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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
3
Mrs. J. W. Stryker of Winchester credits Doan's Kidney Pills with easing a weak back and kidney trouble. She says the pills give quick relief when her kidneys are out of order and recommends the product. Price is 50 cents at all dealers.
Washington reports most of the record corn crop will pass the frost risk window. The crop is 10 to 20 days later than average in central and northern districts but developing well. Kansas forecasts show lower production, winter wheat harvest nearing done, spring wheat improving in North Dakota and Montana.
New York reports the war has created the greatest Bible demand in U S history. Publishers say pocket size New Testament electrotype plates are highly valuable, presses run long hours yet remain behind orders already received.
Daily market report lists prices for wheat flour, cracked corn, middlings, oats, Timothy hay, mixed hay, butter, potatoes, and young live chickens. Prices show retail and wholesale divergences with notes on corrected closing values and regional creamery quot ations.
Live poultry shows young chicks 26 cents heavy hens 0. Simian to medium 22. Old roosters 13. Corn cob corn 8.75 dollars. Timothy hay 21 light clover mixed 19 Noe 1 clover. Steers 12 dollars good butcher 11 to 1175. Calves 8 to 15. Hogs heavy to medium 20. Pigs 17. Sheep 4.50 to 9.50. Lambs 11 to 16.50.
An American liner and a German submarine clashed in the Irish Sea two weeks earlier. The liner, chased by a U boat, fired 50 shots while the submarine fired 35 and launched at least two torpedoes. Entente destroyers intervened and the U boat submerged amid fog.
The piece emphasizes readiness to lead when chosen and the necessity of accepting a secondary role gracefully. It notes some perform best when in charge, while others criticize if not in a top position, urging balanced teamwork and responsible contribution.
In Frederick County Circuit Court a 1917 condemnation suit seeks to appropriate a 30 foot wide strip of land totaling 0.562 acres for the Winchester and Western Railroad Company. Five commissioners will assess just compensation with the defendant, Pratt & Sons Inc of Washington DC, to appear October 1, 1917, to protect its interest. Public notice requires weekly publication in The Evening Star for four weeks and posting at the courthouse by August 20, 1917.
The Virginia Synod holds a meeting at a famed church in Virginia. Lutherans of Virginia participate, with attendees and discussion shaping regional church activities.
The Lutheran Synod of Virginia holds its eighty eighth session at Hebron Church near Madison Court House. The event marks a two hundredth birthday jubilee and a four hundredth year since the Protestant Reformation with morning and afternoon services, addresses and hymns. Rev J A Huffard of Luray is reelected president and several Virginia laymen and clergy attend from Winchester and Rockingham. Widespread support for uniting Virginia Synods and the broader Lutheran Church of America is noted as a key aim.
An advertisement promotes Mother's Friend, a preparation claimed to ease pregnancy and delivery by relaxing abdominal muscles and reducing tenderness. The Bradfield Regulator Co. offers the product from Atlanta, Ga, with a free booklet titled Motherhood and the Baby. It urges daily use during pregnancy and asserts safety for all expectant mothers.
Richwood vice-president Rev C W Cagsell and Weyers Caye National Bank treasurer N J Kagey presented a Roanoke College men’s church college report. A class of 27 graduated last June, only 12 expected this year due to military enlistments. President Peary of Elizabeth College for Women seeks over 100 attendees for the September 18 opening. $20,000 subscribed for a new building fund. October and November are set for synod outreach to call on Elizabeth and Roanoke colleges to promote Christian education.
At the close of the Baltimore markets this afternoon spot wheat was $2.17 and corn $1.78. Local dealers offered $2.80 for wheat this afternoon. Mr. L. R. Lewis left this morning for Richmond after a brief visit to town.
The Sum and Substance of being a subscriber to this paper is that you and your family become attached to it. The paper becomes a member of the family and its coming each week will be as welcome as the arrival of anyone. It will keep you informed on the doings of the community and the bargains of the merchants regularly advertised will enable you to save many times the cost of the subscription.
A Radcliffe student presents a daily theme on female insight, while a Harvard student admires a girl's writing with a joking remark. The Christian Herald cites both comments in a humorous exchange reflecting campus views.
Instructions describe using old rubber hot water bags as hand protection while wringing cloths. Cut around the seam to obtain two flat rubber pieces. The method allows hotter water without harming hands and mentions uses for compresses and facial massage.
A quoted admonition warns that losing temper costs self-respect and the esteem of others. It argues temper loss damages character and reputation, drains vital force, and leaves a lasting imprint on the person.
Railway report notes Britain ranks fourth in overall mileage but ships more ore annually than any other country. The statistic highlights industrial transport capacity and resource movement across the network.
Frank T. Q Gillings told Denver district court his wife Clara A Gillings refuses to kiss or recognize him as husband. A letter from Mrs Gillings cited progressive views, and Judge Mullins allowed part of it to be read. The court granted the annulment.
F. H. Perry of Chicago owns 1280 acres in the Big Bend country. He took over the land to satisfy a $200 debt and dismissed it as worthless. Since then the quicksilver price rose from 45 to 80 per 75 pound flask, yielding about 3.1 million dollars in revenue and a potential value well above five million dollars.
In Dalton Georgia two mill operatives named Joe Fain and Joe Carter share a pair of shoes because each lacks a leg. Carter has a right leg and a left leg, yet they fit both feet by splitting the footwear like two men split a beer.
In New York a Bombay man tried oriental methods to flirt in the subway and now lies in the workhouse. The incident serves as a cautionary tale about improper approach and the consequences of social missteps in transit crowds.
Milas Cleo tilde Gallegos aged twenty died here after swallowing several pins while dressing for a dance. Her death is reported from Los 4 andalarias New Mexico with local authorities investigating the incident.
The article argues that many men file exemption claims due to high wages and patriotic doubt rather than slacking. It notes some claimants are sincere, some misjudge their duty, and others want to go only if truly needed. The piece credits the draft process with fostering serious patriotism over lax attitudes.
The text states that infectious disease toxins are the most dangerous poisons and fatigue toxins follow. Work creates waste products or ashes that poison the body, accumulating until fatigue poisons blood. Fatigue results from these toxins when we quit work, sleep, or eat, and they are burned up and expelled.
In Winchester Virginia the Master Commissioner will on September 1917 hear and execute the decree in the Mary R. Trundle estate case. Notice will run weekly for four weeks in a Winchester paper, serving all parties in interest and creditors of Mary R. Trundle deceased.
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