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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
2
Agents promote Footer's Dyeing and Cleaning Works touting the Verti-Fra process as near perfection for dyed and cleaned clothing. They claim the result overcomes the look of a rework and assures customers will become devoted patrons.
William J. Bryan winds up his campaign in Greater New York with 18 speeches in a single day amid mud and rain. President campaign paths include Manhattan Brooklyn and Jersey City and feature leaders Murphy and McCarren and Governor Chanler among the audiences. Bryan logs two hours sleep in 48 but maintains vigor and humor through a lengthy schedule.
Mr J B Oder editor of the HWrostburg Mining Journal returns from a trip to the Valley of Virginia. In Strasburg he met a former pupil who rode in a Rambler automobile 18 miles to Winchester. The companion was Scott H Hansbrough, noted for his palatial home and status.
The Journal recalls Winchester figures including Hansbrough and Rev. Dr. Hyde, noting Hansbrough's role in securing the federal building site on Braddock Street and the Rambler trip to Martinsburg. The piece highlights wartime scenes, local officials, and a swift 22 mile road run on an ideal highway.
The Journal recalls a farewell to a man praised as too good and uniquely virtuous. He resisted and reflected that no one has reached the ultimate degree of goodness. He admits returning home from delightful experiences to the drab routine of ordinary work.
A collection of short items quotes Kelph Waldo Emergon on envy and self reliance. A Manchester police court case notes a woman claiming her attire excused foul language. French politics link carnations to Boulangist sentiment and violets to Bonapartist symbolism with a Paris theater anecdote.
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