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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1909
Page
4
A writer criticizes joint discussions by candidates within the same party as harmful to the party, arguing they provoke personalities and public disinterest and may cause lasting antagonisms that damage the party.
A hostile letter from Winchester criticizes the Hagerstown Mail claiming its pro liquor stance harms its intelligence and local stability. The writer says Winchester will not interfere with Hagerstown's affairs and asserts Winchester’s own town status as prosperous and clean, implying relief from Hagerstown's influence.
The piece argues store ads should aim to build a lasting patronage rather than just sell goods. Newspapers reach many nearby readers cheaply, presenting the audience already assembled. Attracting attention is essential since the store is the sun and customers revolve around it.
An advertisement extols San Jose as a true flesh forming food that rapidly increases flesh and strength. It claims 98 percent of users gain weight and improve health, and offers Franck Baker & Son's guarantee with a 50 cent price and risk free return.
The tale of Agostino Polidori great grandson of Dante Gabriel Rossetti shows patriotic urge crossing borders. In 1789 Paris during Bastille agitation he is given a sword by a powdered wig maker and passes it to an unarmed passerby to avoid combat. The anecdote is told in a Life of the Poet by Polidori.
A traveler notes firearm markets in Macedonia show profit from knives and guns while real trade hides imports from neighboring regions. He observes villagers using ancient flint-lock rifles for bear hunting while Turkish gendarmerie carries modern Mausers or Mannlicher rifles, signaling a shift toward superior weapons among rebels.
Ancient trees span the globe from Brazil to Scotland and Jerusalem. Cocoanut palms reach 600 to 700 years, date palms 200 to 300, and Yews at Fountain Abbey date back to before the abbey’s 1132 construction. A Californian redwood and African baobabs are described as centenarian or elder, with other venerable species noted in Teneriffe and Chapultepec.
A clan member warns that deceased dentists’ widows publish ads seeking a capable successor who will also become a second husband. He recalls narrowly escaping such traps by performing poor dentistry to deter clients, fearing a double-edged plea to fill both roles.
The bachelor and the benedict walk weary toward home. The bachelor envies married life and a waiting hearth. The benedict mutters real home is there, then they joke about returning to the club.
In Charles Town West Virginia May 3 a hospital romance ends in marriage Miss Jane Quigley superintendent of Dr Venning s hospital weds Mr Charles Andrews though blind and walker aided four men carry him on a stretcher to the home of Henry Page for the ceremony the couple will stay with the Page family Mr Andrews is the brother of Matthew Page Andrews formerly of Shenandoah Valley Academy Winchester now in Baltimore
Residents heard plans to replace three one room schoolhouses with a modern graded school. Superintendent Lynch led the discussion, noting equal educational chances for rural youth and the need for better facilities. Committees from each district were formed to seek contributions and finalize a site and transportation plan with a second meeting set for May 15.
If you want to feel well look well and be well take Foley's Kidney Remedy. It tones up the kidneys and bladder purifies the blood and restores health and strength. Pleasant to take and contains no harmful drugs. Why not commence today. Franck Baker & Son.
Mrs. B. F. Prince of Baltimore visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. George W. Oyler on South Kent street. Mr. Owen Knight of St Joseph Missouri arrives in the city due to his mother Mrs. B. M. Knight’s illness.
Mrs. Nannie Fletcher Taylor of Baltimore arrived Saturday evening to spend time with friends in the area.
A conversation shows a patient claiming two hours daily riding an interurban railway line as exercise. The physician interrupts, suggesting the issue is not exercise but something else, highlighting a tension about recreational activity and health.
A Baltimore American quip ponders the baby prince of Spain’s military unit. The speaker guesses infantry, noting uncertainty about his division. The exchange reflects light regard for royal affairs in a casual note.
Tourist asks about local sights and the native notes new ones are always coming, reflecting a playful exchange in Stray Stories.
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