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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1917
Page
5
Daily weather update notes rains arriving in W Winchester from multiple stations with 920am and 727pm daily schedules and exceptions on Sundays. Officials Supt HARIDDEE Gen P. A. referenced in the advisory.
The United States seeks condemnation of 968.04 acres in Frederick County for a National Forest Reserve and watershed protection under the Weeks Act. The filing lists multiple private parcels and heirs, non residents, and unknown heirs. A court order sets heirs and parties to appear within 15 days and a public hearing for appointing commissioners to determine just compensation on September 7, 1917. Notices to publish in The Evening Star and post at Lynchburg and Frederick County locations.
A farm hand saved a train from wrecking and received a gold watch in a red morocco case at a banquet. The railway chairman presented the timepiece but the hero opened the case examined it and asked where the chain was in a humorous reply.
Bloom Brevities reports local news from Bloom Virginia on August 4 including Mr and Mrs Thomas B Cooper returning from a bridal tour to Norton Washington and southern cities and planning to live at Willow Brook. Also notes about residents ill recuperating motor trips preaching visits and social calls among local families and relatives.
The article notes regional differences in turkey production for Thanksgiving, with Ohio Michigan and Indiana producing many birds while Maryland supplies many flavorful birds and Rhode Island stands out as less common.
A Door Day sale organized by the Winchester Chamber of Commerce and local firms will feature $1 items and discounts across diverse trades. More than 26 establishments have pledged participation with cash-only sales and signaled wide window displays. The home trade committee led by A. L. Green coordinates promotions and space reservations close at noon tomorrow.
White Post Virginia notes cover visits from Dr H Stuart of Winchester and others, a Yellowstone lecture by Rev B Palm er, Episcopal Sunday school picnic at Berry Ferry, and funerals for popular cook Charles Grigsby. Local residents arrive and host visitors from Maryland and New York, with social events and demonstrations at Gunston Hall and nearby homes.
A lighthearted note on marriage and cooking. It praises a good wife who can bake pies beyond what a mother could. The passage emphasizes the value of domestic skill in sustaining a happy marriage.
Winchester man J H Hillyard testifies five years after initial pain that Doan's Kidney Pills relief persists. He suffered back and hip pains worsened by damp weather and kidney secretions but found lasting benefit from the remedy. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, produced the medicine.
A brief note compares suction fish catching to vacuum cleaner principles, describing a funnel net under a boat drawing fish into a contained tank by pumps. The piece toys with ideas from scientific journalism and fashion design trivia in a light, period tone.
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