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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
3
Winchester resident Mrs. J. W. Stryker reports dramatic back relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad urges quick treatment for kidney related pain and weakness, promoting a 60 cent price and claiming the product is available at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY is listed as the manufacturer.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia Martin S Glaize and Lt Jackson as administrators of Jesse Fries deceased sue Jacob S Fries et al The Master Commissioner must report on real estate seized liens priorities rental values and tax assessments and may request further matters The notice and hearing are set with publication for four weeks and a September 11 1917 date for proceeding at Winchester office A J Tavener Master Commissioner in Chancery 8 13 4w
Canterbury area notes Miss Page R. Hale an operator for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company at Boyce Va resigns after two years to accept a government post. The brief items list social visits and travels of local residents including the Beckys and Painters with mentions of week end gatherings and relatives.
Henry W. Musgrove a rubber planter arriving from the East Indies tells of a trained monkey Soko aiding in a Malay town Taiping case. Ah Tong the conjurer is killed and robbed. monkey guides chokidars to a body. Monkey exhibits rage in court as the jungley wallah faces trial.
A wedding ring lost 30 years ago by Mrs. P. H. Vanney on her Cedar Grove farm was found recently under a kitchen window site. The discovery brings closure to a long forgotten mystery and links a past event to the present farmstead.
During a storm a lightning strike hit the incubator at Thomas Daggett’s Mt. Carmel home, shattering every egg but causing no other damage or injuries.
The vampire figure in Cleveland abducted the wife of T. L. Bailey a broker and father of four. Posing as Bailey’s wife’s friend she coaxed the wife to run away aiding the escape with luggage by car. Bailey distributes thousands of circulars with his wife’s image to locate her.
The local markets close with mixed figures for flour, grains, corn, hay and livestock. Butter, eggs, potatoes, live poultry and cattle show varied wholesale and retail prices, with steers, heifers and cows listed alongside hogs and sheep ranges.
The article reports President Truman authority to reopen mines under government supervision to keep them open for the public. It notes stronger federal penalties for violations and cites wartime enforcement. Coal operators from multiple regions discussed appointing a coal dictator with a White House announcement expected within 24 hours.
The text credits 1855 Baltimore doctor Robert Arthur with perfecting geld as a substitute for teeth fillings and 1840 Berlin professor A D Muller with bacteria origins of dental diseases and lactic acid's role. It suggests these findings could end the dental profession.
An advertising pitch touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe herbal remedy replacing calomel. It claims the product cleanses the liver, relieves sluggish bowels, and improves overall energy without causing salivation or sickness. The speaker guarantees satisfaction and urges readers to buy a 50 cent bottle.
Washington, Aug. 23. Official quarters circulated unconfirmed rumors of disaster to Russian forces including a report that Riga had fallen and could direct an assault on Petrograd. Fear grew as reports said von Hindenburg launched a major north front against the demoralized Russian armies. Officials said Francis’s dispatches from Petrograd contained critical political and military information. The State Department withheld details and Secretary Lansing planned to discuss the Russian situation.
National Guardsmen from Wyoming Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana will comprise the Forty first Division to be sent to France. The northwest contingent will encamp at Camp Greene Charlotte North Carolina instead of Camp Fremont California. The Twenty sixth New England division will train briefly at Mineola after joining the Rainbow Division abroad.
At Baltimore wholesale markets this afternoon spot wheat traded at 2.12 while corn reached 1.78. Local dealers posted 2.07 for wheat. The item includes stray prose quotes about happiness and a James Freeman Clarke citation embedded in the text.
The Topeka Capital notes a troubling stereotype that a husband may feel his duties are discharged by supplying a home for his wife to manage in exchange for board. The quote reflects attitudes on marriage roles and domestic work expectations.
A group of boys lean hoses against a glass case housing the constrictor at New York Zoological Garden. They ask where the rattler is, and another boy laughs. One replies the snake lacks a rattler, then jokes that a big snake would whistle when he’s angry.
The Clerk's Office records condemnation proceedings by Winchester and Western Railroad against A S Pratt & Sons for a 30 foot wide strip totaling 0.562 acres in Back Creek district. The court to appoint five commissioners to determine just compensation with actions set for October 1917 and publication of notice in The Evening Star.
The article notes a large wartime move involving Japan and the presence of envoys. Military reasons prevent public discussion of the extent of Japanese naval operations.
Miss Augusta Richards daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Richards has returned to The Maples after several weeks exploring the north with her brother Prof 4 A Richards of Washington. They visited Halifax St Johns Grand Pre Quebec Portland Boston and toured Vermont mountains along with many other New England stops.
The note argues reading opens information and opportunity for children and youth. It asserts reading begins education, helps the poor access information, and urges homes to supply books papers and magazines with children encouraged to read at night.
Speech in dialect highlights caution and fatigue as Untie Eben urges restraint while listening to ground signals. The passage preserves regional speech patterns and character voice without clear narrative outcome.
The Gly of Winchester Virginia notes in 1917 that a Master Commissioner will report on the Mary R Trundle estate deeds and liens and convene creditors. The notice requires publication weekly for four weeks in a Winchester newspaper and sets a September 21 1917 date for initial proceedings at the commissioner's office in Winchester.
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