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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1909
Page
2
A fragment from Frederick County Virginia legal record mentions B Ewe and M Jones in a court context. The readable text is limited but indicates a formal court matter or notice associated with the county.
Miss Nellie Aiken and Miss Emma Fries from Winchester visited Miss Angie Price on Sunday. Leslie Fries and Carson Clark, engaged in Winchester business, were in the village. Mary Anderson and her brother John called at Isaac Miller's. Mr. and Mrs. George Lillard spent a few days at David Barrett's. Clarence Roberts of Nain visited his mother Ella Lewis. Many neighbors attend the Galilee meeting this week. Br. & Cupp and daughter were guests of J. H. on Sunday. Mrs. Frank Barrett dined at Carpenter's. Edna Smith, sick two weeks, is improving. Samuel Clark and family near Winchester drove to William Dorsey's. C. M. Barrett's family have been sick but are improving. Henry Barrett and Blanche Anderson of Winchester attended preaching at Pleasant Valley. Mrs. Luda B. Hott and son North visited Amanda Hott Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. John S. Miller visits friends in Washington.
Everett O Ball, a disguised visitor from the past, meets Miss Modernity at a crowded ball. He recalls a childhood betrothal to Betty and renews a friendship with Elizabeth as Elizabeth signals a future meeting. The reunion hints at awaited reunion tomorrow.
A narrator mistakes a striking woman at a staircase gathering for Miss Devourney. The vision, calm and witty, reveals herself as Miss Modernity, a discerning listener who jests at the narrator’s fluster and plays with social tone in a refined salon setting.
Consul-General Charles Denby of Shanghai reports rapid growth in Yangtse shipping traffic. He notes lines on the river from Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and China, with about 90 000 tons of merchantmen currently engaged.
An advertisement touts Samose as a flesh forming food for the thin and run down. It claims daily use builds solid flesh, improves strength, and yields plump, rosy health, with results in a week to ten days and a price of 50 cents postpaid.
May 11 Macedonia notes detail visits by Mrs. Rudi p and Ruth Rudolph of Syernstown to Oakland the home of J F Smith. Susie Edmondson and son Raymond visit her parents Mr and Mrs J F Smith. Various residents spend Sunday at Oakland Home Beauty and White Post. Rev W A Lynch of Front Royal ill and unable to fill appointment. Mrs J F Smith of Oakland improves from long illness. George Craig of Rose Hill visits Chambersville.
Dr. Walter W. Moore confirms two Union Theological Seminary at Richmond students were dismissed for cheating during examinations. He declines to name the students until official faculty announcement but emphasizes zero tolerance for unfairness and no cover up. The move provokes excitement among the student body.
An advertisement urges women to use Dr. Leonhardt's Hem Roid claiming internal tablets cure piles by addressing blood stagnation in the lower bowel. It cites sedentary life and constipation as causes and offers the $1 medicine through Franck Baker & Son and Dr. Leonhardt Co. Buffalo NY, with a guarantee and brochure.
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