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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
4
Judge Taft spoke to a large crowd in Richmond. Attendees listened attentively as the judge did not clearly explain his record on injunctions. The article notes the difficulty in explaining Taft’s actions, which are printed in the law books.
Edmund Pendleton joins the Richmond Times-Dispatch, bringing clear strong picturesque editorial style and deep knowledge of Virginia public affairs. His training as a man of affairs and contact with public figures promises to make the newspaper more valuable as a source of information for the South.
Winchester Virginia resident J H Hillyard testifies that after using Doan's Kidney Pills since 1903 his kidney pain and urinary symptoms vanished, with permanent improvement confirmed in 1907. He attributes his recovery to the remedy after worsening from a lifting strain and ineffective medical treatment.
The noted ethical remedy Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is promoted as a proven health aid approved by physicians and well informed readers worldwide. Buyers are cautioned to purchase the genuine product manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co only, available at leading druggists.
Brucetown Virginia reports a close call when William B Timberlake was struck across the abdomen by a stray bullet from a rifle held by his brother Lee The weapon allegedly had no load. The incident follows prior medical concerns for Lydia Timberlake and other local social notes.
Brief notes list several arrivals and departures including Captain William Page Carter of Clarke county visiting friends, engineer N Wilson Davis of Harrisonburg on business, G Frank Baker of Cumberland visiting his former home, and railway officials J E Spurrier and E T Brown heading to Staunton and Lexington. Others include Mrs Bancroft leaving for Baltimore, Mrs Albert Gleaves party bound for the Pacific Coast, Richard E Byrd returning home from Richmond, and locals Mrs Gourtney Jones Miss Susan Page shopping in Winchester. In Scranford, way.
Mr and Mrs Rosserle hosted a large gathering at their home near Kernstown on Saturday night for the twenty first birthday of their son Ed ward Campbell Three Times Seven. About 40 young people attended including Miss Shryock Miss Solenberg er and many others from Winchester and the county.
An advert claims that dyspepsia cannot be cured by pepsin digests and promotes Miona tablets as the solution. It asserts the pills energize stomach walls to proper function, aiding vomiting in pregnancy and seasickness, with relief from constipation nervousness and heartburn, sold by Franck Baker & Son for 50 cents a box with a money back guarantee.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on November 19 1908 at noon offers three lots fronting Fairmount Avenue with 50 foot widths and varying depths. The sale includes one or all lots with terms requiring one third cash and the rest in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and fire insurance. Trustee J M Steck lists specific benefactors and prior deeds backing the property.
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