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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
3
An advertisement promises a home remedy for nervous weakness and low virility. It claims a physician crafted a sure-acting combination that can be used at home without help, offering a free copy by sending name and address to a Detroit contact.
A fragment notes how ears of a child seldom change as they develop into an adult, yet after middle age they sometimes grow larger. The brief reflection mixes growth with aging and the passage of time.
Ridgeway West Virginia March 15. Erick Messrs J J anne. Ridgeway on business in Martinsburg. Mrs J R Kibler in Chambersburg Pa last week. Dr F F A Cochran physician to Robert Owens who is ill with pneumonia. Sarah Smithey returned from Winchester after weeks with sister Mary Brown. Annie Coyle visiting relatives in Jefferson County. John Sumption of Winchester visiting brother I N Sumption. Ida Shoaf returned to Hagerstown after days with relatives. Valley Union Epworth League to meet at Paynes Chapel next Thursday at 7 30 PM.
Mayor Harry H. Baker spent Sunday with his family here and returned to Baltimore this morning.
The excerpt cites Montaigne praising a woman’s devoted friendship and nursing care, noting an adopted daughter’s future role as a perfect and sacred companion. Mary KE Bry references this in Uncle Remus’ Magazine, describing intimate ties, gallantry, and personal independence within a villa society.
Don Harris of Herne Bay introduces a pigeon post system to deliver orders from distant districts to his father's butcher shop. Harris uses six homer pigeons to carry orders in metal cases, dispatching them along a three hour circuit. Birds travel over a mile a minute, speeding deliveries and ensuring timely midday meals.
A disappointed suitor confesses he bet $25 on Miss Irene saying no and praises her for sparing him death. He acknowledges her decision ends his plan and leaves with gratitude and respect, as per the Detroit News account.
Frau Sefle Tschau of Innsbruck establishes a student home in Geneva. It will serve those unable to pay standard rates and aims to ease hardships faced by girls from Russia and Poland studying abroad. The project costs about 50 000 dollars with 10 000 dollars yearly for expenses.
A dialogue excerpt shows a polite Small Sister fearing a delay in sister’s return while Suftor voices anxiety. The reason for the delay is Femimry hiding a rat for hair grooming and the search continues as Tommy helps tie hair and the sister remains focused on finding the missing rat.
Clarke County items recap weekend visits and hometown news. Frank Whiting and Roy attended events in Winchester Virginia. A. B. Tucker and wife Mon were married in Waynesboro last week and welcomed congratulations. Local residents include Dick Estep, Lucy Levisment, Morris Scheuer, George Palmbaum, John Crown, A F P Osborne and Nannie Thomas with family moments noted.
An advertisement touts Poslam as a cure for eczema and minor skin troubles with instant itching relief and rapid healing. It notes distribution via druggists nationwide, lists Franck Baker Son in Winchester as a retailer, and offers free mail samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
The Upperville Golf and Horse Show Association executive committee moved the dates to June 15 and 18. The Leesboro Horse Show executive committee announced the next exhibition will be held on June 9 and 10, instead of June 2 and 3, as previously arranged by the Virginia Horse Show Association.
An ad claiming a painless weight reduction method via a powder and peppermint water mixture. It promotes easy loss up to a pound daily without dieting or exercise and asserts safety and health benefits, urging purchases from druggists.
Caele Eber says Ananias was a mystery to him and recalls how Ananias handled a stage reoccurrence without being a lewisman or a fisherman in this Washington Star excerpt.
Washington March 15 Joseph G Cannon of Illinois was reelected Speaker of the House as insurgents failed to sway the vote. The session opened under federal direction with strong party unity and a decisive majority for Cannon. In Nashville March 16 Attorney General McClain wrapped Cooper Carmack murder trial arguments as jurors prepare to deliberate amid fears of unrest. In Washington March 15 Georgetown gas plant explosion injures four workers and panics nearby residents, initially mistaken for an earthquake.
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