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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1908
Page
4
Ex Governor William E. Cameron writes in the Norfolk Virginian Pilot condemning wealth concentration and political corruption. He links protective tariffs to aristocratic privilege, luxury, illicit behavior, and the rise of a parasitic elite endangering democracy.
A fragment discusses how apples and other fruit breathe after picking, noting cold storage slows respiration and extends life. It explains cut plant parts stay alive briefly, and that breathing leads to matter loss, with fruit experiencing progressive starvation when detached from the plant.
The article explains that apples lose weight in storage not by drying but by respiration. Cold storage slows respiration, keeping apples longer than in warm rooms and more than in ordinary storage, as shown by a jar experiment with lime water turning milky from the gas.
Wisconsin paper makers push a plan to print newspapers with black ink on white or vice versa to save forests and cut pulp costs. Proponents claim recycled fibrous stock suffices for black paper, while white paper needs spruce or hemlock, potentially halving current prices.
Miss Marguerite Hoover has returned from an extended visit to friends in Culpeper Virginia and Washington.
Mr. James B. Hodgson of The Tubyries farm Clarke county spent Saturday in this city and was accompanied home by his daughter Miss Hattie Hodgson who has been here under a physician. Miss Eva Taylor left Saturday evening for Springfield Mass after spending part of the summer here with her parents Mr and Mrs J W Taylor on South Kent street.
Mrs. Luella Hibbard of Basic City Virginia arrived Saturday to visit her sister Mrs. Matilda Copenhaver on South Kent Street.
A testimonial from an Indiana reader praises Postum as always mild and palatable with no caffeine. The letter claims liver and chest relief, better taste than coffee, and continued satisfaction after a year of use, noting the brand from Battle Creek and a reference to The Road to Wellville.
A nostalgic poem recalling Shenandoah Valley and Winchester. It sketches the valley’s beauty and fruitfulness and contrasts past Red Man traditions with the arriving pale face. The piece celebrates homecoming, memory, faith, and charitable spirit guiding welcome for returning children to the city.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Rainsburger of Winchester Virginia recounts severe back pain from kidney trouble eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Franck Baker & Son's. She claims a complete cure by 1907 with no recurrence and urges others to use Doan's. Doan's sold nationwide 6 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Foley’s Orino Laxative is advertised as a new remedy improving on past laxatives. It claims to not gripe or nauseate and to be pleasant to take, with a guarantee. Franck Baker & Son.
William B. Grubb yard master and station baggage master for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad strained a large muscle in his right arm. He cannot discharge his duties and is under treatment by local surgeon Dr. W. P. McGuire.
Mrs R Griffith has returned from a two weeks visit on Capon Island, ending a quiet coastal sojourn.
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