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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1917
Page
6
West Virginia Governor John J. Cornwell and family stayed a day in Romney and arrived in Winchester for a quiet visit. He and Miss Keller Romy traveled with Mrs. Cornwell, keeping a low profile to avoid fanfare during their summer sojourn and prior ties to Winchester.
Chambersville Virginia August 8. Mr and Mrs Clarence Pingley and Miss Elsie Winterlang of Philadelphia visit the Pingley parents Abner and wife. Others at the home include Lillian Cooper Bertha Keektey Irene Hakkins Hilda Hakkins Mamie Hicks and families from Winchester Hayfield Gainesboro and local residents.
A Winchester man, J. H. Hillyard, reports lasting relief from back and kidney pains after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The five year confirmation is public, endorsing the remedy as effective. Also notes sealed bids due August 11, 1917 for a two room school at Armel's Store, Mt. Williams duplicate, with bid rejection rights reserved.
The Winchester and Western rods grading nears completion and track laying will start this week. Mr and Mrs are listed residents opening their home on Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Sara Jefferson and daughter Ruth from Baltimore spent time with Mr and Mrs Darlington.
Fragmentary notice suggests a stunt or dare about a motorist attempting to go eight days without a drink in Egypt. Source tone mirrors a brief newspaper blurb from the Minneapolis Tribune via Star Want Ads.
Squeeze two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white shake well. You get a quarter pint of a complexion beautifier at very low cost. Apply to face neck arms and head daily to fade freckles blemishes and whiten skin. Harmless product claims.
Richmond August 8 report shows 95 percent of Virginia blacks examined rejected for physicals. In Petersburg, about as many negroes as whites registered, 70 percent seek exemptions while blacks lead in those failing to pass tests.
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