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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
4
A Richmond Journal note explains President Wilsons line too proud to fight as an assertion of strength. Senator J Ham Lewis states the phrase derives from an ancient quotation non dimicare est vincere not to fight is to conquer. The piece emphasizes understanding over political division.
The narrator recounts a resting nap interrupted by a bothersome fly that torments his face and thoughts. After a brief nap attempt, the fly’s antics persist, provoking humor and mild frustration as the speaker complains of the insect’s relentless harassment.
Fragmented note lists Miss Lucille and Mr Walter Fogel of Kentucky spending summer nearby Relatives host Lehr Capper and family from Inchester return home after visit Measrs Johnson of Richland and George Anderson visit relatives in the area
Mr Lee Larrick and daughter Nel lie spent last week in Baltimore and Washington. Asa Larrick and family motored to Washington last Saturday and returned Monday. Jacksonville Florida visitors Mr J W Capper and Mrs R M Johnson greeted Mrs Fannie Carrick. Rev J S Goode held services at Rock Enon Church the past week. John Hook and mother Katherine visited Mr C N Garvin and family. Tripplete of Gore called at Mahlon Garvin’s. A C Oates attended lamp meeting at Wardensville. Katherine Garvin of Lynchburg visited Beall Garvin then went to Middletown. Almira Chapman of Keyser visited sister Ida Arnold. Barthold Dick and son of Dayton and Williard La Follette of Wilmington visiting L S Johnson. Ladies Aid met at Larrick’s July 19 with large attendance. Dining room decor and refreshments followed. Next meeting planned at Thomas
In Trone Virginia on August 17 Mr and Mrs E L Hook and sons Russell and Carson visited Wardensville in a new car. Locals J F Chapman home hosted visitors including Charles Richard Maggie Triplette Maynard Triplette Kate Marple Ruth LaFollette. Other trips reached Vaucluse and High View with Guard family and Ada Triplette. Charles Giffin shows improvement after illness while Albina Giffin visits parents in Trone from Hoffman Hospital.
Aug 17 notes from Torrytown West Virginia report gatherings at Mrs. Hott and Mt Pleasant U B Church. Edna Sibert from Martinsburg visits Busey and Legg families while Miss Ida Hall of Hayfield and Elizabeth Legg call on Weidman family. Attendees include Morgan, Prescott, Brescotty, and French family members. A camp meeting drew a large crowd and locals visited Martinsburg and New York.
A birthday celebration honored Miss Nellie Butler on her nineteenth birthday at the home of Mrs. Sidney Roberts in Willow Brook. Guests included local families from Ridgeway Darkesville Arden and Greenspring with music, games, refreshments, and social visiting. News items note visits and travels of residents from nearby towns and counties.
Berryville Va August 17—Miss Bernice Galloway and Mr W A Baile of Philadelphia Miss Wolfe and Miss Buchanan of Hagerstown and Mr Bob Hamilton of Charles Town joined Mrs Fred Miller as guests for the week long horse show Also Mrs Emma Howell hosted guests including Miss Mary Howell and Mr Keller Washington Col W L Goldsmith and Mr and Mrs F B Whiting spent time at Atlantic City Several social events followed Mrs H W Carpenter hosted an auction bridge gathering at The Highlands honoring Mrs Egerton Chichester of Boston with a large turnout including Mesdames Mason Moore Carrington Smithey Suddath Winter Clagett and others A tennis court dance was given by Miss Alice Warde on Tuesday evening under moonlit court lights
An article by RR G Weatherstone discusses mixed feeds and exercise for laying hens. It compares corn meal blends to other grains, emphasizes the need for poultry to exercise, and suggests methods like suspending produce to induce jumping. It favors dry mash in hoppers for labor efficiency and notes higher fertility with dry mash.
A Winchester shooting gallery advertises valuable prizes for high scores and ongoing new offerings. The location is listed as 8 9rf Winchester Shooting Gallery next to Livick's Drugstore and Shoe Shine Parlour in connection.
Good draft horses of salable age are in strong demand like old wheat in the bin. Farmers can cash them in when needed as market prices rise. Horse breeders nationwide report no memory of higher prices for productive work stock, with big city firms reappearing in the market. Farmers prepared to supply quality horses will see even better returns.
The article notes tractors have markedly advanced and adapted to farming needs. It highlights a wide range of sizes and powers, from small units affordable to moderate farmers to large machines for extensive farms or ranches.
The article notes a record milk production of over thirty thousand pounds per year, illustrating human advances in dairy cattle breeding and management. It highlights the historic peak as proof of improvement in dairy farming efforts.
Rev. John McVerry of Sacred Heart Catholic Church visits the city for a noted event. details remain sketchy in the fragment.
Captain C H Sipe, famed Cumberland Valley Railroad conductor, won third prize in a Philadelphia Press contest after receiving 6 229 000 votes. His prize is a automobile. his helper Elmer Weigle will get 75 in gold. Sipe thanks Winchester supporters for their part in the campaign.
James Armel visits son G. E. Armel in Haymarket Virginia. Dellingers from near Middletown and White household guests. Haymakers and Mitchells with Baltimore relatives visit Winchester friends. Mildred Trenary of near Bunker Hill visits aunt Mrs Arthur Armel. Macedonia Church yard party planned for August 19 to benefit the church. public invited. Armel couple Mr and Mrs A R Armel spent Sunday with his parents.
The text adverts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims to be a nonquack medicine, prescribed by leading physicians, combining tonics and purifiers to cure catarrh with testimonials and endorsements.
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