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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1917
Page
5
Hans Mierbach a fifteen year old boy hung 250 feet up a rock face for four hours after slipping on a ledge. A large buzzard pecked him as he fought to free his left wrist with a note to a friend while rescuers finally reached him at nightfall.
Indian William Barnhart returns to Pendleton from Fort Hall Idaho to learn his aunt’s daughter, Nannie Bell, is alive on the Bannock reservation after a 70 year old slavery raid. An interpreter helps locate the family, and locals recall the 19th century capture of Nannie’s mother.
Canton police report a robbery where two men stopped Charles Sells. He hid a $5 bill in bread wrapping while stuffing $7 more into the loaf but the thieves still took the money and fled. No injuries reported.
In a Santa Monica area fishing village Japanese fishermen puzzle over an animal with turtle form snake head eagle beak and wolf claws. Misses Libby and Charlotte Movor depart for Maryland to attend their sister’s funeral.
The mother of a soldier in England received his effects and the news of his death by shell explosion in France. Gus Pearson, about 38, is the second in his family to die in the war, following Ernest Jayne who was killed in action in France on January 12. Pearson, a cabinet maker by trade, left a wife and child and is survived by two sisters including Miss Annie Yeargon of Winchester, and three brothers.
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a quick cure for irritability and laziness in men and women. It claims a morning after effect of a clean liver and purified system with no taste or sickness. The note promises refunds if customers are not delighted.
Mr and Mrs James R DunShane welcome a baby boy named James Douglas born early Sunday morning at the home of Mrs Fuller on North Washington street. The infant’s grandfather is Major James DuShane of the Army engineers and the child’s mother is Virginia Faulkner Fuller. The father works in fruit growing and the family includes the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester connection through Mrs Fuller.
After six years Time tests truth in a Winchester testimonial from Co. H. Boxwell Sr. praising Doan's Kidney Pills for sediment in urine and frequent passages that disrupted rest. He reports lasting relief and keeps a box on hand, recommending the same remedy twice publicly. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
Miss Edna Bell leaves this morning for her home in Oxford Indiana after visiting Mr and Mrs Walter M Boud in the city.
Evangelist Bidwell urged a gospel tent audience to make the home the brightest spot on earth. He blamed many home troubles on either spouse and urged harmony. Tonight he will speak on The Meaning of Baptism.
Citizens protest as toll gates on Berryville and Martinsburg pikes stop travel alleging searches without warrants. Revenue men split into two squads with one at each toll gate outside town. no liquor found in any car, and designation of the new federal lawman remains disputed.
Mr and Mrs James M Thomson have returned to Washington after a week at Summit Point West Virginia They will stay over the weekend with the Speaker and Mrs Clark and join the party aboard the Mayflower today hosted by Secretary and Mrs Daniels.
The article outlines two kinds of craters, earth volcanic pits and lunar saucer shaped depressions. It notes Earth craters are small deep pits near volcanic cones while lunar craters are vast features on the moon’s surface.
The passage extols sheep as a muse in art and literature, praising diverse artists and noting how small canvases of sheep captivate the public more than other animal subjects, with mentions of Rosa Bonheur and Paul Potter in a reflective arts context.
Misses Marie and Claire Irwin, who have been visiting at Mr. William Keating's home, left this morning for Richmond Virginia. They were accompanied by Miss Margaret Keating who will visit the Mil in t cit.
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