Evening Star Postal Entry in Winchester VA
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Evening Star Publishing Company
Winchester
Virginia
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1917
Page
4
Americans to Follow Canadians in France War Effort
Editorial compares Canadian and American efforts in World War I and argues Americans will match Canadian brilliance in France. It notes Canadians’ initiative and bulldog grit, predicts Americans will acquit themselves creditably and earn early distinction, changing Europe’s view of American power.
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France
Once Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Europe
United States
Canada
New World
Australia
Gallipoli
America
Small Soldiers Parade With Miniature Armies
Small boys abandon play to display military drill and marching drills. Young commanders organize legions and brigades as they wield wooden toy rifles and wooden swords, bravely charging imaginary foes. No exemptions sought from this youthful draft.
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Meni
Booze A Brief Word History From Drink To Vice
The term booze evolved from drink in the fourteenth century via Dutch bous meaning house. By Shakespearean times it carried excess and loose company. James Sampsell of the postal service returns to Washington after visiting his father Rev W H Sampsell on National Avenue.
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Robert P. Alter
Harper's Magazine
James Sampsell
United States Postal Service
Washington
Rev
W. H. Sampsell
National Avenue
Marlboro News Notes Highlights Local Visits
Marlboro Virginia residents recount social visits and weekend travels. Harry C Clagett family returned to Brunswick Maryland after visiting H N Clagett and family. Pearl Kinsley and Mrs. James Boggs shopped in Winchester. Miss Funkhouser visited Mrs. S G Jamison. Naomi Pierce visited Miss Louise Shull. A J Willard of Pennsylvania visited her father John Booth. Wardensville camp meeting drew KE Knee and family H BE Skull and family H N Clagett and family with a large crowd reported.
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Miss Funkhouser
Maurertown
S. G. Jamison
Pearl Kinsley
James Boggs
Naomi Pierce
Winchester
Louise Shull
A. J. Willard
Pennsylvania
John Booth
Pearl Kieisley
Wardensville
W. Va
KE. W. Knee
H. BE. Skull
H. N. Clagett
Winchester Dentist Aims for Army Commission
Dr. Edwin C. Yost, a noted young Winchester dental surgeon, boarded for Washington to take an army dental service examination for a commission. Mrs. Yost accompanied him on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Yost
Winchester
Dentist
Washington
United States Army
Yost
Egg in coal bin sparks winter savings joke
Mrs Urban finds an egg in the coal bin and jokes that hens laying there mean free eggs all winter. Urban questions the oddity, but Mrs Urban says it saves money on buying coal and eggs.
Postponed Payments in a Quip by a Fashionable Racer
A fashionable racer jokes about credit sales and delayed payments, saying most of his sales are of that kind. He admits some customers pay on the nail, but he must move the nail up two or three times before they hit it.
Don Quixote Lunches in Troubled Times Echoed
A reader recalls Sancho Panza’s onion and stale bread meals, contrasting it with current high prices for light lunches. The exchange notes how times have changed and who can still afford simple fare.
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Sancho Panza
Mermaid in the moving picture sea tale updated request
A dialogue critiques the sea story’s mermaid, noting the rock pose gives her a golden harp and urging removal of that prop in favor of a ukulele to modernize the scene
Not Me I Just Darkened The Room For Spoon
A terse quarrel excerpt recalls a demand to never darken doors again and a reply that only lightened the room for intimate moments, illustrating a sharp marital friction and a flash of candor.
Exhaustion of a Weather Tied Change
A man laid out for long repose as mourners gathered after he attempted to change his clothes to keep up with the weather.
The Greek scholar and the wear and tear of hen
The article recalls Principal Griffiths and a joke about his colleague Doctor Burrows. Overworked, Burrows was ordered country rest with a diet of two fresh eggs daily. The bill included an unexpected charge at the end labeled for wear and tear of hen, eliciting amusement from the host.
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Griffiths
London
Burrows
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Mr Boxwell’s Health After Six Years
The Winchester man Mr. Boxwell says kidney secretions sediment and frequent passages disrupted rest and appetite. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his troubles and he keeps a box at home, noting no remedy surpasses them for kidney issues.
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Hboxwell,sr
North Main St
Winchester
Doan
Bustling Show Lures No Blushes from Youths
In a wry remark a commentator says the event has nothing to arouse modesty in young girls. A second line suggests that girls prefer drug stores for blushes, implying audience humor about propriety and modern temptations.
Say Pop Went Hunting Near City, Rumor Sparks Talk
A brief exchange suggests Pop planned a hunting trip with a companion. Hearing one man say lets go round to Pete's place and shoot a little game fuels the rumor and prompts town chatter.
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Pop
Pete
The Usual Thing Sign of a Young Man’s Troubles
In a wry exchange a innocent maid asks what signaling he intends. A wise widow replies that a young man beginning to tell his troubles is a prelude to asking her to share them.
My First Dollar Hardest to Earn Says Skinflint
In a quip from Both Sides of It a stingy elder declares his first dollar was the toughest to obtain. His spendthrift nephew counters that giving up the last dollar is even harder, sparking a wry exchange on frugality and waste.
Miss Oldgirl Gives Wedderly Ten Thousand Dollar Check
In a witty exchange the line shows Miss Oldgirl presenting Wedderly with a $10,000 check the night he proposed. The remark suggests she would have made a successful magazine editor, noting favorable pay on acceptance.
Potato cellar tops today’s best seller list
In the latest reports the leading item is a potato cellar, noted as the best seller of the day. The remark reflects a local market trend where storage and sale of potatoes feature prominently.
The Case Stated Spoffins Case Cited in Court
Fragmentary OCR yields a brief note on Spoffins claiming to owe everything to his wife. The text shows dialogue about a spouse and public perception with unclear context or resolution.
Winchester Cold Storage seeks investors for 30 000 first mortgage bonds
On September 1 the public is invited to buy 30 000 first mortgage bonds as part of a 115 000 issue secured by a modern cold storage and ice plant. Six percent interest semi annually, bonds in 100 500 and 1000 denominations. Capacity 120 000 barrels 25 tons daily. Bond safety margin of 50 percent guaranteed by prepayment of stock and planned operating profits. Reservations through G R McCann treasurer.
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G. R. McCann
JH. F. Byrd
John Thwaite
R. McCann
Ray Robinson
Winchester Cold Storage Co
Public Sale of Middletown House and Lot in Virginia 1917
Special commissioner Herbert S. Larrick will sell at Middletown State Bank front on September 12 1917 at 2 pm the house and lot on the east side of Senasny Avenue Middletown Frederick County Virginia. The parcel fronts 43 feet and runs 184 feet to a public alley. Terms: one third cash day of sale and balance in two equal annual installments with bonds and deed of trust security. Deed referenced from 1895.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Laura Estelle Edmondson
George R. Edmondson
Middletown State Bank
Middletown
Sensany Avenue
Sanford R. Edmondson
Herbert S. Larrick
Dissolution of Steele & Brother Partnership in Stephens City VA
The partnership between E. Steele and J. D. Steele trading as Steele & Brother is dissolved. The business will continue under the name Steele.
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E. Steele
D. Steele
Steele & Brother
Stephens City
Teele
Public Sale of 214 Acre Frederick County Farm
Public sale of valuable realty of Preston L Anderson's heirs in Frederick County Virginia. The 214 acre tract lies near Gore Post Office in the western part of the county and will be sold in front of the County Court House in Winchester on Saturday September 8 1917 at 11 o clock a m. Terms include purchaser bearing an even date trust and an insurance policy on buildings. Robert M Ward and J W Baker Jr deputy clerk sign.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Preston L. Anderson
County Court House
Winchester
Gore Post Office
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company meeting notice
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company will be held at the office of R. Gray Williams, Winchester, Va., on Friday, September 7, 1917, at 12 15 p m. to elect a President and Board of Directors and to transact other business as may come.
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Winchester
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company
R. Gray Williams
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