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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement proclaims Mi o na tablets cure indigestion by strengthening the stomach and removing the cause. It claims a 50 cent box will prove effectiveness with a money back guarantee and includes a testimonial from Ennis of Syracuse praising rapid improvement and renewed ability to work.
Deaths include Mrs Emma v Hausenfluck after a tumor at age near 59 in Berryville pike area with funeral at Salem Dunkard Church and interment at staveyard. Also Mrs Rebecca Sherman widow of John H Sherman dies in Middleway Jefferson County after paralysis at about 80, native of Jefferson County. Funeral and burial details remain in Martinsburg area notices.
The piece argues that state aid funding expanded highway construction across states like New York Pennsylvania and Virginia by 1908. It notes farmers initially resisted but benefited from improved roads and lower local costs when state engineers oversee projects, preserving local control while ensuring proper construction and efficiency.
Funeral for Syamont Minehunt of Middleway was conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. Mr. Wattis, rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Interment followed at Masonte cemetery.
In the corporation court Judge W M Aikkinson presided yesterday over the estate of Clinton A Bowen and his father William M Bowen. Both widows declined to serve as administrators. Attorney M M Lynch was appointed administrator with bond. The estate will be divided by law between the widow and the father. Bowen reportedly intended to leave a will shortly before his sudden death.
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