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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
5
A street canvass in a North Carolina town shows Seventeen homes survey, Sixteen use Gowan's Pneumonia Cure for inflammation, mothers praise the remedy. The line Sixteen to One suggests strong support for the candidate.
A circulated home remedy claims to cure chronic rheumatism and bladder issues by mixing Fluid extract dandelion Kar yon Kompound and compound syrup of sarsaparilla. It urges buying ingredients separately and mixing at home, warns against ready made products, and cites a local druggist as authority.
Local grain dealers quote corn per bushel and hay per ton while live stock prices show beef pork veal per pound. Produce and retail markets list prices for lard butter potatoes apples chickens and related items with various per unit rates.
J Harvey Canter cashier swears the stated financial condition of the People's Bank Stephens City Virginia is true as of February 14 1908. The balance sheet lists assets including loans and discounts 37974 29 overdrafts banking house 1000 00 fixtures 37 due from national banks 1803 22 due from state banks and private bankers 2408 40 paper currency 1574 00 total 45495 00. Liabilities show capital stock 10000 00 undivided profits 0 00 deposits 11278 10 time certificates 15404 47 bill payable 70004 309 44. Directors L A Adams A H Guard and J M Steele attest. Sworn before Geo A Samsell on Feb 26 1908.
Bright item recalls a boy nicknamed Master Chamblin Punkhouser who fell and had a leg fracture reduced by Dr. Stuart. It notes visits by Mrs Chamblin to East Highlands and Mrs T S Chamblin to Greenway, with Miss Lucy Neil visiting Ella Neil and other social rounds at Greenway Church and nearby homes.
A testimonial letter from John Adams, aged nearly 94, praises Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a tonic aiding strength, sleep, and appetite. The ad touts the product as a pure malt distillate, sold for $1.00 per bottle, with a free medical booklet and testimonials.
An advertisement claims half the Winchester doctors prescribe Mi-O-Na to treat indigestion and stomach weakness. It argues stronger stomach muscles increase gastric juices, easing headaches dizziness and nervy debility, with a money back guarantee on every 50 cent box.
A public complaint from travelers about the Ber syvlle and Winchester pike near Durnng Virginia spurs hopes that directors will repair the road after winter damage from heavy teams. Reports include local residents such as O D Mardesty and D T Wood with health notes, a feverish infant, a new Opequon foot bridge work, a sermon by Rev Wieler, and moving of Fred Carver to Burns farm on Millwood pike.
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