comic reminder that even solemn rites are played for laughs, prompting reflections on haste in marriages and divorce suits.
The Southern Methodist Church honors Bishop Duncan who died at his Spartans home after a Civil War chaplaincy under Lee. The Baltimore Conference met at dock Street Church in March where his kindness, strength, and leadership left a lasting impression on attendees and the writer.
Petersburg Index Appeal notes the Virginia General Assembly confirmed Judge Rhea by a wide 2 to 1 vote amid testimony deemed to invalidate charges of political immorality. The editorial condemns 46 lawmakers for accepting rumors over sworn committee evidence and criticizes delayed vote tactics.
Supporters praise Judge Rhea for integrity and candor in confirming him to the State Corporation Commission. They express confidence he will meet the duties, justify Governor Swanson and the Democratic majority, and uphold the record of the committee’s report.
In Bunker Hill West Virginia on a Saturday Mr Joseph Miller helping Milton Lamon kill a beef sawed the dock and broke it across his knee causing a broken leg between knee and ankle. He returned home for medical attention and cannot account for the peculiar accident.
Rev. Dr. Awilliam Wallace Duncan, elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1886, was born December 20 1839 in Boydton Virginia. He served as professor at Wofford College and Randolph Macon College before choosing Oxford College, with noted leadership and financial skill.
A short Scots tale where a boy asks his grandmother if her spectacles help her see. She replies modestly, and the boy requests she remove them while packing his bench, ending with a quaint rural humor tone.
An 1890s note states bricks can absorb about 16 ounces of water, reflecting material properties and porosity. The claim appears in a practical text on building materials and moisture handling.
Heirs of M Crow offer 206 acre farm for sale at public auction in front of Berryville Court House Virginia at 1 pm Monday March 23 1908. Property includes 8 room dwelling good barn outbuildings running water two orchards 15 acres timber. Terms: one third cash and balance on bonds over 5 years with lien or all cash. Possession September 1 1908.
A published notice explains postal law changes denying second class mailing for non renewing subscribers. Newspapers overdue within defined grace periods face non inclusion in subscriber lists and higher mailing rates. The rules specify renewal timelines and postage rates per 4 ounce increments prepaid by stamps.
The notice invites subscribers in arrears to avoid hardship and offers a 5 percent discount for payments through July 1 and 10 percent through January 1. Discounts apply only to subscriptions terminating on July 1 or January 1, with bills being mailed and prompt remittance encouraged.
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