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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
4
A price scale lists rates for one year six months three months and one month in advance with per item pricing and conjoined with Morning News Item Weekly News Weekly Times and Weekly Mirror. The Evening Star is conwred at the Postoffice in Winchester Virginia as second class mail matter.
Hayfield Virginia August 16 Miss Frances Larrick daughter of Marcus H Larrick one of the county's best known educators writes of a motor tour to Niagara Falls via Jamestown Bemus Point Lake Chautauqua and Magara describing the Niagara Belt Line ride over the bridge to the Canadian side the gorge route Queenston Heights and the Brock monument. John Snapp and family in Hagerstown and local notices follow with new government textile inspector appointment and various town updates.
The Star endorses government price controls on crops during wartime, urging parity with costs of labor, fertilizer, and farming implements. It emphasizes farmers’ patriotism while warning that crop prices should be balanced with the costs of production to ensure fairness and justice.
A wartime poem by Walt Mason lampoons Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Kronprinz. It mocks arrogance and rash acts while acknowledging potential future upheaval. The piece predicts downfall for the German monarchy and reflects on Germany's ruinous war.
The Rev. Mr Painter will preach next Sunday in Berryville at 11 00 morning and at Stone Chapel at 3 30 afternoon.
Mr. W L Fultz has sold to Henry E Burton and Catherine H Burton a lot on the south side of West Leicester street for building a fine residence, as reported in the local real estate transfer.
The regular annual August meeting is set for Friday night August 17 at 6 oclock at the Presbyterian Church. Communion will be observed Sunday morning. Rev. C. D. Gilkeson will have charge of the meeting.
Brucetown Va August 16 due to infantile paralysis quarantine the Sunday school picnic and the lawn party were indefinitely postponed. Ridgeway camp meeting attendees moved home after a grand week. Camp to return next year with tenters promising to come back. Alma and Jessie Bishop return from Rest Whitmore visit. William Tharp Injures ribs hauling goods to Wadesville. Tharp had recently broken an arm. Joseph Snapp returns from visit to daughter Mrs Lester Hensell and son Mi
Mount Williams Virginia notes record Miss Martha Moore visiting her cousin Miss Cleo Moore of Kernstown. Mr and Mrs G W Dyke spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Frye near Hayfield. Paul Clowser, son of Mr and Mrs W A Clowser, is threatened with typhoid fever. Miss Marie Orndorft visits her aunt Mrs H W Ashwood of Kernstown.
The Washington Star on August 19 reports that over 500000 young men will enter can tonments this fall highlighting their locations construction and integration. The piece appears in the Star Want Ads promising results for readers seeking information and opportunities.
The article profiles Mr. Baker and Mr. Page, prominent Winchester figures sacrificing for country duty. Baker, president of Baker and Company, serves on the Shenandoah Valley National Bank board and Winchester and Western Railroad, plus Common Council member. Page, cousin to Baker, oversees Lewis Jones Knitting Company finances and manages his uncle’s estate, with strong military lineage from Rev. Don Page, a former Confederate chaplain.
It is not easy to cure this disease but it can be done in most cases by taking Chamberlain's Tablet and following the printed directions with each package. For sale by all dealers.
VW von Rer announces a new meet and star subscription plan for fans and members. Officials say the program will offer exclusive access, events, and updates through a dedicated platform starting this month.
The Valley Turnpike Company directs all gatekeepers to tote on the job and collect tolls without delay and to have small denomination change ready. Report any failure to perform duties to the undersigned, H F Byrd, President, dated July 27.
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