08 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1909
Page
3
A drummer in Jansing Michigan exposed a toll-avoiding scam by canvassing trade, taking orders, and leaving without payment while a traveling rep reaped the gains. The ruse involved meant to save tolls for the seller and mislead the house, with names linked to sales and orders.
In a Georgia courtroom anecdote told by evangelist Lin coln McConnell a judge recalls an old darky who tests gunpowder in a store. He smells the powder and concludes it "smells like it's done been shot off before" prompting the judge to note the tale's doubtful quality.
Funds raised by the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs and a Palisade league organized by the federation will secure land for a small park atop the Palisades. A memorial structure and railing will overlook the Hudson, with an inscription to those who saved the cliffs in the early twentieth century. The site, chosen by a committee led by Miss Demarest, will be preserved in a natural state.
Mr Hampton Wisecarver of Nebraska visits his mother Mrs Elizabeth Reed and sister Mrs Edmonia Lakeman at Qpequon. It is his first trip home in 11 years since leaving at age 16 and he notes many changes during his absence.
A partial transcription shows a signed statement totaling 1 845 808 dollars in Virginia under oath by John W Rice cashing official attestation. The document mentions S H Hansbrough W S Love and W H Baker as witnesses sworn before L E Grim N P on February 12 1909.
A stream of local figures heads to appointments and events. Staunton hosts a board meeting of the Western State Hospital directors. Baltimore and Washington trips involve City Attorney R. G. Williams and others. Attendees include bankers, dentists, clergy, and social visitors from nearby towns with plans spanning New York to Washington.
Frederick County Virginia chancery decree orders David S. Glaize to locate and report real estate held by M N Frasher Gertrude S Frasher and Mary A Frasher and their liens. Commissioner must notify creditors by weekly newspaper publication and gather all interested parties for April 6 1909 proceedings in Winchester.
A bachelor guides visitors through his flat and displays a cabinet of over a hundred hairpins of shell silver and gold. Among them a hollow glass pin releases perfume slowly through a tiny hole, a gift from a geisha in a Yokohama tea house after she played the samisen.
A French newspaper claims a French bookseller Bernardeau invented picture postals during the Franco German War. His cards depicted the camp of the Army of the Sarthe and carried the inscription Souvenir of the National Defense. Sold mainly to Brittany soldiers to keep families informed.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a classroom exchange about meaning of moistened in a poem. Students discuss dew and a boy named Tommy Green who fell into a river and was moistened, illustrating a rural teaching moment.
An ad rates Pazooointment as a guaranteed cure for piles claiming relief in 6 to 14 days or a money refund. The pitch offers a 50 cent price for the treatment and appeals to readers seeking quick results.
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