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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1909
Page
2
A historic shoetring style ad listing fabrics and goods with prices. Cotton, calico, bleached cotton, mourning fabrics, shirts, socks, hose, paper, linen, ginghams, sheets, matting, hats. Discounts include half price on trimmed and untrimmed hats and various yard and per unit prices.
The narrator recalls a vivid dream where he becomes Theodore Roosevelt, gains fame and wealth as a hunter in Africa, chats with a chain of figures including Taft the Harvard baby and a publisher, then wakes to reflect on Roosevelt. The dream blends humor with Rooseveltian bravado and self realisation.
A reader recalls how the Red Cross Christmas stamps sparkred by the wartime era show the impact of disease on families. He notes avoiding affliction reminders in bundles and boosting stamps to support relief efforts, reflecting concern for those affected and the broader fight against the malady.
Mr. Stephen Whitacre brought his bride home on Wednesday to Gainesboro. The couple received a lively serenade from neighborhood boys. Miss Pffa Adams is improving. The Woman's Home Mission Society of the M E Church South met at the parsonage last week. Mr. Gilbert DeHaven and his sister Miss Jennie DeHaven attended the socials in Winchester on a Rebexah night.
A.M. Smith preached at Fairview with communion administered on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. R. L. Johnson shows improvement after two weeks ill at home. Elias LaFollette of Trone visited sister-in-law Martha White. L. Carpenter returned to Allegheny City after weeks with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D.S. Miller hosted Mr. and Mrs. J. B. White. Uplift crew repaired telephone line from Japan Bridge to Winchester. Mrs. L. Carpenter visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Whitacre.
Miss Katharine Harrison left for Yonkers New York this morning. Mrs. Robert Baker returned to Washington after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barton on South Mashington Street. Mr. Maurice O Connor went to Harrisonburg Virginia to visit his daughter Mrs. Richard Welsh. Miss Gladys Dinges came back from Middletown Virginia after a week with relatives. Mrs. George Tyler and Miss Ilia Tyler travel to Norristown New Jersey to visit their son Rev B P Tyler. Mr. A Cover arrived in Lawson Saturday evening from Baltimore to stay with Mr. and Mrs. H K Russell on Stewart Street.
A loyal neighbor known as Aunty offered advice on food and nutrition. A letter recalls her strong impact on a mother and infant, attributing improved digestion and strength to Grape Nuts and urging readers to read The Road to Wellville.
An advertisement extols Kodol as a natural cure for indigestion. It claims a healthy stomach strengthens the brain and prepares one for emergencies, while tonic approaches fail. It urges readers to buy a dollar bottle, with a money back guarantee after full use if unsatisfied.
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