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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
4
Aug 25 update from Summit Point West Virginia lists Mrs L D Glascock visiting Berryville with friends and relatives. Several residents including Miss Lillian Locks Miss Georgeanna Glascock and Perley Bennett are visiting relatives in Berryville Middleway Martinsburg and Winchester.
Mount Williams Virginia notes a series of social visits and illness updates. Residents Ethel Ashwood of Kernstown and Mrs I N Wallace depart for Washington while J M Orndorff family hosts guests. Nearby Chambersville records a Sunday school picnic and camp meeting attendance with locals Bertha Keckley Hilda Hawkins and visitors Carson Spillman and Marjorie Reardon.
A list of guests staying over past days at the Wayside Inn Middletown includes Mr and Mrs A G Mann Knoxville Tenn and many others from Washington Strasburg Staunton Baltimore Reading Pa Louisville Ky Pittsburgh Pa Roanoke Va Bristol Tenn Hazard Ky Oklahoma City Norristown Pa Norman Cloud Wheeling W Va and a Sunday night visit by Senator and Mrs Claude Swanson.
A Tanlac representative in Norfolk reports a case where Mrs Blanche Fen tress of 132 Harvey Street regained youth like vigor after starting Tanlac. She cites improved digestion nerves sleep heart comfort and disappearance of a facial eruption. She recommends Tanlac to friends and urges visits to Miller's Drug Store Winchester or Charles Blencowe's Berryville for a bottle.
Hogue Creek Va August 25. Mr. and Mrs. William Good and grandson Leslie Good of Cape Charles visit the latter’s son and daughter in law Mr. and Mrs. William Crowser. Virginia Taylor and son from Ohio visit sister Mrs Emma Nail. Mrs. Fannie Cooper visits Miss Wallie Cooper. Mrs. J S Orndorff and daughters Hazel and Nannie return from Ridgeway camp. Mr. and Mrs. David Foster and children visit Barrets. Mrs. Charles White of near Opequon visits Nail household. accompanied home by Mrs White and daughter. Mrs. Mahlon Cooper and son visit Nervie Cooper. Luther Carrick builds new dwelling on land bought from S T Larrick. William Cooper constructs a new smokehouse. A L Nail builds a new barn. Mrs. Harry White improving after illness. Fragmentary closing line mentions Clemet Kumpe and children.
Dick Stanford, a penniless yet ambitious youth, writes a hit play that draws money and fame. He seeks to win Anne Morrison despite her rich father and looming engagement to Elihu Montague. A last gamble in romance leads Dick to declare love and seek a bold, trusted resolution.
The Sunday school at Mt. Olive invites all to a grove picnic adjacent to the church on Saturday September 2. Mr and Mrs Henry White are noted as parents in the text and the event is described with cordial invitation.
Miss Georgie Tripiette of Gore spent Tuesday with her mother Mrs. Maggie Triplette. Mr. J. F. Chapman has welcomed a baby girl and both mother and child are doing well. Mrs. Allie Chapman of Keyser W Va returned home with her sister Miss Ida Arnold and Miss Mabel Brubbs after visiting relatives. Mr. E Russell Hook spent weekend with friends at Wardensville. Mrs. Richard Fletcher returned home after visiting her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Sailes Cooper.
Eighteen members of the Hayfield Fishing Club returned from Beaver Dam with 148 fish in a successful outing. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Catherine Palmer will be held at Mount Olive Church on August 27. Beulah Rosenberger injured her hand tightening fruit jars. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Good of Cape Charles are visiting. Prof and Mrs. Hedrick hosted friends at Burcroft. Miss Myrtle Hall is reported quite ill.
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce will assemble at Rouss City Hall on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. to attend the funeral of its late former president Mr. W. Raiuncas.
An advertisement for Doan's Kidney Pills promotes kidney health and urges early care for backache and urinary problems. It cites a Winchester resident Miss Julia Jenkins who reports relief after few doses and recommends the product. The ad notes price 50 cents and credits Foster Milling Co Buffalo NY as makers.
The Rev Mr Van Der Linden, a leading young Methodist minister of the Baltimore conference now in Moorefield district, will address the Golden Rule Bible Class Sunday morning August 27. Every member is urged to attend and bring a prospective member with spouse or partner. A warm welcome awaits all.
There will be preaching at the Presbyterian Church at Clearbrook this county on Sunday night next at o'clock by the Rev. Mr Turner.
The fragment mentions a witichester tar referenced in an unclear context. No definite events, names, or dates are readable to form a proper summary.
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