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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
4
The Evening Star postal entry announces subscription rates with figures for one year six months and three months in advance. The notice lists pricing details and indicates a closing mail matter at Winchester Virginia.
A dated editorial laments Judge Hughes for personal attacks on President Wilson. It argues a campaign should rest on concrete policy instead of defamation, urging restraint and focusing on a decisive executive leadership program.
A poem in which a speaker urges young men to leave Punktown-in-the-Hole for distant cities like Petrograd, Gay Paree, Edinburgh, and Cork. It contrasts hometown comfort with global dreams, urging self discovery, ambition, and the pursuit of fame and wealth beyond the native village.
The Public Health Service urges personal hygiene to reduce infections by avoiding hand to mouth contact. It stresses washing hands before meals and handling food, and warns against touching the mouth after handling infectious matter, noting common habits like wetting fingers to count money. Miss Mary Katharine Aulick has returned to her relatives and friends in Washington after a stay away.
In Norfolk Virginia a reader repeats a testimonial praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The product is said to cure a severe cough, assist recovery from pneumonia doubts, and act as a strong tonic without alcohol. It claims to improve digestion and build healthy flesh to fight consumption.
A lively folk salute to Roanoke extols its appeal for business and living. The verses praise the town as a busy, welcoming place with stories of enterprise and community spirit, ending with a patriotic refrain praising liberty and the nation.
Roanoke business leaders from diverse sectors depart for a three day booster excursion. Mayor Charles M Broun urges Virginians to welcome the party and support Roanokes aims to become a leading Virginia city through closer business ties and shared progress. A public meeting featured songs including Listen to the Roanoke Call.
Torrytown, W Va residents share a busy period of visits and family gatherings. Allen McDonald and relatives traveled from Illinois to visit sisters Mollie Crim and Rose Chark, while many locals hosted or joined friends and relatives for weekends, picnics, and celebrations, including a marriage of Mrs. Pearl Stotler’s family and various homestead visits across nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Perry Kerns visit his sister Stella Adams. Mrs Georgia Adams spends Sunday with Stella Adams. Mount Pleasant U B Church ladies plan a yard party in the church yard Friday night August 11. Mr and Mrs Robert Abshire and children stay with his brother Shirley Abshire and family Saturday and Sunday.
The Winchester Star recounts letters from local soldiers near El Paso and Brownsville Texas detailing camp life at Fort Bliss and Juarez exposure to Mexican soil. Corporal Tolbert reads The Star amid scenes of armored trucks and post cards while the writer compares Mexican currency to Confederate money.
Augusta White, a respected Black resident of Winchester aged 75, died yesterday at her Fremont Street home. She lived there her whole life. her husband predeceased her. Survived by sisters Nancy Marker and Lucy Nickens and grandson John Thomas. Funeral at Shiloh Baptist Church with interment to follow.
W. C. T. U. meeting Thursday August 10 at 9 30 oclock. Attendance requested. Business importance. Secretary.
Foley's Honey and Tar is presented as a safe cold medicine for kids as it contains no opiates or habit forming drugs. The ad notes quick relief from first dose and promotes wide availability for treating summer colds and deep coughs.
A brief classified note invites local businesses to place advertisements in The Star Herald. It promotes affordable rates and quick turnaround, targeting merchants and individuals seeking public notices.
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