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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1916

Page

4

The Man for the Hour in Virginia Politics

In the Seventh District a race to succeed James Hay in Congress centers on Thomas W. Harrison. The Richmond Virginian urges voters to elect Harrison, citing his fifteen years on the circuit bench, leadership in the State Senate, and role in the Constitutional Convention as proof of his fitness for the Supreme Court of Appeals and Congress.

Virginia Supreme Court Hay Congress Committee On Military Affairs Harrison Judiciary Committee Europe America Senate House of Representatives United States National Guard Rio Grande Mexico Richmond Virginian Police Court Winchester Pond Seventh Congressional District Virginia James Hay Wilson Court of Claims Thomas W. Warrison Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Annals of the Commonwealth Supreme Court of Appeals Virginia State Senate Commonwealth Seventh District

Quarterly Conference To Be Held In Winchester Circuit

The fourth quarterly conference of Winchester circuit will meet in the parsonage next Saturday at 2 p m. Preaching next Sunday at Mt Olive at 1020 a m Fairview at 3 p m and at Pleasant Valley at 8 p m. WWW H Sampseul, pastor. Mrs John Bleck of Chambersburg Pa visiting Winchester. Mrs Black formerly Miss Lydia Taylor sister of the late William T Taylor.

Winchester Mt. Olive Fairview Pleasant Valley H. Sampseul John Bleck Chambersburg, Pa Mrs. Black Mire Lydia Taylor William T. Taylor

Evening Star publisher and subscription notes

The Evening Star in Winchester Virginia published daily except Sundays and consolidated with a group of weekly papers. It lists postal routing details and subscription rates including one year two dollars fifty, six months one dollar twenty five, three months sixty five, and one month seven cents.

Evening Star Publishing Company Winchester Virginia

Liquor and Automobiles Linked by Law in Assembly Action

In Clifton Forge Review language the text notes a belief that automobiles and liquor harm each other and explains a General Assembly law enacted to stop the dangerous practice. The passage reflects prohibition era attitudes and legislative response to drink driving.

General Assembly Clifton Forge

Fat Folks May Now Become Slim Quickly

Advertises Tassco tablets from Harry L. Livick as a fat loss aid for those 10 to 30 pounds over normal weight. Claims gentle diet, fresh air, deep breathing, and four Tassco tablets daily will reduce fatty accumulations, improve health, and make movement easier in a few days.

Harry L. Livick

Marlboro Notes from Virginia Camp Meeting Visit

Marlboro Va August 22 Mrs H E Shull and Mrs E W Knee attended a camp meeting in Wardensville W Va Elwood Egolf returned home to Royersford Pa after visiting D E Stick Lottie Boyer of Middletown visited Gussie Stickley Brainard Campbell returned home from Stephens City Rev E E Diggs will preach each night this week at the Presbyterian Church

Marlboro H.E. Shull E. Ww. Knee Wardensville W. Va Elwood Egolf Royersford D. E. Stick Lottie Boyer Middletown Gussie Stickley Brainard Campbell Stephens City Mary B E.E. Diggs The Presbyterian

Social visitors and local well wishes in Winchester area

Miss Teresa Donavan of Washington DC visits Miss Ethel Lineburg. Mrs Gray and daughter from Washington DC visit Mr and Mrs J W Lineburg. Mrs Emma Shull of Winchester visits Mrs S G Jamison on Tuesday. Messrs H N Clagett and E W Knee visit Winchester for business Friday. Mrs J M Gordon ill but better today with Dr S S Swain attending. Neighborhood well represented at Middletown picnic last Saturday.

Gray and Daughter Washington, D. CG J. W. Lineburg Ebmma Shull Winchester H. N. Clagett E. W. Knee J. M.gordon S. S. Swain Middletown

Summer Fighting in Heat Beside Trench Forces

A war era verse imagines Germans and French fighting in hot conditions over ninety degrees. The speaker jokes about enduring shellfire and heat while joking about lemonade, sewing, and a warrior with a gun. The piece blends humor with frontline imagery and summer misery.

Hay’s New Berth Prompts Backing From Voters

The piece lauds Hay as a sterling figure from the native state and predicts a strong shove from friends and supporters. It argues Downing his fee and backing a preferred candidate, Stuart, while urging voters to back the people’s choice and reject fashionable figures. The writ calls for Bob Ward to carry the goods on election day. VOX OPEQUONIS.

Votes of Women and Market Choice Endorse Lydia Pinkham

The piece argues women already vote on issues by purchasing goods with their money and asserts that women have expressed support for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound through their purchases. It frames this consumer behavior as a health vote in favor of the product.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Money Driven Dinner Party Confessional in Droll Tale

A wealthy stockbroker hosts an extravagant dinner and boasts generosity yet hints at a black humor twist. The tale notes his pride and flawed speech as guests enjoy every course while he jokes that money can buy anything even pirates.

Pee Ble 2 Clean a Your Pack Yard

A short humorous notice urges cleaning a yard labeled Pee Ble 2 Clean. The fragment offers no clear date person or organization and reads as a playful prompt rather than a full news item.

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