Draft Drills for Local Draft Eligible Men at City Hall
Notice urges Winchester and Frederick County draftees to join Home Defense League drills on Monday and Thursday at 8 pm on City Hall plaza. Recruits with prior military training to form a skeleton unit and volunteers from the 89 slated for exemption screening. Luther Pannet t and L. R. Fay sign.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Roman Empire
Home Defense League
City Hall
Luther Pannett
Chitenan
Lemon Skin Softener for Bright Beauty Secrets
A vintage home remedy suggests making a lemon skin softener by mixing juice from two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white in a bottle. Strain to remove pulp and use daily on face neck arms and hands to soften smooth and brighten skin.
Warrants Searched Cars On Martinsburg Pike
United States revenue officers conducting a Saturday night sweep on the Martinsburg and Berryville turnpikes near Winchester said they had warrants for some cars searched. In others without warrants, the stopped cars were not searched and allowed to proceed. They aim to catch persons suspected of bringing intoxicating liquor into the state to sell.
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United States Revenue
Martinsburg
Berryville
Winchester
Inheritance of American Youth Thought
Private life is not only more pleasant but more happy than any princely state. Justice Story urges American youth to remember a noble inheritance earned by ancestors toil and blood and to guard liberty property religion and independence for future posterity.
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Joseph Story
Bailey Bros
Co. P. Bailey & Co
New Mobilization Orders Reduced Early Camp Departure
President Wilson endorses revised mobilization rules reducing early white male drafts to 5 percent per local area. Departures split into five daily detachments beginning September 5 to form skeleton companies, easing rail congestion and cantonment intake. Subsequent quotas shift dates: 40 percent on September 19, 40 percent on October 3, with the final 15 percent called as practicable. Restrictions preserve dependency protections for wives and children based on soldier wages and relatives' support.
Brucetown Brevities August Social Roundup
Brucetown Virginia hosts a series of guests with visits from Martinsburg Pittsburgh and Baltimore residents. The column notes many relatives and friends visiting, and mentions an upcoming C V R R Seashore excursion on August 30 with sixteen day tickets.
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C. V. R. R. Seashore
Consic
Would Restore Public Market For Winchester Residents
Edith Pannett and party plan a motor trip to New York with visits to Niagara Falls and other sites. The letter argues Winchester should establish a public market to lower prices and improve access to farm products, dairy, and groceries, citing benefits over high retail rents.
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Main Street
Winchester
Edith Pannett
New York
Niagara Falls
Family Names in Odd Fragment Highlight Local Notices
A fragmentary reading lists Mr Asa Rosenberger and Mrs Rosenberger with sons Raymond and Gilbert along with Mr Miley Pannett and sister in law, suggesting a local notice or social item.
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Asa Rosenberger
Raymond
Ak Gilbert
Miley Pannett
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