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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
4
The poem by Walt Mason questions public tolerance for mob punishment and urges restraint. It contrasts calls for brutal acts with pleas for lawful conduct while critiquing societal acceptance of violence and bloodless spectacle as debate swells over lynching.
The View baseball club played at the old camp ground on August 17. Notices mention donations to B Weinberg of New York and others. Various locals including Lemuel Johnson, Julins Brill, A W Andes and families, and Miss Ida Arnold are listed among visiting relatives and health updates. Several church and community figures are named with routine social updates and recent activities.
Stephanie Bradford visits friends in New York with plans to travel to Baltimore and Washington with A B Wyndham and daughter Cottle Wyndham. Roanoke area residents Bert Hace and family also noted in local mentions.
Mrs Fannie Jones and children of Charlottesville visit the Gaunts in town. Mr Lynwood Garvin visits his parents Mr and Mrs George Garvin. Miss Cozy Byrd Wyndham recovers at home after an operation and illness.
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of orchard white shake well to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and brighten skin. Harmless and inexpensive, lemons and orchard white are readily available at grocery or drug counters.
A party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Richard in Bloom Virginia honored their daughters Miss Lela Richard and Miss Ruby Richard along with the Misses Henry of Winchester. About fifty young people enjoyed music games and porch and lawn moonlight before refreshments. Weekend guests and visitors from Washington Camp Lee Ridgeway and Williamsport joined the community chatter and family visits with many local relatives noted.
The fifth annual Winchester Sunday Schools Association session will convene at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church next Sunday at 3 PM. Speakers include Rev. W. T. Walters and Mr. I N Good with state secretary Tad Diggs in attendance to outline efficiency points and mobilize reports. An offering funds county and state work as city officers are elected.
Mrs. Alice Cousins praises Vinci Cod Liver and Iron Tonic after sickness in Coatesville. Miller's Drug Store and Druggists Everywhere endorse it for cough relief, appetite gain, and improved strength. Also notes Red Cross woolen drive urging sweaters, socks, and helmets for Italian front.
A vintage advertisement touts Catatabs as a purified calomel tablet that avoids nausea and danger. One tablet at night with water allegedly cleanses the liver and restores appetite by morning. Sold in original sealed packages for thirty five cents with money-back if not delighted.
A reader from 626 2nd Ave West Palm Beach Ma reports her severe chest cold was relieved by Foley's Honey and Compound. The note endorses the remedy for summer colds hayfever asthma and croup.
The Red Cross Melting Pot reports since the last July 13 update a profit of 35.93 from donations. Items for sale at reasonable prices are on display at Red Cross rooms 7 West Water street. Donations include useful and ornamental pieces. Volunteers invite inspection and contribution of old mutilated automobile tires via Mr. Boyd’s drug store or by mailing Miss Mary Worthington Winchester Va.
Mr. Bryan Conrad of the United States Military Academy departed this morning for Washington.
An advertisement extols pure mashed coconut oil as a superior shampoo. It argues against common shampoos with excess alkali that dry the scalp and brittle hair. Rub oil with water to form a rich lather that cleanses dust and oil, leaving hair soft and manageable at low cost.
Kernstown Virginia hosts Reverend Absalom Sydenstricker a missionary from China to preach at the M E Church Sunday at 11 AM. Samuel Cooper of Martinsburg W Va visits his parents Mr and Mrs Neil Cooper. Local residents share with family and friends including Willie Albin Ida Shryock and others.
Mr and Mrs B L Byers of Rippon W Va hosted guests Miss Frances Boyer of Gaylord Miss Lucy Sprint of Winghe ster and Miss Reatha Gaunt of Boyce at W T Hoffmans for a Red Bud Yard party. Net proceeds were about 66 dollars. Telephone lines were damaged by last Wednesday's storm. Stella Carter has returned home after ten days in Winchester. Connie Elwell of Winchester visits John Fishpaw. Roberta Thompson returns to Martinsburg after visiting the Boyce sisters.
An ad warns catarrh can progress to lungs causing consumption and promotes S. S. S. as a blood remedy rather than sprays or inhalers. It urges readers to obtain a bottle from a druggist and offers free medical advice via Medico Director at Swift Laboratories in Atlanta.
Grace E Hollis sues in Chancery against Richard A Marks et al. The master commissioner must appraise Charles E Taylor deceased estate, settle administrator accounts, identify rightful heirs, and report any pertinent matters. Notice publishes in Winchester Virginia weekly for four weeks. Hearing set for September 7 1918 at Taubenners office Winchester.
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