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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
4
The piece frames a heated national struggle over control of the U S government. It contrasts Taft and powerful backers with reformers and a noble leader, arguing that an unpurchased election will secure Bryant’s victory. It emphasizes moneyed interests versus masses, praising Bryant’s steadfast courage.
Nature smiles on Winchester's fair with superb October days. The exhibit highlights fruits from orchards and golden grains, noble farm animals, prized horses, and popular side shows. It praises the housewife's arts and horsemanship by U S cavalrymen. It forecasts success and public delight.
The piece criticizes sending Chauncey Depew to Virginia to promote the Republican ticket. It recalls his previous inquest and battered reputation and argues his endorsement would revive painful memories and undermine the party, questioning what argument his career can offer.
Fragmentary note cites a Norfolk Virginian-Pilot remark about a champion classed as in dire straits and guilty of the sin of being found out as colleagues face scrutiny. The line suggests public scolding over exposure and accountability.
A poem by Ben the Bard exalts William Bryan as a unifying national call. It travels from Rio Grand to Atlantic shores, Maine to Virginia, praising the great host of toil and a rallying shout in his name.
Miss Ada Carper of Winchester visits parents. Mrs. George Roe returns from visit near Winchester. Philip Revell Kings has a well drilled at home near Carpers Valley school house. Sewell Shearer and family visit relatives near Greenwood. Mrs. George Kern and Henrietta McGarty guests of Bessie Mason. Hugh Carper and sister visit relatives at Upperville. Mabel Roe calls on Mrs. Edgar W. Carper. John Stickel visits brother Alvin Stickel at Loudoun. Mrs. Keller of near Bloomery visits mother Mrs. Clark. Mrs. S. Mills improving after illness. George Pope has a well drilled on Sulphur Spring road. James Bacher attend aunt's funeral in Washington. George Kern attends Hagerstown fair.
Franck Baker & Son promote Dr Howard’s Specific for constipation and dyspepsia with a money back promise if not cured. The Dr Howard Company authorizes a quick sale of regular 50 cent bottles at half price 25 cents. They guarantee every package and report no returns unsatisfactory.
Dr Hunter H McGuire traveled to Richmond for a State Medical Association meeting. H B Hansbrough went to Woodstock for the Valley Turnpike directors meeting. Judge Frank B Tavern Woodstock spent the morning in the city on business. Marshall Baldwin returned from a New York visit. Andrew J Hartford returned to Cumberland after time with his parents. Miss Nynn Woodward of Romney W Va left for Columbus Miss to spend winter, with aunt Mrs R B Russell of Brunswick Md. Harry L Wood of Washington visits during fair week. Robert S Smith of Jefferson County attends the fair with a large short horn cattle exhibit. Miss Mary Sherrard left for home in Richmond after visiting Miss Lizzie Sherrard on Amherst Street. C J Clem of Woodstock, in the city on business, left this morning. Mrs Louisa Dix of Boyce ill with pneumonia at home. Mrs Clarence W Patten and late daughter left for El Paso Texas after visiting Uncle Shirley Carter. Mrs John Pearce Campbell of Baltimore visiting her mother Mrs Edward C Johnson at Parker Place. Pennsylvanians, including Miss W B Penrose of Carlisle, visit Winchester fair. J Walter Frye and wife depart for Brooklyn after extended visit with Frye parents.
An advertisement asserts kidney trouble sufferers feel half alive and promises renewed vitality through Foley's Kidney Remedy. The copy targets frail individuals and urges refusing alternatives, attributed to Franck Baker & Son.
An advertisement extols Hyomei as a cure for catarrh and related ailments. Franck, Baker & Son offer the complete Hyomei kit with inhaler for one dollar, guaranteeing relief or money back. It claims to kill germs in the nose and throat and to treat bronchitis coughs colds hay fever and croup.
Nineveh October 20 announced the engagement of Miss Bertha Virginia Elkins to Mr Daniel Lynch of Uniontown PA. A wedding is planned for early winter with both families preparing for the ceremony.
A vintage advertisement touts Gowan's Preparation as a remedy for croup, colds, pneumonia, and inflammatory ailments. It claims fast relief by reducing congestion with external use available in 25c, 50c, and 100 price points and urges readers to buy today at all druggists.
Instructions describe boiling twenty four ears of corn, removing kernels, chopping eighteen peeled tomatoes, mixing with salt, boiling briefly, and filling jars to overflowing before sealing.
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