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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1909
Page
4
The notice lists room assignments for the Bell publishing house with 33 in the Business Office and 236 in the Editorial Room, indicating workspace distribution within the facility.
A reflective piece extols mothers as the best friend in life. It praises a mother’s endless care and sacrifice from birth to grave, noting how she bears burdens, shares joys, and sustains courage. It proposes honoring mothers with a dedicated day and wearing a white flower.
The Valley condemns a proposed monument to Gen. Philip Sheridan in Virginia with strong editorials. Sheridan’s scorched earth campaigns are cited as reason to reject a lasting memorial on Shenandoah soil. Virginians vow the plan will not be carried out and Sheridan will not be honored there.
Health officials stress flies as disease carriers in a season of concern. The piece warns that house flies spread pathogens by landing on food, noting typhoid fever outbreaks linked to flies in camps and urging ongoing war on this pest to protect meals and sanitation.
The text urges careful screening of windows and doors as the best immediate protection. It stresses persistent vigilance against any attractants for insects, stating summer is the season and recommending bars to deter the visitor.
A Winchester businessman lauds an automobile tour through the Valley from Winchester to Staunton. He praises Woodstok and nearby towns, the turnpike scenery, clean lawns, and well kept farms. He calls the road superb and the trip a prime recreation and pleasure.
Winchester resident Joseph D. Rainsberger testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured years of kidney trouble starting in 1903 after heavy work. He says the relief was permanent, urges others to try the remedy, and notes price and availability through Foster-Milburn Co. in Buffalo.
A doctor seeks 41000 from the estate of John E. Herrell, late president of the National Capital Bank, and secretary H H McKee claims 9789. Dr Ravney asserts four years of regular care and four daily calls, with no will provision for reimbursement. Herrell’s estate is about 1,000,000 with half to daughter Phoebe Allen Cole for life.
A serialized item hints at a "Continued from page 1" plot about a possible double suicide if imprisoned. In other reports from May 10, 1900 era, a rowboat capsized in Wilkes-Barre killing six men a woman and two children. lawyer John C Davis is held on embezzlement charges. a Jacksonville lynching follows an assault on Mrs. Deas. Mamie Price a 15 year old earns Carnegie hero medal for rescuing her family from a storm wreck with remarkable bravery.
Mr W B Wilson of Staunton Val is registered at Hotel Evans. Mrs Walter C Cowles and Miss Edith Cowles return from an extended visit to friends in Philadelphia and Washington. Rev L A Carter left this morning to attend church meetings in Washington Baltimore and Pennsylvania.
Mr German Smith traveled to Charles Town West Virginia this morning in a brief local report noting his movements and location.
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