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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1918

Page

2

Muslin Underwear Sale Promises Low Prices Now

Local advert promotes a large stock of muslin underwear for ladies and children at old prices. Shoppers urged to buy now to save from higher costs later.

Two Winchester Deeds Of Trust Foreclose On Properties

The notices describe two separate trusteeship sales in Winchester Virginia. First, a frame house at 632 Highland Avenue fronting fifty feet on Highland to be sold Sept 3 1918 at 11 am with one third cash and rest in two annual installments at 6 percent interest, secured by a deed of trust. Second, a tract of land of about 95 acres in Frederick County near 14 miles from the sponge seer oft er, with a new frame dwelling and apple orchard, to be sold Sept 7 1918 at 11 am with similar payment terms. Both sales are led by trustee Warren Rich and arise from deeds dated 1914 1916.

F. Wisecarver Annie Wise Warren Rice Fustee Mee Winchester Virginia Court House Highland Avenue C. B. Chrismore Warren Rich Garson Havermale Birthay Havermale Frederickounty Art House Frederick County Jerry ‘Lexander DeHaven Israel Carson Latt Peaceaker Middletown Valley Turnpike Charles H. Burley

Annual stockholders meeting notice for Winchester & Western Railroad

The Winchester & Western Railroad Co announces its annual stockholders meeting at Winchester Virginia offices on September 3 1918 at 10 2 m for director election and other business. The notice is signed by W W McClaine assistant secretary dated August 19 1918.

Winchester & Western Railroad Co Winchester W. W. McClaine Asst Winchester &Potomac Railroad Co Winchester and Potomac Railroad Co R. Gray Williams Weit W. Wodolford

Parade Awakens War Time Spirit in Small Town

A Colier's Weekly inspired scene follows a parade of French Alpine troops marching past and stirring a man to work through a day of thrift stamps bonds and home tasks. He worries over war and contemplates staying out but resolves to endure.

Collier's Weekly Guard of Honor Verdun Chemi Des Dames France Corps Alpin Forum Gaul Dacia Little Man Tennyson

Love and sheepfold chatter at Gillette estate

William Gillette teases George H. Broadhurst about affection from sheep at his country estate. Broadhurst replies with a quip as they observe the sheep’s hunger and loyalty. A separate note shares a Des Moines man praising Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy after a fatal infant illness.

William Gillette George H. Broadhurst George Broadhurst Ashland Kansas Chamberlain William Whitelaw Des Moines Iowa

Mrs Dooley's Advice To Working Girls

Advice column mentions working girls in Milwaukee and a physician named H. Doorey offering remedies. Fragmentary text references a Wis. address and multiple remedies or compounds, with unclear product details.

Mrs. Dooley

Doubting His Meating A Company Sergeant Major’s Feud

A front line tale from Pearsons Weekly notes a company sergeant major disliked for cold feet. While 20 miles behind the front in a rest camp, waterlogged ground forced a drainage trench, leading to a bold dig from the sergeants mess to the major’s dugout.

Diggin N. GC. O Pearson’s Weekly

Postal Theft Surges Prompt Military Oversight

The German government installs military control at key postal hubs and stations soldiers at rail points to halt rising thefts in mail to front line troops. Youths blamed for shortages as war strains resources. calls to duty and liberty bonds feature in broader appeals amid wartime press.

Young Men's Christian Association Leslie

Fisheries Commissioner Promotes Sea Fish to Housewives

J W Partridge, federal fisheries commissioner, urges Indianapolis housewives to buy sea fish. In a chat about sea trout versus lake trout, he dodges a definite verdict, saying taste decides.

J. W. Partridge Federal Fisheries Commissioner

Ask the Thief Watch Dialogue in Courtroom

A lawyer questions a witness about a nighttime disappearance. The complainant admits uncertainty about the hour, noting the thief had the watch. The exchange highlights doubt over the exact time of the incident and possession of the watch.

Freezone Corn Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief

An advertisement touts a tiny bottle of Freezone for a few cents that claims to rid feet of hard and soft corn and calluses between toes without soreness or irritation, inviting readers to try it with assurance and no humbug.

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