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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
4
A Democratic mass convention will meet at Court House Hall at 8 p m Tuesday May 19 to nominate three councilmen in the first ward two delegates and two alternates to the Roanoke convention plus a mayoral candidate and urge every Democrat to attend and participate in the process.
The Cardinal Logue in a New York interview calls divorce and re marriage progressive polygamy. He says two evils exist and would prefer Mormon polygamy where several wives are taken at once to progressive polygamy practiced by divorced people who remarry. He argues children gain protection under natural law with multiple wives, while in progressive polygamy wives are adrift and children may be left unsupported. He adds that if men take several wives they should be kept in parallel rather than sequentially.
A local newspaper praises the Common Council for selfless service and progressiveness. It notes unselfish citizens serving without pay and lauds broad, forward looking conduct amid minimal party division.
The Winchester council and city officials are lauded for extensive Water Street Brad Dock Heights sidewalk and crossing improvements. Mayor Baker’s active leadership and the finance committee’s prudent management are highlighted, with praise for city clerk C W Wilson solicitor R Gray Williams and Commissioner of the Revenue Correll.
Mr. Clarence Grim of East Gerrard Street cut an artery in his left hand while placing a window pane in a Braddock Street house this morning. Dr. A. D. Hinkel was called and dressed the wound.
Auction note offers a Rush Acetylene Lighting Plant with 25 lights listed for $125 purchase price, asking price $50. Describes as best and cheapest light on earth and suitable for a country home without extras.
Convocation services at Christ M. B. Church with a 11 am sermon by Rev. Gravill and a 3 pm essay read by Rev. Marshall. Missionary service at 7:30 pm by Rev. Stauffer and Rev. Hall. Attendees from Martinsburg and others. services to conclude in Martinsburg today. Also: local sports defeat by Jeffersons 10 to 6 at Middleway. Notables include Mrs. Lamp visiting Frederick County and Hattie Hoffman visiting Arden. Jr. O U A M invited to Y M C A laying of corner stone in Martinsburg May 29. Mr. Lockhart of Martinsburg in town. A C Clendening updates his house with slate roof.
A letter to R T Barton from F W Devoe & Co warns Winchester readers about mail order paints claiming 45 percent barytes 35 percent benzine and water with little pigment or oil. The note urges pure paint laws like North Dakota has and touts Devoe as genuine paint offering long lasting coverage.
A New York observation notes a sharp decline in cane usage among men on Broadway. Of 214 men stopping to watch presses operate near the Herald building in two hours, only two carried canes, while about 3 000 pedestrians passed by with 11 canes observed in total.
A Scottish boy asks his grandmother if her spectacles magnify, and jokes he would prefer her to remove them when packing his lunch for school. The exchange reflects a playful moment captured by Thé reader.
The article notes that flowers carry political symbolism in France with red carnations signaling the Boulangists, violets linked to Bonapartists, and cites a Paris stage incident where Mlle. Mars was hissed for wearing violets during the restoration era.
The report notes a purchase by United States manufacturers of a large quantity of consolete pennies. It states the coins are composed of copper and tin in similar proportions and are described as highly conductive for electrical castings. The price is cited as 21 cents per pound, claimed to be cheaper than electrolytic copper.
A condensed discussion notes brain workers aged 25 to 45 focus on routine tasks before entering work. It cites law, medicine, and business as examples where early learning shapes later wealth and success. Dr. J. KB. Harris of Bes pryville visited Winchester today.
Advertised medical remedy Hyomei claims instant relief for catarrh bronchitis hay fever and asthma. Customer testimonials from Utica Columbus Pleasantville and others praise its effectiveness while Franck Baker & Son offer a money back guarantee. Each $1.00 outfit includes a pocket tiphaler with follow up bottles at 50 cents.
In execution of a circuit court order, the late John H Bun cutter estate will offer for sale at the court house front door in Frederick County on May 30 1908 at 11 o'clock A M the farm of 131 acres near Pittsville noted for apple culture. Improvements include a stone dwelling bank barn and other structures with 10 acres timber and rest cleared. Possession Sept 1 1908. purchaser may enter to plant a wheat crop. Terms: one third cash, balance in one and two years with interest. payments secured by trust deed.
Special Commissioner to sell at public auction in Winchester Virginia on May 30 1908 a 21 acre tract east of Stephens City formerly owned by Margaret A Miller and inherited from the Hahn Estate. Terms: one third down day of sale balance in two equal annual installments with bonds and deed of trust. Court notice signed by Clerk Phil H. Gold May 2 1908.
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