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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1918
Page
4
The Berlin government acknowledges changes in the perceived strength of American forces in France. Earlier estimates were ridiculed, but recent statements say large shipments began and continued into midsummer, challenging prior official figures.
Fragmentary text references roads and private order about the public domain and politics. It notes departures from roads and questions of public goods and responsibility, with a remark about a long political test.
Fragmentary verse-like prose depicts a conflict between Teutons and Prussians. The speaker mocks war rhetoric while referencing stamps, wealth, and cryptic lines about digging up a strongbox and returning home. No clear event or identifiable figures emerge.
Mrs. Mary M. Conlan of Staunton Virginia lauds Dreco Herbal Medicine after four bottles cured her rheumatic and stomach issues. She weighed 200 pounds and felt well again, urging wide publication and noting Miller's Drug Store sells Dreco.
The ceremony unites Charles C. Dearmont and Baker Chamblin with John Earle as groom and Mr. G. Massey listed as father of the bride. After the wedding, useful articles will be sold at auction as marriage presents.
Word reaches friends in Winchester that Basil N. Henry aged 43 former Winchester resident now with the Thirty second Combat Training Battalion at Camp Sherman Chillicothe Ohio He is a son of William Henry of this city and formerly a newspaper man with the Daily News Dominion Morgantown West Virginia.
Charlottesville couple Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Massie announce the engagement of their daughter Mary James to Dan Dunlop of Petersburg a second lieutenant in the United States Army. The wedding is planned for Saturday at Christ Church in Charlottesville.
In a humorous wartime column a New York Sun writer recalls a frog pond in Ozone Park with a famed singer frog Caruso. The piece ties frog croaks to misfired German artillery and ends with the author moving due to nocturnal chorus.
A Harvard professor told clothing makers that psychology explains how dress affects performance. He argued well dressed people are more efficient and that ill fitting garments hinder effort, with cleanliness boosting self-respect and confidence. The Oregonian notes listeners found the points familiar yet worthy of attention.
In Winchester Virginia on August 7 1918 the Corporation Court hears Robert G Gibbens administrator of C M Gibbens and others in a suit to interpret the will probated at the July 1918 term and to administer the estate under court supervision and guidance.
An official order from Pontanezen Bar racks France expresses gratitude to the Thirty-second Engineers. It notes Captain Weeden Cochran of Winchester as commander of Company B First Battalion and praises Major Weeks and the battalion for their services at the camp. The message lauds the unit's spirit and expects the regiment to earn a strong reputation in future assignments.
In Summers Hall a woman lounges in a regulation hammock listening to a distant bagpipe tune. A sudden thought grips her and she screams. She declares the day thoughtless and predicts a headache before resuming her idle swing and foot tapping.
A Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory researcher explains near perfection in recording subterranean earthquake sounds on wax cylinders. He notes ordinary cylinders are unsuitable, a pure wax supply has been secured, and a portable field microphone under a pound has been developed.
A soldier’s wife recalls a camp prank reported by the Chicago Tribune in which a “mamma’s boy” slept while fellow G. A. Y. men rigged his cot with sticks and strings. The bed collapsed as he awoke to swearing and anger.
An old advertisement promotes Triumph Pills as safe and dependable not sold in drug stores. It urges readers not to experiment with alternatives and to write for Relief, claiming the address for more information is the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The new regulations remove breakfast foods from substitutes list and set substitution ratios for bakers. Mills and farmers lose straight flour from mills, and rye flour ratios shift. The eighth of a barrel limit is withdrawn and a 60 day flour supply is allowed. Wheatless meals and days may be discontinued.
An older exchange describes a black soldier showing a service pin with three stars. He explains one star is for himself and the other two for his brothers, one to enlist and the other in the next draft. The anecdote reflects wartime attitudes and family ties among African American soldiers.
Mrs. Frank P. Wood of Morrill Maine writes that Foley Kidney Pills help with her husband’s rheumatic aches and pains and that he has regained strength and flexibility after taking them. The letter claims rapid relief and notes the product is sold everywhere.
General Perkin orders discard of soft felt slouch hats in favor of brimless caps. The change aims to improve trench sighting and periscope use, reduce crown visibility, and speed gas mask adjustment for soldiers in frontline roles.
The article notes zinc mining and refining in Japan surged during and after the war. From small beginnings in 1897 and limited output in 1911, 1914 saw large-scale refining, with 21 000 tons produced in 1915 and 45 000 tons in 1916. 1917 may reach 95 900 tons, with potential for up to 100 000 tons annually if ore supply reaches about 250 000 tons, mostly imported from Australia, plus remaining ore from China and Russia.
A letter from Evelyn Hahn of Indianapolis asks Grandpa to buy thrift stamps and war savings stamps, offering to send stamps in exchange for a check. The note is described as one of the most important business messages Mr. Selig ever received. The second item recounts an American aviator captured by Germans who overpowered a German officer in a dramatic escape, and a society note on Lady Michael War felt, a daughter of Sir Daniel Cooper, who married three times to British officers, with the third husband as an officer.
A naval ship's cook known as Bones Jones recalls his early mischief and a judge's $5 fine for stealing chickens. He quips the fine should rise to $30 by Saturday night, reflecting his cheeky, sport‑like bravado.
By decree of the executetee Court at the July term 1818 in the case Mary Trundle's executor v Louis M et al the undersigned executor will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Court House in Winchester Virginia on.
On Saturday September 21 1918 at 12 o'clock M a lot fronting 70 feet on East Gerard Street with 80 feet depth and two 6 room houses Nos 14 and 16 will be offered in two parcels or as a whole. Terms: one third cash day of sale and balance in two annual installments secured by bonds and a deed of trust with life policy on buildings. Exor M M Lynch of Mary R Trundle deed.
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