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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1919
Page
4
A merged item combining coverage from Morning News Item The Wi News The Weekly Times and The Wee Mirror highlights local events, sports results, public notices and society notes with a unified brief.
The text presents a Bolshevik style outburst praising bloodshed, arson, and mass murder. It calls for shooting clerks, bombing churches and schools, and destroying law and order to hasten a feared "brighter day." The speaker rejects kings and laws, praising an anarchic, murderous future.
Revenue officials warn that individuals who plan to make liquor at home after prohibition takes effect July 1 will face heavy fines or jail. The Internal Revenue Bureau issued a summary of penalties to collectors and agents, covering beer making within the same prohibitions.
Lieut Com Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr of Winchester, assigned to the aerial navigation branch, left Washington for New York to join naval aviation officers at Newfoundland. He plans a flight from New York to Newfoundland and may participate in the ocean test once weather permits, after studying new aerial navigation methods.
William Jennings Bryan will be principal speaker at a large Martinsburg West Virginia meeting Sunday night at 8 under the Anti-Saloon League of America. The event will occur at the First Methodist Episcopal Church. James Shanholtz and wife have returned to Irwin Pennsylvania. the sister of Mrs Grim, Mrs Robert Grim, resides on South Main Street.
The fragment suggests a struggle with optimism and shame when facing hardship. It hints at internal conflict and concern for a person’s dignity while enduring poverty or need. No clear events, dates, or names are present to anchor further details.
The new iron tonic Peptiron comes as chocolate covered pills for easy use without water or alcohol. It claims rapid absorption, strengthens blood and nerves, improves appetite and digestion, wards off illness, and boosts resistance to disease with two pills after each meal.
The Winchester postoffice reports lock box patrons have not exchanged old keys for new ones and request mail be handed through the window. This breaks office rules as staff must not handle mail after it is placed in lock boxes. Officials seek cooperation from renters to comply.
An advertisement urges buyers to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross. It warns against fraudulent aspirin mostly talcum powder sold by a Brooklyn dealer and emphasizes checking the Bayer Cross on the package and each tablet. It notes proper dosage instructions and asserts Aspirin is a Bayer trademark.
Berlin reports the Roumanians have refused to grant an armistice to the Hungarian Reds and fighting continues, according to Vienna information today.
Paris reports excellent progress on the peace treaty with about 50 000 of 70 000 words drafted for the main document. A plenary session is expected Monday to consider the league covenant and labor issues.
Advertised as a modern calomel alternative Calotabs claim no taste or nausea with one tablet at bedtime. Morning results include a clean liver and restored appetite with no danger and a druggist refund if unsatisfied. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents.
A blacked tone scene shows a neighborly dialogue where characters tease Mrs Foxby and Mrs Highsome about art politics cigars and civics. The chatter hints at social roles and manners in a quiet domestic setting.
An Englishman confides a plan to install a music box in his bathroom for bathing time. The idea flops as the device only plays God Save the King and the user must stand the whole time.
Mrs Nokoyne notes a cousin Tom loves Christmas preparations. Mr Nokoyne jokes he must be a millionaire, implying festive spending.
A note describes a family with a baby named Nea and a very affectionate household. It mentions they will not give away another baby, suggesting a strong commitment to keeping the family together and avoiding adoption or removal.
Public notices list candidates for key county posts including Commissioner of Revenue and Sheriff subject to the Democratic Primary held August 5 1919. Names include Robert Shade Lee Whitacre Hughes DeHaven Isaac Forrester William E Smith A R Rinker Luther Panneit John M Massie and others seeking office or re election.
A series of historical notices from Frederick County show candidates announcing re election campaigns. T Russell Cather seeks re election as county attorney subject to the Democratic Primary. C Brannon enters the race for county clerk with support from friends and citizens pending the Democratic Primary. August 5 1919 appears as the date reference in the notices.
A sensational testimonial-style ad claims Dodson's Liver Tone is a harmless, vegetable-based remedy that replaces calomel. It promises to cleanse the liver, ease constipation, and restore vigor, urging readers to buy at any drug store and seek a refund if unsatisfied.
Classified advertisement offers an 8 room dwelling with bath grounds and stable in Fairmont priced at 4000 dollars. Includes description of property and asking price.
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