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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1915
Page
4
The piece argues that a yellow streak, the instinct to quit when punished, undermines true self defense. It extols grit, resilience, and admitting fear while insisting one must stand and take blows, cultivating gameness despite hardship.
A period commentary argues West Virginia dodges debts by shifting liability to the United States. It claims Virginia’s secession coerced by Lincoln and asserts the federal government bears responsibility for the debt legacy. The piece calls for payment and questions the state’s use of wealth.
The speaker rejects offers of peace at any price, warning that yielding would dishonor those who died. He vows not to back down while Europe bleeds, arguing that true peace demands a high price and condemning any cheap compromise that invites further bloodshed.
Albin brief notes list Miss Mary Martin returning to Martinsburg after staying with aunt Miss Susan Howard. Mentions include Mr. Holmes Yeakley and James Shipe and family visiting from Martinsburg, plus Mrs. J. W. Baker and Mrs. Lelia Janney at North River Mills. Horace Browne leaves for Pittsburgh to work in steel, will reside there.
Thousands of hay fever and asthma victims find relief in Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It soothes inflamed bronchial tubes and aids breathing for sound sleep. Sold everywhere. Mrs. George Cooley and daughter of Baltimore visit due to Mr. John Clowser's illness. Mrs. Cooley is Clowser's sister-in-law.
The Winchester Commercial Pony Contest offers a Black and White Pony Midget with harness and vehicle to a boy or girl 16 or younger. Start June 29 and end October 2, 1915. Votes are earned by shopping at participating merchants for cash purchases or paying old notes.
Johnson, a Chicago heir, buys a Scottish estate from Lord Clavering under the condition that the lord and his daughter Lady Elinor may stay at the lodge. Amid debt and hostility from tenants, Johnson falls for Elinor. After saving her life, he learns he is the one to stay as purchaser, with a pledge to keep the clan together.
Mrs Fred Barr returned today from Lynchburg Virginia where she had been visiting relatives and staying for some time.
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