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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
4
A clipping voices insistence on a permanent, unmistakable decision for world peace. It argues that papal mediation may provoke discussions toward peace while Belgium remains under threat, and warns nations to arm against a perceived German menace and the Kaiser’s asserted supremacy.
The New York Post lauds prompt punishment of two members of Exemp Pard No 99 who confessed taking bribes to excuse draft men. It notes the shameful betrayal of a rich man buying draft risk, praises Deputy Attorney General cling for vigorous pursuit, and emphasizes officials’ duty and integrity.
Fragmentary wartime note contrasts daily labor with leadership duties. The speaker vows to stay on duty, balancing hay deliveries and customer service with the boss's talks of Wilhelm's crime, highlighting worker morale during conflict.
A speaker named Walt Mason describes a day job with smiles for customers and a grim evening reveal. He hints at violent thoughts only after nine, planning to rest at bedtime, as he supposedly helps his employer with tasks and rice and prunes in mind.
Jubilee notes recount visits and travel among residents of Jubilee Virginia. Names include Louise Zirkle from Winchester and Mike Shearer from Philadelphia visiting family of B F Solenberger, with several Winchester connections and relatives in Pennsylvanian towns.
In Kernstown Virginia on August 24 Mrs Maggie Mort and Mrs G Chrisman and Joy daughter of White Post were Sunday guests of sister Mrs Casper Strickler. Philip Fry of Brunswick Maryland visited his sister Mrs Harlie Roberts. Annie Lichliter and Lena visit sons in Ashland Kentucky. The Cammer and Bell families drove to Wardensville West Virginia for a Sunday camp meeting. Earl Robertson bought a new touring car.
Aug 24 The graveyard at the Baptists Church near Reynolds Store will be cleaned Friday August 31. Friends and patrons are invited to bring dinner and help beautify the sacred place. Mr Carpenter of Ohio visits his son in the area. Mrs Dailey returns home weak from typhoid.
Mild weather warns Catarrh sufferers not to rely on sprays and douches. S S S blood purifier claims to cleanse germs and roots of Catarrh, offering a lasting cure. Write for information and expert medical advice from Swift Specific Co Atlanta Ga.
In San Francisco the Polynesian ruler Chief Tumbreman tours 20th century life aboard the steamship Expansion. He screams in an elevator that shuttled him the longest trip on record as he adjusts from regal robes to overalls and work clothes.
Ife plans to reclaim imperial regalia along with the royal plate and a tin knife and fork unseen in Gilbert Island high society. He will return to his subjects who subsist on fruit, bringing new ideas about victuals and a growing appreciation for the unstable T-bone.
The destroyer Benham on Atlantic coast guard duty hauled up a five passenger automobile from its anchor. The car was sold to a dealer and the crew shared the funds. It is believed the vehicle slipped from a ferry and drifted ashore. In Bellefonte Pa a judge ruled stealing cats is not a crime.
Special commissioner to sell by public auction in front of Middletown State Bank Middletown Virginia on September 12 1917 at 2 pm a parcel of land with a dwelling fronting on Senany Avenue East side of the street measuring 45 feet by 184 feet 7 inches improved by a house and conveyed to Laura Esteve Edmondson et al by deed of March 1895 from Sanford R Edmondson et al. Terms: one third cash sale day, balance in two equal annual installments with bonds secured by a deed of trust and insurance on the building. Certifications filed by Deputy Clerk J W Baker Jr.
Washington August 24 The Comptroller of the Treasury ruled that officers and men of the National Guard are entitled to pay in the Federal service at the rate of their service in the guard. A third enlistment man would receive pay reflecting guard service.
Public sale of valuable realty in Frederick County near Gore Post Office to settle Preston S Anderson heirs versus Preston L Anderson heirs. The 214 acre tract lies in the western part of the county and will be offered at the county courthouse in Winchester on Saturday September 8 1917 at 11 o clock a m. Sales proceeds to be paid in two equal annual installments with interest and secured by bonds and insurance on the buildings. Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court.
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