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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
4
The Evening Star lists subscription prices in advance: one year 2.50, six months 1.25, three months 0.65, one month 0.25. The paper is published in Winchester Virginia and is a second class mail matter.
A satirical column imagines the Colonel and the Roosevelts facing war then jokes about avoiding mobilization. It mocks the idea of sending relatives to battle and suggests keeping them home to defend against Hearst's imagined invasion using a typewriter.
The article argues British forces in France are stronger than they appear and that General Joffre chose to defend Verdun rather than weaken other French front lines. It contends Verdun’s defense secures Calais and prevents coordinated German advantage, justifying limited British redeployment.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes that French troops and even Russians in the East avoid action unless immediate necessity forces them, fearing risks to the Ypres line and the Calais port.
Poet Walt Mason rails at wartime shortages that drive up basic needs like coal ice and pie prices. He lampoons merchants who ration and inflate costs while civilians struggle to cope with rising living expenses.
The Petersburg Index Appeal notes the term brain fag as a social label for varied mental weariness. It observes it mainly afflicts those with little real work, likening the brain to a well used tool that dulls in idle hands and suggests cerebral fatigue or decay as ostensible names for the condition.
A service will be held in the hall of the Friendship Fire Company on East Cork Street on Sunday April 30 at 3 o'clock. Members of the Church of the Disciples of Christ are asked to attend and the public is invited.
A medical reminder urges mothers to ensure bowel regularity for growing children. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, a simple laxative blend, has been prescribed for over twenty five years and is available at drug stores for fifty cents a bottle. A trial bottle may be requested free by writing to Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello Indiana.
Mrs Kate Marple shows improvement after illness. Sailes Cooper and family visited Easter with Richard Fletcher’s family. Russell Hook returned home after attending a Rio West Virginia wedding. Charles Poole and family visited Gore relatives. C Fenton Giffin improves from jaw trouble. Kump family and B N Lockhart household hosted guests. Chapman team attended Cross Junction Dramatic Club play. Vernie Kump visited Minés Hoover. Minnie Arnold and children celebrated Easter with Conrad Gill family near Capon Bridge WV. Muse visited Winchester on business. Advertising note ends.
Earl Pine of Berryville Clarke County recovers his valuable bay mare stolen last week from the public hitching yard in Winchester. The horse was found in the barn of Ray Barney in Martinsburg and returned after Pine proved ownership. Barney had bought the animal from a man claiming the name Frank Johnson for 80 dollars and a buggy and harness. Pine had purchased it from a Charlestown physician for 150 dollars. Officer John Snyder located the horse with a description, and Pine paid a 25 dollar reward. Johnson is believed to have left town after the sale. Mrs Julian Lillis and Alfred visit in town. Rev Joseph Cooley to preach. Visitors registering at local hotels include Mr H Y Otto and Mrs L B Holland.
A playful exchange imagines a razor speaking to corn with lines like I’ll bleed for you and Glad to Wabat you. The dialogue hinges on wordplay and whimsy about rasping and corns, reflecting a dated comic style.
A 50 cent Wyeth product offers natural darkening of gray hair with sage and sulphur. Applied with a sponge or brush, it darkens evenly by morning and after a few applications leaves hair glossy and youthful. not a disease remedy.
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